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Several concerned citizens gathered at the Lawrence City Commission meeting on Tuesday, expressing outrage that the proposed city budget would cut funds for Prairie Park Nature Center and the Lawrence
A Lawrence Police Department vehicle is seen in this file photo from September 2018. Instances of use of force by the Lawrence Police Department slightly increased in 2020 compared with previous years, according to the department’s recently published annual report. LPD listed 20 instances of use of force in 2020, which is slightly above a recent average of 17 instances per year. The police department received more than 60,000 calls in 2020, meaning the use of force occurred roughly 0.03% of the time. While the instances are a tiny fraction of the department’s responses, the number was st...
photo by: Dylan Lysen/Lawrence Journal-World Lawrence Police Department's Interim Chief Anthony Brixius is pictured in his office on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in front of a screen showing a new software system, Blue Team and IA Pro, the police department is using to track complaints against officers and their use of force. In the near future, if a Lawrence police officer uses a taser, firearm or other form of force a during a certain period of time — such as three times in six months — the Lawrence Police Department will be able to automatically flag those incidents to be further reviewed....
The Lawrence Police Department's headquarters at 5100 Overland Drive is pictured Jan. 11, 2021. The outside consultant the City of Lawrence hired to study its police department has been gathering input from city and police leaders — and will soon be gathering it from the public. And that feedback could help inform changes to police duties and shape the city’s search for a new police chief. In the wake of national and local calls for police reform and protests against police killings of Black people and other people of color, the Lawrence City Commission agreed in October to pay Citygate ...
Kansas officer accused of injuring skateboarder resigns Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Saturday, January 16, 2021 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - An Lawrence police officer who has been accused of fracturing a skateboarder’s elbow during an arrest has resigned. The Lawrence Journal World reports that Brad Williams’ resignation took effect Jan. 6. Police spokesperson Patrick Compton did not indicate a reason for the resignation. Williams arrested 45-year-old Duc Tran, of Lawrence, after encoun...