A man accused of breaking a Lawrence police officer's nose has been charged with three crimes in the case and has been ordered to undergo a competency exam to see whether he is fit to stand trial. The officer is recovering and hopes to be back on the streets before the New Year, the ...
A public wrong deserves a public punishment, a special prosecutor is arguing in the disciplinary case of Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez. An informal admonition is not enough to address the professional misconduct of Valdez, Special Prosecutor Kimberly Bonifas has argued to the ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will have extra deputies on patrol through the holidays watching for drunk and impaired driving. The office announced Monday that the saturation patrols will last from Thursday, the day after Christmas, to Jan. 2. Lawrence Transit will not be running ...
With cold weather upon us, the Lawrence Police Department is reminding everyone, including unhoused individuals, that using a propane heater inside an enclosed space can be deadly. "In January of this year, one of our houseless neighbors was found dead in her tent, along with her dog," LPD ...
A Lawrence Community Shelter resident who killed another shelter resident by violently strangling him pleaded no contest on Monday to involuntary manslaughter. The defendant, George Miller, 34, pleaded no contest to one felony count of involuntary manslaughter in a reckless manner. The charge ...
A Lawrence man with an extensive criminal history allegedly walked out of Lawrence's Best Buy store Saturday with over $4,000 in stolen merchandise. Police were called to the store, 2020 W. 31st St., around 6:30 p.m. about a suspected shoplifting in progress. An officer was led back to the ...