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Police:
Workers Dumped Restaurant's Grease At Car Wash
Indianapolis
Police say two men who work for a business that unclogs drains illegally
dumped restaurant grease at a car wash said an article at Indy.com.
Timothy Taylor
and Anthony Watts could face felony charges of criminal mischief,
and their employer, Just Drains of Indianapolis, could face civil
penalties for allegedly hauling hazardous waste without having a
license, police said.
Environmental
enforcement officers said they recently saw Taylor and Watts dumping
the grease at the car wash, located on the 5400 block of West 38th
Street in the city. Officers were watching the car wash because
someone complained to the city that Just Drains had dumped there
before.
Environmental
enforcement Officer Bradley Craig said that when he asked Taylor
and Watts why they dumped the grease at the car wash, they replied
that it was convenient and close to their business. "I then
asked them if their company had a proper way of disposing of this,
and they said no," Craig said. The car wash's owner, David
Doyle, said people have illegally dumped waste at his business for
two years, causing him to spend $10,000 to unclog drains there.
"Financially
for us, it's just been devastating," Doyle said. "We were having
to unclog the drains about every three months."
The city's
Department of Public Works said it is clear that illegal dumps have
been made at the car wash. The department found grease, oil, solvents
and human waste trapped in its drains.
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