Durham police operation targets Fayetteville Street homeless encampment, 'open-air drug market'

Durham police are addressing concerns regarding a homeless encampment near an elementary school that neighbors have described as an open-air drug market.
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Concerns are growing over crime and a long-standing homeless encampment just feet from a Durham elementary school. On Tuesday, Durham Police Chief Stephanie Mardis said the department is working on a solution to the problem as neighbors call for support. Right now, several tents line the American Tobacco Trail near the [...]
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