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Manteca’s method of managing homeless relies on persistence, support, firmness, empathy & respect
Mike Kelly knew where to look. The Manteca Police officer, who has been a part of the city’s boots on the grounds approach to interacting with its homeless citizens for 10 years, turned his marked Ford Escape SUV black and white unit off Vanderbilt Circle and into a parking lot.