News from today’s Lawrence Police briefing: Cars stolenAt least five cars have been stolen from around the city in recent days. Three of the thefts happened on West Sixth Street:¢ 1100 block of West 10th Street. A Toyota Land Cruiser was stolen around 2 a.m. today. ¢ 4800 block of West Sixth Street: A $20,000 Chevrolet Silverado and miscellaneous tools were stolen around 5 a.m. today. ¢1700 block of East 25th Terrace: A 1998 Ford Taurus was stolen between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. Friday. ¢ 2000 block of West Sixth Street: A Mercedes 300 E valued at $1,800 was stolen between midnight and 3 a.m. Saturday. ¢ 3900 block of West Sixth Street: A Pontiac G6 valued at $18,000 was stolen at 11:15 a.m. Friday.Batch of auto burglariesAt least four auto burglaries or attempted auto burglaries happened between Friday night and Saturday morning in the area from 20th to 22nd Streets between Mass. Street and Rhode Island Street. Fight at LINKPolice said one man pulled a knife on another man Sunday afternoon in an argument at the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen, 221 W. 10th St. Shawn Michael Bedient, 36, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault. Police said Bedient pulled a nine-inch knife on a 37-year-old man who had made a comment to Bedient about his girlfriend.Armed robberyA 42-year-old Lawrence woman told police she was robbed at gunpoint around 12:45 a.m. Sunday at her apartment in the 500 block of Graystone Drive. The woman said she heard a knock at the door, looked through the peephole and saw a man she knows only by a nickname through a mutual friend. The man said he was looking for the mutual friend, so she opened the door. That’s when another man appeared in the doorway holding a small silver revolver and demanded her money, she told police. The man took $100 cash that was on a table and ran out. Police have taken a statement from the woman’s acquaintance but as of this morning hadn’t identified the other man. Greyhound abductionLawrence Police stopped a Greyhound Bus on Sunday on the Kansas Turnpike after getting a tip from Emporia Police that an 18-year-old woman may have been forced to get on the bus and leave Emporia against her will. Police stopped the bus about 5:10 p.m. Sunday near mile marker 206 on the Turnpike, found the woman and made contact with a 20-year-old man with whom she was traveling. The woman told police she had, in fact, been forced to get on the bus against her will. Police arrested the man, a 20-year-old from Emporia, to be held for Emporia police.Fight at poolA 7-year-old boy was treated for minor injuries he suffered after being struck by two other boys, ages 12 and 7, at the Outdoor Aquatic Center downtown. Police said the victim was standing in the concession line about 5:22 p.m. Saturday when the two other boys approached him and started a fight.Injury accidentA 20-year-old Lawrence man went to the hospital last week after a wreck at East 1400 Road and County Road 458. The driver, Wathana Singmanichanh, was driving too fast as he turned his 1991 Toyota Four-Runner north onto East 1400 Road, lost control on the gravel and overturned, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.Other thefts¢ A 21-year-old man had a Honda dirt bike valued at $8,600 stolen between midnight and 12:15 a.m. Friday from the 900 section of East 2000 Road, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The bike had been strapped down in the back of his pickup truck before it was stolen. ¢ Someone stole $1,726 in payroll checks between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday from Fast Lanes, 1414 W. Sixth St. ¢ A contractor from Great Bend reported a window of his vehicle smashed and three laptop computers stolen from inside between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday at 1 Riverfront Plaza.Contributed by[ Eric Weslander.][1] [1]: www2.ljworld.com/staff/eric_weslander