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[email protected] “These tires, obviously, burn easily so if there is a fire, they The Cleveland Police can present a hazard. Also, mos- Department and Cleveland quitoes want to breed in them, Codes Enforcement Office are not to mention that these tires partnering to fight illegal dump- are unsightly,” Prince said. ing of used He said that tires in the city. “We are really going to go in many cases, Codes after these people because we worn-out tires Enforcement are getting a lot of complaints. are dumped in Supervisor Joel We are working with other vacant homes’ Prince said cities and counties, because yards. Other Wednesday that this is happening there also.” dump sites are this is becom- — Joel Prince located in ing more of an places the gen- issue than ever before, and pres- eral public does not frequent, ents more problems than just but the tires still present the creating an eyesore in various same hazards as if they were in locations of Cleveland. more heavily populated areas. “Basically we have had Prince said that the Codes issues with illegal dumping, Enforcement Office and CPD are but especially with used tires,” trying to identify these illegal Photo courtesy Codes Enforcement Office Prince said.