Story updated 7:12 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019:
Whoever killed Joel Wales left a trail nearly every step of the way — text messages, a GPS device, bullets, gasoline, an anonymous note. And that person, according to prosecutors, was his angry and jealous ex-girlfriend, Tria L. Evans.
Prosecutor Nicole Southall told jurors during opening arguments in Evans’ murder trial Tuesday in Douglas County District ...
A man bit an officer who was trying to arrest him early Monday morning, Lawrence police said.
Officers were dispatched to a possible domestic disturbance just before 2:40 a.m. in the 2600 block of Belle Crest Drive, Officer Derrick Smith said in an email to media. On the way, officers learned that a man had allegedly kicked in a window and gone inside a home.
Police detained the man, but during the course of ...
Story updated 5:37 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2019:
A jury was selected Monday and opening arguments were planned to begin Tuesday morning in the trial of a Lawrence woman charged with murdering her ex, then setting his body and the house it was in on fire to cover it up.
Tria L. Evans, 39, appeared in Douglas County District Court alongside her appointed attorneys, Carol Cline and Kenzie Singleton. Prosecutors Amy ...
Two bodies were found outdoors in Lawrence over the past two days, police say.
Lawrence police are investigating both deaths but do not suspect foul play in either, Officer Derrick Smith said in an email.
A person walking in the area found the first body lying next to a wooden fence shortly after 10:20 a.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of East 24th Street, Smith said. He said the deceased person was identified ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours.
Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 161 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and general address followed by a short description of the call's nature.
It's important to remember that each incident only ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours.
Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday and includes 211 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and general address followed by a short description of the call's nature.
It's important to remember that each incident only ...
