A woman alleged that a man choked her and threatened her with a knife in a robbery early Thursday in east Lawrence.
Kim Murphree, a Lawrence police spokeswoman, said the victim sat down in a chair on her porch in the 1600 block of Haskell Avenue when a man ran toward her from behind a nearby Dumpster.
Police were called about 2:45 a.m.
“The victim says the man grabbed her and pushed her into the storm door, and she fell onto the porch while the man was choking her,” Murphree said.
She told police the man had a knife and threatened her to turn over any property she had. The woman did not know the suspect.
“The woman said she screamed. A neighbor came out, and the suspect ran away,” Murphree said.
The woman refused medical treatment at the scene, and officers canvassed the area for an hour but did not find the suspect.
At 7:25 a.m. officers did recover some of the woman’s property in the 1500 block of Maryland Street, which is nearby, Murphree said.
Comments
snap_pop_no_crackle 9 months, 1 week ago
"...threatened her to turn over any property she had." The heck does that mean?
Cai 9 months, 1 week ago
.... along the lines of "give me your stuff or I'll stab you."
How hard is that to figure out? The grammar there is a little awkward, but it shouldn't be actively confusing, particularly given the context.
Pywacket 9 months, 1 week ago
Whether readers can translate that hot mess isn't the point. By now (many hours after the article appeared), they have had plenty of time to fix it and it's still broken. The LJW really should take advantage of the fact that a lot of good editors are looking for work.
smitty 9 months, 1 week ago
This seems to be LDCHA property, again, based on the 1600 dumpster and close neighbor comment. What's going on with that compound lately? The criminal activity is escalating. Doesn't a security for hire patrol that area any longer? The violent criminal element does not need to be part living at 1600 Haskell or any of LDCHA scattered sites.
QuiviraTrail 9 months, 1 week ago
And they still haven't caught that third burgler who is breaking into houses in the middle of the night. The other two went in through unlocked doors. This guy literally breaks in when people are sleeping. He'll get shot by a homeowner if he keeps it up.
themiddlechild 9 months, 1 week ago
Maybe next time stay indoors at 2:45am might help especially in that area.
Frankie8 9 months, 1 week ago
Maybe there has not been a warning issued to people who live in that neighborhood to stay indoors between sunset and sunrise. The fact that it is low income housing does not really say anything about the quality of those who live there. I imagine they would like their children to be raised in housing that is crime and drug free. Evidently there are a breed of night prowlers who go on the search for whatever they can find. It isn't fair but the rest of us, including the lady in the report, have to be vigilant.
smitty 9 months, 1 week ago
There is a no smoking policy at all LDCHA units and Edgewood has security patrols. Nothing crack deal gone bad obvious here...smokers smoke in the middle of the night, outside, since they are following the policy.
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