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Man used his stimulus checks to buy propane tanks for warmth, and one nearly killed him

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by 9News | March 17, 2021
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At the dead end of 52nd Place in Commerce City, Trent Crippen lived in a tent and used propane tanks, paid for by his stimulus checks, to keep warm. 

“Camping out as long as I did, not a good thing," said Crippen, who said he'd been camping outside since the pandemic began when he lost his spot in transitional housing in Denver. 

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