Over 60 vehicles were stopped during a proactive multi-agency operation to combat fly-tipping and waste crime in Three Rivers on Wednesday, March 11.
Officers from the Three Rivers’ Safer Neighbourhood Teams and the Three Rivers’ Operation Scorpion team joined forces with Three Rivers District Council (TRDC), the Environment Agency and Trading Standards for the day of action.
Following a briefing at Rickmansworth Police Station the team positioned themselves in the car park next to the Denham Way play area in Maple Cross.
During the four-hour operation, 69 vehicles were stopped and checked by all the different agencies to ensure they were road safe, and aware of the law around the legal disposal of waste.
Traders were given advice around how to trade lawfully and follow-up work is to be done by the Safer Neighbourhood Team in regards to a report of suspected rogue trading in the Valley Road area.
Sergeant Neil Canning, who leads the Rickmansworth and Croxley Green Safer Neighbourhood Team, organised the day of action with support from partners.
He said: “Those who feel they are entitled to dump rubbish illegally have a hugely negative impact on the environment. Therefore high-visibility partnership work like Wednesday’s operation is essential in making the district a hostile operating environment for criminals who wish to commit this type of offence.
“We are very pleased to say that the majority of motorists we stopped were adhering to the procedures around the disposal of waste. We recorded several intelligence reports and also used our stop and search powers where appropriate in order to check those who we stopped were in possession of the correct documentation for legal waste disposal.
“We’d like to thank the public for the patience they showed while we were conducting our operation and we hope they felt reassured by our presence.”
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