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A fly-tipper has been fined after he was captured on CCTV dumping rubbish twice in the same day.
Council investigators established that 'brazen' Stephen Quinn, 43, was at the wheel of a white panel van used to dump rubbish in Ancoats and Beswick on June 3, 2020.
He was first captured on CCTV at 8.20pm when he got out of the van on Branson Street in Ancoats, opened the doors and, according to the council, 'proceeded to dump items from the vehicle on the ground and drive off'.
Two hours later, more CCTV captured him reversing onto wasteland in Beswick where he dumped more rubbish including a mattress, said the council.
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Quinn responded to an interview under caution and admitted fly-tipping.
He accepted a fixed penalty notice of £400 during the interview.
But he failed to pay the fine and his case was sent to court.
When Quinn failed to attend the first court hearing, a warrant was issued for his arrest.
He was arrested and finally attended at court.
Quinn, of Ruskin Road, Droyslden was prosecuted on February 21 under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act for two offences of fly-tipping rubbish on Branson Street, Ancoats and on wasteland in Beswick, according to the council.
He was fined £600 told the pay £400 in costs.
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A Greater Manchester man has been arrested after their car boot was found full of containers of allegedly stolen diesel, Lancashire police say.
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