As we inch closer to Kansas’ Final Four game on Saturday, preparations have already started in Lawrence, but they didn’t just begin this week. The Lawrence police chief said Final Four weekend preps started nearly 3 months ago. Lawrence expects to top the 80,000 visitors from 2008, the last time the Jayhawks won the title. The city estimates the weekend will bring in more than 100,000 people to the city – a number that doubles the city’s population. “Our community is really excited because this is really the largest sporting event we have in the state of Kansas,” Chief Rich Lockhart said. With all the extra people, there will be a significant amount of the law enforcement on the ground in Lawrence, and not just from the Lawrence Police Department.
Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF
