On the record

Law enforcement report

Lawrence Police said Friday that in the past 24 hours they’d handled:

  • 322 calls
  • 38 reports
  • one burglary
  • seven thefts
  • eight noninjury accidents
  • one injury accident
  • Lawrence Police arrested a 33-year-old Pennsylvania man Wednesday after a Lawrence woman told police she saw him masturbating and smirking at her while he was stopped in traffic in his vehicle at West Sixth Street and Kasold Drive.

The man was arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious behavior.

Burglaries and thefts reported

  • A Lawrence man reported more than $33,000 in property, including four gold pocket watches, a $9,000 wedding ring and a $10,000 Rolex watch, stolen while he was away from home between Jan. 25 and March 10.

The burglary happened in the 3700 block of Hartford Road.

Emergency calls

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

Fire calls

  • Cooking fire, confined to container, 9:04 p.m. Thursday, 1101 Vt.
  • Authorized controlled burning, 8:59 p.m. Thursday, 1225 Prairie Ave.
  • Alarm system sounded, no fire, unintentional, 8:52 p.m. Thursday, 3220 Peterson Road.
  • Grass fire, 3:56 p.m. Thursday, 3900 W. Sixth St.
  • Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill, 3:36 p.m. Thursday, 3300 W. Sixth St.
  • Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire, 12:41 p.m. Thursday, 1300 Sunnyside Ave.
  • Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire, 12:05 p.m. Thursday, 1300 Sunnyside Ave.

Lawrence Humane Society

Stray dogs brought to shelter

  • Corgi, red with choke collar, spayed female, 3 to 4 years old.
  • Shepherd mix, brown and white, spayed female, 1 year old.
  • Black Lab mix, male, 3 to 4 months old.
  • Black Lab mix, male, 3 to 4 months old.
  • Lab mix, black and white, male, 4 to 5 months old.
  • Yellow Lab, female, 1 year old.
  • Beagle, tricolored, male, 2 to 3 years old.
  • Terrier mix, tricolored, female, 5 to 6 months old.
  • Terrier mix, tri-colored, female, 5 to 6 months old.