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Lawrence news January 9, 2024 - 3:33 pm

Woman and her dog found dead at Lawrence park

by Lawrence Times

A 31-year-old woman and her dog were found dead Tuesday at Sandra J. Shaw Park in Lawrence.

Lawrence news January 5, 2024 - 12:47 am

Lawrence police say missing man who has dementia has been found safe

by Lawrence Times

Keith Schmitz, 84, of Lawrence, was found safe early Friday, according to an update from police.

Lawrence news December 19, 2023 - 6:07 pm

Lawrence man, 73, believed to be dead after silver alert issued

by Lawrence Times

A Lawrence man who was reported missing Tuesday has been found dead, police believe.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 15, 2023 - 4:30 pm

Advocates for stray dog decry gaps in Lawrence’s animal control services

by Tricia Masenthin

Shebah captured advocates’ hearts as she made her way to Lawrence Humane Society, and hopefully, toward a better life.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 29, 2023 - 10:36 pm

Man found dead in Lawrence apartment after police attempt to serve warrant

by August Rudisell & Mackenzie Clark

Police found a man dead from a gunshot wound in a Lawrence apartment Wednesday night after they had attempted to serve a warrant.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 17, 2023 - 12:08 pm

Lawrence activists explore laws and landscape around gender-based violence in Indigenous communities

by Jordan Winter

The crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and trans people affects all of Indian Country. Powerful change could start in Lawrence because of its strong and active intertribal community, activists say.

Crime & Courts November 16, 2023 - 11:57 am

Lawrence man charged in June shooting death of 20-year-old

by Lawrence Times

Prosecutors have filed a charge against a Lawrence man in connection with a June shooting that resulted in a 20-year-old man’s death.

Lawrence news November 14, 2023 - 8:03 pm

Lawrence Police Department prioritizing calls by solvability; non-officer responders working out well, chief says

by Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence Police Department is prioritizing calls by how solvable they are, LPD Chief Rich Lockhart told city commissioners Tuesday, and the addition of four non-officer responders has helped with efficiency.

Crime & Courts October 11, 2023 - 9:35 pm

Lawrence man says he feared getting shot by police during standoff; jury finds him not guilty

by Mackenzie Clark

Louis Galloway would have gotten out of the car when officers told him to repeatedly for roughly an hour one night in April, but the vehicle’s broken passenger door didn’t open. Instead, he sat there with his hands in the air and a dog in his lap, both of them getting pelted with what’s essentially a powdered version of pepper spray.

Crime & Courts September 25, 2023 - 5:37 pm

Perry man charged with aggravated assault after alleged incident in Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

A man was charged Monday with aggravated assault after a report of shots fired early Sunday morning in northern Lawrence.

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