On a spring evening in 2015, at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in downtown Lawrence, a drunken 42-year-old man walked up to a 10-year-old girl who was standing at the restaurant’s drink station. He put his hand on her shoulder and whispered in her ear: “Will you come into the (males’) restroom with me?” The man stepped back, using body language the girl interpreted as “come on.” He kept staring at her as he ...
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 234 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. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday and includes 220 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 ...
Four days into the jury selection process, a Douglas County District Court judge abruptly declared a mistrial in the highly anticipated downtown Lawrence triple murder case. Roughly 100 or more remaining potential jurors were thanked for their service and sent home, with no explanation except that a “legal issue” had arisen. The Journal-World has obtained a transcript of the judge’s behind-the-scenes ...
Story updated 5:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 2018: In the case of a Lawrence group home owner charged with rape, state officials are asking him to have no contact with his developmentally disabled clients while his criminal case is pending. If he does not agree, the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is prepared to suspend his license and move the residents out, said Angela de Rocha, director of ...
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. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday and includes 194 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 ...