Hauler accused of illegally dumping concrete

Tons of concrete that were supposed to be hauled to a recycling center were instead dumped outside Delray Beach at the future home of an animal spa, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office.

The investigation that led to the arrest of a West Palm Beach truck driver began in late May when construction debris was found on a plot of land on the 8700 block of West Atlantic Avenue where a pet resort and spa is to be built, detectives said.

Detectives learned that Emilio Rojo Marin, 52, was working as a subcontractor for a trucking company hired to haul construction debris from the Mizner Country Club community to a recycling center about 19 miles away in West Palm Beach.

Documentation showed Marin had picked up 74 loads of concrete from Mizner Country Club but delivered only 19 loads to the recycling plant, investigators said.

That left 55 concrete loads unaccounted for.

According to the sheriff ’s office, Marin admitted that he illegally dumped construction debris on the land along West Atlantic Avenue, which is about 2 miles from the Mizner site.

“When detectives asked how many loads he believed he dumped on the property, he stated ‘mucho,’ ” said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Teri Barbera.

The owner of the property where the debris was dumped told detectives he was expect-

of-state relative became concerned after losing contact with the woman.

The relative alerted authorities and when police did a welfare check they learned the woman had been moved to an assisted living facility. Detectives found her and unraveled what had happened, police said.

The yearlong investigation revealed Christopher Kydes became a trustee on the woman’s trust, became a joint account owner on the woman’s bank accounts, obtained a quit claim deed on the woman’s Century Village condo, became her healthcare surrogate, and was added to her will as a beneficiary.

A court-appointed guardian was assigned to the woman to stop the Kydeses from accessing any of her accounts, police said.

Bank records show the woman’s retirement accounts were emptied and some of the woman’s funds were deposited into businesses owned by the Kydeses. Funds were then funneled between business accounts for their personal use, investigators said.

Police suspect there may be more victims and are asking anyone who knows the couple or has information about any fraudulent activities to contact Pembroke Pines police at 954-431-2200. Anonymous tips can be sent to Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or online at broward crimestoppers.org.

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