Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for July 28, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County jury acquits man who was charged with trying to kill ex-girlfriend's new partner]( A Douglas County jury on Thursday returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of a Lawrence man who was accused of trying to shoot his ex-girlfriend's new partner. Steven Carl Drake, 48, was ordered in January to stand trial on a charge of ... [Douglas County jury acquits man who was charged with trying to kill ex-girlfriend's new partner]( By: Matt Resnick A Douglas County jury on Thursday returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of a Lawrence man who was accused of trying to shoot his ex-girlfriend's new partner. Steven Carl Drake, 48, was ordered in January to stand trial on a charge of ... July 27, 2023 @ 3:09pm [Judge seals affidavit in downtown Lawrence murder case, blocking public access to information about arrest]( By: Kim Callahan A Douglas County judge has blocked the public from seeing information related to the arrest of a suspect who is accused of violently murdering a man whose body was found beneath a clump of bushes in downtown Lawrence. Judge Amy Hanley’s ... July 27, 2023 @ 12:50pm [Topeka woman seriously injured in crash on U.S. Highway 40 in Douglas County]( By: Staff Report A Topeka woman suffered serious injuries Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle struck a power pole on U.S. Highway 40 just west of Lawrence, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The crash was reported at about 3:45 p.m. near the ... July 26, 2023 @ 8:38pm [Former detainee sues defunct for-profit jail in Leavenworth over 2021 stabbing]( By: Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector A former inmate of a now-defunct private jail in Leavenworth is suing the facility’s operators for running a facility so “dangerous, understaffed and insecure” that he was stabbed in 2021. The lawsuit, filed last month in Wyandotte County ... July 26, 2023 @ 9:53am 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