Updated 10:22 a.m. Wednesday A rolling gun battle that started in Topeka early Wednesday morning traveled all the way to Lawrence, where two vehicles were stopped and multiple juveniles were taken into custody. About 12:55 a.m., the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office got a call from a motorist who reported being chased and shot at by a white passenger car, according to a news release from the agency. The ...
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. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday and includes 175 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 ...
Anthony L. Roberts Jr. appeared in court Tuesday with two new lawyers who said they’re optimistic they’ll be ready for trial in two months, despite taking over his case late in the game. Roberts, 21, of Topeka, faces three murder charges and one attempted murder charge in one of Lawrence’s highest-profile crimes in recent history — the slaying of three people and wounding of two others in a crowd on ...
At 22, Leah Brown was gunned down by a stray bullet in downtown Lawrence. After her death, however, Brown was able to help others as an organ donor. Brown will be one of about 40 organ, eye and tissue donors nationwide to be honored with a “floragraph” on the Donate Life Rose Parade Float on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Calif. Donate Life says the “artistic portraits," made of seeds, that are featured ...
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. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and includes 157 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. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 136 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 ...