Among the changes, children will no longer be allowed to enter the park after 5 p.m. unless accompanied by someone 21-years-old or older.
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"You can keep your bag on, you can keep your phone in your pocket, and you can walk right through," said Karissa Condoianis, the fair's senior vice president for public relations."It's detecting weapons." Police will not say how many officers will be at Fair Park, though the number will vary from day-to-day. A"significant portion" of the detail signed up to work the fair off-duty, deputy chief Teena Schultz said.
"We do look at the crime trends that are happening in the southeast and central divisions, as well as what's going on across the country," Schultz added."Even if an event hasn't happened, we plan for an event to happen."
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