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Police Ask Cleveland's Homeless to Watch Out for Unfamilar Faces During the RNC

Officers have visited at least two encampments in the city, asking residents to be on the lookout for outsiders.
Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood, pictured in 2004.Tony Dejak/AP

Law-enforcement officers in Cleveland are casting a wide net for security threats ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention—including within the city’s homeless populations.

On Tuesday night, police visited at least two encampments in the city, asking homeless people to be on the lookout for outsiders who may be pretending to be homeless, according to Brian Davis, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless.