Lichfield District Council is appealing for witnesses following the fly-tipping incident in Watery Lane this week.
A large quantity of waste was discovered fly-tipped near the Wood End Lane entrance to Watery Lane early on Monday morning (20 January 2025).
Our officers are now determined to identify and prosecute those responsible for this crime.
They are appealing to any motorists who were driving along Wood End Lane at around 11pm on Sunday night (19 January) or 12.45am on Monday morning to please check their dashcam footage.
At both those times officers want to identify an HGV tipper truck that reversed off Wood End Lane and down Watery Lane before dumping the waste and then driving back onto Wood End Lane. Dashcam footage can be shared with officers via our evidence submission portal.
Cabinet Member, Councillor Alex Farrell, said: “We’ve had a team of environmental health officers searching the waste and going door-to-door to obtain CCTV footage and now have a number of leads to go on.
“We’re asking drivers who were in the area at the times the waste was dumped to please check their dashcam footage for the type of vehicle we believe was used in the crime and share anything they have with our officers.
“If you have any information about the people or vehicles involved, or the origin of the waste, then please call us on 01543 308000.
“We’ve already got covert cameras out in vulnerable areas, and Lichfield District Council has a strong reputation for catching fly-tippers, seizing their vehicles and prosecuting them. The net is closing on these criminals and we now need your help.”