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Panhandler paparazzi are posting their encounters to Facebook

Posted at 7:14 PM, Jul 29, 2014
and last updated 2014-07-30 08:44:56-04

HOLLAND, Mich -- Residents along the lakeshore are taking their concerns over panhandling to the streets.

In the past 48 hours, a Facebook page was created in which people show their encounters with panhandlers, who they say are lying about being in need.

Videos and photos posted to the page West Michigan Hardly Homeless Panhandlers show the confrontations.

One woman is seen following a man on a South Haven sidewalk. "You go city from city and try to scam from people," she tells him.

The panhandler is heard telling her to leave him alone, but she responds by saying, "I will, as soon as you leave our town."