Man pleads guilty in fentanyl death case in Douglas County
Daniele Francesco Leone, 43, of Kansas City Missouri, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and fentanyl possession as part of a plea deal over Nicholas Byrum a 32 year old man who died of a fentanyl overdose on March 15 2021 in the 1100 block of East 13th Street Lawrence. Co defendant Abby Burton 30 Norborne Missouri testified against Leone and received 12 months probation after a 13 month prison sentence.
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Lawrence Douglas County join Harvard program on 911 alternative responses
City of Lawrence and Douglas County join 14 metro areas in 2023 24 to test unarmed alternative 911 response teams. The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab provides coaching and learning, at no cost, to sustain and expand the local system through October.
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Yen Mai
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Amber Sellers
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Lawrence pilots voucher program for equipment violations
Lawrence police partner with the Lights On program and Blue Santa funds to offer repair vouchers to drivers cited for equipment violations. Vouchers cover two weeks at participating shops Free State Auto Works Lawrence Automotive Diagnostics and Westside 66 with officer discretion to reach those most in need. Chief Rich Lockhart says the effort aims to reduce penalties for financially strained drivers.
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Bert Nash gets early funding for Lawrence housing project
Lawrence County commissioners unanimously approved releasing 427000 of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center funding for 2024 to help close on a 1.6 million land purchase for a new supportive housing complex. Bert Nash plans 24 units by early to mid 2025 at 530 Rockledge Drive and 2222 West Sixth Street, aiming to serve people facing homelessness and behavioral health issues with central access to services.
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Topeka Man Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges
Jason J. Morrison, 40, was arrested at the Douglas County Jail on two counts of aggravated human trafficking of a victim over 14 and one count of sexual exploitation of a child. The incident dates to Feb 1, 2019. Charges filed. court records not yet available. Bond set at $100,000.
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