Boston's New Rules to Curb Aggressive Solicitors, Like at VFW Parkway and Spring St.
Boston Police can arrest aggressive solicitors. Solicitation at certain locations banned, including 10-feet of a bank, ATM, or check cashing business.
Looking to curb aggressive public solicitors, Boston banned solicitation in places such as bus shelters, parking lots, and within 10 feet of an ATM or financial institution. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino pushed for the city's soliticitation rules to be updated and created a task force with police, neighborhoods leaders, and emergency personnel to stop solicitors from doing things like walking up and down traffic lanes. "This measure does not (just) go after homeless people, but also aggressive solicitors," said District 6 City Councilor Matt O'Malley, who led a recent hearing on the issue as chair of the Government Operations committee. O'Malley, as well as other city councilors, including District 8's Mike Ross, wanted to make it clear the…
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10:49 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
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