Warrant issued in burglary case

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Lawrence man suspected in a string of burglaries, after he didn’t show up for a hearing on Friday.

Johny Jean-Baptiste, 34, was arrested in September. He was released from jail on $20,000 bond, court records said.

In September, Lawrence police said they found stolen property in his home that connected him to seven aggravated burglaries.