DELHI — Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced that a Town of Middletown resident has been arrested on a criminal tampering charge following an investigation of illegal dumping of waste that occurred in the Town of Delhi.
On Tuesday morning, July 15, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a complaint pertaining to illegal dumping that had occurred on private property in the Town of Delhi.
During the course of the investigation, it was found that Michael A. Anair, 67, of the Town of Middletown, had illegally dumped waste into a dumpster intended for private use and located on privately owned property.
On July 21, Anair was arrested and charged with criminal tampering in the third degree, a class B misdemeanor of the New York State Penal Law.
Anair was released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Delhi Court at a later date.
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