On the record
Law enforcement report
Burglaries and thefts reported
- About 10 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence police responded to a report of a car theft at 24th Street and Ponderosa Drive. Officers cornered the vehicle, and the two suspects took off on foot. Officers caught and arrested a Lawrence man on suspicion of criminal damage to property and felony theft. Another male suspect was not apprehended. No additional information was available late Thursday.
Injury accidents
- A two-vehicle accident Thursday in Franklin County sent one person to the hospital. About 8:45 a.m., Waylon A. Johns, 20, Ottawa, was traveling west in a large truck on Kansas Highway 68 near Ottawa when a piece of wood from came loose from the truck and struck the windshield of a 1999 Ford headed east, said a spokeswoman from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Katie Hargis, 20, Garnett, was driving the second vehicle. She was treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa and released.
Emergency calls
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:
Fire calls
- Passenger vehicle fire, 6:29 p.m. Wednesday, 2206 E. 23rd St.
- Building fire, 4:19 p.m. Wednesday, 2222 W. Sixth St.
- Fire call, canceled, 9:28 a.m. Wednesday, 2727 Iowa.
- Passenger vehicle fire, 9:04 a.m. Wednesday, 1250 N. 2000 Road.
- Smoke detector malfunction, 5:12 a.m. Wednesday, 1529 W. Ninth St.
Lawrence Humane Society
Stray dogs brought to shelter
- Pointer, white with black and brown spots, female, no collar, 3 to 4 months.
- Hound mix, brown with black shading, female, no collar, 2 to 3 years.
- Border collie/Labrador mix, black with white on chest, male, no collar, 2 to 3 years.