The Winter Haven police chief says the city enforces the state's law prohibiting camping in public spaces, but "the act of homelessness ... is not a crime." ...

The City of Winter Haven is responding to the Florida attorney general after he accused it of violating a state law that bans public camping and sleeping.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Attorney General’s Office is raising concerns that the City of Winter Haven may be violating a state law related to public camping and sleeping. In a written ...

Winter Haven officials and Florida's attorney general disagree on whether the city is violating the state's public camping law. City officials argue that homelessness has declined and that police ...