Lawrence police officers arrested a man following a five-minute pursuit that covered about 4 miles and reached speeds in the 70 mph range, according to a spokesman for the Lawrence Police Department. Jefferson County authorities notified LPD around 4 p.m. Monday that a vehicle stolen out of that county might be in Lawrence, LPD spokesman Patrick Compton said via email. Officers were then notified around 5:17 ...
A Lawrence man charged in a 2018 shooting was rearrested Friday on suspicion of aggravated robbery, according to police. Michael A. Hormell, 20, had spent more than two years in the Douglas County Jail before he was released on $100,000 surety bond in February. He is charged in a shooting at Parnell Park that critically injured a teen, who later stabilized, on Jan. 26, 2018. On Friday, he was arrested in ...
As some groups wage a legal battle against the governor’s ban on mass gatherings, several Lawrence-area religious leaders are more concerned with how to stay connected with their congregations without seeing them in person. Holding virtual services has presented plenty of challenges and complications, but it has also brought some pleasant surprises. Members of the Lawrence Interfaith Alliance, LIA, invited ...
Updated at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday: Thursday will mark 30 days since the local stay-at-home order went into effect, and Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health officials have called about 25 nonessential businesses that were still in operation. In response to inquiries from the public, the department has also called 29 essential businesses that were not practicing proper social distancing, department spokesman ...
Suzanne Valdez thinks leadership and clarity are missing from the Douglas County district attorney’s office, and that has inspired her to run. Valdez, 51, also said she thought some functional problems contribute to unfairness, or at least to a perception of unfairness. Valdez filed last week to run for district attorney as a Democrat in the Aug. 4 primary election. She is currently employed as a clinical ...
Mass incarceration, lack of transparency and unfair treatment of minorities and the poor have inspired Lawrence defense attorney Cooper Overstreet to run for Douglas County district attorney, he said. Overstreet, 32, filed last week to run as a Democrat in the Aug. 4 primary election. He’s currently employed with the Lawrence-based Swain Law Office. He said it’s fair for people to wonder how he would ...