Police investigate pizza shop robbery

Lawrence Police were investigating a robbery Monday night at Wheat State Pizza, 711 W. 23rd St.

Police released little information about the incident, but the restaurant owner said two men who robbed his business were armed.

Shortly before 11 p.m. officers were interviewing some people in connection with the incident after they were found at Aberdeen South apartment complex, 4700 W. 27th St., Sgt. Catherine Born said. No arrests had been made at that time.

Store owner Ryan Murphy told 6News that a wallet was taken as well as money from a cash register. He said two employees were in the store at the time.

Dog attacks toddler in Leavenworth County

A golden retriever attacked and injured a toddler Saturday night in Leavenworth County, according to a Leavenworth County Sheriff’s report.

The child, 2-year-old Brody Sparks of Tonganoxie, was at a barbecue with his parents when the dog came onto the property, knocked him to the ground and bit him on the head, according to the report.

The incident happened about 8 p.m. at a home in the 25500 block of 243rd Street.

Brody was taken by ambulance to University of Kansas Hospital. He was not listed on the hospital’s rolls Monday.

The dog was destroyed by its owner, a 54-year-old man who lives near the scene of the attack, according to the report.

Affordable housing study under way

A three-day study of Lawrence’s affordable housing situation began Monday with a daylong series of meetings and tours.

The study is being conducted under a program offered to the city by Aquila, the energy company, and is called the Community Housing Assessment Team, or C.H.A.T. Included is a statistical analysis of affordable housing and surveys about the city’s housing market.

Monday’s schedule included team meetings with developers and representatives of construction, real estate and property management firms and a tour of Lawrence.

Meetings today will include representatives from the Eudora, Baldwin and Lecompton communities and tours of those areas. Wednesday, meetings are planned with neighborhood groups, commuters, businesses and universities.

Information gathered over the three days will be put into the form of a report to be presented to city officials later this month.