Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for April 7, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County Sheriff’s Office invites residents to dispose of unwanted drugs on National Drug Take Back Day]( The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is inviting residents to safely dispose of their expired or unused prescriptions and over-the-counter medications on National Drug Take Back Day. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 22 ... [Douglas County Sheriff’s Office invites residents to dispose of unwanted drugs on National Drug Take Back Day]( By: Staff Report The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is inviting residents to safely dispose of their expired or unused prescriptions and over-the-counter medications on National Drug Take Back Day. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 22 ... April 7, 2023 @ 10:20am [Topeka man enters plea for breaking a man’s nose in connection with Thanksgiving Day robbery]( By: Chris Conde A Topeka man entered a no contest plea on Thursday in connection with an incident on Thanksgiving Day in 2022 where he was alleged to have taken a cell phone from a woman and injured a man. Anthony Duane Harris, 57, originally faced felony ... April 7, 2023 @ 10:14am [Law enforcement seizes more than 1,000 suspected fentanyl pills and 2.5 pounds of meth after traffic stop in western Douglas County]( By: Staff Report A traffic stop in western Douglas County has resulted in law enforcement seizing more than 1,000 suspected fentanyl pills and 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has announced. At about 5 p.m. on Wednesday a ... April 6, 2023 @ 3:27pm [Affidavit provides details in Douglas County case of man accused of extorting woman with nude teen photos]( By: Chris Conde An Alabama man allegedly used explicit photos of a woman taken when she was 13 to blackmail her for more nude photos and as leverage to pressure the woman into a sexual act, according to a recently released affidavit. The man, Devaris Lamar ... April 5, 2023 @ 5:20pm [Lawrence man charged with assault after allegedly wielding BB gun and a machete in dispute over moped]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly using a machete during an altercation with another person over a moped. The man, William Lawrence Abernathy, 60, is charged in Douglas County District Court with ... April 5, 2023 @ 4:24pm [Man pleads no contest to aggravated battery in connection with bar brawl in downtown Lawrence]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man resolved multiple criminal cases against him Wednesday in Douglas County District Court by entering a no contest plea to aggravated battery in connection with a brawl at a bar downtown last summer. The man, Isaias Esai Rojo, 27, ... April 5, 2023 @ 11:59am [Defendants accused of robbing Lawrence store, duct-taping employees now face federal charges]( By: Chris Conde Two people have been indicted by the U.S. District Court in Kansas in connection with an armed robbery at a Lawrence cellphone store in which the robbers allegedly bound two employees in duct tape before taking more than 80 phones from a ... April 5, 2023 @ 9:36am 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