Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to have extra patrols for drunk and impaired driving through the holidays

photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's Office

A Douglas County Sheriff's Office vehicle is pictured in January 2022.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will have extra deputies on patrol through the holidays watching for drunk and impaired driving.

The office announced Monday that the saturation patrols will last from Thursday, the day after Christmas, to Jan. 2.

Lawrence Transit will not be running buses on Christmas or New Year’s Day.