Brazen teenager caught flytipping

Adrian Lockwood, 18, of Halton Moor Road was found guilty at Leeds Magistrates’ Court of flytipping.

He was fined £50 and ordered to pay £250 costs as well as a £15 victim surcharge. Lockwood was spotted on CCTV leaving his home on May 7 with a wheelbarrow loaded with garden waste and household items.

Cameras followed him as he pushed the wheelbarrow along the Halton Ring Road and eventually through the trees at the side of the road. CCTV footage showed him re-appearing a few minutes later with an empty wheelbarrow.

Despite being caught on camera, Lockwood was adamant that the council would not be able to prove his involvement. But the CCTV evidence, along with that gathered by the enforcement officer, was used to successfully prosecute him.

Coun Mark Dobson, executive member for environmental services said: “Thanks to our CCTV, locality and enforcement teams working so closely together we can continue to send the message that we won’t tolerate flytipping in Leeds.”