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Louisville Police Intensify Patrols on Bardstown Road and Seize Multiple Guns

Officials say the stepped-up presence is meant to curb late-night disorder by keeping sidewalks and parking areas clear.

Overview

  • Over the weekend, Louisville Metro Police arrested four people, issued three citations and seized four illegal firearms during concentrated patrols in the Highlands.
  • Task Force and Fifth Division officers kept watch near NuLu and the Big Four Bridge without making arrests or issuing citations in those areas.
  • Officers prioritized clearing congested parking lots and sidewalks and enforcing rules on public drinking, disorderly conduct, street racing, marijuana offenses and illegal firearm possession.
  • Neighbors said they have noticed fewer late-night disturbances but urged steady, earlier and more consistent patrols to prevent crowds and fights from returning.
  • LMPD noted this weekend’s enforcement was smaller than a busy March operation that produced about 60 citations and 20 arrests, and the department’s crime map shows no homicides so far this year along the Bardstown Road/Baxter Avenue stretch.