Residents take charge after authorities fail to stop repeated crimes in alley: 'I kinda scared him off'

Residents take charge after authorities fail to stop repeated crimes in alley: 'I kinda scared him off'

After discovering that the alley behind their Los Angeles-area home had become one man's personal dumping ground, a family reached out to city officials for action. However, when nothing happened, they decided to handle the problem themselves — and set out to catch the culprit, per CBS News. The Jimenez family told KCAL News that piles of garbage began appearing behind their family home in April, including bulky items such as a shower tub, a mat…