The Sacramento Police Department released a document explaining when and how law enforcement officers should treat living outside as a crime.
In response to a small claims lawsuit brought by a homeless woman, Elizabeth Williams, the city submitted the Police Department’s “Unlawful Camping Enforcement Guidelines.” The Sacramento Bee is publishing the guidelines in full.
In the document, police outline which types of property should be stored and which types should be thrown away in the course of an encampment sweep. Life necessities — such as important identification documents, tents and blankets — as well as personal property with “objective value” must be safely stored by police, the guidelines say…