On the record
Law enforcement report
Gero, the Douglas County sheriff’s drug-sniffing German Shepherd, sniffed out suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia early Thursday on Kansas Highway 10, according to a report.
The dog was called to a traffic stop about 1:25 a.m. at mile marker 8 of K-10 after a driver was stopped for speeding, according to the report. The stop led to the arrest of a 21-year-old Overland Park man on suspicion of marijuana and drug-paraphernalia possession.
Emergency calls
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:
Fire calls
- Natural vegetation fire, 3:32 p.m. Thursday, 1900 block of West Third Terrace.
- Controlled burn, 9:01 p.m., 600 block of North Seventh Street.
- Malicious false call, 10:01 p.m. Thursday, Brandon Woods Terrace.