Overview
- CCTV footage published by Your Southend shows a person in a purple T. rex suit dumping two bin bags and swivelling around a lamppost before leaving.
- The incident occurred in Southend-on-Sea, with later reports placing it at the junction of Fairfax Drive and Electric Avenue in Westcliff.
- Your Southend launched a public appeal with a tongue‑in‑cheek wanted poster describing the suspect’s “distinctive little T‑Rex arms.”
- Because the disguise hid their identity, the person has not been named or charged, and reports say they appear to have avoided a potential £400 fixed penalty to date.
- Coverage notes Southend’s recent waste-policy changes, including eligibility for larger 240‑litre bins, and reiterates that fly‑tipping is a criminal offence carrying unlimited fines or up to five years in prison.