On the record
Law enforcement report
Lawrence Police said Friday that in the past 24 hours they’d handled:
- 402 calls
- 25 reports
- two burglaries
- two thefts
- seven noninjury accidents
- one injury accident
- Lawrence police arrested a 41-year-old Haskell Indian Nations University student early Friday on suspicion of aggravated battery with a knife. The arrest stemmed from a fight about 1:30 a.m. with his 46-year-old roommate at Blalock Hall. The roommate suffered minor injuries.
- Police made two arrests Wednesday night outside the Lawrence Open Shelter, 944 Ky., and the Community Drop-In Center, 214 W. 10th St. About 6:15 p.m. they arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of drinking vodka in public and for yelling obscenities at a drop-in center employee; about 8:30 p.m. they arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of becoming belligerent when told he couldn’t enter the shelter.
- A passenger on Kansas University’s student bus service alleged a bus driver grabbed her and later refused to let her get off the bus. The incident happened between 3:40 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. Tuesday on Jayhawk Boulevard.
Burglaries and thefts reported
- A 20-year-old Lawrence man told police someone stole his car-stereo equipment between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday in the 3400 block of Iowa Street. Total value of items stolen was $3,800.
- A 41-year-old man and 38-year-old woman who live in the 1900 block of West Fifth Street told police someone stole jewelry and two knives worth a total of $3,330 from their home. The burglary happened between 11:50 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Wednesday.
- A 32-year-old Lawrence woman reported her 1999 Ford Expedition worth $17,000 stolen between 11:30 a.m. and 9:25 p.m. Tuesday from the 1000 block of East 23rd Street.
Emergency calls
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:
Fire calls
- Smoke detector activation due to malfunction, 9:56 p.m. Thursday, 1015 W. 23rd St.
- Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire, 7:56 p.m. Thursday, 1459 U.S. Highway 40
- Good intent call, other, 9:35 a.m. Thursday, 905 R.I.
- Smoke scare, odor of smoke, 8:06 a.m. Thursday, Maple Lane.
- Sprinkler activation, no fire, unintentional, 6:04 a.m. Thursday, 4701 W. Sixth St.
- Alarm system sounded due to malfunction, 2:38 a.m. Thursday, 1015 W. 23rd St.
- Alarm system sounded, no fire, unintentional, 2:35 a.m. Thursday, 2400 Packer Road.
- Carbon monoxide incident, 12:50 a.m. Thursday, 4501 Wimbledon Drive.
Lawrence Humane Society
Stray dogs brought to shelter
- Golden retriever mix, male, 5 to 6 years old.
- Chow mix, black, female, 4 to 5 years old.
- Basenji, brown and white, male, 1 year old.