Area briefs

Details still scarce about stabbing

Police were not releasing many details Thursday as they continued to investigate the stabbing of a 38-year-old Lawrence man found bleeding Wednesday night at Sixth and Indiana streets.

They had made contact with one possible suspect, a 38-year-old man, but no one had been arrested as of Thursday afternoon.

Police were dispatched about 10:36 p.m. Wednesday to the northwest corner of Sixth and Indiana streets after a Westar Energy employee discovered the victim with multiple stab wounds. The stabbing is believed to have happened in the 600 block of Mississippi Street, a police spokeswoman said.

The victim lives in the 2700 block of Lawrence Avenue.

He was flown by air ambulance to a Kansas City-area hospital. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, but a specific condition report wasn’t available Thursday.

A police spokeswoman said she didn’t know whether a weapon had been recovered and could not comment on a possible motive.

Two teens suspected in vandalism incidents

Lawrence Police suspect two teenagers in an episode of vandalism that caused $4,430 in damage this week to townhomes under construction at a west Lawrence development.

It was the second such episode this month at Hutton Farms, 3401 Hutton Drive. Police were investigating whether the two crimes were related but had not made any arrests Thursday.

The suspects are males age 18 and 16, police said.

The most recent incident happened between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:07 a.m. Sunday. The suspects damaged property, including doors, windows, countertops and nursery plants, at three units, according to a police report.

A maintenance worker for the site said authorities learned of the vandalism after one of the suspects cut his leg while kicking a window and had to be taken to the hospital.

The earlier incident happened between Sept. 4 and Sept. 6 and caused more than $5,000 in damage to nine units.

Psychology board gets Lawrence members

Topeka — Two Lawrence residents have been named to the board that regulates psychologists, social workers and counselors.

Gary Price, a professor in the counseling psychology program at Kansas University, was appointed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.

James Easter, also of Lawrence and court services office for juvenile probation and diversion in Leavenworth County, was reappointed.

Terms on the board are for four years.

Sebelius also appointed to the board Robert Eades, of Wichita, and William Meredith, of Manhattan.

Kansas participates in I-35 crackdown

The Kansas Department of Transportation announced this week that law enforcement officials pulled over 1,000 motorists on Sept. 2 as part of a national crackdown on impaired driving.

The campaign, Border-to-Border Operation Impact, enlisted the help of law enforcement agencies along the Interstate 35 corridor, from Duluth, Minn., to Laredo, Texas, a 1,500-mile long stretch of highway. The national crackdown was scheduled before the Labor Day weekend in an effort to improve road safety for holiday travelers.

In Kansas, 15 police and sheriffs’ departments joined the Kansas Highway Patrol in the operation.

Of the motorists stopped in Kansas during the day, law enforcement officials issued 713 citations. Those included two DUIs, 348 speeding tickets, 86 seat belt citations and 16 child-restraint citations.

This was the second year that Kansas law enforcement participated in the annual campaign.

During last year’s effort, 480 citations were issued in Kansas.