MONROE - No more than a half dozen complaints about salvaging scrap metal during Spring Clean Up Days April 28 to May 10 came into the Monroe Police Department. And those were submitted by the city's Street Department.
No citations were issued.
City workers noticed trucks with scrap metal driving around and reported them to the police.
"Some contacts were made," Police Chief Fred Kelley said. "And all went out right away and dropped off the collected scrap at the Street Department, except for one."
That collector of scrap metal made it to the salvage yard.
"They made an arrangement, a price negotiation, for one-half the price," Kelley said. "Everyone was happy. The Street Department got half, and they got half."
Tom Boll, Street Department Supervisor, said the city's half share "ended up being $16."
Boll said the officer who stopped the salvager, "talked him into the half-half deal.
"I guess the guy decided it was better than a $500 ticket," Boll said.
Kelley said reports of unauthorized collections were up throughout the weeks and weekends of Spring Clean Up Days, but more so early on.
Kelley said there were no complaints from citizens about clothing or other non-recyclables being picked up from street-side piles, ready for collection by the Street Department.
No citations were issued.
City workers noticed trucks with scrap metal driving around and reported them to the police.
"Some contacts were made," Police Chief Fred Kelley said. "And all went out right away and dropped off the collected scrap at the Street Department, except for one."
That collector of scrap metal made it to the salvage yard.
"They made an arrangement, a price negotiation, for one-half the price," Kelley said. "Everyone was happy. The Street Department got half, and they got half."
Tom Boll, Street Department Supervisor, said the city's half share "ended up being $16."
Boll said the officer who stopped the salvager, "talked him into the half-half deal.
"I guess the guy decided it was better than a $500 ticket," Boll said.
Kelley said reports of unauthorized collections were up throughout the weeks and weekends of Spring Clean Up Days, but more so early on.
Kelley said there were no complaints from citizens about clothing or other non-recyclables being picked up from street-side piles, ready for collection by the Street Department.