Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for March 3, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Bicyclist injured after being hit by vehicle on Sixth Street]( Lawrence police are investigating after a bicycle rider was hit by a vehicle Wednesday. Around 4:20 p.m., emergency crews responded to the 2200 block of West Sixth Street to a report of a bicycle rider being struck by a vehicle. Emergency ... [Bicyclist injured after being hit by vehicle on Sixth Street]( By: Chris Conde Lawrence police are investigating after a bicycle rider was hit by a vehicle Wednesday. Around 4:20 p.m., emergency crews responded to the 2200 block of West Sixth Street to a report of a bicycle rider being struck by a vehicle. Emergency ... March 3, 2022 @ 9:23am [Emergency crews respond to serious accident in central Lawrence involving semi]( By: Chris Conde Emergency crews were assisting at the scene of a serious car accident on Wednesday in central Lawrence. Crews were seen around 3:45 p.m. at Iowa Street and Bob Billings Parkway working an accident involving a semitrailer and a Ford Fiesta that ... March 2, 2022 @ 4:00pm [Trooper drew gun on Kansas lawmaker after stop for speeding in Lawrence]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper drew his pistol on a Kansas legislator stopped for speeding when the lawmaker abruptly got out of his car holding his cellphone, the trooper said in a statement made public Wednesday. The trooper's ... March 2, 2022 @ 2:19pm [Lawrence police blotter for March 2, 2022]( 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 ... March 2, 2022 @ 2:16pm [Kansas man sentenced to 3 years in prison, ordered to pay $40 million to IRS]( By: Staff Report KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man was sentenced to 36 months in prison for tax fraud and ordered to pay $40 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, according to a news release Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Justice. The ... March 2, 2022 @ 11:43am [Barrier replacement limiting eastbound traffic on I-70 after semi crash]( By: Chris Conde An eastbound lane will be closed Wednesday morning on Interstate 70 east of Lawrence after a semitrailer rollover crash stopped traffic for several hours on Tuesday. The left lane of eastbound I-70 at mile marker 207.8 will be closed for ... March 2, 2022 @ 10:32am [Pedestrian struck by vehicle and left in road still hospitalized, identified as 46-year-old Lawrence man]( By: Staff Report A Lawrence pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle and left in the road over the weekend remained hospitalized Tuesday, according to the Lawrence Police Department. The pedestrian, identified by police as 46-year-old Justin Boldwarrior, of ... March 1, 2022 @ 4:53pm [Task force says Department of Justice should investigate Wichita teen's death]( By: Associated Press WICHITA — A community task force is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the death of a Black teenager who was restrained facedown for more than 30 minutes at a Kansas juvenile detention center. Sedgwick County Commission ... March 1, 2022 @ 4:43pm [Man who had been wanted for months following high-speed chase arrested by sheriff's office after another chase]( By: Staff Report The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended a man who has been wanted for two months following a high-speed pursuit through Lawrence on Dec. 29. The man, Tyrone Leroy Alexander, 48, of {NAME} City, was taken into custody on Tuesday ... March 1, 2022 @ 1:09pm [Man gets 32 months in prison for sex crime against woman who was celebrating birthday]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday A Douglas County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Lawrence man to 32 months in prison for a sex crime that occurred in 2018 after a woman's birthday celebration. In October 2021, the man, Nicholas J. Lewis, 26, pleaded ... March 1, 2022 @ 11:19am [Douglas County Sheriff's Office gets grant to improve support for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors]( By: Chris Conde The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received a federal grant to start a program to support survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault. The Violence Against Women Act grant for $30,863 will be used to support the office’s advocacy ... March 1, 2022 @ 10:01am 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