Police investigation continues into Monday morning’s armed robberies

I’ve had a few folks reach out to see if there has been any progress on the police investigation into Monday’s armed robberies, and I’m sorry to report that I haven’t heard anything new.

Monday morning three armed men approached people at three locations in southwest Lawrence and robbed them at shotgun point, Lawrence police said. In one of the robberies a dog was shot to death.

Police later located a small SUV thought to be associated with the suspects; however, they would not say when or where the vehicle was found.

The robberies on Monday took place between 4:55 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. and involved three victims at different locations: 3504 Clinton Parkway, near 2700 W. 27th St. and in the 1500 block of West 27th Street. The precise chronological order of the robberies is not known, police said.

In the 1500 block of West 27th Street the suspects approached a man walking his dog, brandished the shotgun and killed the animal, police said.

One of the suspects is described as a 6-foot-tall man, thin, with dark skin and wearing a dark hoodie with a baseball hat, possibly with a red bill.

Lawrence Police Sgt. Laurie Powell said Friday afternoon that she could not provide any updates on the investigation.

Anyone with information on the incidents is encouraged to call Douglas County Crime Stoppers at 785-843-8477 or the Lawrence Police Department at 785-832-7501.

I’ll be keeping tabs on the investigation as it continues.


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