Imagine moving into a vacant home and owning it without ever paying the mortgage. That’s exactly what Steven Decaprio did. Original post on ktvu.com Comments on reddit.com
Two men have been arrested after a film-maker researching a documentary on homelessness was found dead in Newcastle. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Police in Montgomery County say a scam artist took an elderly war veteran for everything he owned. Original post on abclocal.go.com Comments on reddit.com
A York County public defender is calling the November use of a stun gun by Rock Hill police officers on a 62-year-old homeless man outrageous and characterizing it as police brutality. Original post on heraldonline.com Comments on reddit.com
A mother accused of trading her then-6-year-old daughter for sex with four men in exchange for drugs and money pleaded guilty Wednesday morning. Original post on news4jax.com Comments on reddit.com
A homeless single mother who lives in her van pleaded not guilty yesterday to stealing nearly $16,000 worth of education for her son by enrolling the kindergartner in her baby sitter’s school district. Original post on boston.com Comments on reddit.com
A couple of homeless from Perm organized the courses in which they teach how to survive without shelter and money. From LifeNews.ru: Homeless f Original post on redhotrussia.com Comments on reddit.com
A homeless man spent the night in jail Sunday after police arrested him for charging his cellphone in a public picnic shelter at Gillespie Park. Original post on tribune.com Comments on reddit.com
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PHOENIX – A recruiter for the Arizona Army National Guard is accused of leading 30 to 35 nighttime raids through north Phoenix to harass homeless people. Original post on azstarnet.com Comments on reddit.com
A homeless 13-year-old Filipino last week won a very prestigious award for his commitment to improving the lives of fellow street kids. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Public transit can be a terrifying place sometimes, especially when something awful is happening in front of a bus, train, or trolley full of people too busy trying to avoid making eye contact to leap into action. It’s a good thing, then, that five disabled homeless men didn’t have any such confrontational qualms about wrestling a convicted sex offender down after he allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old girl. Original post on jezebel.com Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! Finance: Prosecutors tossed out a $344 littering citation against a driver whose money fell to the ground after he reached through his open car window to hand it to a panhandler.The city dropped the ticket because… Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) – In Athens, the homeless are on the streets in growing numbers, soup kitchens feed twice as many people as a year ago, and the poor are diving into garbage bins in search of scrap Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
FULLERTON, Calif. (KTLA) — The Orange County District Attorney is expected to ask a judge Monday that two police officers be put on trial for the beating death of Kelly Thomas. Original post on tribune.com Comments on reddit.com
Laws in Hungary have criminalized homelessness at a time when the country is in financial crisis and poverty is on the rise. Homeless advocates say the laws are too harsh, but proponents argue the crackdown is a necessary step in the road to cleaning up the country. Original post on npr.org Comments on reddit.com
What would you do if you came across someone on the street that had not had anything to eat for several days? Would you give that person some food? Well, Original post on theeconomiccollapseblog.com Comments on digg.com