On the record
Law enforcement report
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigators are attempting to identify the body of a man found Thursday in the county near 448 N. 1500 Road. The approximately 40-year-old man was found near an abandoned Jeep Cherokee, Lt. Ken Massey said. Officers believe the body may be a Johnson County man reported missing in July. Investigators are awaiting dental analysis for confirmation.
Emergency calls
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:
Fire calls
- Passenger vehicle fire, 11:12 p.m. Thursday, 616 Fla.
- Good intent call, 9:15 p.m. Thursday, 325 Maine.
- Public service assistance, 8:13 p.m. Thursday, 1313 Mass.
- Light ballast breakdown, 4:44 p.m. Thursday, 622 Greever Terrace.
- Alarm malfunction, 4:19 p.m., Thursday, 3140 Iowa.
- False alarm, 3:52 p.m., Thursday, 4640 W. 27th St.
- Power line down, 11:56 a.m. Thursday, 328 Pleasant St.
- Smoke detector malfunction, 11:52 a.m. Thursday, 1800 Engel Road.
- Detector activation, no fire, 11:16 a.m. Thursday, 1515 Engel Road.
- Fire call, canceled, 11:06 a.m. Thursday, 2424 Melrose Lane.
- Malicious false alarm, 7:19 a.m. Thursday, 1429 Kasold Drive.







