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A 62-year-old retiree living in Tampines is spending almost all his free time catching litterbugs in his Tampines estate by securing the photographic evidence and then reporting them to the National Environment Agency.
The man, named Tan, performs his civic duty from the comforts of his HDB flat along Tampines Street 83, which overlooks an open-air car park, Shin Min Daily News reported.
He single-handedly catches about 80 litterbugs red-handed every month -- with proof.
His haul of catching inconsiderate people in action has even earned him the moniker, "King of Reporting".
Aiming his camera at the car park, Tan started out initially in 2017 trying to capture on camera the inconsiderate resident who had been feeding pigeons in the estate on a daily basis and leaving a mess behind.
He tried to record the culprit in action as evidence, but inevitably noticed that many others were littering in the car park.
Since then, he has caught acts such as spitting and tossing of cigarettes.
As long as he catches it, he reports it to the authorities.
Tampines Street 83 open-air car park
One-man mission almost 24 hours a day
According to Shin Min, Tan sits by the window armed with a digital camera almost 24 hours a day, finger on the shutter button.
He is ready to pounce at any moment.
He naturally also takes down the car plates of perpetrators.
Confronted before
Tan's good work is not appreciated by all though, namely, those people he caught.
The culprits have even turned up at his doorstep to confront him, but he does not respond.
The retiree has also been exposed on social media, by people who managed to ferret out the tattletale.
Tan maintains that he comes from a good place, wanting to minimise the number of litterbugs in the area.
He also said he can’t help but feel disappointed whenever he catches a repeat offender.
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Top photo via Shin Min Daily News