In one of the most bizarre calls the department has ever received, Prince George’s County Public Works and Transportation picked up an illegally dumped casket Thursday.
In a post on Facebook, At-Large Prince George’s County Council member Calvin Hawkins called it “among the top five unbelievable constituent calls that I have responded to as public servant over the last 30 years!”
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The casket, which was fortunately empty, was found left on the curb near Lords Landing Road in Upper Marlboro.
“We’ve picked up a lot over the years — furniture, tires, even toilets. But this? A whole casket?” the Department of Public Works and Transportation wrote in a video on Instagram.
The fine for illegal dumping and littering can be up to $17,000 or a year in jail. Illegal dumping can be reported by phone at 301-883-4748.
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