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A photo by tourist Jennifer Foster of an NYPD officer giving a barefoot man shoes (credit: NYPD/Facebook)

Man Who Claimed To Be Homeless Defends Accepting Boots From Cop

The man once identified as homeless as a New York City police officer gave him a pair of boots in Times Square last fall has been tracked down to an apartment in the Bronx.

2013/03/26

A photo by tourist Jennifer Foster of an NYPD officer giving a barefoot man shoes (credit: NYPD/Facebook)

Official: Homeless Man Given Boots By Police Officer Not Homeless

The homeless man seen getting boots from a New York City police officer in a photo that went viral is not actually homeless.

2012/12/04

A photo by tourist Jennifer Foster of an NYPD officer giving a barefoot man shoes (credit: NYPD/Facebook)

Homeless Man, Gifted Boots By NYPD Officer, Shoeless Once Again

Asked about the $100 all-weather boots Officer Larry DePrimo gave him, Jeffrey Hillman said he has hidden them because “they are worth a lot of money.”

2012/12/03

A photo by tourist Jennifer Foster of an NYPD officer giving a barefoot man shoes (credit: NYPD/Facebook)

Picture Of NYPD Officer Giving Barefoot Man Boots Goes Viral

“The officer said, ‘I have these size 12 boots for you, they are all-weather. Let’s put them on and take care of you,’” Foster said in a post on the NYPD’s Facebook page.

2012/11/29

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