A Los Angeles man who has gained popularity in recent months for his volunteer vigilantism by painting crosswalks at busy and dangerous intersections across the city was arrested over the weekend for alleged vandalism.

Jonathan Hale, who says his work is an act of civil disobedience and a protest with paint brushes, says that he's just doing the work that the city isn't.

"Too many people die for us to not act with urgency on this," Hale said.

He was inspired by a nonprofit organization called Crosswalk Collective , which similarly paints crosswalks across Los Angeles to create safer conditions for pedestrians and drivers. They target intersections or areas where pedestrians have been hit or killed, but only after first asking the city to take action. After a few months without help, t

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