
Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota said 1,100 truckloads of debris were illegally dumped at Roberto Clemente Park. (credit: Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota said 1,100 truckloads of debris were illegally dumped at Roberto Clemente Park. (credit: Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island park has been closed after about 1,100 tractor-trailer truckloads of contaminated debris were dumped there, District Attorney Tom Spota said Tuesday.
Spota called the scene at Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood an environmental nightmare, WCBS 880’s Sophia Hall reported. The debris contained asbestos and likely other contaminants, the DA said.
Spota’s office is investigating a Ronkonkoma company and the town of Islip, after complaints were made to the town and it did nothing, the DA said at a news conference.