Minneapolis Super Bowl security could cost millions of dollars

Sixteen months before a Super Bowl lands in Minneapolis in 2018, the city already has allocated hundreds of thousands of dollars for security, and millions more could be spent on public safety for one of the world's most high-profile events.

The law enforcement presence will rival the heavy security that surrounded the Republican National Convention held in St. Paul in 2008 and will dwarf the public safety operations that surrounded the Super Bowl in 1992, the last time it was held here.

Minneapolis Police Cmdr. Scott Gerlicher, who is overseeing police operations for the Super Bowl, stresses that he plans to promote "family-friendly interaction" between police and the public in keeping with the festive nature of the event. But security precautions will be intense.

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