Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for April 26, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Attorneys spar over whether a formal finding of innocence is required in Albert Wilson’s wrongful conviction and imprisonment suit]( The question of innocence is at the heart of a dispute between the state and the attorney who is suing on behalf of a man whose Lawrence rape case was dismissed after he had spent two years in prison. The state asked the Douglas County District ... [Attorneys spar over whether a formal finding of innocence is required in Albert Wilson’s wrongful conviction and imprisonment suit]( By: Chris Conde The question of innocence is at the heart of a dispute between the state and the attorney who is suing on behalf of a man whose Lawrence rape case was dismissed after he had spent two years in prison. The state asked the Douglas County District ... April 25, 2023 @ 5:38pm [Officers launch pepper spray into vehicle, arrest wanted Lawrence man inside; he has a history of attacking police]( By: Chris Conde Law enforcement launched a pepper spray canister into a car and arrested a wanted Lawrence man inside it on Sunday after an hourlong standoff in which he refused to leave the vehicle. Louis George Galloway Jr., 32, was scheduled to be sentenced ... April 25, 2023 @ 1:45pm [UPDATE: Fire crews battle large fire at unsanctioned homeless camp; police investigating possible arson]( By: Chris Conde This story was updated at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2023. After a large fire destroyed several tents on Monday night at an unsanctioned homeless camp behind the Amtrak station in East Lawrence, investigators are working to determine what ... April 24, 2023 @ 9:08pm [Long wait times for testing of dangerous drugs puts suspected fentanyl dealers back on the streets without charges]( By: Chris Conde When law enforcement pulls you over and finds what appears to be a half pound of fentanyl, a half pound of heroin and three and a half pounds of methamphetamine in your vehicle, you go to jail. Indeed, Ricky Lincoln and Keven Ernest Jones, ... April 24, 2023 @ 4:45pm [Teen gets probation for shooting at pedestrians in downtown Lawrence in incident that was caught on video; DA had objected to use of the word 'criminal']( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence teen was sentenced to two years of probation for firing a gun at two pedestrians in downtown Lawrence in an incident that was caught on camera by a police patrol car. The teen, Treyvon D. Johnson, 19, pleaded no contest on Feb. 27 to ... April 24, 2023 @ 12:57pm 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