Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for July 17, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> ['Suspicious package' near downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center found to be empty]( Story updated at 3:10 p.m. Thursday: A "suspicious package" left on the east side of the parking lot at the downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center Thursday afternoon was found to be empty. The package was under investigation but the ... ['Suspicious package' near downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center found to be empty]( By: Staff Report Story updated at 3:10 p.m. Thursday: A "suspicious package" left on the east side of the parking lot at the downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center Thursday afternoon was found to be empty. The package was under investigation but the ... July 16, 2020 @ 1:47pm [Lawrence police blotter for July 16, 2020]( 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 up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... July 16, 2020 @ 1:02pm [Driver faces involuntary manslaughter charge in head-on crash that killed 25-year-old Baker University employee]( By: Mackenzie Clark A Paola man is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after a head-on crash killed a Leawood woman in February. According to a crash report from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Tayler James Livingston, 26, was westbound on U.S. Highway 56 ... July 16, 2020 @ 12:47pm [U.S. executes Kansan who lawyers say had dementia; it's the 2nd federal execution in a week]( By: Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The United States on Thursday carried out its second federal execution this week following a hiatus of nearly two decades, killing by lethal injection a Kansas man whose lawyers contended he had dementia and was unfit to be ... July 16, 2020 @ 8:49am [Protesters call for reforms in Douglas County district attorney’s office, review of former prosecutor’s cases]( By: Mackenzie Clark Amid a heated race for Douglas County district attorney, a group of about 100 protesters headed to downtown Lawrence Wednesday to call for greater accountability and transparency from the incumbent. The organizing group, KC Freedom Project, ... July 15, 2020 @ 5:02pm [Former {NAME} City priest sentenced to prison for possessing child porn]( By: Associated Press KANSAS CITY, KAN. — A Kansas priest was sentenced to more than three years in prison for possessing child pornography, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Christopher Rossman, 47, was also ordered to pay $5,000 under the Justice for Victims ... July 15, 2020 @ 4:20pm [Lawrence police blotter for July 15, 2020]( 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 up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... July 15, 2020 @ 1:08pm [Federal judge halts execution of Kansan amid claims that he isn't mentally fit]( By: Associated Press Story updated at 3:56 P.m. Wednesday TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a man, said to be suffering from dementia, who was set to die by lethal injection in the federal government’s second execution this week ... July 15, 2020 @ 8:47am 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 unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044