Officials from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Dept. and the Ohio Attorney General's office executed a search warrant this afternoon at Red Rock Services, LLC in East Cleveland.
.@wkyc #HappeningNow BCI’s environmentmental enforcement unit is executing a search warrant at E. Cleve business linked to toxic landfill. pic.twitter.com/AxSn681FVS
— Andrew Horansky (@WKYCAndrewH) November 2, 2017
According to sources, the Elderwood Ave. business is owned by George Michael Riley Sr. of Arco Recycling, the company who previously owned the hazardous landfill located on Noble Road.
#BREAKING Sources tell @wkyc this business is owned by George Michael Riley, Sr. of ARCO, which owned toxic landfill that caught fire @wkyc pic.twitter.com/8b7CB6nPPJ
— Andrew Horansky (@WKYCAndrewH) November 2, 2017
It is currently unknown exactly what this raid pertains to. It was suspended after a few hours.
Search has been suspended at this East Cleveland demolition company tied to the controversial landfill. @wkyc pic.twitter.com/6k95qWzDXE
— Andrew Horansky (@WKYCAndrewH) November 2, 2017
The Arco dump caught fire this past weekend and has been a point of contention in the community for some time. The Ohio EPA shut the site down earlier this year and is looking into getting the materials removed.
