No trespassing program unveiled in Mahopac

April

State Assemblyman Greg Ball was out today, along with Carmel Supervisor Ken Schmitt, to introduce a plan to crackdown on Hispanic day laborers hanging around downtown Mahopac in search of employment.

The Trespass Affidavit Program works by getting local merchants would sign an affidavit that would effectively allow cops to break up large crowds standing in front of stores. Authorities could make arrests on criminal trespassing grounds. Some business owners say the number of men hanging on the sidewalks in recent years has swelled from 10 to 50.

Ball said the law is similar to one used by the Manhattan D.A.s Office. Ball has until now focused on the immigration issues in nearby Brewster.

Read more about this in my colleague Barbara Livingston Nackman story in tomorrow’s lohud.com and The Journal News.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 16th, 2009 at 3:32 pm by Marcela Rojas.
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