Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for October 29, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Man sentenced to life in prison for burning woman to death, setting police officers on fire]( COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — A Baxter Springs man who killed his neighbor and injured two police officers by setting them on fire has been sentenced to life in prison. Harvey Raymond Ortberg, 53, was sentenced Monday for first-degree murder in the ... [Man sentenced to life in prison for burning woman to death, setting police officers on fire]( By: Associated Press COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — A Baxter Springs man who killed his neighbor and injured two police officers by setting them on fire has been sentenced to life in prison. Harvey Raymond Ortberg, 53, was sentenced Monday for first-degree murder in the ... October 29, 2021 @ 11:53am [Lawrence man injured after being struck by vehicle on I-70 in Wyandotte County]( By: Staff report A Lawrence man was injured Wednesday in a wreck on Interstate 70 in Wyandotte County. The man, Mackenzie C. Moore, 30, was taken to the University of Kansas hospital for a suspected serious injury around 10 p.m. after he was struck by a vehicle ... October 28, 2021 @ 9:56am [Attorney: Deputy who ran over Black man now works at prison]( By: ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press BELLE PLAINE — A Kansas sheriff's deputy caught on dashcam video running over a Black man who was fleeing shirtless across a field is now working at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility while under criminal investigation, according to the ... October 27, 2021 @ 2:21pm [8 members of Kansas religious group charged with child abuse]( By: Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Federal prosecutors allege eight people connected to a Kansas-based organization conspired to provide unpaid child labor to businesses across the country and physically abused them for years. The organization, formerly ... October 27, 2021 @ 2:16pm [Lawrence police blotter for Oct. 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 ... October 27, 2021 @ 1:14pm [Company challenges seizure of $166K in marijuana proceeds in Kansas; money came from legal transactions in Missouri]( By: Associated Press WICHITA — A cash management company has asked a federal court to return nearly $166,000 in proceeds seized in Kansas from sales at Missouri medical marijuana stores. Dickinson County sheriff's deputies seized the money in May after stopping a ... October 27, 2021 @ 12:29pm 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