Another 16 people have been prosecuted in the latest court cases brought under the council’s ongoing Don’t Mess With Croydon – Take Pride campaign.

At Croydon Magistrates’ Court on three dates – 27 June, 4 July, and 15 August – the 16 cases were broken down into a total of 11 people prosecuted for fly-tipping, one for urinating in public, one for spitting, two for dropping a cigarette on the ground and one for littering. The offenders were ordered to pay a combined total of £6,158.

The prosecutions were:

• Stephanie Abbey, aged 19, of Stockbury Road in Croydon, was ordered to pay a total of £674 for fly-tipping a bag of household waste on the road at the junction of Stockbury Road and Chart Close on 8 February 2017. This case was heard on 15 August.
• Jean Mangulie, of Brigstock Road in Thornton Heath, was ordered to pay a total of £674 for fly-tipping two bags of rubbish on the road at the junction of Nutfield Road and Brigstock Road on 18 January 2017. This case was heard on 15 August.
• Kevin Luke Lee, aged 23, of Cabot Close in Croydon, was ordered to pay a total of £630 for urinating in a car park in London Road, West Croydon, on 16 December 2016. This case was heard on 27 June.
• Rochelle Lewis, of Merton Road in South Norwood, was ordered to pay a total of £630 for fly-tipping a bed base, a TV box and two black sacks on a nearby footpath on 16 December 2016.  This case was heard on 27 June.
• Joy Brown, of Portland Road in South Norwood, was ordered to pay a total of £630 for fly-tipping household rubbish on the pavement in Portland Road on 6 December and 15 December 2016. This case was heard on 27 June.
• Adjaie Peeler, aged 38, of Newhaven Road in South Norwood, was ordered to pay a total of £630 for fly-tipping several bags of household rubbish on the pavement in Newhaven Road on 12 November 2016 and 25 November 2016. This case was heard on 27 June.
• Maya Pawulowski, aged 20, of Furze Road in Thornton Heath, was ordered to pay a total of £420 for fly-tipping a sofa and a Christmas tree on Furze Road on 16 January and 18 January 2017. This case was heard on 4 July.
• Sohail Ali, aged 47, of Lake Road in Croydon, was ordered to pay a total of £360 for fly-tipping household waste and cardboard packaging on the road at Monks Orchard recycling centre on 30 January 2017. This case was heard on 15 August.
• Zhane Finikin, of Portland Road in South Norwood, was ordered to pay a total of £350 for fly-tipping bags of household rubbish on the pavement in Portland Road on 6 December 2016 and 15 February 2017. This case was heard on 27 June.
• Jessica Martins, aged 23, of Regina Road in South Norwood, was ordered to pay a total of £300 for littering packaging on the pavement in Regina Road on 20 February 2017. This case was heard on 15 August.
• Jaydine Mathews, aged 21, of Manorfield in Crawley, West Sussex, was ordered to pay a total of £240 for spitting in Mint Walk on 16 December 2016. This case was heard on 27 June.
• Catherine Murphy, of Portland Road in South Norwood, was ordered to pay a total of £190 for fly-tipping a black rubbish sack on Portland Road on 20 December 2016. This case was heard on 4 July.
• Carlos Jose Alves Donascimento, aged 44, of High Street, West Norwood, was ordered to pay a total of £190 for littering a cigarette onto the ground in Croydon high street on 5 January 2017. This case was heard on 4 July.
• Mohsen Aghaei, of Columbine Avenue in South Croydon, was ordered to pay a total of £100 for littering a cigarette onto the ground in North End on 12 January 2017. This case was heard on 4 July.
• Lorraine Whyte, of Tedder Road in South Croydon, was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay a total of £70 for fly-tipping cardboard boxes in a communal area of a block of flats in Tedder Road on 12 January 2017. This case was heard on 4 July.
• Afeisha Williams, of Tedder Road in South Croydon, was given a conditional discharge and was ordered to pay a total of £70 for fly-tipping cardboard boxes in a communal area of a block of flats in Tedder Road on 12 January 2017.  This case was heard on 4 July.

The council has now successfully prosecuted 167 cases since launching its Don’t Mess With Croydon – Take Pride campaign in summer 2014, which combines getting local people to become community champions with enforcement against the worst offenders.  As well as prosecuting people in court, the council has also signed up more than 300 community champions who lead litter picks.

“People who casually fly-tip, spit or urinate in the street bring down our borough, and that’s why we’ll continue to prosecute these kinds of offences. Our Don’t Mess With Croydon – Take Pride campaign is about getting people to do the right thing, so I hope other would-be offenders will now think twice.”

Councillor Stuart Collins, deputy leader – Clean Green Croydon

To report a fly-tip confidentially, use the My Croydon app, notify the council through My Account, call 0208 604 7000 or email flytip@croydon.gov.uk