SPOKANE, Wash. —The Spokane Police Department has spent the last few month adjusting to new camping regulations.
SPD's south precinct presented data on how that is going in a September 8th Public Safety and health Committee meeting. It found that out of 120 calls, 212 contacts were made, out of which 0 ended up in arrests. The department says that is because all the people camping were willing to either cooperate and lave the area or get connected with resources.
The numbers come after the City of Spokane implemented the 'H.O.M.E. Starts Here' plan, which includes new camping rules. You can read more about that .
The plan replaces proposition 1, w
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