An Upminster man working as a waste disposal specialist by day and serial fly-tipper by night has been fined more than £9,000 for his crimes.
Kingsley Agoba of Clarence Avenue has been slapped with a £9,022 fine after being identified as the culprit responsible for a spate of grime crimes.
Redbridge Council was able to successfully link Agoba to nine incidents of fly-tipping as part of an investigation into dumped household items in Chadwell Heath.
The 57-year-old was unknowingly caught on CCTV dumping fridges, freezers, mattresses and more near a paper and bottle recycling bank in Chadwell Heath Lane.
Enforcement officers noted his distinctive hi-vis jacket and a sack and barrow he used to discard items illegally at night.
Additional footage revealed part of the registration plate of the van used to transport the chattels to the fly-tipping spots.
The council appealed to local residents for help in in identifying him, sharing the CCTV footage to the Redbridge Wall of Shame, designed to publicly shame those caught committing grime crimes.
CCTV footage from Broomhill Road, Goodmayes was the final piece of incriminating evidence that led to his identification.
In a shocking twist, Agoba was also discovered to be the owner of Lucona Venture Ltd, offering removals, delivery and wast disposal services.
When his van was searched, enforcement officers discovered old kitchen appliances, large quantities of waste cardboard and a metal sack barrow.
After declining to be formally interviewed and failing to provide waste transfer documentation, Agoba was summoned to Barkingside Magistrates' Court on July 9.
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The 57-year-old pleaded 'guilty' on behalf of his company to all charges of fly-tipping and failing to provide documentation.
He was fined £9,022, including clean-up costs and court fees.
Redbridge cabinet member for Enforcement and Community Safety, Cllr Khayer Chowdhury, said: “We know local people care about where they live which is why we are standing up to fly-tippers as a community.
"By working together with local people we are identifying and prosecuting fly-tippers to keep our streets clean.”
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