On the record
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:
Fire calls
- Smoke detector activation, no fire, 3:13 p.m. Tuesday, 3201 W. Sixth St.
- Smoke detector malfunction, 1:37 p.m. Tuesday, 1301 Sunnyside Ave.
- Fire alarm, 1:28 p.m. Tuesday, 3015 W. 31st St.
- Water or steam leak, 1:41 a.m. Tuesday, 3504 Clinton Parkway.
The Journal-World does not print accounts of all police reports filed. The newspaper generally reports:
- Burglaries, only with a loss of $1,000 or more, unless there are unusual circumstances. To protect victims, we generally don’t identify them by name.
- The names and circumstances of people arrested, only after they are charged.
- Assaults and batteries, only if major injuries are reported.
- Holdups and robberies.