Instances of use of force by the Lawrence Police Department slightly increased in 2020 compared with previous years, according to the department’s recently published annual report.
LPD listed 20 instances of use of force in 2020, which is slightly above a recent average of 17 instances per year. The police department received more than 60,000 calls in 2020, meaning the use of force occurred roughly 0.03% of ...
A 26-year-old man who is suspected in an hourlong high-speed chase through Douglas and Jefferson counties bonded out of the Douglas County Jail on Monday evening, according to jail records.
Riley Wolfe, of Lawrence, was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Monday on suspicion of fleeing from law enforcement by engaging in reckless driving and driving with a suspended license, according to the Douglas County Jail booking ...
In the near future, if a Lawrence police officer uses a taser, firearm or other form of force a during a certain period of time — such as three times in six months — the Lawrence Police Department will be able to automatically flag those incidents to be further reviewed.
That would be an increase in oversight over such instances for the department and is how LPD plans to use a new software program installed ...
A group of Lawrence middle school students are blasting off to the moon to participate in a national competition that envisions future cities.
West Middle School’s 10-member Future City team earned the opportunity to compete in the organization's national tournament after finishing first in the Great Plains regional recently.
Future City is an educational competition for middle school students that asks ...
A high-speed chase beginning in Lawrence Monday afternoon took law enforcement through rural areas of Douglas and Jefferson counties before coming to an end near the intersection of 13th Street and U.S. Highway 24.
Kansas Highway Patrol Technical Trooper Donald Hughes told the Journal-World police used a “tactical vehicle intervention” maneuver at the site, which is about six miles north of Lawrence city ...
Updated at 3:52 p.m. Friday
A 21-year-old Lawrence man is facing a charge of attempted murder after driving a vehicle with a passenger into Lone Star Lake Thursday evening.
Jeremy S. Williams, who made his first appearance in Douglas County District Court from the county jail Friday afternoon, was formally charged with second-degree attempted murder, a level-three felony. Judge James George said that depending ...
