OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A community in western Douglas County hit hard by the flood in 2019 still has eyesores six years later.

Those are also dangerous places for deputies who are sent to investigate suspicious activity.

But a sheriff’s captain is leading the charge in improving both safety and reputation in King Lake.

Some King Lake residents rescued in the flood chose not to return, leaving abandoned homes concealed by overgrowth.

“Places like these attract unwanted attention. It attracts homeless people, it attracts a criminal element,” said Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Kris Peterson.

Bodycam video shows that in the last six weeks, mainly at night, deputies have responded 10 times to King Lake on calls that include suspicious activity, disturbances, a fight with a gun, and

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