The Fort Hays State Community as well as the Hays community can expect increased law enforcement this weekend as FHSU Homecoming and the Volga German Society Oktoberfest kick off.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents can expect the same type of enforcement they\u2019ve seen in the past,\u201d said Don Scheibler, Hays Chief of Police. \u201cOur number one goal is to make sure everyone remains safe and has a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hays Police Department, Ellis County Sherriff\u2019s Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Union Pacific Railroad Police Department all maintain jurisdiction in the Hays area, and will be out this weekend to ensure safety throughout the festivities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Hays police department bike patrol will be out. A DUI saturation patrol will also be underway this weekend through HPD and the Kansas Highway Patrol,\u201d Scheibler said.<\/p>\n
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1st DUI<\/strong> = $750 fine + $70 court fee = $820<\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 *A 1st time DUI diversion<\/strong> = $1,320<\/strong><\/p> Furnishing<\/strong> = $250 fine + $70 court fee = $320<\/strong> Hosting<\/strong> = $1,000 fine + $70 court fee = $1,070<\/strong><\/p> Public Consumption\/Possession<\/strong> = $25 fine + $70 court fee = $95<\/strong><\/p> Underage Consumption\/Possession (age 18 \u2013 20)<\/strong> = $200 fine + $70 = $270<\/strong><\/p> Urinating in Public<\/strong> = $100 fine + $70 court fee = $170<\/strong><\/p> Permitting a Loud Noise Disturbance<\/strong> = $100 fine + $70 court fee = $170<\/strong><\/p> Possession of drug paraphernalia<\/strong> = $200 fine + $70 court fee = $270<\/strong><\/p> Possession of Marijuana<\/strong> = $400 fine + $70 court fee = $470<\/strong><\/p> Littering<\/strong> = $50 fine + $70 court fee = $120<\/strong><\/p> Scheibler offered several pieces of advice for students on how to stay out of trouble this weekend, the first being to refrain from drinking if you are under the age of 21.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have several taxi services in town that will be up and running as well as Safe Ride, so there is no reason to drink and drive,\u201d Scheibler said. \u201cIt\u2019s against the law in the city of Hays to walk around with an open container in the public. You can\u2019t be on the streets, sidewalks, or public area with an open container no matter if you\u2019re 21 or 85, it\u2019s still against the law.\u201d<\/p>\n BMB Hays Area Shuttle\/Cab Service\u00a0<\/strong>785-639-1899<\/p> Best Cab Hays\u00a0<\/strong>785-639-7433<\/p> Following the railroad death of pedestrian in Hays, Union Pacific has also made it a priority to enforce trespassing laws along the railroad tracks.<\/p>\n \u201cFriday morning they [Union Pacific] will be up here doing enforcement along the rail road tracks, and will be running an engine back and forth encouraging people to follow the red lights,\u201d Homecoming Homepage<\/a><\/strong> The Fort Hays State Community as well as the Hays community can expect increased law enforcement this weekend as FHSU Homecoming and the Volga German… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3397],"tags":[1101,3313,2360,3315,3311,106,394,2359,3312,432,246,746,1612,1296,3225,3314,3074],"class_list":["post-14045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-area-news","tag-1101","tag-alcoholic-beverage-control","tag-don-scheibler","tag-dui-checkpoint","tag-ellis-county-sherriffs-department","tag-fort-hays-state-university","tag-hays","tag-hays-police-department","tag-highway-patrol","tag-homecoming","tag-kansas","tag-oktoberfest","tag-safe-ride","tag-safety","tag-taxi-service","tag-union-pacific-police-department","tag-vulga-german-society"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14045"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14442,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14045\/revisions\/14442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\nSafe ride and taxi info<\/span><\/h3>
\nSafe Ride\u00a0<\/strong>785-621-2580<\/p>
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\nScheibler said. \u201cThey will also be enforcing criminal trespassing along the railroad tracks for people crossing the railroad tracks illegally. The important thing is to stay on the sidewalk [when crossing].\u201d<\/p>\n
\n Oktoberfest Hompage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"