Dive summary:
- The owner of a metal recycling business was arrested in Florida for failing to adhere to new laws requiring photos to be taken of sellers along with other forms of security to reduce the illegal sale of scrap metal and batteries.
- Numerous batteries have been stolen in the area and one man is recorded to have sold a large number of them recently to the metal recycling facility.
- The owner could only provide one picture from the 21 transactions this month, leaving police with insufficient information and landing the owner of the recycling facility in jail.
From the article:
Police arrested a metal recycling business owner for failing to keep required records, which kept police from making possible arrests in a stolen batteries case.
Christopher Hinson, 25, who owns Battery Connect, had moved his business from Powers Avenue to Highway Avenue without telling the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office of his move, which is required by law. ...