Owner of a Local Auto Parts Shop and Four Others Arrested for Dumping 100 Tires in Vacant Lot on Anderson Avenue
Neighborhood Complaints Alerted Syracuse Police to Illegal Dumping
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner announced today that five individuals were arrested and ticketed by the City of Syracuse police officers and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation police officers for dumping over 100 tires in a vacant lot on Anderson Avenue in the City of Syracuse’s South side neighborhood.
“Illegal dumping is a serious quality of life issue affecting our neighborhoods and my administration will work relentlessly to stop this scourge,” said Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner. “These arrests demonstrate our serious commitment to stopping those who choose to use our neighborhoods as personal and commercial dumping grounds. The message must be clear: illegal dumping will not be tolerated in the City of Syracuse.”
On October 28, 2015, officers responded to the 100 block of Anderson Avenue after receiving an illegal dumping complaint. According to the police report, the five people were arrested and ticketed in connection with the dumping of 110 tires in an abandoned lot were: Gwen Lawson, of 3535 South Salina Street in Syracuse, Leif Crutchfield, of 921 West Belden Avenue in Syracuse, Michael Sallin, of 118 Anderson Avenue in Syracuse, all who allegedly dumped the tires and Abdalla Hadain, of 3302 Stiles Road in Van Buren, and Khalied Khatib, of 4118 West Shore Manor Road in Jamesville who are the owner and an employee of Syracuse Autoland garage.
Mayor Miner added: “I encourage neighbors to report instances of illegal dumping to the Syracuse Police Department. We will take their concerns seriously and act quickly.”
These arrests were made by Syracuse Police Officer Carlos Romain, who has handled numerous unlawful dumping cases and DEC Police Officer Donald Damrath.