Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for September 29, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [More than 1,000 arrested in Wichita area crackdown; hundreds of firearms seized]( WICHITA — A law enforcement operation aimed at reducing violent crime resulted in more than 1,000 arrests and the confiscation of numerous weapons and drugs, the U.S. Marshals Service said Wednesday. Operation Triple Beam-Wichita was a ... [More than 1,000 arrested in Wichita area crackdown; hundreds of firearms seized]( By: Associated Press WICHITA — A law enforcement operation aimed at reducing violent crime resulted in more than 1,000 arrests and the confiscation of numerous weapons and drugs, the U.S. Marshals Service said Wednesday. Operation Triple Beam-Wichita was a ... September 29, 2021 @ 10:44am [Fire crews respond to smoke at KU's Dyche Hall, briefly close Jayhawk Boulevard]( By: Dylan Lysen Fire crews responded to reports of smoke in a University of Kansas building Wednesday morning, briefly closing access to Jayhawk Boulevard. Tom Fagan, division chief of administration for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, said in an email ... September 29, 2021 @ 10:15am [State troopers promote road safety with emotional stories of notifying next of kin about deaths]( By: Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman remembers the white knuckles of parents waiting for him to deliver “the words they never wanted to hear.” Their teenage daughter had died in a car crash on the highway. “What caught my ... September 28, 2021 @ 2:33pm [Lawrence police blotter for Sept. 28, 2021]( 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 ... September 28, 2021 @ 1:39pm [Paola man sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for drunken crash that killed Baker University employee]( By: Staff report A Paola man was sentenced to more than three years in prison after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a deadly head-on car wreck in February 2020. The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday that Tayler J. ... September 28, 2021 @ 1:10pm [KU student formally charged with rape for incident at dorm]( By: Dylan Lysen A University of Kansas student has been charged with rape in connection with an incident earlier this month at a campus dormitory. Chi Hong Kai, 19, was recently formally charged with the level-one felony in Douglas County District Court. Kai ... September 28, 2021 @ 10:58am [Cordley Elementary student who was struck by vehicle expected to return home today from hospital]( By: Dylan Lysen The pedestrian struck by a vehicle in an injury accident Monday in central Lawrence was a student at Cordley Elementary School, according to an email from the school’s principal. The school district said the student's parents expected the ... September 28, 2021 @ 10:05am [Lawrence police respond to report of pedestrian being hit by vehicle]( By: Dylan Lysen Updated at 4:47 p.m. Monday Lawrence police responded Monday afternoon to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle near 20th and Massachusetts streets. Shortly after 4 p.m., an ambulance was seen leaving the scene, and the area ... September 27, 2021 @ 4:34pm [Lawrence police blotter for Sept. 27, 2021]( 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 ... September 27, 2021 @ 2:49pm 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