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Arapahoe County Monitors Homeless Camps With Drone

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- Arapahoe County is monitoring a homeless encampment by drone. The sheriff's office is getting a lot of complaints about a growing encampment along Cherry Creek Dam Road near Interstate 225 and Parker Road.

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Deputies flew a drone over the area on Tuesday to get a better idea of just how big the camp has become. It is filled with tents and belongings.

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The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office is not asking people to relocate during the coronavirus pandemic but is coming up with an action plan once COVID-19 peaks.

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