Friday, September 8, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Police catch Lawrence man linked to six armed robberies
By Lauren Brandenbura
By Lauren Brandenbun
writer@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
The most recent armed robbery went just fine.
It was getting away that caused the problems for a man who police believe is responsible for a string of six armed robberies.
An armed man wearing a black ski mask, who police believe was Mark Andrew Hedquist, a 32-year-old Lawrence resident, entered Myers Retail Liquor, 902 W. 23rd St., at 10:24 p.m. Wednesday and demanded the cash in the registers, Lawrence police Det. M.T. Brown said. Brown said the man ordered the clerk to the ground, grabbed the money and ran out of the store.
That's when things stopped going according to plan.
Brown said an unidentified witness arrived as the suspect was leaving and called the police with a description of the suspect's vehicle. An officer driving on West 21st Street noticed a speeding vehicle driving north on Alabama Street. When the car ran a stop sign, the officer pulled in behind what was later identified as Hedquist's vehicle.
Although the police lights were flashing, the suspect did not pull over, Brown said. He stopped at stop signs initially.
The chase, which Brown lasted last five to seven minutes and involved 13 to 16 officers, then moved to Massachusetts Street. Officers blocked off side streets to prevent other cars from getting in its path.
At Sixth and Massachusetts streets, Hedquist intentionally rammed the back of a police car, causing damage but no injuries, Brown said. Hedquist then drove around the police car and veered northbound on the southbound side of the Kansas River bridge, where he jumped from the
moving car and began to run on foot.
Brown said the officers caught him on foot and found him with money, a gun and the clothes from the robbery. Police had taken him to the station for questioning by 10:53 p.m.
"Subsequent interviews revealed he was involved in six of the robberies," Brown said, adding that the detectives had been trying to solve the cases since the first robbery on Aug. 7.
Christine Tonkovich, Douglas County district attorney, said Hedquist had been charged with six felony counts of aggravated robbery and felony counts of kidnapping, fleeing a law enforcement officer and criminal damage. His bond is set at $100,000.
Lt. Kathy Tate reported that a preliminary hearing has been set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Douglas County District Court.
Edited by Shawn Hutchinson
Child center to be dedicated tomorrow
By Leita Schultes
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Hilltop Child Development Program has left the hill, but it has moved into a new $3.3 million building.
Its new building, near the Burge Union, is called the KU Child Care Center and will be dedicated at 9 a.m. Saturday, with tours and refreshments afterward. Despite the building's new name, the program will be retaining its title.
"We'd like to invite as many students as possible to come," said Pat Pisani, executive director for the program.
Pisani said Chancellor Robert Hemenway would speak at the dedication.
The new building opened Aug. 14, Pisani said, and University Relations is considering moving into the old facility, which is located east of the Kansas Union.
Other changes include child-sized restrooms and more safety, Pisani said. The center has an environmental theme, and equipment will arrive for two new playgrounds at the end of the month.
She said that students should be interested in the new center because they are paying for it. The building took 3 years to plan. Student fees cover 65 percent of the cost, and Hilltop contributes $81,000 annually. The University of Kansas also makes an annual contribution.
The new center has more classrooms and is licensed for 212 children. Last year Hilltop was licensed for only 146 children and had a longer waiting list.
"We have a building that's really designed for child
Alexandra and Alexander play with blocks at the new Child Care Center last week. Photo by Selena Jabara/JANSAN
care, which is important," she said
The location of the new building is convenient as well, Pisani said. Many of the center's patrons are nontraditional students who live in nearby Stouffer Place.
Moving into the building has alleviated the need for space and allowed Pisani to focus on Hilltop's next priority: financial aid for students who use the center.
Autumn Baumbach, Salina sophomore sends her 3-year-old daughter to the center.
"Oh, I love it. It's absolutely wonderful." Baumbach said. "She loves it. This just gives her an opportunity to experience a variety of different cultures and different people."
-Edited by Kathryn Moore
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