For the second year in a row, I noticed, while walking around Denver's Ballpark neighborhood on Opening Day, that the Denver Police had a major presence in front of Coors Field. They weren't there to patrol the area, but to polish their image with the public. Once again there were two mounted police officers posing for photos with fans going to the game, as seen in the photograph on the left. The last time I saw mounted police officers here in Denver was on Opening Day last year. I have to wonder if they rent those two horses just for this event.
Along 21st Street, adjacent to the ballpark, they had a booth set up, and a few police vehicles with officers there to answer questions. There was some sort of SWAT armored car on display, and some other exotic police vehicles, such as the one seen on the right. I don't know if it was really a squad car from back in the day or not - perhaps it was just purchased for events like this. In any case, I think the PR is a good thing, considering all the bad press police are getting these days. The fans seemed to respond to it very well. Hopefully we will soon see squad cars just like the one in the photo on the streets answering those 911 calls. One can only hope.
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