EL PASO, Texas - On Monday, April 28, 2014, the El Paso Chihuahuas will be playing ball in Southwest University Park Downtown.  That not only means changes for the Downtown community, but also for El Paso police.  With at least 9,000 fans expected for opening day, there will be a lot of people and traffic making their way through Downtown. To handle security and manage the traffic, police and private security will both be on hand opening day and at all Chihuahuas' home games.  Inside the park, off-duty El Paso police officers and private security will man the entrances and handle incidents in the park. Outside the ballpark, El Paso police with have 18-20 on-duty officers directing traffic at the intersections immediately around the stadium.  Officials anticipate those officers will be in place for all games this season.

The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association has filed a class action grievance against the City.  It says police officers and detectives are being forced to make scheduling changes in order to avoid overtime.  It's a move they say is not allowed under its current agreement with the City.  "The City has made it clear they want to reduce their schedule to avoid paying overtime," said Jim Jopling with the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas.  "And so we filed a grievance based on that."

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