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Philly cops issue new trespassing policy in response to criticism over Starbucks arrests

The new policy encourages "greater discretion" from officers, who are now encouraged to de-escalate disturbances between business or property owners and the offender.

Soren McClay, left, and her stepmother, Donn T, right, hold up signs of protest during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in front of the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce Streets on Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Soren McClay, left, and her stepmother, Donn T, right, hold up signs of protest during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in front of the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce Streets on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT /Staff Photographer