On the Record
Law enforcement report
Lawrence Police said Thursday that in the past 24 hours they’d handled:
- 231 calls
- 19 reports
- three burglaries
- two thefts
- two noninjury accidents
- five forgeries
Condition report
- Sara Anne Driessel, the Kansas University freshman injured in Oct. 24 after falling from the second-story roof of a friend’s home at 1045 Tenn., was listed in good condition Thursday at University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan.
Burglaries and thefts reported
- Someone stole a green 1992 Ford Explorer valued at $3,000 from Vantuyl Motors, 542 Colo. The theft happened between 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday, according to a report.
- Capitol Federal Savings, 1046 Vt., lost $9,500 after accepting a cashier’s check that turned out to be fraudulent, according to a police report. A man received the check after selling a vehicle online with eBay and deposited it in his account Oct. 12. He withdrew the money the next day, before bank officials realized the check was a fraud.
Emergency calls
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:
Fire calls
- Authorized controlled burning, 10:11 p.m. Wednesday, 913 Stonecreek Dr.
- Gas leak (natural gas or LPG), 9:08 p.m. Wednesday, 345 Mich.
- Smoke scare, odor of smoke, 8:52 p.m. Wednesday, 3717 Westland Place.
- Smoke scare, odor of smoke, 5:13 p.m. Wednesday, 1510 St. Andrews Dr.
Lawrence Humane Society
Stray dogs brought to shelter
- Blue heeler, merle, male, 3 to 4 years old.
- Heeler mix, red with white, female, 3 to 4 months.






