On the record

Law enforcement report

Lawrence Police said Tuesday that in the past 24 hours they handled:

  • 301 calls
  • 29 reports
  • two burglaries
  • two thefts
  • four noninjury accidents
  • one injury accident
  • Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies continued their search Tuesday for a 62-year-old Oklahoma man whose car was found abandoned Sunday in a remote area near Perry Lake.

Officers spent the day searching by boat in the lake and walking the shoreline near where Leslie Carroll Bentley’s vehicle was found. The officers also have been in contact with Bentley’s family, Capt. Randy Carreno said.

Emergency calls

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

Fire calls

  • Hazardous materials investigation, no hazard found, 8:48 p.m. Monday, 2500 Wakarusa Drive.
  • Hazardous materials investigation, no hazard found, 8:30 p.m. Monday, 800 N.Y.
  • False alarm, 7:11 p.m. Monday, 413 E. Seventh St.