A Lawrence 18-year-old charged in connection with a shooting last November told police he was defending himself after a marijuana deal that went wrong, according to a recently released police affidavit in the case. The affidavit describes the allegations against 18-year-old Cameron Jay ...
After a high-speed chase on K-10 Highway on Monday morning, deputies took three juveniles into custody and found a loaded handgun in their vehicle, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff's office said in a news release that a Eudora police officer spotted a ...
A driver was injured on Saturday morning after crashing into a storage facility in the 1500 block of East 23rd Street, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office posted on social media that the crash took place about 6:45 a.m. Saturday. The post said the vehicle was ...
A trial for a 19-year-old who's charged with murdering another teen is now scheduled to take place in May instead of this month because of an attorney’s medical issues. On Friday, Judge Stacey Donovan rescheduled the trial for Cir Allen Keith Glover, 19, of Lawrence, to begin on May 5. As ...
A Lawrence man pleaded guilty on Thursday to posing as a minor to have sex with a 15-year-old girl. The man, Rylin Ellis Gipp, 25, was originally charged with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and one count of sexual exploitation of a child for possessing child ...
The registration period opened on Thursday for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Citizen's Academy where residents can get a closer look at how law enforcement operates in the county. The seven-week academy focuses on putting citizens in the shoes of Douglas County law enforcement with ...