CCTV appeal for flytipper seen dumping furniture at abandoned Blackburn snooker club
CCTV footage has been released of a person flytipping unwanted items into a derelict snooker club in Blackburn.
The Environmental Crime Team at Blackburn with Darwen Council are asking members of the public to help identify the man pictured in the video footage.
The incident took place on Wednesday, February 18, around 5pm, which appears to show the person bringing bedroom furniture out of the building opposite before throwing it onto the site of John's Snooker Club building on Clayton Street.
A spokesperson for the council said: “Do you know this person?
“Our Environmental Crime Team would like to speak to them about an alleged fly-tip.
“Thank you for helping us keep the borough clean and safe.”
If you know who this might be, you can e-mail the council confidentially at [email protected] and put SRU/19115 in the subject line.
How much can you be fined for flytipping?
Fly-tipping is a criminal offence in the UK, with penalties ranging from fixed penalty notices (FPNs) of £400–£800 to unlimited fines and up to five years in prison upon conviction.
Vehicles used for fly-tipping can be seized and destroyed.