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According to investigators, the most recent case began on March 23 after police received a complaint that more than 300 tires had been dumped on the property of Temple of Faith Apostolic Church on Glenfair Road.—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Struggling with overburdened kennels, the group was in desperate need of help to assist a female dog found dumped on the side of the road.—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 Every neighborhood is important, even if it gets dumped on by the media.—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 The actor plays Lou, brutally dumped on her wedding day and struggling to get by as a social media copywriter for a tortilla chip company.—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026 Jessica Alba rocked disco curls and a backless zebra-print halter dress in a recent photo dump on Instagram.—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026 Meteorologists were measuring in feet, not inches for this whopper, as more than three feet of snow were dumped on parts of Rhode Island.—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 His time as a Red Sox ended with a blockbuster trade to the Giants that, in time, is looking more like a salary dump on Boston’s end.—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026 An Arizona family is calling for change and demanding answers after a 27-year-old man died hours after he was wrongfully discharged from a hospital and dumped on a sidewalk during a hot summer day, according to a wrongful death lawsuit.—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026