Douglas County Sheriff’s officers will conduct a saturation patrol Friday evening as deputies target impaired drivers, said Sgt. Steve Lewis, a sheriff’s spokesman.
Lewis said extra deputies will be on patrol late in the evening and into the early morning hours that night. The sheriff’s office will conduct a second saturation patrol on April 14.
In addition to impaired drivers, officers will also target drivers for speeding and seat belt use violations as well as compliance with all traffic laws. The patrols are part of a partnership with the Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office, a division of the Kansas Department of Transportation.
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GUMnNUTS 1 year, 2 months ago
Wouldn't St. Patricks Day make more sense when looking for the drunkards
CreatureComforts 1 year, 2 months ago
Having lived in Lawrence for a decade now, I've noticed that KU basketball outweighs any sort of other drinking holiday...especially during the tournament. Keep in mind, KU plays 9pm Friday
superswagg56 1 year, 2 months ago
Agree with you. But "CreatureComforts" may have a point. When KU plays that outweighs everything. If they played earlier the saturation patrol would be Saturday night. But now I think they will sneak up on people!!
paperjam 1 year, 2 months ago
They're just looking for additional excuses to pull people over, might catch additional drunkards that way.
Pywacket 1 year, 2 months ago
They don't need "excuses!" People drive like s*** at all hours, every day. I wish the funds were there to saturate the streets with cops every day. Maybe if the prospect of causing an accident or killing someone doesn't faze some of these idiots, the prospect of getting a ticket would.
The_Big_B 1 year, 2 months ago
Better than fascist roadblocks. At least they are pretending to have reasons to detain people.
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