This man was camping outside of my apartment
I saw this man camping out around 4:30 am (couldn’t sleep) and I didn’t mind that he was there but I was worried about the fire so close to the apartment. I called the non emergency line and asked if someone could come out and help him find a shelter because it’s freezing, I felt bad, but didn’t want anything bad to happen because of a small fire, even to him if he had fallen asleep or something. A police officer came up and was super polite to him, said he would let it slide but to put the fire out and gave him some recommendations for shelters. (I’m in Westport) after the cop left I peeked my head out of the window and said “hey! There’s a bus stop right across the street, if you ask the drivers about shelters they’ll tell you where they are” and he said “thank you maam” I said “I know it’s cold and I want you to be warm but I don’t want the apartment to catch on fire 🤣” he said “oh don’t worry I got you, I appreciate you for letting me stay out here” I told him to be safe and to try to find a place. A message to everyone out there to please be nice to these guys, they’re freezing and just trying to stay alive. I wish I knew of more warning shelters in the area and as far as I know a lot of shelters have had fundings cut from federal agencies so I’m not sure what they’re like right now. I hope this nice man finds a good place to sleep in the next few nights.
I saw this man camping out around 4:30 am (couldn’t sleep) and I didn’t mind that he was there but I was worried about the fire so close to the apartment. I called the non emergency line and asked if someone could come out and help him find a shelter because it’s freezing, I felt bad, but didn’t want anything bad to happen because of a small fire, even to him if he had fallen asleep or something. A police officer came up and was super polite to him, said he would let it slide but to put the fire out and gave him some recommendations for shelters. (I’m in Westport) after the cop left I peeked my head out of the window and said “hey! There’s a bus stop right across the street, if you ask the drivers about shelters they’ll tell you where they are” and he said “thank you maam” I said “I know it’s cold and I want you to be warm but I don’t want the apartment to catch on fire 🤣” he said “oh don’t worry I got you, I appreciate you for letting me stay out here” I told him to be safe and to try to find a place. A message to everyone out there to please be nice to these guys, they’re freezing and just trying to stay alive. I wish I knew of more warning shelters in the area and as far as I know a lot of shelters have had fundings cut from federal agencies so I’m not sure what they’re like right now. I hope this nice man finds a good place to sleep in the next few nights.