Lawrence Police have a suspect in custody in connection with a Tuesday evening automobile theft, according to information from emergency dispatchers.
Police stopped a stolen 1995 Toyota Tercel in the 2700 block of West 24th Terrace around 11 p.m. The male suspect fled on foot and was later located by police near Holcomb Park.
An officer on scene reported that the suspect had been listening to the police pursuit on a radio. Police said that they would take the suspect in for an interview and compare the suspect to video surveillance obtained from Checkers Grocery Store, 2300 La., where the car was reported stolen around 11 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Comments
Lisa Rasor 3 years, 3 months ago
Shaun, you do know it's Holcom Park, don't you? Not "Holcomb" Park. Proofread your work, young man.
FarneyMac 3 years, 3 months ago
All this stupid whining about race and nobody has mentioned the stupidity of stealing a '95 Tercel?
Flap Doodle 3 years, 3 months ago
We were waiting for you, chuck.
Charlie Sabotage 3 years, 3 months ago
All of this race discussion and no attempts to point at where the suspect could have been from???? NO TOPEKA JOKES??? disappointed
autie 3 years, 3 months ago
from here on I will only be referred to (in the regard of race) as a Western European American. And I never stoled my cousins ford escort neither.
Kontum1972 3 years, 3 months ago
when u say white on your race....does that suggest your albino?
MacHeath 3 years, 3 months ago
ok...so you want to steal a car.. A '95 Tercel? I mean, come on!
bearded_gnome 3 years, 3 months ago
thanks for the update Shaun.
there certainly is a lot of crime concentrated in just a few blocks over there.
cozy (anonymous) replies …
At the time, the suspect was at large. There was nothing wrong with describing them. If they are white, they are white; if they are black, they are black, etc.
December 30, 2010 at 2:10 a.m.
--well said. if suspectis at large, whatever info the pd feels it can release should be put out by th paper, not just to help with locating him/her/it, but for people's safety.
Flap Doodle 3 years, 3 months ago
Describing the suspect as male is sexist!
Stuart Evans 3 years, 3 months ago
captured: one being of human species. multiple limbs. standard arrangement of facial features.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 3 months ago
You should remove the gender part too no that they caught a suspect dammit.
shaunepec 3 years, 3 months ago
cozy, You got it. But, I missed it when they caught a suspect. Busy scanner nite.
Shaun Hittle LJW
shaunepec 3 years, 3 months ago
Black butterfly, Thanks for the heads up. Has since been removed.
Shaun Hittle Reporter LJW
black_butterfly 3 years, 3 months ago
They should not mention ANY race unless they are asking the public to help them identify the suspect, and then they should list race age range and physical statistics.
Chelsea Kapfer 3 years, 3 months ago
JM- you are so right. I had no idea how bad it was until I started listening to my scanner. Cops did a great job tonight, and the stolen car was recovered, with the keys! Yay!
JackMcKee 3 years, 3 months ago
that neighborhood needs it's own police department.
hitme 3 years, 3 months ago
Anyone can read about this in the paper.
Real Americans would grab their 44 Magnums and rush to the scene to help the police find the alleged car thief.
The question you have to ask yourself is, "Am I a real American?"
bearded_gnome 3 years, 3 months ago
Berg, I think it's still permissible to say "white" when referring to someone's race.
just you better not mention the other politically incorrect racial identities.
officers are working hard on catching this dude.
Zachary Stoltenberg 3 years, 3 months ago
Oh but BG, we can't use race in the description, gets the editors panties in a wad.
bearded_gnome 3 years, 3 months ago
possible: white male in a Carhart jacket.
bearded_gnome 3 years, 3 months ago
hang 'em high!
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