Lonsdale police challenge ‘speedtrap’ reputation

Lori Nickel, Staff writer

Enforcing safe traffic speeds on city streets is a priority for all police agencies. However, the Lonsdale Police Department have the added challenge of enforcing safe speed limits on state and county highways cutting through town as well.

“Every now and then I hear from people both within the community and outside the community that Lonsdale is known as a speed trap,” stated Lonsdale Police Chief Jason Schmitz.