Man charged with felony littering in Charlotte County

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) – A Charlotte County man faces felony littering charges after he told deputies he tossed a large load of waste material along a road rather than taking it to the landfill, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said.

The county’s Parks and Recreation Department called deputies Aug. 20 after staff discovered a large pile of trash on the ground beside the Tippecanoe II Environmental Park.

Deputies found a shipping label amid the waste building materials, empty cardboard boxes and miscellaneous items, indicating the items were shipped to local contractor…

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