LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — For the first time we are hearing publicly from Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story after last week a homeless woman was reportedly approached by a business and forced to remove her belongings from a shopping cart, which they claimed was theirs.
This incident came just days after an ordinance to address the stolen shopping cart issue in Las Cruces was approved by city councilors.
Shortly after its approval, the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, which provides services to the homeless community, posted on Facebook a photo of a woman with all of her belongings on the street, accusing a business of forcing her to remove it all so they can take their cart back because they didn’t want to get fined.
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