Toms River Homeless Group Behind Parking Garage Shelter Scour the Woods for New Clients
TOMS RIVER — Days after officials cleared homeless individuals from a downtown parking garage and placed them in housing, a local nonprofit resumed efforts to locate unsheltered residents elsewhere in the area.…
New homeless tax adds $5 surcharge for every Ocean County Clerk Doc
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County residents will now be charged a homelessness tax each time they go to the Ocean County Clerk’s Office to file a document. The Ocean County Board…
Homeless woman stabbed mother walking child in stroller in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, NY – On Wednesday, the New York City Police Department arrested a 25-year-old woman in connection to a daylight assault incident. Identified as Lequasiah Lawrence, the undomiciled woman was apprehended within…
Ocean County commissioners announce homeless trust fund
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners has established a homeless trust fund to help the homeless community in Ocean County. The move comes as calls for a permanent…
Homeless man robbed by other homeless suspects in Glen Burnie
GLEN BURNIE, MD – A homeless man reported being robbed at knifepoint and gunpoint in an incident that occurred in the 500 block of Crain Highway, Glen Burnie, at approximately 6:00 a.m.…
As Overdoses Soar In Los Angeles, Groups Hand Out Drug Pipes To The Homeless
As Overdoses Soar In Los Angeles, Groups Hand Out Drug Pipes To The Homeless Erinn Broadus on May 30, 2023 As overdoses soar in Los Angeles, especially among the homeless, city groups…
‘We’re Not Safe’: Seattle Seniors Worry As Homeless Encampment Expands
‘We’re Not Safe’: Seattle Seniors Worry As Homeless Encampment Expands Erinn Broadus on May 26, 2023 A homeless encampment next to senior living apartments in Seattle has taken to heavy machinery as…
Homeless Drug Addicts Have Invaded High School Bathrooms, Left Used Needles, Students Say
Homeless Drug Addicts Have Invaded High School Bathrooms, Left Used Needles, Students Say Erinn Broadus on May 19, 2023 Students from San Jose asked their school board Thursday to build a fence…
‘It’s Like Twice A Week Now’: Homeless People Keep Pooping In Elevators At Upscale San Francisco Mall
‘It’s Like Twice A Week Now’: Homeless People Keep Pooping In Elevators At Upscale San Francisco Mall Erinn Broadus on May 16, 2023 The homeless are using a major San Francisco mall…
Blue City Weighs Spending Millions On Ritzy Hotel To House Homeless
Blue City Weighs Spending Millions On Ritzy Hotel To House Homeless Laurel Duggan on May 12, 2023 Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is pushing the city to buy a massive luxury…
MICHELE STEEB And ROY MAYNARD: California’s ‘Compassionate’ Homeless Policies Are Just The Opposite
MICHELE STEEB And ROY MAYNARD: California’s ‘Compassionate’ Homeless Policies Are Just The Opposite Michele Steeb and Roy Maynard on May 11, 2023 It’s a question of compassion. The official approach to homelessness…
‘He Could Have Used Napkins’: Homeless Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Defecating On Pride Flags
‘He Could Have Used Napkins’: Homeless Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Defecating On Pride Flags Alexa Schwerha on May 11, 2023 A homeless man in New York City was charged with…
Overnight homeless shelter coming soon to Downtown Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River is a growing city; with that growth, homelessness is also growing. Although a plan by township and county officials to build a large government-operated homeless shelter…
NYC Man Indicted for Human Trafficking and Assault of Homeless Teenager
BROOKLYN, NY – A 39-year-old man from Crown Heights, Samuel Tucker, was indicted on Monday on charges of sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, assault, and other offenses for allegedly trafficking and assaulting a…
Woman Found Stabbed To Death By Homeless Man In D.C. Hotel Room
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A woman was stabbed to death Friday evening in a hotel room in Northeast, D.C. The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department has announced that an arrest has been made.…
Police arrest homeless man for knife attack in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District have announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with a knife attack that occurred on Wednesday in the 4000 block…
Hit and run incident now a homicide after homeless man dies from injuries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run that occurred in November. Now that case is being treated as a homicide after the victim passed away this week.…
Driver arrested in fatal hit and run death of homeless woman in the Bronx
BRONX, NY – A homeless woman was run over and killed in the Bronx last July by a driver that fled the scene. Today, police announced the arrest of 35-year-old Dean Moflehi,…
Brutal beating of homeless man inside NYC housing project near central park ruled homicide
NEW YORK, NY – Police are investigating a brutal attack on a homeless man by multiple individuals inside the Taft Houses in Midtown Manhattan near Central Park as a homicide after a…
Committee Advances Corrado Bill Creating Grant Program for Homeless Veterans Shelters
The New Jersey Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee approved Sen. Kristin Corrado’s legislation to provide additional support to homeless veterans in counties lacking veterans shelters.…
Homeless man arrested for February murder in Harlem
NEW YORK, NY – Police with the city’s 28th Precinct have arrested 63-year-old homeless man Walter Shannon for a February 23rd shooting. Shannon was charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and criminal possession…