Police release name of suspect wanted in Thursday’s manhunt

Law enforcement officers search for a man who fled a vehicle stop on foot near the Motel 6 in North Lawrence on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2015.

Police have released the name of the man who ran from officers during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon and is still on the loose.

Darin Robert Curtiss, 29, is currently wanted by the Kansas Department of Corrections on suspicion of a parole violation, said Lawrence Police Sgt. Troy Squire. He ran from police officers near the U.S. Highway 40 and I-70 turnpike interchange around 3:30 p.m.

As officers searched for Curtiss Thursday afternoon, Police Sgt. Trent McKinley said he was not considered a danger to the public.

Because there was no imminent threat and the search was taking up a large amount of police resources, many of the responding units were called back to their regular duties around 5 p.m.

Anyone with information on Curtiss’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the Lawrence Police Department’s non-emergency number at (785) 832-7509 or CrimeStoppers at (785) 843-8477.

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