Palm Beach County man scolded for cleaning up trash on private properties

BELLE GLADE, Fla. - A Palm Beach County man is being scorned by the city of Belle Glade after going on littered private properties.

Hydn Rousseau says his cleanup effort to beautify neighborhoods is an attempt to fight crime, but the city says he could be charged with criminal trespassing.

"I saw debris and trash everywhere and I said I have to come back home and make a difference in my community," stated Rousseau.

Last Saturday, he organized a neighborhood cleanup with 50 volunteers. The team cleaned several lots of dangerous trash, including needles and buckets of debris.

Wednesday the mayor and city attorney stated Rousseau didn't follow proper procedures and that he can't take the law into his own hands.

Residents who have lived in the littered neighborhood say they are angry because the properties have been neglected for years.

Rousseau says he will take the necessary measures to follow the law, but he won't wait for the law to catch up with him.