Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for September 5, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence police to conduct DUI saturation patrol]( The Lawrence Police Department will conduct a DUI saturation patrol this Friday, according to a department news release. A grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation has allowed LPD to place extra officers throughout the city. They’ll ... [Lawrence police to conduct DUI saturation patrol]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence Police Department will conduct a DUI saturation patrol this Friday, according to a department news release. A grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation has allowed LPD to place extra officers throughout the city. They’ll ... September 5, 2019 @ 11:24am [August health code inspections: 7 found out of compliance in Douglas County]( By: Dylan Lysen Seven organizations in Douglas County failed state health code inspections in August. Each month, I take a look at inspection results and list every place either listed out of compliance or with 10 or more code violations. Full reports are ... September 5, 2019 @ 11:53am [Suspect in Islamic Center of Lawrence burglary booked into Douglas County Jail]( By: Mackenzie Clark The suspect who was reportedly captured on surveillance footage burglarizing the Islamic Center of Lawrence has been booked into the Douglas County Jail, online records indicate. Amadou Oury Bah, 32, was arrested at the jail in Omaha, Neb., ... September 4, 2019 @ 6:00pm [Lawrence man charged with attempted murder convicted of lesser offenses through plea deal]( By: Mackenzie Clark A Lawrence man who had been charged in multiple cases in Douglas County District Court, the most serious of which involved attempted second-degree murder, has entered a plea deal to lessen the severity of his charges and dismiss some ... September 4, 2019 @ 5:09pm [Tennessee man charged in alleged chase with baby, guns in truck bound over for trial]( By: Mackenzie Clark A man who allegedly led law enforcement on an on- and off-road chase on Aug. 11 was bound over for trial Wednesday. Kenneth Jeremy Leedom, 32, of Woodbury, Tenn., is charged with four felonies: aggravated battery against a law enforcement ... September 4, 2019 @ 4:31pm [Lawrence police blotter for September 4]( By: Staff Report Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday and includes ... September 4, 2019 @ 2:33pm [Investigators confirm that lightning strike caused fire at century-old Clinton church; estimated damage is $1 million]( By: Kathy Hanks Investigators have determined that a lightning strike was the cause of the fire that destroyed the Clinton Presbyterian Church Friday morning. “It was natural causes,” said Jill Bronaugh, a spokeswoman at the Office of the State Fire ... September 4, 2019 @ 10:57am [Lawrence man found dead after suspected hit-and-run in Leavenworth County]( By: Associated Press LEAVENWORTH — The Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about a hit-and-run accident that left a man dead. Undersheriff Jim Sherley says 34-year-old Emanuel Ross, of Lawrence, was found dead early Monday west of ... September 4, 2019 @ 10:15am [Lawrence man charged with groping young girl waives preliminary hearing, working on plea]( By: Mackenzie Clark A 36-year-old Lawrence man charged with multiple sex crimes against a child has waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and his defense attorney said she thought the case would be resolved through a plea agreement. Frank J. Martinez is ... September 4, 2019 @ 10:04am [Affidavit: Gardner man reportedly asked driver on K-10, ‘Do you want to get shot?’]( By: Mackenzie Clark A Gardner man threatened a man and two children on a highway in Douglas County before leading law enforcement on a pursuit through traffic, an affidavit alleges. Seth A. Kenney, now 20 but 19 at the time of the alleged incident, has been ... September 3, 2019 @ 4:07pm [Lawrence police investigate death downtown; no foul play suspected]( By: Mackenzie Clark Police are investigating a death near the Lawrence Public Library, but no foul play is suspected. Police were called to the 700 block of Vermont Street at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday regarding a “possible deceased subject on the sidewalk,” Sgt. Amy ... September 3, 2019 @ 1:47pm [Lawrence police blotter for September 3]( By: Staff Report Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and includes 194 ... September 3, 2019 @ 1:12pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044