Police: Don’t Feed Panhandling Transient’s ‘Alcohol Addiction’

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (CBS4) – Police in Wyoming are encouraging people to give to charities instead of giving money to panhandlers on the street.
“Rather than feeding someone’s alcohol addiction, you can donate directly to local charities,” the Cheyenne Police Department posted to Facebook after arresting a transient for alleged public intoxication.
Officers say the person, who was claiming to be broke, had $234.94 that they had collected in just a few hours.
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