"On Friday morning, all that remained of the sprawling homeless encampment on Manhattan Place was a giant pile of trash and items former occupants had made their home. The encampment, on a vacant lot in Koreatown, existed for months. It was home to roughly 10 people and drew repeated complaints from neighbors in nearby apartments and condos. They said the homeless neighbors there were noisy, aggressive and posed a fire risk when they broke into an adjacent streetlight to steal power from the grid."
"Nancy Herrera, 48, lives across the street from the encampment and said she was ecstatic it was finally being removed. She said the location often smelled and occupants kept her up at night with noise. She said someone once jumped onto her brother's car as he was driving down the street. "Right now, we are very happy," Herrera said, before saying the lot's owner needs to take action to ensure people don't return to live there."
A vacant lot on Manhattan Place in Koreatown hosted a months-old homeless encampment of roughly 10 people that included unusual amenities. Neighbors reported persistent noise, aggressive behavior, foul odors, and safety hazards including alleged theft of power by breaking into a streetlight and suspected drug dealing. City officials coordinated with the private lot owner to remove the encampment after delays tied to property ownership. Police ordered remaining residents to leave and cleanup crews removed large piles of trash with heavy equipment. Nearby residents expressed relief and urged the owner to prevent reoccupation.
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