Phoenix police is investigating an illegal dumping of a large amount of fish on the side of a road in the area of 15th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road north Phoenix on Monday afternoon.
Upon arrival, police officers found a large pile of trash, including several fish, said a Phoenix police spokesperson.
The dumped fish were carp and gizzard shad, according to a spokesperson from the Arizona Game and Fish Department, which had an officer on the scene Tuesday morning. The officer did not get a count of how many pounds of fish, but said they covered an area of about 15 feet by 15 feet.
