Serial fly-tipper featured in Redbridge’s Wall of Shame video clips fined over £9000 in court

A serial fly-tipper captured on CCTV dumping fridges, freezers and other white goods in the borough has been successfully prosecuted by Redbridge Council and will now have to pay more than £9000 in fines for his grime crimes.

Kingsley Agoba, of Clarence Avenue, Upminster, was identified as the culprit behind a spate of fly-tipping incidents in the borough which had been caught on CCTV.

Nine incidents of fly-tipping were traced back to 57-year-old Agoba after Redbridge Enforcement Officers began investigating large household items found dumped in Chadwell Heath Lane and High Road Chadwell Heath.

Unknown to Agoba Council CCTV footage had captured him dumping fridges, freezers, mattresses and other items, on multiple occasions, by the paper and bottle recycling bank in Chadwell Heath Lane.

The footage of him was also featured on Redbridge’s Wall of Shame – an online platform asking local people to help identify fly-tippers from CCTV clips released by the council.

Wearing a distinctive hi-vis jacket, the suspect in the CCTV clips - later identified as Agoba - could be seen using a sack barrow to discard the items late at night.

As the investigation progressed, further footage emerged of the vehicle used in the fly-tips leading to a partial registration plate of the incriminating van. The mounting evidence eventually led to Agoba after Enforcement Officers saw a man who appeared to be the suspect in the CCTV images, in his distinctive clothing and van, in Broomhill Road, Goodmayes.

Enforcement Officers quickly identified the driver as Kingsley Agoba, the owner of Lucona Venture Ltd, a removals, delivery and waste disposal business, based in Upminster. In the rear of the van, officers discovered old kitchen appliances, large quantities of waste cardboard and a metal sack barrow.

Agoba was served with an Environmental Protection Act 1990 Notice, requiring him to produce waste transfer documentation, but he failed to provide it. Enforcement Officers also invited Agoba to attend an interview under caution to view the CCTV footage of the fly-tipping offences and explain his actions, but he declined to be formally interviewed.

Following a court summons, Agoba attended Barkingside Magistrates Court on Tuesday 9 July 2024. He pleaded ‘guilty’ on behalf of his company to all charges of fly-tipping and a charge of failing to provide waste transfer documentation, leading to fines, court and council costs and clear-up fees – all totalling £9,022.

Redbridge Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Community Safety, Cllr Khayer Chowdhury, said: “We know local people care about where they live which is why we are standing up to fly-tippers as a community. By working together with local people we are identifying and prosecuting fly-tippers to keep our streets clean.”

If you spot a fly-tip in the borough you can easily report it online through the council’s Report It page:  https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/report-it/

All fly tips made known to the council are recorded and investigated, with enforcement action being taken if evidence is found. The council aims to clear all recorded fly-tips on council land and the highway within 24 hours of it being reported. You can also submit evidence of perpetrators or their vehicles on the Council’s Report It page which will aid enforcement investigations.

Redbridge Council has also recently launched its Love Clean Streets app, to help make reporting local street scene issues even easier.  Report fly-tips, missed bin collections, potholes and more at the touch of a button.

The app is available to download free from Google Play or the App store. For more information and app download links go to: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/news/may-2024/love-clean-streets/