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Several homeless people were arrested as a result of the scheme that prosecutors say caused banks in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine to lose nearly $481,000 in total.
It would be wrong to simply arrest people for the non-crime of being homeless, but we should recognize that encampments pose serious public nuisances involving genuine crimes.
The four people arrested May 16 are just a few of the people living on the streets, in tents or in abandoned houses in the Carnation City. The Alliance area is home to at least three homeless ...
Sierra-Leyva was arrested in Woodland Hills near the Kenneth Fire on Thursday.The homeless man tackled and zip-tied by onlookers who say he was trying to start fires with a blowtorch...
On May 1, 2023, in New York City, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless American man, was killed after being put in a chokehold by Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old United States Marine Corps veteran while riding the New York City subway. Neely, who was reportedly agitated and threatening passengers, was subdued by Penny, leading to his death.
Nov. 29—Standing outside the gates of the Interfaith Community Shelter on Friday afternoon, Brian Christopher said he thought he'd noticed police cracking down more, something he characterized ...
On 6 April 2022 police arrested a group of homeless advocates in the East Village who blocked a homeless encampment from being dispersed for several hours. [157] In May, eight protestors were arrested during a sweep of the "Anarchy Row" encampment near Tompkins Square Park. This encampment resisted dispersal more than most others, and gained a ...
Mental illness in Alaska is a current epidemic that the state struggles to manage. The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness stated that as of January 2018, Alaska had an estimated 2,016 citizens experiencing homelessness on any given day while around 3,784 public school students experienced homelessness over the course of the year as well. [10]