Albuquerque is paying $98,000 to settle lawsuits by people arrested or given citations for giving food to the homeless in the downtown.
KRQE-TV reports that all of the criminal trespassing cases were thrown out.
City Attorney David Tourek says the officers were acting in good faith to ensure that the food code was being enforced.
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