Baldwin police seek two suspects in rape

Baldwin — Police are looking for two men who are accused in the rape and beating of a woman early Sunday in her Baldwin apartment.

Sometime between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. the woman allowed the men into her apartment, where they forced her into the bedroom and assaulted her, Police Chief Mike McKenna said.

The men then left in a white or light-color, full-size pickup truck, McKenna said.

The woman, in her 40s, sought help from a neighbor, and police were called.

Officers took the woman to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where she was treated for abrasions and bruises and released, McKenna said.

The woman did not know the men but was trying to befriend them, McKenna said. He declined to elaborate.

The two attackers were described only as white men in their 30s, one taller than the other.

Burglars strike vehicles throughout Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa — It was a busy weekend for automotive burglars in Oskaloosa.

A total of 10 vehicles in locations throughout town were burglarized sometime Saturday night or early Sunday, Jefferson County Undersheriff Jeff Herrig said.

Some of the vehicles may have been unlocked, Herrig said. Various items were taken from the vehicles, including women’s purses.

Officers are continuing to investigate but have no suspects, Herrig said.

Sobriety checkpoint results in one arrest

Officers with the Lawrence Police Department’s new traffic unit stopped 117 cars during a weekend sobriety checkpoint in the 600 block of Tennessee Street. They arrested one person.

The checkpoint began at 11 p.m. Friday and lasted until 2 a.m. Saturday. The unit will conduct another checkpoint at the same time this weekend at an undisclosed location.

Police investigate child rape allegation

Police are investigating a report that a 49-year-old Lawrence man raped a 13-year-old girl repeatedly during the past three to four years.

Police said the suspect was a relative of the victim.

The girl, who doesn’t live in Lawrence, reported the crime to a family member, who called police.

No arrest has been made. The case has been forwarded to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office for consideration of criminal charges.

Child dies in hot car

Wichita (ap) — Authorities are investigating the death of a toddler who was left alone in a car for about eight hours.

The 22-month-old girl had no pulse and wasn’t breathing when paramedics pulled her from the car around 5:15 p.m. on Monday, said Sgt. Mary Mattingly of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department. The child was pronounced dead at a Wichita hospital shortly after her arrival.

Mattingly said the child apparently had been left alone since 9:20 a.m. The car was parked in full sun in front of a house north of the Wichita suburb of Park City.