Thanks to a concerned citizen and the investigative efforts of the Tangipahoa Parish Code Enforcement team, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, and agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, a local creek has been cleared of approximately 100 tires that were dumped in that waterway.
Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said a citizen complaint led Code Enforcement Officers to begin an investigation into an illegal dump site on Doc Hyde Road into the Washley Creek, just east of Robert. Over the course of a two-day investigation and clean up, authorities identified two men who have been cited in connection with the tires and their illegal disposal.
Miller said Jeremy Zawacki, 32, and Bobby Creekmore, 68, both of Robert, were cited for gross littering.
Investigators say Creekmore, who is operating a tire business, paid Zawacki $200 to dispose of the tires. When investigators questioned Zawacki, they say he admitted to dumping the tires and then went to work removing them from the creek.
