A Yolo County District Attorney's Office investigator has been honored by the California Hazardous Materials Investigators Association.
Enforcement Officer Heidi D'Agostino was named the group's 2010 Investigator of the Year at a conference last week, District Attorney Jeff Reisig stated in a news release.
D'Agostino was honored for her efforts in traveling throughout the state obtaining evidence and interviewing former employees to build a case against Target Corp. that resulted in a $22.5 million dollar statewide judgment for disposing of hazardous materials in an illegal manner, Reisig said.
The investigators association is a statewide association of peace officers, public health officers, environmental health officers/specialists, hazardous materials specialists, fire departments, and prosecuting attorneys dedicated to the enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, Reisig said.
D'Agostino works in the Yolo County District Attorney's Consumer Fraud and Environmental Protection Division, which Reisig said he started in 2007.
The division seeks to protect consumers from misleading and deceptive business activities and enforce rules that protect the environment and residents of Yolo County, he said.
"Much larger counties such as San Diego, Alameda and San Joaquin often tell us that they wish they had someone like D'Agostino," Reisig said.
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