East Union Township Police filed charges on Tuesday for dumping tires in the township.According to Police Chief Thomas Rentschler, on Sunday, January 19th, 2020, he received a call in reference to approximately 100 to 150 tires being dumped at the property of the Citizens Fire Company, located at 10 Main Blvd. in Brandonville.
Rentschler investigated the property and found approximately 150 tires on the east and south sides of the property as well as inside a walk in cooler attached to the building.
Through the investigation, Rentschler learned that a green and gray Dodge Dakota would be seen arriving at the property with tires, then leave with none.
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020 around 11:30am, Rentschler received information on the Dodge Dakota being seen at a garage on Pennsylvania Avenue in Shenandoah Heights, loaded with tires.
Rentschler contacted West Mahanoy Township Police Chief Marvin Livergood to make contact with the individual until he arrived.
Upon arrival, Rentschler made contact with the driver of the truck, Cody Moser, 21, of Zion Grove.
Moser immediately opened up to police and told them that he was trying to run a tire recycling business with his personal truck and was being paid by multiple garages to dispose of the tires.
Moser told police that he started leaving the tires at 10 Main Blvd. in Brandonville until he could rent a truck and take them to New Jersey.
Moser requested that police provide him some time to remove the tires from the property and told Rentschler he would have them removed by Friday, January 24th, 2020.
As of Tuesday, January 28th, 2020, Rentschler say only 1/4 of the tires were removed and charges of scattering rubbish and trespassing were filed with Magisterial District Judge Anthony Kilker's office.