The city of Mobile has accused Biloxi, Mississippi, of coercing and relocating its homeless people to Alabama. The Mayor of Biloxi has denied the accusations.
The largest city in coastal Alabama claims police from a nearby Mississippi city are dropping off homeless people, sometimes after coercing them to go. But Biloxi Mayor Andrew 'FoFo' Gilich denies any wrongdoing, saying Biloxi is working with homeless shelters in Mobile, that no one has been taken against their will and that fewer than 20 people have been transported.
Mobile, a city of 200,000 people, is about an hour's drive east along the Gulf Coast from Biloxi, a city of 50,000 people noted as a casino destination. Barber wrote that interviews with people brought to Mobile reveal 'a consistent pattern' by Biloxi police officers.
While it is true that some individuals have utilized the serves of the Mobile shelters, the inferences in your letter attributing some wrongdoing by our police department are incorrect,' Gilich wrote, inviting Mobile officials to discuss the matter further. In June, the Biloxi City Council rejected a permanent location for a soup kitchen after complaints from residents.
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