Fifteen people were arrested and booked into San Joaquin County Jail  during Manteca Police Department’s most recent Quality of Life Improvement and Warrant Sweep.

There were also 15 citations issued during the Feb. 22 sweep.

Locations where arrests or citations were issued for illegal camping, loitering, shopping cart violations, and being in parks after hours among ither things included:

*Near  the 120 Bypass and Moffat Boulevard.

*Library Park.

*Behind the shopping center anchored by Grocery Outlet in the 1300 block of East Yosemite.

*Van Ryn Avenue and the 120 Bypass.

*Yosemite Avenue off ramp at Highway 99.

*Yosemite and Powers avenues.

*Near Sutter Street and North Main.

*Various places along Moffat Boulevard.

*The 400 block of North Main.

The effort targeted anyone who was violating quality of life laws, regarding of housing status.

Almost all of those arrested or cited were homeless.

It included a number wanted for warrants including one for a felony.

The nighttime effort involved a team of seven police officers, two animal control officers, two dispatchers plus His Way and Manteca Property Services.

Animal services participated so if an individual arrested did not have someone to take care of their dog, if they happened to have one, that it would be taken to the city shelter and cared for until such time the dog was retrieved.

His Way was helping to direct the homeless to available services although most declined.

Manteca Property Services cleaned up any illegal encampments.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com