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Minneapolis Police Hand Out Backpacks To Homeless Vets



MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)
-- It is sad, but true: there are homeless veterans right here in our community, but a Minneapolis cop had an idea to help vets who find themselves living on the street.

Adam Grobove, a Minneapolis cop, is loading up a backpack for every squad car in the city's second precinct. His idea: when officers encounter a homeless person they believe is a veteran, the backpack is given as a gift.

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