A friend is building on a small commercial block and had paid to clean it up and fence it. Now a nearby business has dumped rubbish over the fence and a witness contacted my friend letting him know who did it. My friend contacted the dumper via SMS and demanded that he clean it up, the dumper replied that it was because they (the dumper) haven't organised a skip yet (which I take as a written admission of guilt.) The rubbish is now scattered across my friend's block of land.
My friend went to the Police, who said that it was a civil case and referred him to the EPA via "Snap send solve". The EPA referred him to the Council, and the Council say that it's nothing to do with them as it is on private land.
I am trying to find out if there is any criminal element to this and, if so, which agency is responsible for pursuing it?
My friend is considering collecting up the rubbish and walking into the dumper's business and scattering it around his building. If this is indeed, as the police say, a solely civil case then it would seem to me that this would resolve things. If it is not a solely civil case, then there should be some agency that should prosecute the dumper.
I suggested to him that he tell the police that he is intending to dump it back based on them saying that it is only a civil case, and see if that changes their perspective.
We are aware that the option of dealing with the rubbish himself is available, but there are concerns that this will continue and become unmanageable if there are no consequences to the dumper.
Any suggestions here?
My friend went to the Police, who said that it was a civil case and referred him to the EPA via "Snap send solve". The EPA referred him to the Council, and the Council say that it's nothing to do with them as it is on private land.
I am trying to find out if there is any criminal element to this and, if so, which agency is responsible for pursuing it?
My friend is considering collecting up the rubbish and walking into the dumper's business and scattering it around his building. If this is indeed, as the police say, a solely civil case then it would seem to me that this would resolve things. If it is not a solely civil case, then there should be some agency that should prosecute the dumper.
I suggested to him that he tell the police that he is intending to dump it back based on them saying that it is only a civil case, and see if that changes their perspective.
We are aware that the option of dealing with the rubbish himself is available, but there are concerns that this will continue and become unmanageable if there are no consequences to the dumper.
Any suggestions here?