Some guy came into my gated condo complex and started sifting through our trash bins, I saw him pulling out a blanket. About an hour later, he was getting harrassed by the police, they might have arrested him.

Here is San Diego it is VERY frowned upon to go dumpster diving - in the Bay Area, not so much. There, you can drive around and see stuff on the curbs every single day, I actually thought it was a gross practice - after the rain, the stuff would become saggy and dirty.