By Jennifer Brown and Hugh Carey | Colorado Sun
Jeremy Krause has a simple code for making it on the streets of Colorado Springs: “Stay dry and avoid the cops.”
To keep warm, he burns hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol. To steer clear of the police, he and his dog move often.
But avoiding them is not working as well anymore.
“It wasn’t so bad in the beginning, but the last two years they’ve been really irrational,” said Krause, who has been homeless for about eight years. “They’ve stolen my things like six times. They take your tent, your blankets, your heat, everything you need to survive. That’s to force us into the shelter.”