Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for December 2, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence police detective pleads not guilty but seeks diversion related to DUI charge involving wreck]( A Lawrence police detective will pursue a diversion agreement to settle a DUI charge that he received after allegedly crashing his car off-duty. Adam Christopher Welch, 38, is charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence ... [Lawrence police detective pleads not guilty but seeks diversion related to DUI charge involving wreck]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence police detective will pursue a diversion agreement to settle a DUI charge that he received after allegedly crashing his car off-duty. Adam Christopher Welch, 38, is charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence ... December 2, 2022 @ 10:22am [Douglas County DA finds officer-involved shooting was legally justified]( By: Staff report Story updated at 7:56 p.m. Thursday: Lawrence Police Department officers involved in the shooting death of a man in October were justified in their actions, Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez announced Thursday in a news release, ... December 1, 2022 @ 5:11pm [Lawrence police blotter for Dec. 1, 2022]( By: 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 ... December 1, 2022 @ 4:30pm [Officer shoots and kills man after struggle over gun, Topeka police chief says]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — A Topeka police officer shot and killed a man early Thursday during a struggle over a handgun, Police Chief Bryan Wheedles said. The shooting occurred as the officer was investigating a report of a car, which was later determined to ... December 1, 2022 @ 2:54pm [Affidavit details allegations against fast-food manager accused of sex crimes against teen employee]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence fast-food manager committed sex crimes against a 15-year-old employee, according to allegations in a newly released affidavit in the case. The man, Stephen Tyler Wampler, 27, has been charged in Douglas County District Court with two ... December 1, 2022 @ 2:40pm [Affidavits provide further details in arson cases, including extent of damage: more than $1 million]( By: Kim Callahan A woman who has been charged with setting multiple fires at North Lawrence businesses — one of which reportedly caused more than $1 million in damage — just days earlier was responsible for a serious structure fire at a west Lawrence ... December 1, 2022 @ 1:53pm [Lawrence police blotter for Nov. 30, 2022]( By: 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 ... November 30, 2022 @ 4:04pm [2 weeks after bodies found in eastern Lawrence, authorities release no further details, suppress death reports]( By: Staff report Updated at 11 a.m. Nov. 30 Two weeks after two bodies were found at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence police have released no new details on an incident that they indicated may have been a murder-suicide. Autopsy reports for both individuals, which ... November 30, 2022 @ 9:48am [Police release name of 53-year-old woman who died at city-run campsite for people experiencing homelessness]( By: Staff report Lawrence police have released the name of a woman who was found dead last week at the city-run camp for people experiencing homelessness. The 53-year-old woman was Susan Ford, according to Laura McCabe, a spokeswoman with the Lawrence Police ... November 30, 2022 @ 9:18am 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