Armed robbery reported in Lawrence’s Oread Neighborhood

Lawrence police are investigating an armed robbery reported in the city’s Oread Neighborhood, just east of the University of Kansas campus.

About 10:40 p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to a reported armed robbery in the 1300 block of Kentucky Street, Officer Derrick Smith said in an email.

The victims told police that about 25 minutes earlier three or four men had entered the home, with at least one suspect brandishing a gun, Smith said. Smith said the suspects stole “several items” but he didn’t disclose what they were.

No injuries were reported. Smith said the investigation was ongoing Tuesday afternoon.

Contact Journal-World public safety reporter Sara Shepherd