Bucks fly-tipper prosecuted whilst already behind bars
Buckinghamshire Council has successfully prosecuted a fly-tipper who was already in prison for other offences.
Once again demonstrating the local authority’s zero tolerance stance on anyone who commits this crime.
Following an investigation by Buckinghamshire Council’s fly-tipping enforcement team, Kenny Lee Madgwick, 34, currently residing at HMP Stocken was prosecuted for brazenly dumping waste in two locations in Aylesbury Vale.
Madgwick admitted fly-tipping a load of waste at Westfield Road, Long Crendon, on or before 18 July 2023. He entered a guilty plea when his case was heard at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on 24 July 2024. He also entered a guilty plea to depositing waste illegally at Southern Road, Aylesbury, on 10 November 2023. Madgwick claimed that on the second occasion he had intended to pick the waste up again but had been prevented from doing so having been arrested for other offences.
On 18 July 2023, a Buckinghamshire Council enforcement officer attended a fly-tip at Westfield Rd, Long Crendon, which had been reported on FixMyStreet by members of the public. The officer found mattresses, a fridge, a fencing trellis panel and a large quantity of loose waste which he traced to a business outside of Buckinghamshire. He gathered the loose waste and secured it for removal by the council which was swiftly done to leave the lane clean.
Investigation led officers to Madgwick who admitted dumping the waste. His explanation for fly-tipping was that he had lent the van to someone else and that most of the dumped waste was in it when it was returned to him. He had added his own fridge and decided to dump all the waste so he could use the van the next day.
Madgwick was investigated for a second time having been linked to a vehicle which was used to deposit household waste at Southern Road, Aylesbury on 10 November 2023. Investigators found that Madgwick was in prison on remand following police arrest for other criminal offences. The investigators interviewed him at HMP Bullingdon where he told them that he had unloaded waste from his vehicle due to a mechanical failure. He said he had intended to fix the vehicle and remove the waste but his arrest and imprisonment had made that impossible.
Presiding at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court, District Judge Sharma fined Madgwick £440 for both the first and for the second offence and awarded full clean-up and investigation costs to Buckinghamshire Council who brought the prosecution, to a total of £885.42 for the first case and £1,158.40 for the second. A victim surcharge of £352 was also imposed meaning that Madgwick will have to pay a total of £3,275.92 within 28 days of his release from custody.
Thomas Broom, Buckinghamshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment said: "This case underlines Buckinghamshire Council’s Zero Tolerance of fly-tipping. This defendant has been held accountable despite giving a multitude of excuses for his conduct."
Thomas continued: “We are pleased that the council’s swift response helped restore both sites to the clean state we would all expect, but as ever, we would rather see the clean-up and investigation costs spent on essential services for the community rather than in responding to these needless criminal offences.”
If you have evidence showing an offence taking place and you are willing to provide a witness statement, please contact the council’s Enforcement Team at: [email protected]
To report fly-tipping anywhere in Buckinghamshire visit: www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/fix-my-street