You can see anything on Colfax Avenue, including a Eurocopter AS-350 AStar single-turboshaft helicopter.

The chopper, operated by the Kansas Highway Patrol, made a splashy landing near Colfax and Speer during rush hour on Wednesday evening, shutting down the road and catching a lot of bewildered looks.

The helicopter was visiting downtown Denver as part of the annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which is being held in the nearby Colorado Convention Center from Saturday through Tuesday.

Flight logs show the whirlybird, call sign N670HP, made its way from Rose Hill, Kan., to Centennial Airport on Wednesday before flying a final quick leg to Colfax Avenue. (That’s according to a flight log.)

The flyer was then picked up with a forklift, according to com

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