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"IS THIS YOU?"
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RACHEL SALYER
rsalyer@kansan.com
"Sometimes it's hard with makeup," Kaufman said. "Sometimes there's not a lot we can do, but we can ask for a second form if we need to."
Both Kaufman and Rhodes said the crowds are usually kept under
When you are putting on a costume tonight, grab an extra form of identification.
Halloween is a night for students to dress up as something else, but some bars may ask disguised partygoers for a second form of ID to make sure students are legal.
"If they have face paint or fake moustaches and things like that on, we usually ask for a second ID," said Jay Rhodes, the manager at Brother's Bar and Grill, at 1105 Massachusetts St.
"If you're wearing a mask, you're going to have to take it off at the door," Rhodes said. "Most people are pretty patient, because obviously if you don't do it, you're not getting in."
Other bars, like the Jayhawk Café, at 1340 Ohio St., are also planning on taking extra precautions tonight. It's a normal "dollar night," and Aaron Kaufman, a manager, said he expects it to be one-in, one-out.
A second ID is anything the bar can match your name and picture to, like a student ID or a debit card.
Rhodes said he expects lots of dressed up patrons because they are hosting a costume party.
control, but employees will be watching for any signs of aggression.
Shawn Pieschl, a junior from Stilwell, works the door at a Lawrence bar and remembers identifying people in costume last year.
"It's probably easier to sneak in if you are in costume, but there are certain features you can't change." Pieschl said. "A lot of times people use similar faces, but the height and weight will be completely off or the eyebrow shape is different."
"Don't get obliterated, and just pay attention," Pieschl said. "I remember there being a lot of creepers, and everyone will be in disguise, so it's hard to tell who is who."
The Lawrence Police Department does not have any special patrols planned, but Trent McKinley, an LPD spokesman, said officers will be encouraged to spend more time in the streets.
Pieschl said he didn't remember any fights last year but cautioned
"People really need to be careful driving," McKinley said. "You always need a designated driver, but with there being more people
out in the streets and with everybody dressed in dark clothing, it really does produce a great danger."
And while it's important to remember that second ID, McKinley said it's most important to remember your common sense.
TYLER BIFERWIRTH/KANSAN
"People need to remember not to drive with costumes on. You can't see as well." McKinley said. "If you're walking, take extra time to look. Really, just common sense kind of things."
University of Kansas graduates Aly Nohr of Wichita and Brett Richardson of Mulvane leave Brothers Bar and Grill on Tuesday after watching the Jayhawks defeat Emporia State.
Edited by Allison Kohn
LAWRENCE
Police sought three suspects Tuesday in a home invasion this week at The Grove apartment complex at 4301 W. 24th Place. Four residents reported they were robbed at gunpoint Monday.
TYLER ROSTE/KANSAN
Armed robberies reported at Grove
RACHEL SALYER
rsalver@kansan.com
Four people reported they were robbed at gunpoint at 10:30 p.m. Monday at The Grove Apartments, 4301 West 24th Place.
They opened the door of the apartment and at least three suspects pushed their way inside with bandanas covering their faces, said Sgt. Trent McKinley, a Lawrence Police Department spokesman. Two of the suspects had firearms, including a shotgun, and forced the victims to
get on the ground.
McKinley said the suspects demanded cash, electronics and drugs, and they fled after receiving valuables. The description of the suspects and their vehicle is not known, but anyone with information about the incident is asked to call LPD or the tips hotline at (785) 843-TIPS (8477).
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$1,000 reward if the tip leads to
an arrest.
- Edited by Brian Sisk
Halloween festivities abound across Lawrence
HANNAH BARLING
hbarling@kansan.com
Halloween has finally arrived, and it's time to get your last minute items for costumes and finalize your party plans.
Halloweenkend was deemed a success by several students. Between themed house parties and a costume contest at Brothers Bar and Grill, students had several opportunities to get into the holiday spirit.
Kait Jahanbani, a junior from
Plainfield, Ill., said Brothers Halloween party on Saturday was a great time because the costumes were creative and people sang along to the music all night.
"Students should go there because it's the most fun I've had at KU besides the basketball games," Jahbanani said.
There are several opportunities on and off campus today for students to celebrate.
DOWNTOWN
The annual downtown Lawrence trick-or-treat will begin at 5 p.m.
EOTOWEEN
Merchants and shop owners will be handing out sweet treats and trinkets to those dressed in costume.
EOTOween will take place tonight at the Granada. Jason Hann and Michael Travis make up the dubstep music duo EOTO and will be accompanied by Nmeeze and the Floozies. Doors open at 9 p.m., and the show begins at 10 p.m. Tickets are $25, and attendees are encouraged to wear their wildest costumes.
from Lee's Summit, Mo., plans on going to EOTO's show tonight. She said students need to go because it's something special EOTO only does for Lawrence, especially since the Floozies, a band that originated in Lawrence, is performing with them.
Elaine Arbuckle, a sophomore
"It's a unique thing from this town, for this town," Arbuckle said.
FOOD
costume can buy a burrito, burrito bowl, salad or tacos for $2.
THE HAWK
The Layhawk Cafe will host a Halloween party and costume contest tonight. The person voted the most creative costume will win $200, and the sexiest will win $300.
PUMPKIN PATCH
ing straight off the vine, free hay rides and a hay maze.
Today is the last day for Schakea Pumpkin patch, located on North 1500 Road. The family-oriented atmosphere includes pumpkin pick-
SUA
Student Union Activities will be hosting a Halloween open house in the Kansan Union lobby from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Games and refreshments will be provided. Sugar skull-making will also be available, concluding SUA's last artisan craft of the month.
Edited by Sarah McCabe
CRIME
Sex offender caught after escaping custody
RACHEL SALYER
rsalyer@kansan.com
Lawrence Police arrested a sex offender Tuesday afternoon near Memorial Stadium after he escaped custody Monday evening while being transported through Lawrence.
Routt
Deon Gregory Routt, 22, escaped from a prisoner transportation van around 5.30 p.m. Monday near 23rd and Louisiana
streets and ran southeast. He was caught around 3 p.m. after officers noticed a man matching Routt's description. According to a press release, the officers attempted to approach Routt when he fled on foot near 12th and Indiana streets.
Spencer Aull, a senior from Chicago, Ill., was driving to class when he saw officers handcuffing a man on the ground.
Sgt. Trent McKinley, a LPD spokesman, said police pursued him on foot for two blocks before apprehending Routt, who was wearing different clothing.
"I thought it was weird because
he was wearing nice clothes, like a business shirt," Aull said. "He didn't look like he just broke out of anwhere."
A private security company was transporting Routt from Virginia to Colorado. Routt was convicted in 2011 of sexually assaulting a child in Colorado and was arrested after failing to register as a sex offender.
McKinley said Routt did not have any known Lawrence ties, and he escaped after the employees driving the van stopped to get food and check on the prisoners.
Officers used canine units and searched the area Routt escaped
from for hours, McKinley said, and the area near 15th Street and Haskell Avenue after Routt was spotted by a deputy.
He said LPD officers from every division of the department were organized into search teams, handed out fliers with Roult's picture and checked pedestrians matching Roult's description.
Routt sustained minor injuries during the pursuit and arrest.
"When I was watching, they lifted him up off the ground, and he was smiling." Aull said, "which I thought was very bizarre."
Edited by Brian Sisk
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Deon Routt, a sex offender who escaped custody on Monday night in Lawrence, was arrested sometime after 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
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