WRITER: Chris Conde

Gardner man faces additional charges in case related to car chase from Eudora to Lawrence

A man who allegedly led police on a car chase from Eudora through Lawrence last fall is facing more than 10 new charges after members of the public began relaying details of the chase to local law enforcement. Christopher Michael Dale, 34, of Gardner is charged with eleven counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated endangering a child, two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, one count of ...

Woman charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing man in neck

A woman was formally charged Monday in Douglas County District Court with attempted murder after an incident over the weekend in which she is alleged to have stabbed a man in the neck while the two were in a car together. The woman, Dayzunique Ala Nicole Belaire, 24, was charged with one count of attempted second-degree murder and one count of criminal carrying of a dangerous weapon, according to charging ...

Lawrence police officer has been named Kansas' Student Resource Officer of the Year

A Lawrence police officer has been named the Student Resource Officer of the Year by the Kansas Juvenile Officers Association. Officer Shelby Brouhard has been with the Lawrence Police Department for seven years, and for the last four years she has served as a student resource officer, or SRO, at Free State High School. Brouhard plans to accept the award on Monday at the Kansas Juvenile Officers ...

Woman charged with aggravated assault and firing a gun in Lawrence city limits weeks after getting probation in another case

Updated at 4:15 p.m. Friday A woman was charged Friday in Douglas County District Court with aggravated assault and unlawfully firing a gun in the Lawrence city limits — crimes that allegedly occurred just weeks after she was given probation in another case. In addition to those charges, the woman, Sarah Nicole Larkin, 34, of Kansas City, Missouri, was also charged with criminal possession of a firearm by a ...

Man with multiple theft convictions faces new charges of burglary and identity theft in Douglas County

A man was charged Tuesday in Douglas County District Court with burglary and identity theft. David Allen Thomas, 40, was transferred from the Norton, Kansas, correctional facility to face new charges for felony burglary of a motor vehicle, two counts of felony identity theft and one count of theft. The charges are in connection with an incident on Sept. 11, 2021, according to charging documents. He is alleged ...

Lawrence man charged with attempted murder in shooting at Allstars last summer

A Lawrence man was formally charged Thursday in Douglas County District Court with attempted murder in connection with an incident last summer at Allstars night club. The man, Jermey Anthony Johnson, 24, appeared in person after having posted a $100,000 bond less than an hour before his court date. Charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, he is accused of firing a gun at a person on Aug. 1, ...