The murder shocked the neighborhood, and at the time some residents said aggressive panhandlers in the area might have been to blame.

Now, that aggressive panhandler - we first thought that was the same homeless person who sits in the station.

The police department routinely receives complaints about aggressive and intimidating panhandlers, he added.

The city proposes to link social service agencies with indoor programs to address a growing problem with aggressive panhandlers.

People thought that the whole situation with removing squeegee operators and aggressive panhandlers wouldn't work also.

Over time, frequent run-ins with aggressive panhandlers have made residents of many cities feel neighborhood life is threatened.

However, individual aggressive panhandlers may be subject to court injunction and jail.

There have been increasing calls for restrictions on immigrants, and these calls are intermingled with concerns about aggressive panhandlers.

But Ms. Hass, too, is troubled by the rise in aggressive panhandlers.

Merchants say they and their shoppers had daily confrontations with increasingly aggressive panhandlers who loitered at the mall.