The Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office is closing the county’s Juvenile Detention Center.
Sheriff Andy Dedeke said the county will save money by contracting with Wyandotte County to house local juvenile offenders.
Dedeke hopes to make the transition March 1.
Located in the city of Leavenworth, the JDC opened in the early 1990s. The facility came under the control of the Sheriff’s Office in 2018.
During the last few years, the Sheriff’s Office has reviewed the operation of the JDC, keeping an eye of the daily juvenile population of the facility. Dedeke said changes in law have resulted in reductions to the population.
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Local law enforcement agencies will be participating in a two-week seat belt enforcement campaign that will be concentrated in the areas of schools.
The enforcement effort, which begins Monday and will conclude March 5, is being conducted in partnership with the Seat Belts are For Everyone program, according to a news release from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
S.A.F.E. is a locally sustained program administered by students at high schools.
Members of the Leavenworth Police Department will be participating in the enforcement effort.
While seat belts may be the focus of the enforcement effort, Leavenworth officers will issue citations for other traffic violations as well, according to Sgt. Ralph Sorrell, traffic supervisor for the Leavenworth Police Department.