Janet Reid

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Thieves cut through walls to access safe at Douglas County treasurer’s satellite office
By Janet Reid
May 25, 2010
It’s a scene straight out of a movie. Suspects tunnel their way through two Lawrence businesses to get to a safe inside the Douglas County Treasurer’s satellite office, 2108 W. 27th St.
Eudora man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine
By Janet Reid
April 29, 2010
A Eudora man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine during a three-year period in the Lawrence area.
Saturation patrol is planned for Saturday night in county
By Janet Reid
April 15, 2010
Douglas County sheriff’s deputies will be out in full force this weekend, hoping to keep impaired drivers off the roads.
Without instrument, senior steps up to help marching band
By Janet Reid
November 2, 2009
Senior Class President pushes wheelchair for sophomore with cerebral palsy
Bomb technicians say bottle found in Eudora mailbox contained ingredients for explosive device
By David Oakes & Janet Reid
05:54 p.m., June 4, 2009 Updated 07:39 p.m.
The Olathe bomb squad has detonated a bottle filled with a possible hazardous substance after it was found Thursday afternoon in a mailbox at a home on the corner of Maple and Fir streets.
Emergency crews responding to second Douglas County accident
By Jesse Fray & Janet Reid
05:12 p.m., May 28, 2009 Updated 08:36 a.m.
Douglas County emergency crews were kept busy Thursday afternoon responding to two separate accidents within about an hour of one another.
Emergency crews responding to two accidents in Baldwin City
By Janet Reid
May 21, 2009
Emergency crews are responding to the scene of two separate accidents in Baldwin City.
Woman found alive near abandoned vehicle with blood ‘in and around it’ near Baldwin City
By Jeff Myrick, Alex Parker, Janet Reid
03:04 p.m., June 30, 2008 Updated 09:54 p.m.
A trail of blood prompts search for missing person near Baldwin City.

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