Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for January 27, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County DA to speak on prosecutorial discretion at public event]( The Lawrence/Douglas County chapter of Women for Kansas is hosting a public event next month featuring Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez. Valdez, a Democrat who was elected in 2020 and a former University of Kansas law professor, ... [Douglas County DA to speak on prosecutorial discretion at public event]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence/Douglas County chapter of Women for Kansas is hosting a public event next month featuring Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez. Valdez, a Democrat who was elected in 2020 and a former University of Kansas law professor, ... January 27, 2023 @ 11:19am [Lawrence man charged with aggravated assault after allegedly trying to hit people with his car]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly tried to hit two people with his car and rammed another vehicle Tuesday evening. Daniel Martinez Sanchez, 19, is charged in Douglas County District Court with two felony ... January 26, 2023 @ 5:54pm [After a year on the run, man deemed incompetent in Douglas County to face charges for armed robbery and battery on a law enforcement officer]( By: Chris Conde A man arrested after a year on the run from police was deemed incompetent Wednesday in Douglas County District Court to stand trial in an armed robbery case and in another case alleging battery on a law enforcement officer. The man, Casey ... January 26, 2023 @ 5:16pm ['Finally': Lawrence woman accused in day care death added to National Registry of Exonerations]( By: Kim Callahan The name of a Lawrence woman who was accused of killing a baby at a Eudora day care and who underwent a yearslong ordeal maintaining her innocence has been added to the National Registry of Exonerations. Carrody Buchhorn, whose long-running ... January 26, 2023 @ 3:24pm [West Middle School evacuated after bomb threat; search reveals 'nothing of concern'; juvenile booked into detention center]( By: Kim Callahan Updated at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 A student is in custody and hundreds of middle school students are grappling with the ordeal of having been evacuated from their Lawrence school Thursday after it was the target of a bomb threat. ... January 26, 2023 @ 11:58am [Local legislator introduces bill to require ministers, other religious leaders to report suspicions of child abuse]( By: Chad Lawhorn Story updated at 2:16 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023: A Douglas County legislator has filed a bill that would require priests and other ministers to report any suspected child abuse to state authorities. Sen Tom Holland, D-{NAME} City, filed ... January 26, 2023 @ 11:33am [Man accused of engaging in armed standoff at apartment charged with aggravated assault and burglary]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man accused of engaging in an armed standoff with police earlier this week was charged Wednesday in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated assault with a firearm and one felony count of aggravated ... January 25, 2023 @ 4:40pm [Second brother sentenced for 2021 incident with gun at downtown Lawrence bar]( By: Chris Conde The second brother involved in an incident in which a gun was discharged at a bar in downtown Lawrence was sentenced to probation on Monday. Chance S. Gosewisch, 26, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, was originally charged with one felony count of ... January 25, 2023 @ 1:33pm [Lawrence receives 2.5 inches of snow, National Weather Service says]( By: Chris Conde The National Weather Service reports that 2.5 inches of snow fell overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning in Lawrence, though temperatures in the mid-30s had diminished that amount by midmorning. Weather over the next few days is expected to ... January 25, 2023 @ 11:18am 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