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Thursday, November 08, 2012  Cameron County officials first went out to Pletcher Road, located just outside Harlingen, about a year ago to clean up a massive illegal dump site.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Clues left behind in bags of trash led authorities investigating an illegal dumping incident to a Laguna Heights mother and her boyfriend.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Illegal dumping sites are popping up throughout Brownsville, even at spots that have already been cleaned up by the Brownsville Health Department.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  A pile of sofa’s and mattresses near the intersection of Robindale Road and Highway 48 in Brownsville, caught the attention of Action 4 Viewers.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Cameron County Commissioner Ernie Hernandez oversees Precinct 2, which includes Cameron Park. A few months ago officials discovered an illegal dumping problem near a Resaca at the Colonia which they estimated was an accumulation of at least 10 years worth of trash.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Authorities have ordered an autopsy to learn more about the death of a man whose body was found under a pile of tires north of Palmview.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is looking into how a barrel of biological waste ended up on the side of Bentsen Palm Drive just north of Palmview.

Monday, January 09, 2012  Efforts to improve living conditions in one of the largest colonias in Cameron County are underway.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  The tides turn on a family linked by authorities to illegal dumping in Cameron County.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  An effort to crack down on illegal dumping ends in the arrest of a man with drug cartel connections.

Monday, October 10, 2011  There's a new weapon in the war on illegal dumping in Cameron County.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Law enforcement patrolled the perimeter of a property, Monday afternoon, which is now considered to be the site of the worst tire fire in Cameron County’s history.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  For the first time in years, Jeff Conner said he's finally getting straight talk from the City of Harlingen when it comes to illegal dumping in his neighborhood.

Monday, June 06, 2011  Residents at Lazy Palms Subdivision off Mangrove Palm and Roosevelt Road in Harlingen continue to deal with the problem of illegal dumping.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Harlingen resident Moses Castaneda has gotten used to the warnings a talking camera located on a light post just behind his yard, sends out.