On the record
Law enforcement report
Burglaries and thefts reported
- Someone broke a window at Border Bandido, 1528 W. 23rd St., and stole $1,000 in cash, according to a police report. The theft happened between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Injury accidents
- A 24-year-old Lawrence man was recovering at Overland Park Regional Medical Center on Thursday after being ejected from a sport utility vehicle in a wreck in Johnson County.
Kenneth R. Preist, 23, was driving an Isuzu Trooper south about 2:15 a.m. on Kansas Highway 7 at 119th Street when he crossed a bridge, lost control on a thin layer of ice, slid into the median, rolled and came to rest in the northbound lanes.
A passenger, Ronald E. Johnson Jr., 35, Olathe, suffered minor injuries.
Emergency calls
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:
Fire calls
- Alarm system sounded due to malfunction, 11:07 p.m. Wednesday, 1467 Jayhawk Blvd.
- Cooking fire, confined to container, 10:29 p.m. Wednesday, 1703 W. 24th St.
- Alarm system sounded due to malfunction, 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, 1467 Jayhawk Blvd.
- Alarm system sounded due to malfunction, 11:57 a.m. Wednesday, 1603 W. 15th St.
- Carbon monoxide incident, 11:26 a.m. Wednesday, 1308 Fair Lane.
- Lightning strike (no fire), 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, 3119 W. 29th Terrace.
- Lightning strike (no fire), 9:37 a.m. Wednesday, 4416 Wimbledon Drive.
- Lightning strike (no fire), 9:12 a.m. Wednesday, 2815 Gill Ave.
Lawrence Humane Society
Stray dogs brought to shelter
- Basset hound, tricolored, male, 10 years old.
- Shepherd mix, tan and brown, female, 3 to 4 months old.






