Yesterday there was a meet-and-greet for the MPD officers who will be patrolling Downtown on foot and on bike, working with the CCC’s Downtown safety patrol. They will be cleaning up the few people down here who give Downtown a bad name: Aggressive panhandlers, parking scammers, drunk and disorderly street people who are out every day causing trouble.
Initially we were told that four officers would be assigned to the task, backed up by one more officer in a patrol car, working from Tuesday to Saturday. However, those who attended the meet-and-greet yesterday learned that MPD had stepped it up. They now plan to assign EIGHT officers to the detail, and officers will be on duty seven days a week.
Aggressive Downtown panhandlers, these officers are ready to get to know you up close and personal. Get ready to make some new friends.