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Law Looking for Litter Litterers, Literally

For over a year somebody has been dumping kitty litter near Pony Pasture. It’s extremely toxic for the river and needs to stop.

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ABC8 has the details on this crime:

For close to a year, the James River Park System has been on the hunt for whoever is throwing plastic bags of kitty litter along Riverside Drive in Pony Pasture.

“And it’s hidden by our beautiful Pawpaw trees and some poison ivy, so that’s just another obstacle for us to remove this from our park system,” James River Park System superintendent Bryce Wilk explained.

Neighbors alerted Wilk almost a year ago that someone was disposing of pet waste along Riverside Drive.

“It leeches into our water,” Wilk said.  “All pet waste creates about 15 percent of bacteria that’s in our waterways. And it’s something that we want to try and eliminate.”

Wilk and the park system installed cameras in the area, but the footage hasn’t caught the culprit in the act.

If you have seen or witness any suspicious activity, please call RPD at 911 or non-emergency 646-5100.

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