Drugs, medical equipment, electronics missing from Lawrence dental office after burglary, police say

Thousands of dollars worth of drugs, medical equipment, electronics and more are all missing from a Lawrence dental office after a weekend burglary.

At 1:58 p.m. Sunday, a burglary was reported at James Otten DDS, 930 Iowa St., according to incident reports from the Lawrence Police Department. Two officers responded to the call, which is described as a burglary and a breaking-and-entering incident.

Among the items stolen are sedatives and other medications, cameras, iPads, computers and various pieces of medical equipment with values exceeding $10,000, according to the incident reports.

Even the business’ coffee maker was stolen during the break-in, the reports say. In all, 35 items were listed as stolen.

Lawrence Police Sgt. Laurie Powell said the burglary is under investigation. She said she did not know how many suspects might be involved.

A representative from the business did not immediately return a phone call seeking further information about the incident.