Police cleared out a wooded area off Spring Bars Road last Wednesday, June 23, where people had been living in tents and homemade shelters, Falmouth Police Chief Edward A. Dunne said.
The camp sites were located on town conservation land next to the Falmouth Housing Corporationâs Little Pond Place apartment complex on Spring Bars Road.
Falmouth Police Sergeant Michael Simoneau, along with staff from Falmouth Human Services, was there the morning of June 23 when the camp was dismantled. He said they found seven campsites, four of which were occupied.
âWe issued four letters of no trespass after giving two weeksâ notice,â he said. Police left no trespass notices at the unattended sites. Before police cleared the camp, they had offered services to the occupants on several occasions.
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