Extra sheriff patrols start in Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club

As part of an effort to slow traffic within the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office this week began patrolling the community with off-duty officers.

Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts 2 and 5, which have contracted with the sheriff's office for the service, had been waiting on Manatee County to sign off on new street signage so that patrolling could begin.

Off-duty officers are providing three hours of dedicated patrol, in addition to usual patrols by the sheriff's office, per district weekly, according to the contract.

Contact Pam Eubanks at [email protected].