KU police seek suspect who threatened student

Kansas University police are seeking a man who waved a knife and threatened a female KU student late last week.

Shortly after 1 a.m. Friday the woman was parking in the lower level of the GSP/Corbin Residence Hall garage near 11th and Louisiana streets when another car pulled in, according to police.

From his car, the man waved a knife and said he would kill her if she told anybody what she had seen. He then drove away, Lt. Schuyler Bailey said. The woman told police the man might have followed her from McCollum Residence Hall, 1800 Engel Road.

He was a Hispanic man in his late 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 175 pounds. He had brown hair and brown eyes and was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a white mesh baseball cap. His car was a 1980s, white, four-door Ford Taurus with a rusted hood and passenger’s side. It had a Kansas license plate.

Anyone with information may call KU Police at 864-5900 or KU Crime Stoppers at 864-8888. Crime Stoppers callers remain anonymous but a reward is possible if an arrest is made.

Red Cross to conduct blood drive Thursday

The Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive Thursday.

The drive will begin at noon and continue to 6 p.m. at First Christian Church, 10th and Kentucky streets. No appointments are necessary.

McDonald’s of Lawrence is sponsoring the blood drive and will be having a challenge among its area restaurants to see how much blood can be collected. A trophy will be awarded to the restaurant that has the greatest number of employees donating blood on that day.

Sons of Union Veterans to discuss namesake

A soldier buried in Lawrence who earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War will be the topic of discussion during Thursday’s meeting of a group named after that soldier.

The meeting of the Samuel J. Churchill Camp No. 4, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, will be at 7 p.m. Thursday on the lower floor of the Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

A presentation about Churchill’s exploits will be made by Roy Lafferty. The meeting is open to the public. Some new members also will be initiated into the group.