Law enforcement report

¢ A Monday afternoon fire that destroyed a rural Lecompton home started when spilled paint thinner ignited a furnace, Lecompton Fire/EMS Chief Wayne Riley said Tuesday.

Riley said the estimated loss by the fire at 1956 E. 100 Road was more than $100,000 for the home and about $2,500 for contents.

He said the owner did not live in the home but was planning to move in soon. The owner was cleaning the floor and knocked over paint thinner near a furnace, Riley said. The spill and fumes ignited the fire, which spread quickly through the one-story structure, he said.

¢ Lawrence police are investigating a report that a 15-year-old Lawrence boy showed a handgun while speaking in a threatening manner to two 15-year-old girls and one 14-year-old girl. The incident occurred at 3 p.m. March 17 at Lawrence Community Building, 119 W. 11th St. The case has been forwarded to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office for review.

Burglaries and thefts

¢ A mountain bicycle valued at $1,000 was taken March 19 from the 700 block of New Hampshire Street, a 64-year-old Lawrence woman told Lawrence police.

Emergency calls

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following fire calls:

¢ Smoke detector activation, no fire, 8:54 a.m. Monday, 1424 Elmwood St.

¢ Smoke detector activation, malfunction, 9:25 a.m. Monday, 1301 Miss.

¢ Gas leak (natural gas or LPG), 1:37 p.m. Monday, 2500 Kan.

¢ Alarm system sounded, malfunction, 2:12 p.m. Monday, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd.

¢ Power line down, 2:17 p.m. Monday, 2800 Harvard Road.

¢ Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, 4:40 p.m. Monday, 1300 Sunnyside Ave.

¢ Alarm system activation, 4:47 p.m. Monday, 2330 Packer Road.

¢ Grass fire, 6:54 p.m. Monday, 1600 E. 18th Terrace.

¢ Smoke detector activation, no fire, 11:04 p.m. Monday, 1515 Engel Road.