Release by the Salina P.D.:The City of Salina and the Salina Police Department have recently received numerous complaints regarding panhandlers in our community. A common question is why can’t the police just move them along or why can’t they be arrested.

The simple answer is each of us has a constitutional right to ask others for money as long as it is not done in a threatening or aggressive manner. Salina does have ordinances forbidding aggressive panhandling. This offense requires a victim and the elements of the crime of aggressive panhandling to be present. Aggressive panhandling would entail threatening approaches, following, physical contact, or verbal threats.

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