Police Prevent Homeless Man from Free Coding Lessons, Confiscate LaptopHeather Callaghan Patrick, who received both cheers and jeers for the move, believes in the high demand for coders and that in 8 weeks he could teach Leo by meeting with him an hour before work and giving code lessons. McConlogue overnighted a cheap laptop, included software, books, and his own Wi-Fi hotspot. He is also providing free lessons for followers of the story on journeymancourse. The Journeyman Facebook page has a big, warm fan following. After 45 days of lessons, Leo entered a hackathon with other software engineers and has an upcoming app creation. Leo was set to go on The Today Show on Wednesday. All of that changed this morning. Police arrested Leo for trespassing today, before he could begin his lesson. They have confiscated his laptop. Presumably one of his few possessions. People are frantically contacting the New York city police trying to explain the situation and they say they are doing all they can Really? Leo cant just be released? The fact that Leo has been seen in that area for four months with no problems until now could mean they just dont care he is an Internet sensation about to appear on The Today Show or it could be the huge nationwide crackdown on homeless. Or it could even be part of a bigger exploitation. Patrick is, however, imploring people to be respectful to police and says the outpouring has been a great help. Police are aware of the Facebook page and if worse comes to worse, lessons will be done from the 10th precinct jail. Anyone contacting the department or mayor should probably emphasize the return of Leos laptop. Patrickposted: A later status update talks about his plans to push for a hearing to get Leo out for The Today Show and says: 2. Focus on Leo. Hes is being taken down to Central Booking NYPD, I got to see him through the door and he saw me and forced a smile. Comment on this post and I will make sure it gets to him. This is about him. Dear Mr Mayor, your New Year resolution was to learn to code. A young man named Leo has been learning as well and was recently arrested this morning. Respectfully, please have someone look into this story as soon as possible so that he can continue studying. Reach out to Patrick if you can help, 858.382.3043 UPDATE:Homeless Journeyman Hacker Released, Wheres the Laptop? Heather Callaghan is a natural health blogger and food freedom activist. You can see her work atNaturalBlaze.com and selfnewsPost.com. Like at Facebook. Read Other Articles by Heather Callaghan 