Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for September 21, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence police investigate report of bomb, student bringing gun to school; neither threat was credible, they determine]( Lawrence police worked with Billy Mills Middle School staff Thursday morning to investigate student reports that a student had made a bomb threat and threatened to bring a gun to school, according to a news release from the Lawrence school ... [Lawrence police investigate report of bomb, student bringing gun to school; neither threat was credible, they determine]( By: Staff Report Lawrence police worked with Billy Mills Middle School staff Thursday morning to investigate student reports that a student had made a bomb threat and threatened to bring a gun to school, according to a news release from the Lawrence school ... September 21, 2023 @ 9:52am [Mistrial declared in KU dorm rape case after deadlocked jury cannot reach a verdict]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 6:17 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20: A Douglas County judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the case of a Lawrence man accused of raping a woman in her dorm room while she slept on ... September 20, 2023 @ 1:37pm [Deputy DA Seiden attacks newspaper in attempt to have public record sealed; judge orders otherwise, citing First Amendment]( By: Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Douglas County District Judge Stacey Donovan says a prosecutor’s criticism of the Lawrence Journal-World raises First Amendment concerns and is “beneath the dignity” of the district attorney’s office. Joshua Seiden, Douglas ... September 20, 2023 @ 10:21am [At trial, woman says man accused of raping her kept appearing in her daily life for years afterward]( By: Chris Conde At a trial for a man accused of raping a woman in her sleep, the woman testified Tuesday that the man regularly appeared in her daily life for years after the incident, and it affected her mental health to the point where she sought a protective ... September 19, 2023 @ 7:17pm [Special prosecutor disputes DA Valdez's claim that board's attorney has a conflict, argues against recusal]( By: Kim Callahan The special prosecutor in a disciplinary case against Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez is objecting to Valdez's motion that the attorney for the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys be recused, and she characterizes many of ... September 19, 2023 @ 11:23am [Disciplinary hearing for DA Suzanne Valdez will be in person, panel says]( By: Staff Report The October disciplinary hearing for Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez will be in person and witnesses will be sequestered, a panel for the Kansas Board For Discipline of Attorneys has ruled. Going into the panel's pre-hearing ... September 19, 2023 @ 9:59am 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