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An interactive simulation on Wednesday highlighted the challenges faced by individuals transitioning from a life of incarceration into the community.
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Two Lawrence men were arrested Friday afternoon following a vehicle and foot pursuit near the University of Kansas campus, according to law enforcement.
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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.
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.
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved a plan to establish a death scene investigation unit that will operate under the sheriff’s office.
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Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will hear a pitch to create an in-house, civilian-led death investigation program.
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Human remains were found Monday afternoon southeast of Lawrence and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, according to a news release.
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Douglas County residents are reporting the resurgence of a telephone scam where callers posing as law enforcement officers attempt to use fraudulent charges and threats of arrest to take money from victims.
A man was injured in a shooting at an adult entertainment venue, and law enforcement was investigating in Saturday’s early morning hours.
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A passerby who stopped at the scene of a crash on Kansas Highway 10 was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Sunday morning, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
