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Crime & Courts August 11, 2025 - 5:33 pm

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy loses certification for lying about crash location

by Mackenzie Clark

A former deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has lost his law enforcement certification for lying about the location of a crash in which he was driving a county vehicle. 

Crime & Courts November 7, 2023 - 1:18 pm

Former Douglas County sheriff’s deputy’s law enforcement certification revoked

by Mackenzie Clark

A former Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy has had her law enforcement certification revoked after she was charged in a domestic violence case.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news June 22, 2023 - 11:49 am

Governor appoints Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart to state commission on officers’ standards

by Lawrence Times

Rich Lockhart, chief of the Lawrence Police Department, is one of the newest members of the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training, KSCPOST.

Public Safety March 8, 2023 - 9:35 am

A Kansas bill hopes to weed out bad cops by sharing job applications

by Blaise Mesa, Kansas News Service

A proposed bill would require law enforcement agencies to share information used on job applications and, more importantly, share information on why a candidate was rejected.

Lawrence Police Department
Crime & Courts September 27, 2022 - 6:23 pm

Ex-deputy, ex-Lawrence police officer could lose certification for alleged biased policing of young women

by Mackenzie Clark

The writing may be on the wall for a former Douglas County sheriff’s deputy and Lawrence police officer.
Despite numerous complaints and red flags, years passed before Brad Williams’ peace officer certification was challenged.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Community Voices March 18, 2021 - 5:00 am

C.J. Janovy: This Wichita senator has a message for the Kansas Legislature from her mother in 1972 (Column)

by C.J. Janovy, Kansas Reflector

These days, Wichita Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau wonders how much Black lives matter in the Kansas Legislature, C.J. Janovy writes.

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