SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO BEFORE VERIFYING THE TRUTH.
VERIFYING THE TRUTH.
>> Devin: ILLEGAL DUMPERS BUSTED
BY "HELP ME HANK" AND DETROIT
POLICE.
HE TAKES US ALONG AS HE EXPOSES
THE GROWING PROBLEM.
THE DUMPING PROBLEM HAS ONLY GROWN DURING THE PANDEMIC.
GROWN DURING THE PANDEMIC.
POLICE WANT YOU TO KNOW IF
YOU’RE CAUGHT, IT IS GONNA COST
YOU.
>> Kim: HANK WINCHESTER IS LIVE. AND POLICE HAVE BEEN BUSY.
AND POLICE HAVE BEEN BUSY.
>> Hank: THEY CERTAINLY HAVE.
ILLEGAL DUMPING HAD BEEN A
PROBLEM IN THE CITY FOR YEARS
BUT WORSE NOW BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND ALSO SPIKES DURING
PANDEMIC AND ALSO SPIKES DURING
THE SPRINGTIME.
LOOK AT THIS LOT.
OLD SHOPPING CAR, BRICKS,
BLOCKS, JUST DUMPED HERE.
INVESTIGATORS WANT YOU TO KNOW THEY HAVE A TEAM OUT ON THE
THEY HAVE A TEAM OUT ON THE
STREETS AND THEY’RE LOOKING FOR
YOU.
IF YOU’RE CAUGHT, YOU’LL BE HIT
WITH A BIG TICKET.
ILLEGAL DUMPERS, I’M COMING
AFTER YOU! [BLEEP].
>> Hank: YOU’RE BUSTED!
AND NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
>> ARE YOU RECORDING ME?
>> YEAH, MAN.
>> LET ME STEP OVER HERE. >> Hank: MEET ONE OF THE PEOPLE
>> Hank: MEET ONE OF THE PEOPLE
WHO ALERTED ME TO A BIG PROBLEM
IN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THIS POPPED UP SATURDAY.
>> THIS POPPED UP SATURDAY.
WE GOT A BOAT!
>> Hank: PEOPLE HERE NEAR THIS
ABANDONED SCHOOL WERE UPSET NOT
ONLY ABOUT THE TRASH BUT THEN THEY BECAME INFURIATED WHEN
THEY BECAME INFURIATED WHEN
SOMEONE WAS BOLD ENOUGH TO DUMP
THEIR OLD BOAT HERE!
THAT’S RIGHT, THEIR BOAT!
AN OBVIOUS EYESORE AND A DANGER
FOR KIDS IN THIS AREA.
THE DUMPER MAY HAVE THOUGHT HE
WAS CRAFTY, BUT I CATCH UP WITH
HIM, TOO.
MEET LIEUTENANT McKAY WITH
DETROIT POLICE.
>> IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THEY
DON’T CARE ABOUT THE CITY AT
ALL.
>> Hank: DPD HAS A DEDICATED
TEAM AND TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN’T
SEE, HIDDEN CAMERAS IN NEIGHBORHOODS, ALL WITH ONE
NEIGHBORHOODS, ALL WITH ONE
GOAL, TO CATCH ILLEGAL DUMPERS
IN THE ACT.
>> WE HAVE CAMERAS AT MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS IN THE CITY, OVER 20.
SOMETIMES WE CATCH THEM IN THE
ACT.
>> Hank: WE TRACT DOWN THIS GUY
ON THE WEST SIDE AND HE WAS
CAUGHT ILLEGALLY DUMPING AND
POLICE ARE HERE AND WANT ANSWERS.
>> WHY ARE YOU COMING TO MY
HOUSE?
GET THE [BLEEP].
>> Hank: THE FINES FOR DUMPING CAN BE STEEP, TO SAY THE LEAST.
CAN BE STEEP, TO SAY THE LEAST.
>> OUR FINES START AT $800, SO JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF DEBRIS,
JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF DEBRIS,
IT WOULD BE $800, 3500 FOR THE
FIRST OFFENSE.
>> Hank: AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
>> WE’VE HAD AN UPTICK IN THE
LITTERING AND DUMPING THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE
BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE
PANDEMIC AND I ATTRIBUTE IT TO
PEOPLE BEING HOME AND CLEANING
THEIR GARAGES, THEIR YARDS,
THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
>> Hank: RIGHT NOW, WE’RE BACK
ON THE ROAD WITH POLICE AS THEY WORK TO TRACK DOWN THE PERSON
WORK TO TRACK DOWN THE PERSON
RESPONSIBLE FOR DUMPING THAT
BOAT.
IT DOESN’T TAKE LONG TO LOCATE
THE PERSON POLICE SAY IS
RESPONSIBLE. >> WHY DID YOU DUMP THE BOAT?
>> WHY DID YOU DUMP THE BOAT?
>> YOU KNOW THAT BOAT HAD BEEN
OVER HERE LIKE ALMOST 4 YEARS.
>> Hank: NOW HE HAS A COURT DATE
AND A TICKET THAT WILL COST HIM $3500!
>> HOW MUCH IS THIS GONNA SET ME
BACK?
>> $3500. >> OH, MAN, REALLY?
>> OH, MAN, REALLY?
>> Hank: BEFORE YOU DUMP, KNOW
THAT THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR
YOU.
AND IF YOU’RE BUSTED, IT COULD
COST YOU BIG-TIME! >> IT’S A HARD LESSON TO LEARN.
>> IT’S A HARD LESSON TO LEARN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LEARN FROM IT,
SOME DON’T.
>> Hank: SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?
IF YOU CATCH SOMEONE ILLEGALLY DUMPING, CALL POLICE RIGHT AWAY
DUMPING, CALL POLICE RIGHT AWAY
AND GET THEM OUT THERE AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THEY CAN
TRACK THEM DOWN.
IF YOU HAVE TRASH IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THIS, THE BEST
NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THIS, THE BEST
THING TO DO IS USE THE IMPROVE
DETROIT APP.
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