Lawrence crime

Local law enforcement wrote 64 seat-belt tickets per day during recent campaign
By Sara Shepherd
12:17 p.m., June 6, 2018 Updated 12:29 p.m.
In addition to the man who was shot by Lawrence police after his traffic stop devolved into a physical fight with an officer, over 930 other people were pulled over as part of the recent Click it or Ticket seat-belt enforcement campaign in Douglas County.
Federal indictments: Lawrence massage parlor operators sold sex, laundered profits
By Sara Shepherd
04:36 p.m., June 5, 2018 Updated 06:19 p.m.
Federal authorities unsealed indictments Tuesday alleging that multiple Kansas massage parlors — including three in Lawrence — were actually fronts for multimillion-dollar prostitution enterprises.
Bicyclist seriously injured in collision with vehicle in central Lawrence
By Elvyn Jones
12:55 p.m., June 5, 2018 Updated 04:20 p.m.
A 64-year-old Lawrence bicyclist was seriously injured Tuesday when his bicycle collided with a vehicle in central Lawrence.
Judge orders trial for man accused of rape of 15-year-old girl in Lawrence
By Sara Shepherd
June 4, 2018
A Topeka man has been ordered to stand trial on a charge that he raped a 15-year-old girl in Lawrence last summer. Monday in Douglas County District Court, Jordan K. Ross, 20, entered a plea of not guilty to the charge.
Investigators: Electrical fire started in attic, destroyed house on New Jersey Street
By Sara Shepherd
12:14 p.m., June 4, 2018 Updated 04:03 p.m.
An electrical fire started in an unfinished portion of the attic of an East Lawrence house on Sunday and eventually destroyed the residence, investigators said Monday.
Intoxicated bicyclist severely injured in collision with truck on Sixth Street, police say
By Sara Shepherd
June 4, 2018
Police say an intoxicated bicyclist sustained a severe head injury after colliding with a truck on Sixth Street.
Red Cross installing free smoke alarms Sunday in memory of young Lawrence woman who died in fire
Investigators ultimately unable to determine cause of March blaze
By Sara Shepherd
June 4, 2018
Roger Halverstadt remembers the sweltering summer day he helped moved his daughter Madison Halverstadt into her new rental house. “It was late in the day and we were tired … it didn’t even dawn on me to walk around and look at the place very closely,” Roger Halverstadt said.
Woman convicted of aggravated robbery of downtown Lawrence clothing store
Staff Report
June 1, 2018
A Douglas County jury on Friday convicted a Kansas City, Mo., woman of aggravated robbery of a downtown Lawrence clothing store.
Douglas County Jail’s longest-serving inmate asks for murder trial to be delayed again
By Sara Shepherd
June 1, 2018
The Douglas County Jail’s longest-serving inmate has requested — and has been granted — another delay before he faces a jury that will decide whether he’s guilty of murder. Rontarus Washington Jr., 21, has been in custody for more than three years and two months, longer than any other inmate of the jail. He’s now scheduled to face a jury in late October.
Driver shot by police is a Lawrence resident and father of 6, still recovering in hospital
By Sara Shepherd
May 31, 2018
The man shot by police this week in Lawrence is a local resident and a father. While investigators have not publicly released the man’s name, the Journal-World has confirmed he is Akira S. “Nell” Lewis, 34, of Lawrence.
Investigators: Driver shot by Lawrence police was initially stopped for seat-belt violation, altercation ensued
By Sara Shepherd
01:36 p.m., May 30, 2018 Updated 07:48 p.m.
A black man who was shot by police in downtown Lawrence was initially pulled over for an alleged seat-belt violation, according to the outside agency investigating the incident. The traffic stop was part of a national seat-belt enforcement campaign.
2 killed in Shawnee County crash were Lawrence man and off-duty Topeka police officer
By Sara Shepherd
May 30, 2018
The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified two men killed Tuesday afternoon in a crash in Shawnee County. One was a Lawrence man, and the other was an off-duty Topeka police officer.
Lawrence police officer shoots person following traffic stop at busy downtown intersection; person in stable condition
By Sara Shepherd
05:29 p.m., May 29, 2018 Updated 11:43 p.m.
Police shot a man during a traffic stop that escalated into an altercation at a busy intersection in downtown Lawrence Tuesday afternoon, the Lawrence Police Department said.
Woman, 19, granted probation in child sex crime case; orders include steps to deal with her own difficult past
By Sara Shepherd
May 29, 2018
A 19-year-old Lawrence woman, originally charged with a sex crime against a child, has been granted probation by a judge after pleading guilty to lesser charges.
Law enforcement runs from Lawrence to Ottawa for Special Olympics
By Sara Shepherd
May 29, 2018
Dozens of Douglas County law enforcement agents and Special Olympians were pounding the pavement for a good cause on Tuesday.

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