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North Auburn Homeless Camp Cleaned Up

Posted: Feb. 18, 2015 3:02 PM PST

A Placer County Sheriff’s Office POP or problem-oriented policing deputy used an inmate work crew to clean up a homeless camp in north Auburn Monday. Placer County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Dena Erwin says the woman found on the property was cited for possessing a stolen shopping cart and for trespassing, as she was behind several “no trespassing” signs posted by Placer County.

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camp-cleanup-3Erwin says the POP deputy, Ryan Zender, has been able to solve several similar grass-roots community problems using inmates to help clean-up and minimize profit losses to the businesses in the community. She says homeless camps, especially in the area of North Auburn are an increasing problem. Placer supervisors recently approved opening a homeless shelter in an empty building at the deWitt center.

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camp-cleanup-1The homeless shelter will be set up in the former minimum security jail house that is no longer in use for prisoners. Supervisors approved a 3 month trial on the homeless shelter.

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