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Police Sweep San Diego Riverbed For Squatters Homeless Offered Housing, Treatment Options April 21, 2005 SAN DIEGO -- San Diego police and prosecutors launched a = homeless sweep along the San Diego River Thursday that displaced several = squatter camps.=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------- IMAGES: Police Sweep Riverbed=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The police department's homeless team accompanied = prosecutors and police officers, offering homeless men and women = treatment programs and housing, NBC 7/39 reported. Sentences for drugs = and stolen property ranged from volunteer work to mandatory = participation in detox centers. =20 One man caught up in the sweep said living in the riverbed = was preferable to where he was living before.=20 "I was living with a friend up off of Gaines Street, but = that was a bunch of chaos," said Mark Van Winkle. "I opted for this. I = met a really good lady."=20 Law enforcement said the periodic sweeps have helped to = reduce illegal, unsafe and unsanitary living conditions. Past sweeps = have turned up dozens of stolen bicycles and a shack with running water = and electricity.=20 "We used to have up to 80 camps and now there's probably = 20," said Deputy City Attorney Regan Savalla. "You could see by the = magnitude of the debris, this is a significant decrease."=20 Officers said they will post signs warning homeless people = not to camp in the riverbed.=20 Copyright 2005 by NBCSandiego.com. All rights reserved. This = material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_001_008E_01C546BD.C9B40A70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable NBCSandiego.com - News - Police Sweep San Diego = Riverbed For Squatters
 
 
 
 
 

 

Police Sweep San Diego Riverbed For=20 Squatters

Homeless Offered Housing, Treatment=20 Options

April 21, = 2005

SAN DIEGO --=20 San Diego police and prosecutors launched a homeless = sweep along=20 the San Diego River Thursday that displaced several squatter = camps.=20


3D""3D""=20IMAGES: Police Sweep Riverbed=20

The police department's homeless team accompanied = prosecutors=20 and police officers, offering homeless men and women = treatment=20 programs and housing, NBC 7/39 reported. Sentences for drugs = and=20 stolen property ranged from volunteer work to mandatory=20 participation in detox centers.=20

One man caught up in the sweep said living in the = riverbed=20 was preferable to where he was living before.=20

"I was living with a friend up off of Gaines Street, = but that=20 was a bunch of chaos," said Mark Van Winkle. "I opted for = this. I=20 met a really good lady."=20

Law enforcement said the periodic sweeps have helped = to=20 reduce illegal, unsafe and unsanitary living conditions. = Past sweeps=20 have turned up dozens of stolen bicycles and a shack with = running=20 water and electricity.=20

"We used to have up to 80 camps and now there's = probably 20,"=20 said Deputy City Attorney Regan Savalla. "You could see by = the=20 magnitude of the debris, this is a significant decrease."=20

Officers said they will post signs warning homeless = people=20 not to camp in the riverbed.=20

Copyright 2005 by NBCSandiego.com. All=20 rights reserved. This material may not be published, = broadcast,=20 rewritten or redistributed.


 
 
 

 
 
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