On the Record

Law enforcement report

  • Because of technical difficulties, the Lawrence Police Department on Thursday did not release statistics about police activity from the previous day.
  • Lawrence Police on Wednesday arrested a 54-year-old Lawrence man on suspicion of threatening a 20-year-old acquaintance with a knife.

Sgt. Dan Ward, a Lawrence Police spokesman, said the suspect made an unprovoked, lewd comment toward the victim. When the victim confronted him, the suspect pulled a knife, Ward said.

Condition report

  • Sara Anne Driessel, the Kansas University student injured last month after falling from a roof in the Oread neighborhood, remained in critical condition Thursday at University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan.

Emergency calls

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:

Fire calls

  • Smoke scare, 8:35 p.m. Wednesday, 2900 W. 15th St.
  • Arcing, shorted electrical equipment, 7:06 p.m. Wednesday, 1500 Inverness Drive.
  • Electrical wiring problem, 11:04 a.m. Wednesday, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive.
  • False alarm, 8:33 a.m. Wednesday, 1340 Jayhawk Blvd.
  • Sprinkler malfunction, 4:41 a.m. Wednesday, 3300 Iowa.

Lawrence Humane Society

Stray dogs brought to shelter

  • Terrier mix, black and white with blue collar, neutered male, 3 to 5 years old.