DENVER (KDVR) — A sudden camping ban enforcement action on Wednesday at West 4th Avenue and Kalamath Street in Denver’s Baker neighborhood put individuals setting up camp in a hard position.
The people there came from an encampment swept in the adjacent Lincoln Park neighborhood the day before. The unannounced arrival of Denver police officers enforcing the camping ban caught many by surprise.
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Craig Beck didn’t know what to think.
“They came in and said because of the umbrella I had up I was violating the camping ban in Denver County,” Beck said.
About 35 people set up in the area after city enforcement forced them to leave another encampment about a half mile away at 8th Avenue and Mariposa Street on Tuesday.
The Denver Police Department said 11 people were arrested for breaking the camping ban. People staying at the encampment say some of their belongings were taken away.