Man arrested for illegal dumping and false report in Charlotte County

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Florida — A man was arrested for illegal dumping and falsely reporting a trailer as stolen after getting it stuck in the mud during the crime, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.At approximately 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, a deputy responded to a lot on Pipefish Court in Placida regarding a large pile of trash and a trailer stuck in the mud. A witness reported seeing a truck pulling another truck out of the mud before both vehicles left, leaving the trash and trailer behind. The witness provided a general description of the trucks and subjects, and the trailer was towed away.Later that day, Andrew Robert Samuel Cowan, a 22-year-old from Englewood, reported the trailer stolen from his residence at 7100 Janette Street. During the…..

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