Brad Bush

New Capabilities

Said officers patrol Heartside and Veterans parks daily and use arrests, citations and park expulsion in enforcement

Grand Rapids added evening and weekend shifts to its Homeless Outreach Team for ArtPrize, a 16-day test that ran Sept. 18 to Oct. 3 while an estimated million visitors crowded downtown. The festival is over, and the city has not said whether the extra hours will continue.

Updated Oct 23