Air gun nips woman near South Park

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Posted by Eric Weslander June 16, 2006 at 11:20 a.m.

News from this morning's police briefing:¢ A 24-year-old woman told Lawrence police she may have been hit by a BB gun or similar air gun Wednesday night while walking near South Park. The woman said she and a friend were walking along the west side of Mass. Street about 9:50 p.m. when she heard a "pop" sound and felt a sharp pain in her shoulder blade. She told police she looked around but didn't see anything suspicious in the immediate area, according to a report. She told police she had a welt on her shoulder but wasn't seriously injured.¢ Someone caused $150 in damage to glass on the front entrance door of Century School, 816 Ky., between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. ¢ Two auto burglaries happened early Monday in the 400 block of Eldridge Street, according to police reports released this morning. A CD player and $1,600 worth of compact discs were stolen from one; a $2,000 laptop computer was taken from the other. ¢ The engine of a $30,000 Gleaner combine caught fire Wednesday afternoon in a wheat field near North 680 and East 1050 Road, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The fire had to be extinguished by the Willow Springs Township fire department. -Contributed by [Eric Weslander.][1] [1]: www2.ljworld.com/staff/eric_weslander

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Bill Smith 6 years, 11 months ago

crime is rampant in Lawrence town!

OldEnuf2BYurDad 6 years, 11 months ago

"A CD player and $1,600 worth of compact discs were stolen from one; a $2,000 laptop computer was taken from the other. "

Wow. I cannot believe that people leave stuff like that in a car. Thieves will take ANYTHING. I've had two BIBLES taken from my cars over the years.

gccs14r 6 years, 11 months ago

Who leaves original CDs in a car? That's what CD burners are for. Leaving a laptop out overnight isn't particularly bright, either.

blessed3x 6 years, 11 months ago

Ban BB guns.

touringdriver 6 years, 11 months ago

you leave something with any kind of value in a vehicle over night or for any period of time, i'm sorry but you deserve what you get. daaaaaaaaaaaa.

flames_over_the_wasteland 6 years, 11 months ago

Ban humans.

junco_partner 6 years, 11 months ago

I didn't have anything in my truck - so they stole it instead!!!

ljreader 6 years, 11 months ago

Sometimes it's better to leave a car unlocked. Once when I had my car locked, someone broke out the window. I didn't have anything of any value in the car. What they took was worth far less than the cost to fix the window.

southerngirl 6 years, 11 months ago

I leave my car door unlocked all of the time-at the store, at home, in bad neighborhoods- and no one will steal it...take my car-PLEASE!!!

paladin 6 years, 11 months ago

Move on out to Valley Falls. None of that badstuff goes on. We like each other.

BigMitch 6 years, 11 months ago

Is there a reason these people might have shot her?

reginafliangie 6 years, 11 months ago

Well, yeah, you know your not allowed to walk on sidewalks after 10:00. Thats when all the monsters come out.

reginafliangie 6 years, 11 months ago

oops, I mean 9:30, my bad.

reginafliangie 6 years, 11 months ago

southerngirl, I bet if you park it by the homeless shelter it would be missing in no time...

nonimbyks 6 years, 11 months ago

Man, give these people a break, they've been tramatized by these events. Was she really hit with a BB gun or by a pellet?

Leaving the doors unlocked on your car is still stupid if you don't leave the windows down too. Criminals won't check the lock first and STILL bust up the door or window.

squishypoet 6 years, 11 months ago

I couldn't lock the doors in my old car-- didn't have a key for them. Sometimes if I was just running in someplace for a minute I'd even leave the keys in the ignition. I figured if anyone was desperate enough to steal my pos car, they needed it way more than I did.