Sheriff releases Wednesday checkpoint results
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office released results from its Wednesday traffic checkpoint effort.
During the five-hour checkpoint west of 98th Street on Highway 6, deputies stopped 414 vehicles and made 12 arrests, Sheriff Terry Wagner said Thursday morning.
Six people were arrested for having drugs, four were arrested for driving under suspension and two people were arrested for having warrants, Wagner said.
Vehicles were selected in a systematic fashion and checked to make sure all the proper documentation is in the vehicle and all occupants are properly restrained.
Beginning Friday, May 24, 2019, through Sunday, June 02, 2019, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office will have additional deputies working on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
These additional deputies will be utilized for saturation patrol to enforce traffic law violations throughout Lancaster County in marked patrol cars from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Overtime for the additional deputies working during the mobilization will be paid through a mini-grant funded by the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office.
