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Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to have enhanced patrols through Thanksgiving weekend
Extra Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies will be patrolling through Saturday, looking out for impaired and distracted drivers.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to have enhanced patrols through Thanksgiving weekend
Extra Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies will be patrolling through Saturday, looking out for impaired and distracted drivers.
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Click here for the Lawrence police blotter — new log uploaded each day around 1 p.m.
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Lawrence man arrested in New Year’s Day crash that killed 1, injured 2 others
Lawrence police on Monday arrested the man who was driving a vehicle that struck another vehicle head-on shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, killing one passenger and seriously injuring two others.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Many crashes, slideoffs reported as roads get slick; Lawrence Public Schools to start 2 hours late
Seventeen motorists had called Douglas County sheriff’s deputies for help within a span of about 3 1/2 hours Sunday as sleet fell and roads grew very slick.
Former Lawrence police officer arrested on suspicion of raping 20-year-old while he was on duty, 24 other counts
Former Lawrence police officer Jonathan Gardner was arrested Friday on suspicion of more than two dozen criminal counts, including an alleged on-duty rape and two dozen counts of official misconduct and unlawful acts with computers.
Reconstruction of East 19th Street to begin Monday
The city of Lawrence will begin a complete reconstruction of East 19th Street on Monday, and the work is expected to conclude in August.
Alex Nichols, Shear Seekers Chasing/Contributed Photo
Douglas County to hold weather safety class Thursday; statewide tornado drill is next week
Douglas County residents can learn about severe weather and safety during a free class Thursday, March 3 in Lawrence.
Semi-truck driver seriously injured in crash on I-70 east of Lawrence
The driver of a semi-truck suffered serious injuries in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 70 a couple of miles east of the North Lawrence interchange.
Screenshot, KanDrive
Pothole patching to close lanes on K-10 this week in Lawrence and east of Douglas County
Road maintenance on Kansas Highway 10 will cause delays on Wednesday and Friday this week, according to KanDrive.
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Pedestrian still hospitalized after being struck by vehicle Saturday in Lawrence
A 46-year-old Lawrence man struck by a vehicle Saturday night was still hospitalized as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Lawrence police.
New program will help law enforcement link domestic violence survivors to support
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a new program intended to help domestic violence survivors find community resources and navigate the legal system.
Kansas first responders seek to normalize, provide relief for job-induced mental trauma
Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister says first responders carry a lifetime of scars, mental and physical, from experiences in the field that require years of healing.
