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 197 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 ...
A woman died in a single-car wreck Wednesday afternoon just west of Lawrence. The crash was reported around 4 p.m. near the intersection of East 800 Road and U.S. Highway 40, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. At the scene, one heavily damaged car was visible off the road and on an embankment on the south side of U.S. 40. The driver was the only person in the vehicle and was dead when emergency crews ...
A Lawrence man, charged with first-degree murder, had been scheduled to face a jury the week before Christmas. Now, lawyers are concerned the trial or jury deliberations may take longer, spilling into the following week and causing distractions or travel conflicts for jurors. Christmas Eve is on a Monday this year, with the holiday itself — when the courthouse will be closed — on a Tuesday. A new trial ...
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 215 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 ...
Story updated at 5:35 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12: A man recently charged with rape in Douglas County works in the Lawrence public health community. Erick W. Ogwangi, 33, of Lawrence, owns and operates a home for disabled adults in Lawrence. He previously did contract work, in a group setting, for the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department. It’s not clear whether the alleged crime is connected to Ogwangi’s ...
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 ...