To the relief of its members, the Community-Police Oversight Work Group met for the first time Monday. Members shared their hopes, concerns and needs to move the process forward.
A woman was stabbed late Sunday in East Lawrence, and after an overnight search, the suspect came to the police station Monday morning, according to the Lawrence Police Department.
Lawrence police arrested a man suspected of attempting to shoot another man Saturday morning following an hourslong standoff.
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The city’s Community-Police Oversight Work Group is set to start meeting Monday, following months of delays.
Extra Lawrence police officers will be patrolling for impaired drivers Friday throughout city limits, according to a news release from the department.
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Residents in the 1500 block of Wedgewood Drive in eastern Lawrence on Saturday afternoon reported sounds of gunshots in the area for at least the second time in recent weeks.
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Camp residents found a woman dead in her tent at the North Lawrence campsite for people experiencing homelessness Tuesday night, and police forced a reporter who was interviewing camp residents to leave.
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A 14-year-old boy has died after a shooting Saturday in eastern Lawrence, according to multiple sources.
Members of Lawrence’s Community Police Review Board have asked to review a complaint alleging that police targeted a man experiencing homelessness with a jaywalking ticket. They also questioned why a case was not included in the annual use of force report.
The Lawrence Police Department issued a warning Friday about a scam in which a caller asks potential victims to download a computer program, then hacks their bank accounts.
