Homeless man in hospital after attack by juveniles
A homeless man is in a hospital recovering from injuries after he was beaten by a group of juveniles early Wednesday.
About 1:45 a.m., the juveniles allegedly assaulted a group of four or five homeless people near the Salvation Army near the intersection of Brook and Breckinridge streets, said Louisville Metro Police Detective Phil Russell.
One of the victims is at University Hospital with head and face injuries. Russell said witnesses reported th e juveniles used a bat.
Detectives are investigating and believe it was an isolated incident. "We do not have reports of this occurring frequently," Russell said.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070628/NEWS01/70629001/1008
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Homeless Rally in Edmonton
Street people and advocates for the homeless rallied on the steps of the Legislature yesterday, demanding that the provincial government take action on the affordable housing crisis.
"There is a rupture in Alberta's socioeconomic landscape. And those who fall through the cracks are left to spiral further into poverty," said Greg Farrants, a member of Albertans Demanding Affordable Housing (ADAH).
ADAH put on the event with the help of Edmonton Street News, a newspaper sold by street people.
Speakers included ADAH members, Edmonton Street News editor Linda Dumont, street pastor Pedro Schultz and a homeless woman named Diane, who shared some of her experiences with the crowd.
"It is especially important that we help children and people with mental and physical handicaps, who are affected by our homelessness crisis," said Schultz.
Schultz estimated the number of people living on the street in Edmonton at 2,600 and asked for immediate solutions to homelessness in the city.
ADAH members agreed, saying that waiting for the market to solve the problem in time is not an option and that action must be taken now.
The group listed three demands aimed at the provincial government: that 25% of new developments be designated as affordable housing; that rent control be enforced across the province; and that 1% of federal and provincial budgets be set aside for affordable housing.
While NDP MLAs Ray Martin, David Eggen and Raj Pannu showed up to offer support, Farrants noted the visible absence of any conservative representatives.
"It's an issue that I've been on for a long time," said Martin, who is also a member of the Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force.
Martin called Alberta's Conservatives a "party of landlords rather than a party of renters" and said it's not likely the government will change their stance on the issue "unless they feel like they're going to lose seats."
One major contributor to the housing crisis is the conversion of rental properties into condominiums, said Martin.
As of May, there were 4,134 condo conversions this year, a number that is projected to rise to 9,922.
The number of rental spaces already lost this year diminishes the importance of the 3800 affordable housing units the city has promised to build, said Martin.
"Unless they do something significant, it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better," he said. Street people and advocates for the homeless rallied on the steps of the Legislature yesterday, demanding that the provincial government take action on the affordable housing crisis.
"There is a rupture in Alberta's socioeconomic landscape. And those who fall through the cracks are left to spiral further into poverty," said Greg Farrants, a member of Albertans Demanding Affordable Housing (ADAH).
ADAH put on the event with the help of Edmonton Street News, a newspaper sold by street people.
Speakers included ADAH members, Edmonton Street News editor Linda Dumont, street pastor Pedro Schultz and a homeless woman named Diane, who shared some of her experiences with the crowd.
"It is especially important that we help children and people with mental and physical handicaps, who are affected by our homelessness crisis," said Schultz.
Schultz estimated the number of people living on the street in Edmonton at 2,600 and asked for immediate solutions to homelessness in the city.
ADAH members agreed, saying that waiting for the market to solve the problem in time is not an option and that action must be taken now.
The group listed three demands aimed at the provincial government: that 25% of new developments be designated as affordable housing; that rent control be enforced across the province; and that 1% of federal and provincial budgets be set aside for affordable housing.
While NDP MLAs Ray Martin, David Eggen and Raj Pannu showed up to offer support, Farrants noted the visible absence of any conservative representatives.
"It's an issue that I've been on for a long time," said Martin, who is also a member of the Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force.
Martin called Alberta's Conservatives a "party of landlords rather than a party of renters" and said it's not likely the government will change their stance on the issue "unless they feel like they're going to lose seats."
One major contributor to the housing crisis is the conversion of rental properties into condominiums, said Martin.
As of May, there were 4,134 condo conversions this year, a number that is projected to rise to 9,922.
The number of rental spaces already lost this year diminishes the importance of the 3800 affordable housing units the city has promised to build, said Martin.
"Unless they do something significant, it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better," he said.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/06/28/pf-4296790.html
"There is a rupture in Alberta's socioeconomic landscape. And those who fall through the cracks are left to spiral further into poverty," said Greg Farrants, a member of Albertans Demanding Affordable Housing (ADAH).
ADAH put on the event with the help of Edmonton Street News, a newspaper sold by street people.
Speakers included ADAH members, Edmonton Street News editor Linda Dumont, street pastor Pedro Schultz and a homeless woman named Diane, who shared some of her experiences with the crowd.
"It is especially important that we help children and people with mental and physical handicaps, who are affected by our homelessness crisis," said Schultz.
Schultz estimated the number of people living on the street in Edmonton at 2,600 and asked for immediate solutions to homelessness in the city.
ADAH members agreed, saying that waiting for the market to solve the problem in time is not an option and that action must be taken now.
The group listed three demands aimed at the provincial government: that 25% of new developments be designated as affordable housing; that rent control be enforced across the province; and that 1% of federal and provincial budgets be set aside for affordable housing.
While NDP MLAs Ray Martin, David Eggen and Raj Pannu showed up to offer support, Farrants noted the visible absence of any conservative representatives.
"It's an issue that I've been on for a long time," said Martin, who is also a member of the Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force.
Martin called Alberta's Conservatives a "party of landlords rather than a party of renters" and said it's not likely the government will change their stance on the issue "unless they feel like they're going to lose seats."
One major contributor to the housing crisis is the conversion of rental properties into condominiums, said Martin.
As of May, there were 4,134 condo conversions this year, a number that is projected to rise to 9,922.
The number of rental spaces already lost this year diminishes the importance of the 3800 affordable housing units the city has promised to build, said Martin.
"Unless they do something significant, it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better," he said. Street people and advocates for the homeless rallied on the steps of the Legislature yesterday, demanding that the provincial government take action on the affordable housing crisis.
"There is a rupture in Alberta's socioeconomic landscape. And those who fall through the cracks are left to spiral further into poverty," said Greg Farrants, a member of Albertans Demanding Affordable Housing (ADAH).
ADAH put on the event with the help of Edmonton Street News, a newspaper sold by street people.
Speakers included ADAH members, Edmonton Street News editor Linda Dumont, street pastor Pedro Schultz and a homeless woman named Diane, who shared some of her experiences with the crowd.
"It is especially important that we help children and people with mental and physical handicaps, who are affected by our homelessness crisis," said Schultz.
Schultz estimated the number of people living on the street in Edmonton at 2,600 and asked for immediate solutions to homelessness in the city.
ADAH members agreed, saying that waiting for the market to solve the problem in time is not an option and that action must be taken now.
The group listed three demands aimed at the provincial government: that 25% of new developments be designated as affordable housing; that rent control be enforced across the province; and that 1% of federal and provincial budgets be set aside for affordable housing.
While NDP MLAs Ray Martin, David Eggen and Raj Pannu showed up to offer support, Farrants noted the visible absence of any conservative representatives.
"It's an issue that I've been on for a long time," said Martin, who is also a member of the Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force.
Martin called Alberta's Conservatives a "party of landlords rather than a party of renters" and said it's not likely the government will change their stance on the issue "unless they feel like they're going to lose seats."
One major contributor to the housing crisis is the conversion of rental properties into condominiums, said Martin.
As of May, there were 4,134 condo conversions this year, a number that is projected to rise to 9,922.
The number of rental spaces already lost this year diminishes the importance of the 3800 affordable housing units the city has promised to build, said Martin.
"Unless they do something significant, it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better," he said.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/06/28/pf-4296790.html
Palm Springs Homeless Man Robbed at Gun Point
Palm Springs Homeless Man Robbed in Armed Hold-Up, Police Say
June 27, 2007 03:06 PM
KESQ.com news services
A homeless man hoping for a handout by washing a driver's windshield got a surprise early Wednesday morning as the driver allegedly pulled out a plastic handgun and tried to rob the homeless man, police said.
Police arrested the robbery suspect a short time after the incident.
German Reyes Ramirez, 37, was taken into custody about 2 a.m. after a police officer spotted his vehicle and stopped it in the area of Ramon and El Cielo roads, according to Palm Springs Police Sgt. Mitch Spike.
Ramirez allegedly attempted to rob 41-year-old Dion Clark in the parking lot of Ralphs supermarket, 425 S. Sunrise Way, a short time earlier. When Clark approached Ramirez and asked to wash his windshield for money, the suspect instead allegedly pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the homeless man, Spike said.
Clark ran to a pay phone and called police, Spike said.
He said police recovered a plastic revolver when Ramirez' vehicle was searched by authorities.
Ramirez was arrested for attempted robbery and booked into the Palm Springs Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
http://www.kesq.com/global/story.asp?s=6719210&ClientType=Printable
June 27, 2007 03:06 PM
KESQ.com news services
A homeless man hoping for a handout by washing a driver's windshield got a surprise early Wednesday morning as the driver allegedly pulled out a plastic handgun and tried to rob the homeless man, police said.
Police arrested the robbery suspect a short time after the incident.
German Reyes Ramirez, 37, was taken into custody about 2 a.m. after a police officer spotted his vehicle and stopped it in the area of Ramon and El Cielo roads, according to Palm Springs Police Sgt. Mitch Spike.
Ramirez allegedly attempted to rob 41-year-old Dion Clark in the parking lot of Ralphs supermarket, 425 S. Sunrise Way, a short time earlier. When Clark approached Ramirez and asked to wash his windshield for money, the suspect instead allegedly pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the homeless man, Spike said.
Clark ran to a pay phone and called police, Spike said.
He said police recovered a plastic revolver when Ramirez' vehicle was searched by authorities.
Ramirez was arrested for attempted robbery and booked into the Palm Springs Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
http://www.kesq.com/global/story.asp?s=6719210&ClientType=Printable
boy 10 gets 'indefinite detention' for attack on homeless man
Judge: Juvenile Juvenile detention for boy, 10, convicted of beating homeless man
Rebecca Mahoney
Sentinel Staff Writer
11:15 AM EDT, June 28, 2007
DAYTONA BEACH
A 10-year-old Daytona Beach boy convicted of beating a homeless man will be kept in a juvenile detention facility indefinitely, a judge ruled today.
The boy named Jordan is a risk to society and needs mental health counseling, Judge John Watson said this morning during the boy's sentencing hearing.
The boy has a history of bullying other students at school, has hit his mother and threatened to harm himself, and needs psychiatric counseling and constant supervision, Watson said.
"If he were to harm another child at school while he is still trying to get his feet on the ground, that would be a tragedy," Watson said.
Jordan apologized to his victim, transient John D'Amico, and wept openly in court.
"I'm sorry for what I did. I wish I could go back to that day," he said, as he struggled to wipe his tears with his handcuffed wrists.
The boy will be held at a juvenile facility indefinitely until he can be placed in a mental health residential program. Jordan was found guilty of aggravated battery in the attack on John D'Amico in March. Prosecutors say he, another 10-year-old, Drew, and their 17-year-old friend, Jeremy Woods, threw rocks at D'Amico, pushed him through a brick wall and smashed a cinderblock into the side of his face.
Drew, who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge, is scheduled to be sentenced next month. Woods is awaiting trial in adult court.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-bk-boy-062807,0,3334346.story?coll=orl_breaking
Rebecca Mahoney
Sentinel Staff Writer
11:15 AM EDT, June 28, 2007
DAYTONA BEACH
A 10-year-old Daytona Beach boy convicted of beating a homeless man will be kept in a juvenile detention facility indefinitely, a judge ruled today.
The boy named Jordan is a risk to society and needs mental health counseling, Judge John Watson said this morning during the boy's sentencing hearing.
The boy has a history of bullying other students at school, has hit his mother and threatened to harm himself, and needs psychiatric counseling and constant supervision, Watson said.
"If he were to harm another child at school while he is still trying to get his feet on the ground, that would be a tragedy," Watson said.
Jordan apologized to his victim, transient John D'Amico, and wept openly in court.
"I'm sorry for what I did. I wish I could go back to that day," he said, as he struggled to wipe his tears with his handcuffed wrists.
The boy will be held at a juvenile facility indefinitely until he can be placed in a mental health residential program. Jordan was found guilty of aggravated battery in the attack on John D'Amico in March. Prosecutors say he, another 10-year-old, Drew, and their 17-year-old friend, Jeremy Woods, threw rocks at D'Amico, pushed him through a brick wall and smashed a cinderblock into the side of his face.
Drew, who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge, is scheduled to be sentenced next month. Woods is awaiting trial in adult court.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-bk-boy-062807,0,3334346.story?coll=orl_breaking
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
"Just beause we're homeless doesn't mean we're bad people."
A vendor was interviewed about the homeless situation in Ballard for the Stranger on June 20th. Thought people might be interested to see it:
Click here.
Click here.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Driver who hit homeless man to turn himself in
Published Wednesday | June 13, 2007
BY JENNIFER PALMER AND JASON KUIPER
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS
Soon after the body of a homeless man was found on the Interstate 480 bridge, an auto glass shop installed a new windshield on a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero in Omaha.
The 39-year-old driver told the glass repairman that he had hit a deer, but the repairman didn't see any fur, which he found odd, so he notified the police.
Council Bluffs police say that man, Jeffrey Rolle of Omaha, has now admitted he struck Robert Fry on May 30. Rolle, of Omaha, said he thought he had hit a deer and left the area.
Police said arrangements have been made for Rolle to turn himself in to police Thursday to face charges of flight to avoid prosecution and leaving the scene of a fatality accident.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=2400869
Rolle's family has declined to comment.
BY JENNIFER PALMER AND JASON KUIPER
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS
Soon after the body of a homeless man was found on the Interstate 480 bridge, an auto glass shop installed a new windshield on a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero in Omaha.
The 39-year-old driver told the glass repairman that he had hit a deer, but the repairman didn't see any fur, which he found odd, so he notified the police.
Council Bluffs police say that man, Jeffrey Rolle of Omaha, has now admitted he struck Robert Fry on May 30. Rolle, of Omaha, said he thought he had hit a deer and left the area.
Police said arrangements have been made for Rolle to turn himself in to police Thursday to face charges of flight to avoid prosecution and leaving the scene of a fatality accident.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=2400869
Rolle's family has declined to comment.
Gould Hall Public Terminals Made Off-limits
The public terminals on the main floor of Gould Hall on the U Dub campus that were once available to the public, and on which the majority of my unfinished book, Discontents at Rome: 63 B.C. http://indybay.org/uploads/2007/04/15/discontents.1march07.pdf, was written has been closed to public access, though it was open to the public before, the UW police told me yesterday. Now the terminals are available to "U of W students, faculty, and staff." This comes at a rather odd time, since school just got out and there is no waiting for them at this time. There are no other terminals open to public use on the U of W campus which have MS-Word, a necessary program for the composition of any serious document. There terminals there are now plastered with signs stating these new rules.
I think this is really backdoor privitization of public property and underscore its profondly negative impact on freedom of speech and scholarship. I hope that Real Change will take the time to look into this problem.
I think this is really backdoor privitization of public property and underscore its profondly negative impact on freedom of speech and scholarship. I hope that Real Change will take the time to look into this problem.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
TUCSON: Homeless Woman Murdered
Homeless woman found slain in pool of blood downtown
DAVID L. TEIBEL
Published: 06.13.2007
The body of a homeless woman was found this morning lying in a pool of blood behind a downtown law office.
Detective Sgt. Kevin Hall said police are classifying the death as a homicide. He would not say how she was killed. Earlier police had called the death "suspicious," but were not certain the woman had been slain.
For at least 15 years the woman was allowed to sleep behind the office and was regularly seen by workers in the building at 405 W. Franklin St., in Barrio Presidio, said Elizabeth Bingham, a legal assistant to one of some 10 attorneys who share office space in the building.
Bingham said the woman, known as "Sunshine," usually was gone by 8 a.m.
Tuesday morning, about 7:35 a.m., Tracey Hansen, a paralegal for another attorney in the building, said she looked out a door leading outside from a conference room and spotted the homeless woman lying on a wheelchair ramp, apparently not breathing, with a pool of blood around her head.
Paramedics were called, but the woman was dead.
Police have taped off the building with crime-scene tape and office workers are not being allowed to leave in order to protect a potential crime scene, Bingham said.
"She didn't deserve it, she was a nice lady," Bingham said, adding, "she would just sleep out in the open there."
Said Hansen, "She just kind of minded her own business and planted flowers in the front of our building."
Bingham estimated the homeless woman was in her 60s. Neither Hansen or Bingham knew of any trouble "Sunshine" had been having with anyone.
Sgt. Decio Hopffer said the woman has been tentatively identified. Her name will be withheld until it is confirmed and family has been told of her death, Hopffer said.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/54384.php
DAVID L. TEIBEL
Published: 06.13.2007
The body of a homeless woman was found this morning lying in a pool of blood behind a downtown law office.
Detective Sgt. Kevin Hall said police are classifying the death as a homicide. He would not say how she was killed. Earlier police had called the death "suspicious," but were not certain the woman had been slain.
For at least 15 years the woman was allowed to sleep behind the office and was regularly seen by workers in the building at 405 W. Franklin St., in Barrio Presidio, said Elizabeth Bingham, a legal assistant to one of some 10 attorneys who share office space in the building.
Bingham said the woman, known as "Sunshine," usually was gone by 8 a.m.
Tuesday morning, about 7:35 a.m., Tracey Hansen, a paralegal for another attorney in the building, said she looked out a door leading outside from a conference room and spotted the homeless woman lying on a wheelchair ramp, apparently not breathing, with a pool of blood around her head.
Paramedics were called, but the woman was dead.
Police have taped off the building with crime-scene tape and office workers are not being allowed to leave in order to protect a potential crime scene, Bingham said.
"She didn't deserve it, she was a nice lady," Bingham said, adding, "she would just sleep out in the open there."
Said Hansen, "She just kind of minded her own business and planted flowers in the front of our building."
Bingham estimated the homeless woman was in her 60s. Neither Hansen or Bingham knew of any trouble "Sunshine" had been having with anyone.
Sgt. Decio Hopffer said the woman has been tentatively identified. Her name will be withheld until it is confirmed and family has been told of her death, Hopffer said.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/54384.php
Homeless Couple Killed Sleeping at Recycling Center
Police: Homeless married couple found dead 1,000 miles apart
The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
ST. LOUIS: The bodies of a man and woman, married and homeless, were found at paper recycling centers more than 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) apart after police say they fell asleep in a recycling container in St. Louis.
Thomas Jansen, 53, who had been missing since late last month, was found last week at a paper plant in Arizona. He was identified Tuesday, using partial fingerprints, after workers found a body in a large container used to collect rejected material.
The body of Jansen's wife, Susan, 48, was found May 24 on a conveyor belt at a St. Louis recycling center.
Police believe the couple, who recently had become homeless, went to sleep in a recycling container in St. Louis County when it was emptied into a truck and compacted.
Officials said there were no obvious signs of foul play on either body.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/12/america/NA-GEN-US-Body-Recycling-Center.php
The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
ST. LOUIS: The bodies of a man and woman, married and homeless, were found at paper recycling centers more than 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) apart after police say they fell asleep in a recycling container in St. Louis.
Thomas Jansen, 53, who had been missing since late last month, was found last week at a paper plant in Arizona. He was identified Tuesday, using partial fingerprints, after workers found a body in a large container used to collect rejected material.
The body of Jansen's wife, Susan, 48, was found May 24 on a conveyor belt at a St. Louis recycling center.
Police believe the couple, who recently had become homeless, went to sleep in a recycling container in St. Louis County when it was emptied into a truck and compacted.
Officials said there were no obvious signs of foul play on either body.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/12/america/NA-GEN-US-Body-Recycling-Center.php
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