Denver Police Enforcing Camping Ban

Denver Police have begun enforcing the camping ban that was put in place last week.

Anyone who is caught camping in Denver will now face up to a $999 fine, and as much as a year in jail.

The ban was mostly put in place as a reaction to Occupy Denver's repeated stays in Civic Center Park.

Occupy's presence also encouraged many homeless to come to the area as they saw it as a welcoming place.

City officials hope that it will encourage them to find other areas to go to.

Neighboring cities are now deciding what methods of their own to try, in order to keep the homeless from simply moving into their areas.