A very active and busy night overnight in Lawrence.

It started about 11 p.m. with a report of a missing 10-year-old child. The boy was believed to have been in the area of Clinton Park, at 5th and Maine. Police searched for just under an hour until the boy was located by Police. He was safe and uninjured.

A few minutes after midnight, Lawrence Police were called to the 1200 block of Tennessee Street after multiple callers reported hearing what they believed to be gunshots in the area. Police responded to investigate and determined the sounds to be related to fireworks.

Police were called to the area of 10th and Massachusetts Street just before 2 a.m. Callers reported a taller man wearing dark clothing, walking southbound along the sidewalk. The man was reported to be carrying a large knife and also had an gun. The man was not reported to have been any threats and was not believed to have made any threatening gestures towards other people he encountered.

Police arrived to find the man near 11th and Mass. Officer attempted to speak with the subject, he initially ignored commands of Officers before turning to face the officers. When the man turned around, officers could confirmed that the man was indeed armed with a large knife and a handgun. Officers behind the man requested assistance from other City Officers for a Taser. Numerous Officers responded and the man was taken into custody after being shot with a Taser. The man was transported to LMH by Police. During the man's apprehension, a large crowd gathered around and more officers were called to assist with crowd control. LJWorld Story

Just after Police had controlled the situation on Mass Street, they were called to the 2100 block of Heatherwood on after receiving two 911 calls about possible gunshots heard in the area. Officers responded and again found this report to be related to fireworks.

Another armed disturbance occurred at about 2:20 a.m. in the 1900 block of W 31st Street. Police received a report of thee subject arguing in the street, two officers were sent. While those officers were responding, emergency dispatchers received a second call that advised that one of the subjects was now armed with a rifle and had fired a shot into the air. More officers responded to the area at that time. The subjects involved were located shortly after officers arrived and were quickly taken into custody. LDCFM was called to the area but were disregarded as soon as officers determined that there were no injuries. LJWorld Story

While Police were still on scene on 31st Street, the Fire Department responded to the 1300 block of Tennessee Street after a subject that had been shooting fireworks in the area was reported to have started a dumpster fire. A fire engine responded and quickly extinguished the fire which was completely contained to the dumpster.

The Fire Department cleared the scene on Tennessee and returned to their station. On their arrival at the station, firefighters on board requested their dispatcher call for Police to come remove an intoxicated subject from the area of their station. Police responded to the Fire Station and reported that an intoxicated subject had "hitched a ride" on the fire engine from the scene of the dumpster fire.

Today, Saturday May 21st is also Armed Forces Day.

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A pretty quiet morning in Lawrence.

Police responded on a few burglaries, disturbances, noise complaints and car stops.

Just after 1 a.m. Police made a DUI arrest in the 600 block of Vermont Street. The vehicle was stopped by a LPD Officer on routine patrols when he spotted the vehicle driving erratically.

Around 2 a.m. Police responded to the 4300 block of west 24th Place on a report of gunshots heard in the area. Two officers responded to the area and a report number was issued. It was unclear if anyone was taken into custody.

No serious injuries were reported during any overnight activity in Douglas county.

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After a busy Wednesday morning with the fatal accident south of Lawrence on Highway 59 and the 2 alarm house fire on Maple in Lawrence, Thursday morning was back to quiet.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical was called to the 1600 block of Cadet Avenue just after 11 p.m. last night. The caller reported that the house was filling with smoke and it smelled electrical in nature. Fire units arrived and upon investigation found nothing overheated and no signs of smoke. 1 fire crew was out at the address investigating for about 15 minutes.

Not Lawrence or even Douglas County but, it is KU related. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. Overland Park Firefighters were called to the KU Edwards Campus at the intersection of 127th Street and Quivira Road. Dispatchers received two calls from witnesses reporting that a building currently under construction on the property was on fire. Fire crews from Overland Park, Olathe and Lenexa all responded and found an approximately 1200 square foot area on the roof was on fire. The building is the new BEST Building. The fire was contained to the roof, no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. LJWorld Story

Minutes before 1:30 a.m. Lawrence Police were called to the 1900 block of Haskell Avenue after receiving multiple reports of gunshots heard in the area. Police responded and determined that someone had fired a gun into the air. It was unclear if a suspect was taken into custody. No injuries were reported.

Once the rain started falling, police responded on several non injury accidents. Police also responded on several alarms and the every morning calls of noise complaints and a few disturbances. No serious injuries were reported during any of the overnight activity.

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The majority of the night was another quiet one. Police responded on a few disturbances and assisted a woman that thought she was hearing someone messing with her front door. There was no at the door when Police arrived. A few noise complaints and traffic stops.

Just about 5:50 a.m. LDCFM and Douglas County Deputies were called to respond to Milemarker 146 on Highway 59. This is near North 700 Road. The first deputy arrived on scene of a single vehicle fatality accident. The vehicle is reported to be off of the roadway into a field with major damage. Deputies almost immediately advised that the driver was deceased. Still a developing story. Check the LJWorld Story for the latest updates.

Seconds after 6:00 a.m. LDCFM was called to respond on a 2 Alarm structure fire at 785 Maple in Lawrence. LDCFM arrived on scene and advised fully involved residence. The residents were all able to safely evacuate and reported to LPD that there are at least 10 oxygen tanks inside the house for one of the residents. That resident is currently being treated on scene by a Medic unit. A camper that was parked next to the residence was also involved when LDCFM arrived on scene. Crews are also dealing with down power lines in the yard. Check the LJWorld Story for the latest updates as they become available

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Another almost abnormally quiet overnight in Lawrence. The call volume is way down over the last two nights. Must be due to Finals week.

To find something that is at least a little bit unusual, I had to go clear back to just after 10 p.m. Lawrence Police took information on a Road Rage incident in the 600 block of N 3rd Street.

The majority of the calls for Police were the normal noise complaints and a few car stops. Nowhere near the normal call load or even the normal activity initiated by officers on routine patrols.

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A very quiet overnight in Lawrence this morning.

The overnight hours consisted of the usual calls that Police are called to every morning. Noise complaints, traffic stops.

Police also responded on a non injury accident in the 2500 block of West 6th Street.

Other then that it was a very calm night.

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As of 6 a.m. Lawrence Fire Department's Station 1 at 746 Kentucky Street reported a power outage at their station. Westar has been contacted and states that they are aware of a "large outage in the area". The sudden loss of power resulted in two alarms sounding up and down Massachusetts Street. Police and Fire are on scene at the alarms and believe all to be related to the outage. Police are also reporting several traffic signals and street lights that are out.

Westar's Website is showing 5,286 customers without power in Douglas County as of 6:20 a.m. Westar Energy Outage map for Douglas County.

Westar was not able to advise emergency dispatchers of an expected length of the outage but did state that they have crews on the way to work at restoring power.

The night in Lawrence started off with a fireworks complaint in the 4600 block of Trail Drive. The caller advised that he heard an explosion. An officer on routine patrols in the area advised that he also heard the noise and it was related to fireworks.

Just before 10:30 p.m. Police along with Lawrence Fire/Medical responded to the 1400 block of Iowa street on an injury accident. No serious injuries were reported, one person was transported by ambulance.

The majority of the night was consumed by the usual calls, noise complaints, disturbances and traffic stops.

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Lawrence Police responded to the 1900 block of W 26th Street last night. Just after 11 p.m. Police received several calls reporting the sound of gunshots in the area. It was unclear if any suspects were apprehended, police did write a report on the incident.

LPD performed several car stops, with at least two resulting in DUI arrests. A subject with an outstanding warrant was also apprehended.

Police responded on several fights and disturbances. No serious injuries were reported with any of these. There were also three accidents overnight, two involved no injuries and the third involved only minor injuries. The subject involved in the minor injury accident, refused transport by ambulance.

Shortly before 3 a.m. Lawrence Fire responded on a dumpster fire in the 1000 block of Emery Road. The fire was quickly extinguished. The fire was contained to the dumpster and no structures were in jeopardy.

3:30 a.m. LPD was called to the 2500 block of Moundview Drive for what was initially reported as a theft. After officers arrived and spoke with the victim, it became clear that the incident was a strong armed robbery. It was unclear what the suspect was able to get away with and no suspect information was available. A strong armed robbery is a robbery that involves basically overpowering the victim without the use of a weapon. The charge is commonly used for purse snatchings.

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Fairly normal in Lawrence overnight, even for a Friday the 13th.

Police did not respond on much that was out of the ordinary last night. There were countless noise complaints all over the city. At least two complaints were called in twice due to music being turned up again after officers had cleared from the call. So Police returned for a second visit to have the music turned down again. Second time must have been all it took. I did not hear any third calls for the same addresses.

Animal Complaints were back in the calls overnight. Seemed to be mostly barking dog complaints with one complaint of a neighbors dog that had knocked over the callers trash can. Not really a reason to call the Police, in my opinion. The caller did not say what kind of dog it was but she did say that the dog was not vicious in the past.\

Suspicious vehicle checks were conducted throughout the city. Several bar checks were also performed. As a result of these checks, several alcohol complaints were issued.

As reported here on the blog yesterday morning, there was a large power outage along US 56 Highway between western Johnson County and the east side of Baldwin City. LJWorld Photo Gallery

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Yet another pretty quiet overnight throughout Lawrence.

The night started off during the storm knocking out power to residents and businesses along US Highway 56 between the city of Edgerton in Johnson County to Baldwin City in Douglas County. The highway was also closed for several hours while crews worked to remove the downed power lines and replaced a few power poles that were damaged. As of this morning, some are still without power in the area and part of US Highway 56 remains closed.

Just before 10:30 p.m. Lawrence Police responded to the 2500 block of Crossgate Drive for power lines down on the roadway. Police directed traffic around the downed lines while crews finished restoring power. LPD also directed traffic in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive due to a traffic signal losing power. That was also quickly restored and back to normal operation.

It was back to normal as far as disturbance calls that police were called to respond on. I counted 5 disturbance calls. Of all these disturbance calls there were no serious injuries reported.

The rest of the night was the usual noise complaints, suspicious vehicle and pedestrian checks.

Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers performed several vehicle stops in Lawrence, two of which were suspected intoxicated drivers.

Lawrence Police performed three or four bar checks. Several report numbers were issued for alcohol violations during these bar checks.

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5 a.m. update - Westar Energy now shows approximately 542 customers without power.

4 a.m. update -Lawrence Police report that the vehicle was abandoned when they arrived. The driver is possibly injured from the collision with the utility pole.

Westar is still working to restore the rest of the outages.

3 a.m. report - Westar Energy is reporting approximately 3,140 customers in Douglas County are without power currently.

Lawrence Fire was called to investigate a power outage around 2:45 Friday morning. That crew found a large area of Lawrence was without power.

Emergency Dispatchers contacted Westar Energy who reported that they were aware of the issue and had a technician responding to troubleshoot the problem.

Westar Energy map of reported outages in Lawrence. Current as of 2:58 Friday morning. by Mike Frizzell

Firefighters report the outage to be primarily from at least Naismith Drive, west to Iowa Street and between 20th and 31st Streets.

At 3 a.m., Lawrence Fire was dispatched to assist police on the scene of a car versus utility pole accident in the 1300 block of W. 24th Street, just across from the Campus Court apartments. Police report that there is a power line down across 24th Street. No injuries have been reported at that scene.

There was no word on when the outage will be repaired.

Check back with this blog post for updates as they become available.

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Originally posted on May 19, 2013 at 4:18 a.m.

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Lawrence Police continue to investigate after two Topeka men were shot early Sunday morning.

Officers were called to Club Magic, located at 804 W. 24th Street, at 3:41 a.m. after receiving 911 calls reporting 10 people fighting inside the business. One of the people involved in the fight was reportedly armed with a gun. Police responded and learned that a security guard had taken the firearm from the man. The man then left the business before police could arrive.

At 3:51 a.m., Lawrence Police were dispatched to the area 22nd and Alabama Streets following several reports of gunshots heard in the area. This intersection is about three blocks north of Club Magic. At least one caller reported hearing four or five gunshots and a female screaming.

As officers responded to check on the reports of gunshots, one officer's patrol vehicle was struck by a vehicle being driven by a shooting victim in the parking lot of the McDonald's, 901 W. 23rd Street, just across the parking lot from Club Magic. The officer requested medics respond and that the driver had been shot multiple times.

Other officers continued their response to the area where gunfire had been reported. A second shooting victim was found in the 800 block of Greever Terrace, which is about four blocks north of Club Magic. Both men were reportedly shot on Greever Terrace. Following the shooting, one of the victims drove a vehicle back towards Club Magic to look for help, his vehicle collided with a Lawrence Police Department patrol vehicle in the McDonald's parking lot.

Aerial image of the scenes. by Mike Frizzell

Lawrence Medics reported the victim found at McDonald's to be a 27-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the arm, shoulder and "base of the neck". He was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with life threatening injuries.

The shooting victim who was found on Greever Terrace was determined to be 33-year-old male with two gunshot wounds. His wounds were said to include on in the foot and a "through and through" to the lower abdomen. He was transported to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas with life threatening injuries.

Fire Medical crews requested two helicopters to respond and transport the victims. Due to weather conditions, no medevac helicopters were able to respond. Both victims were transported by Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical ambulance units.

Lawrence Police say they are seeking several persons of interest in connection with the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lawrence Police at 785-832-7509 or Douglas County Crime Stoppers at 785-843-8477. Calls to Douglas County Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous. Tipsters with information that leads to an arrest are eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

Our reporting partners at the Lawrence Journal-World report that a 22-year-old Topeka man was arrested for displaying a firearm in the bar during the initial disturbance and interfering with the duties of police.

The Journal-World also reports that both victims are Topeka residents. The condition of the 27-year-old shooting victim was said to be in stable condition and improving as of Sunday afternoon. The 33-year-old victim was transported to the University of Kansas Hospital, who told the Journal-World that they do not provide information on victims of violent crimes.

Club magic has been the scene of at least two other disturbances involving guns just this year, according to the Journal-World.

The club has previously been called Taste Lounge, Bar and Grill. A 30-year-old, Lawrence man who was working as a bouncer at the club was shot in the parking lot in March 2012.

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