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“Today’s Catch” Photo on Social Media Results in WVDNR Citations
Issued for Nearly 50 Poached Trout in Greenbrier County
West Virginia-(Ammoland.com)- Following up complaints in person and by email that someone had been taking more than the daily creel limit of trout on Big Clear Creek along Anjean Road in Greenbrier County,
Natural Resources Police Officers from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources District 4 Office in Beckley got some help from social media.
“I found that one of the suspect’s girlfriend had posted on Facebook a picture of what she was calling ‘today’s catch,’ a photo of a truck bed with approximately 48 trout on the tailgate,” said NRPO J.B. Hudson, who investigated the case. “I also obtained messages from Twitter about the catch and the time it occurred. I then began building my case.”
Officer Hudson was able to obtain the identities of the suspects, both juveniles, and questioned them and their parents. He determined that the trout had all been caught the same day, Feb. 6, 2015, and that the fish had been dispersed throughout the community. The two suspects were each issued citations for exceeding the creel limit of trout, exceeding the possession limit of trout, and illegal possession of trout.
“This case was brought to conclusion in large part thanks to the public reporting the incident by way of email and social media,” said Col. Jerry Jenkins, chief of the WVDNR Law Enforcement Section.
Anyone who witnesses a violation of the state’s wildlife laws is asked to report it by telephone, email or online at http://wvdnr.gov/LEnforce/Poachers.shtm. You do not need to give your identity to report a suspected crime.
Source: http://www.ammoland.com/2015/03/todays-catch-photo-on-social-media-results-in-wvdnr-citations/
