Blue city looks to halt homeless encampment sweeps

Blue city looks to halt homeless encampment sweeps after city truck crushes sleeping man
A 49-year-old homeless man died earlier this month after a homeless camp was being cleared by the city of Atlanta. Witnesses said a city truck crushed him.
Homeless encampment sweep protocols changed following death of homeless man in Atlanta
Atlanta City Council subcommittee voted to change the way that sweeps of homeless encampments are done following the “tragic” death of a homeless man during the clearing of a homeless encampment in Atlanta.
New details emerge in police probe of man’s death at homeless encampment
The Atlanta Police Department released preliminary findings into the death of an unhoused man, who died after city workers cleared a homeless encampment for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
Atlanta stops clearing homeless encampments after city truck runs over and kills sleeping man
Atlanta plans to stop the clearing of homeless encampments after a man sleeping in his tent was killed by a city Public Works truck trying to sweep the area earlier this month.
City of Atlanta advances legislation to temporarily ban homeless encampment sweeps
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta City Council is one step closer to putting a temporarily ban on encampment sweeps. It follows the tragic death of Cornelius Taylor who was recently killed during an encampment sweep on Jan. 16.
Moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps green-lit by Atlanta committee following man's death
It comes in the wake of Cornelius Taylor's death, who was killed on Jan. 16 as City of Atlanta crews attempted to clear a homeless encampment.
Police report sheds light on incident leading up to man’s death during Atlanta homeless encampment sweep
An Atlanta Police Department incident report is shedding light on the death of Cornelius Taylor, the man killed by an Atlanta Public Works truck during a sweep of a homeless encampment on Jan. 16.
Homeless living at Harrisburg’s ‘Tent City’ react to man’s death in tent fire
Michele Lauck, known as the “Mom” of tent city, describes the tragedy after meeting with the victim's family on Monday.
Ben Affleck volunteers at LA homeless encampment after thousands of houses destroyed in wildfires
Affleck was forced to evacuate his Pacific Palisades home and fled to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s abode due to the fires.
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Seaside chooses new site to feed homeless
After hearing passionate testimony at its Monday meeting, the Seaside City Council unanimously decided to allow a nonprofit ...
Homeless man killed in Harrisburg ‘Tent City’ fire had a ‘whole other life’
A homeless man’s two separate worlds came together in wake of his tragic death after a Jan. 16 tent fire at his Harrisburg ...
Police investigating fire at homeless encampment in Thunder Bay, Ont., in city's south end
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) is holding the scene where an early-morning tent fire occurred at a homeless encampment ...
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Homeless camp behind Neptune ShopRite empties out completely, but cleanup still needed
NEPTUNE -- The remaining homeless were finally removed from the encampment behind ShopRite and the cleanup continues as the property owner waits for a court date. "Hopefully soon we can stop ...
53-year-old man dies after Seaside homeless camp fire
A Seaside man who was trying to keep warm with a candle died in a tent fire last week at a city-sanctioned encampment, ...
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Too Much Truth: Derrick Boazeman Interviews Family of Cornelius Taylor, Man Allegedly Killed Amid Atlanta’s Homeless Encampment Cleanup
On the latest episode of Too Much Truth, Derrick Boazeman sat down with Derrick and Darlene Cheney, the brother and sister of ...