PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police said they arrested eight people accused of illegal dumping over the course of the first week of the District Council 33 strike.
According to officials, three people were arrested on Saturday near North 10th Street and West Wyoming Avenue in the Logan neighborhood of North Philadelphia. Steven Smith, 53, Robert Allen, 58, and Larry Highsmith, 67, were charged with criminal conspiracy and scattering rubbish.
Police also made two sets of arrests outside City Hall. Authorities said two people were arrested on Wednesday, July 2 and issued Code Violation Notices. Then on Monday, three people were arrested and charged with trespassing after police said they dumped trash and blocked an entrance near City Hall…