Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for July 22, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Topeka City Council bans police from using no-knock warrants]( TOPEKA — The Topeka City Council has banned the use of no-knock warrants by law enforcement within city limits. The council voted 8 to 1 Tuesday night to adopt the ordinance banning the controversial practice, the Capital-Journal reported. ... [Topeka City Council bans police from using no-knock warrants]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — The Topeka City Council has banned the use of no-knock warrants by law enforcement within city limits. The council voted 8 to 1 Tuesday night to adopt the ordinance banning the controversial practice, the Capital-Journal reported. ... July 22, 2020 @ 10:10am [Massage therapist who worked with KU women’s sports teams faces more charges]( By: Erica Hunzinger, Kansas News Service A man who provided massages for female athletes at University of Kansas for more than four years was charged this month with six more counts of allegedly sexually assaulting four people between 2016 and 2019. Lawrence massage therapist Shawn ... July 22, 2020 @ 9:43am [Lawrence City Commission approves police union contract that includes changes to complaint procedures, pay raises for officers and detectives]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders have approved a new contract with the union that represents the Lawrence police, a move that city officials said would not hinder the city’s ongoing review of police operations. As part of its meeting Tuesday, which continued ... July 22, 2020 @ 1:46am [Lawrence City Commission approves protections for undocumented immigrants; additional discussion of ordinance upcoming]( By: Rochelle Valverde The Lawrence City Commission has approved a nondiscrimination ordinance regarding undocumented immigrants and expressed interest in further developing provisions meant to create transparency regarding how the police interact with those ... July 21, 2020 @ 10:45pm [Lawrence police blotter for July 21, 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 21, 2020 @ 1:05pm [Co-defendants sentenced to about 5 years each in meth ‘snitch’ kidnapping case]( By: Mackenzie Clark Two co-defendants have been sentenced in a case in which the victim told police that three fellow meth users accused him of “snitching” and held him in a basement for hours while they threatened him with a switchblade and a smoking-hot ... July 21, 2020 @ 11:57am [White co-worker arrested after allegedly threatening Black teen at Wendy's, calling him N-word]( By: Mackenzie Clark A Black teenage employee of a fast-food restaurant in Lawrence was threatened and called the N-word by one of his white co-workers, the boy’s mother said. Tiffany Lewis, of Lawrence, spoke out on social media on Sunday about her son’s ... July 20, 2020 @ 4:40pm [City to consider police union contract that includes changes to complaint procedures, pay raises for officers and detectives]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders will soon decide whether to approve a new contract with the union that represents the Lawrence police. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider approving a one-year agreement with the Lawrence ... July 20, 2020 @ 2:27pm [Lawrence police blotter for July 20, 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 20, 2020 @ 2:16pm [New Douglas County Sheriff Randy Roberts sworn in]( By: Staff Report New Douglas County Sheriff Randy Roberts was sworn in Monday morning to fill the remainder of the elected term of now-retired Sheriff Ken McGovern. Gov. Laura Kelly approved the Douglas County Republican Party’s nomination of Roberts as ... July 20, 2020 @ 12:04pm 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