Extra Cops Scheduled To Patrol Lake Elsinore

There will be more deputies on patrol in Lake Elsinore during the week of June 17-23, a sheriff’s sergeant is reporting.

The beefed up patrols come as Lake Elsinore readies for increased summertime traffic.

“As part of the city of Lake Elsinore's commitment to public safety the Lake Elsinore Police Department will be deploying additional units to enforce distracted driving, seatbelt violators, drinking and driving, as well as other traffic laws, the week of June 17-23,” according to a news release from Sgt. Peter Giannakakos, who serves out of the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station.