Tip leads police to arrest Crime Stoppers suspect
An anonymous tip to Lawrence Police on Tuesday led to arrest of a felony theft suspect featured recently by Crime Stoppers.
Police arrested Gary L. Cosey, 29, without incident at a residence in the 1000 block of Lakecrest Road.
Cosey was taken to the Douglas County Jail and then released on $2,500 bond. He is to appear Feb. 15 in Douglas County Court.
The tipster isn't eligible for the $100 reward Crime Stoppers gives for information leading to the arrest of suspects, authorities said.
KU faculty members awarded Hall Center fellowships
Five Kansas University faculty members will receive research fellowships through the Hall Center for the Humanities for 2002-2003.
The faculty members will spend a semester away from their teaching duties to work on research projects. The winners are as follows:
Walter Clark, associate professor of music and dance, who will write "Enrique Granados: A Life in Music."
Thomas Heilke, associate professor of political science, who will write "The Political Thought of John Howard Yoder."
Fiona McLaughlin, assistant professor of linguistics and African-American studies, who will write "The Phonology and Morphology of Seereer-Siin."
Daniel Stevenson, associate professor of religious studies, who will complete a study of the Pure Land cult.
May Tveit, assistant professor of design, who will film the documentary "Manus Factura/Spinning America."
Lawrence teen-ager injured in accident
A Lawrence teen-ager was injured about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in a two-car collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and County Road 1029, about 6 miles northwest of Lawrence.
Chris Golden, 15, was treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Chris Golden was a passenger in a 1992 Honda Civic driven by James L. Golden II, 17, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said.
The driver was westbound on Highway 40 when he attempted to turn the Civic south onto 1029, the sheriff's report said.
The Civic was struck by a 1986 Ford Escort driven by Roy Mavrovich, 33, Topeka. Mavrovich also was westbound and passing cars that were stopped behind the Civic, the Sheriff's Office reported.
Authorities said they did not know the Goldens' relationship to each other.
Suspected crack, marijuana confiscated in house search
Suspected crack cocaine and marijuana were confiscated Tuesday night by Lawrence Police at a house in the 1300 block of Connecticut Street.
A 22-year-old man who lived in the house was arrested and taken to the Douglas County Jail. Police obtained a search warrant for the residence about 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Mike Pattrick said.
Police also seized a 9 mm pistol and some furniture items believed to be stolen, Pattrick said. No details were released, and police wouldn't describe the amounts of drugs found.
The suspect remained in jail Wednesday night, pending filing of charges. No bond had been set.
Economic Development Board to select new co-chairman
The Lawrence-Douglas County Economic Development Board will meet at 4 p.m. today at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 734 Vt., to select a new co-chairman and to further discuss the process for updating the economic development chapter of Horizon 2020, the comprehensive plan for the city and county.
Currently Douglas County Commissioner Charles Jones and Lawrence business owner Shirley Martin-Smith co-chair the group. Martin-Smith's term has expired.
Planners to try again to rid county of 5-acre exemption
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission will try, once again, to do away with the 5-acre exemption.
Planning Chair Ron Durflinger suggested Wednesday the Douglas County Commission has been derelict in failing to change the policy.
"No one has addressed the issues," he said. "In the county, we have a real problem, and it's one we've had for a long time."
The exemption allows property owners to build a single-family home on a 5-acre tract without any rezoning or platting process. In the past, developers have used several 5-acre tracts in the same area to create the equivalent of small rural housing developments causing what Durflinger said is urban sprawl outside city limits.
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