SIOUX CITY’S WARMING SHELTER REOPENED MONDAY AFTER BEING SHUTDOWN SUNDAY EVENING BECAUSE OF A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES.
SGT. TOM GILL OF THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE ISSUES STARTED TO HAPPEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON:
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SGT. GILL SAYS THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF JUNE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF POLICE CALLS TO THE SHELTER LOCATED IN THE 900 BLOCK OF NEBRASKA STREET:
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SGT. GILL SAYS ANOTHER PROBLEM IS AN A VACANT APARTMENT BUILDING ACROSS FROM THE SHELTER WHICH HAD BEEN OCCUPIED BY A NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE.
POLICE SHOWED UP AT THAT BUILDING MONDAY MORNING:
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OFFICERS THEN HAD A CONVERSATION WITH WARMING SHELTER RESIDENTS:
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GILL SAYS POLICE ARE RECEIVING REPORTS OF HOMELESS FROM THE SURROUNDING REGION BEING DROPPED OFF IN SIOUX CITY BECAUSE THE SHELTER IS NOW OPEN YEAR ROUND:
