- Video shows 30th street and Douglas County Sheriffs office.
- After a car crashed into a daycare playground last December, neighbors have become increasingly vocal about the need for measures to slow down traffic on 30th Street.
- In response, the Omaha Police Department (OPD) and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) have been patrolling the area more frequently. On Thursday alone, DCSO conducted 16 stops within just two hours.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office patrolled 30th Street for two hours. They made 16 stops in total. This area has become a concern for neighbors after a car crashed into the playground area of a daycare back in December.
I’m Melissa Wright, near 30th and Tucker, where the Sheriff's Office is patrolling this area. I’m told today is a slow day, although they’ve already given out over ten citations within an hour.
I've told you over the months that speeding in this area has been an issue for neighbors. Since the crash into the daycare, the Omaha Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office have both patrolled this area more.
"My hope is that that's the word out at the Sheriff's Office and our partners in the Omaha Police Department, we’ve been up here working it and I think word is out that you don't speed through Florence," said Captain Welsch.
I’m told within two hours of patrolling 30th Street, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office made 16 traffic stops, giving 14 citations, 18 charges and two warnings.
