Michelle Derusseau, president of the Lawrence Police Foundation, and Police Chief Tarik Khatib visit Monday after the foundation presented the police department and the city with the final four automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, which means every patrol car will now have the device. The two-plus year project to get the AEDs was spearheaded by the foundation and was celebrated Monday at the Lawrence Police Investigations and Training Center.

I realize that when you’re hailing a cab at night, there’s a good chance you’re not exactly in your sharpest frame of mind. But you still have to pay your driver.

Just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, a man got a cab to take him home to a residence in the 1900 block of East 19th Street, Lawrence police spokesman Sgt. Trent McKinley said.

When the taxi pulled up to its destination, the man reportedly told the driver he needed to run inside the house and grab some cash to pay the fare. The driver watched the man go inside.

Fifteen minutes later, there’s no sign of the man. As the clock ticked away, the driver decided to call police.

Officers arrived on scene, tried to contact the man inside, but had no luck. They continue to follow up on the incident, McKinley said.

The cab fare was $9.

By the way, if you find yourself out and about and inebriated, you’ll want to call a cab (or a sober friend). Today marks the beginning of a two-week DUI enforcement campaign called “You drink, you drive, you lose.” Lawrence police will be out in force, with many officers specifically assigned to look for signs of drunken driving. That campaign will run through Sept. 7.

Just remember to pay your cab fare when you arrive at home safely.
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A shoplifter allegedly caused a scene at Wal-Mart Tuesday over a stolen package of superglue, McKinley said.

Police were called to the Wal-Mart at 3300 Iowa St. around 7:30 p.m. in response to a report of an alleged shoplifter being “uncooperative” with store personnel. McKinley said he didn’t know the exact details of what the accused shoplifter did to be listed as “uncooperative.”

Security detained a man and woman by the time officers arrived, and police took it from there. Turns out the man had been accused of failing to pay for a pack of superglue.

Officers gave him a notice to appear in court on suspicion of theft. When I last spoke with him, McKinley didn’t “know with certainty” if the woman was cited for something, as well.
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A little tidbit overheard on the scanner yesterday:

I’ve heard of texting while driving, but I’d never heard this version of distracted driving before. On Wednesday morning, we in the newsroom were listening to the scanner when we heard a report of a woman “reading while driving.” I think she ended up getting a ticket.

I wonder if it was “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee. It seems to be all the rage right now.
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Well, apparently police just can’t get enough of the Orchards Golf Course at 3000 Bob Billings Parkway.

Wednesday, they were out there for hours searching for suspects and investigating after four allegedly armed and masked men fled police responding to a report of the group hovering outside a nearby apartment at 4 in the morning.

Lawrence police still investigating masked men incident. A police van and car just left golf course, one remains. pic.twitter.com/7iPQLXXAJz

— Caitlin Doornbos (@CaitlinDoornbos) August 19, 2015

On Aug. 31, the Lawrence Police Foundation will hold its annual “Car 54” golf tournament fundraiser at the same Orchards Golf Course beginning at 4:30 p.m. The tournament is limited to 54 players and registration ends next Friday, Aug. 28.

In the past, the tournament funds have been used to purchase Automated External Defibrillators, or AEDs, for Lawrence police patrol cars. In December, the foundation met its goal of providing an AED for every LPD patrol car. In total, the group was able to raise $47,000 over a two-year period to purchase 34 AEDs to donate to the LPD.

Their new goal is to raise funds to support Crisis Intervention Training for area first responders, said Lawrence Police Foundation president Michelle Derusseau. Earlier this year, Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib set a goal that by August 2017, all LPD officers would be trained in CIT, which focuses on defusing crisis situations, such as those involving mental illness.

Derusseau said that the foundation will not only be raising CIT funds for the LPD, but also for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, Kansas University Public Safety Office and the Baldwin City and Eudora police departments.

To register for the golf tournament, visit [http://lawrencepolicefoundation.org/golf.html][4] to download a registration form.

And now, I’ll leave you with our regular roundup of police calls. As always, I’ll remind you that this is a list of noteworthy calls I pulled from the Lawrence Police Department call log. Not all calls yielded police reports, and many may have gone unsubstantiated. The list is meant to give you an idea of what kinds of calls police are responding to within a given time period.

This list is a collection of calls that police responded to between Wednesday and Thursday mornings:

Violence

• Disturbance (verbal or physical arguments): 8

• Disturbance with weapons: 1

• Domestic disturbance: 2

• Domestic disturbance with weapons: 1

• Battery: 1

• Harassment: 1

Traffic

•Noninjury accident: 9

• Injury accident: 1

Medical

• Medical: 8

• Suicide threat: 2

Miscellaneous

• Suspicious activity: 2

•Suspicious activity with weapons: 1

• Vicious animal: 1

• Noise or Nuisance: 2

• Fireworks: 1

• Alcohol complaint: 2

Welfare

• Child welfare check: 1

• Adult welfare check: 4

• Animal welfare check: 2

• Kidnapping: 1

Drugs

Drug activity: 1

Property crimes

• Theft: 6

• Criminal damage: 1

• Trespassing: 4

• Stolen vehicle: 2

[3]: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2015/jul/11/lawrence-police-aim-have-all-officers-complete-cri/