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Stop Roanoke Panhandling

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Jason
9 years ago

This needs to end now!!!

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Renee B Meador
9 years ago Featured

You can't go anywhere in Roanoke without seeing these people standing on corners,or having them literally walk up you in a parking lot. The end of the ramp from WB Hershberger to Valley View Blvd, Kroger on Rutgers, the traffic signal @ Rutgers & Hershberger are saturated. Please enforce the code.

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Glenda Mae Moffitt
9 years ago

There are other ways to get help. I was homeless before and I never asked for money. I had a bad experience this past summer I was washing my car on Elm just pass the 581 ext. And a homeless guy asked me for money I said no he called me every name in the book. It's not the first time either at that car wash. I won't go back there again. Business,s are losing customers because of them.

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Shaun scott
9 years ago

Needs to stop

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rick forney
9 years ago

please we need to stop this !! get a dam job

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Brad Sneed
9 years ago

Panhandling has been illegal in Roanoke for years. Once again, a Democrat-based City Council not asking the RPD to enforce the laws on the books.

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Brandon white
9 years ago

To many people doing this

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Marie Phillips
9 years ago

Thanks, this needed to be done a long time ago.

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Sharon b Camper
9 years ago

I feel bad for people that really need it verses the ones that make a living of it..

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Bonnie Moncada
9 years ago

This doesn't look good for Roanoke!! They will run of customers...

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Trevor Holbrook
9 years ago

I agree these people need to go.

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James Altice
9 years ago

The hard working people of Roanoke have had enough. We want our city cleared of all the fake panhandling lazy ass people...and we want it NOW!

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Greg Hilson
9 years ago Featured

I wish Roanoke would weed out the scammers and get help to the real people that need it. I have $20 to a lady on 460 believing that she needed it only to see her leave in her late model Toyota with some guy while I was eating dinner at MCD. Roanoke needs to figure out a way to combat this issue as it only getting worse.

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Hollie Hawley
9 years ago

Im tired of getting off work at 11pm traveling home alone and being harassed almost every night for change if I don't have bills.. they have yelled at me waving me down and even had one knockin on the hood of my car.. please do something about this.. it's ridiculously out of control and can result in something worse happening then someone just asking for help.. when they become aggressive in getting your attention people fear for their safety and bad things happen..

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Chris Piotrowski
9 years ago

This needs to stop ASAP

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Dennis Wooten
9 years ago

Please do something about the panhandlers in our beautiful city! I have witnessed with my own eyes: a young male parks his newer modeled car in the parking lot of Mission BBQ, walk to the corner holding a sign begging for money. The panhandlers have become aggressive, and rude with their begging. Roanoke has so many resources to help people who arw down on their luck. Please help clwan up our city, I beg of you to pass an ordinance against panhandling in Roanoke, VA.

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Jason Martin
9 years ago

This panhandling is starting to get out of control, we need the city to do something to put an end to this before they make our beautiful town look any worse..and before someone gets hurt by one of these people we know nothing about!

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Cindy Andrews-Preece
9 years ago

This has become a big problem in Roanoke. I'm scared to even go to the store or carwash.

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Henry Hartge
9 years ago

Its out of control and needs to stop!

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Cynthia Yeager
9 years ago

There IS an ordinance against panhandling in Roanoke, VA. Please enforce the laws of our community.