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- Boca Raton officers and ranger confer over man asking for money at Wildflower Park
November 19, 2025 · Boca Raton Police Department · Boca Raton, FL
A park ranger asked a man with a 'God bless the homeless' sign if he had been asking for money. The ranger called police about a person panhandling at Wildflower Park. Officers arrived and told him he could not solicit money. The man said asking for money is protected speech. The officers then spoke privately with a ranger and looked up the park rules and state law. They said no city park ordinance or state statute prohibits solicitation, that recent park trespass rules were not being enforced, and that he was in no violation. They told him they would return if people complained.