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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WWW.KANSAN.COM News WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008
quote of the week
"Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room."
Monkey business
—Winston Churchill
fact of the week
Rickshaws were invented in Japan by an American missionary back in 1869. Initially it was designed to transport his invalid wife around Yokohama, but eventually they caught on for other reasons
—www.funfacts.com.au
An Emporer Tamarin monkey is seen at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. The Golden Years have arrived at the nation's zoos and aquariums, and that is taking veterinarians and keepers into a zone of unknowns.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas and Harvard are the only universities with two women alumni elected governors. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and Jane Dee Hull of Arizona are both Jayhawks.
ON THE RECORD
Fifty dollars of criminal damage was reported at 2112 W. 25th St. June 20.
61-year-old reported aggravated intimidation of a witness and criminal threat between 6:15 p.m.and 6:40 p.m.
31-year-old male charged with possession of marijuana at the 900 block of 23rd Street.
At 11:00 p.m. on June 20th a 24-year-old female reported a car theft valued at $3,100.
22-year-old male reported aggravated burglary between 11:30 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.at 1301 W. 19th St. Stolen items were valued at $8,000.
21-year-old reported purse theft to 1720 W. 20th. Stolen items valued at $135.
LAWRENCE BRIEF Stolen vehicles recovered with navigation help
Police arrested two men last Friday in connection with stolen vehicles.
At 10:45 Friday morning, Lawrence police were called to Crown Automotive. The Dealership reported missing two red Chevy pickup trucks.
The Office of Kansas Public Safety located one of the vehicles left in the parking lot of a business at the 2400 block of Iowa St. When officers arrived, they found one of the suspects in a second vehicle. As the officers approached the suspect for questioning, the suspect and another
The KU Public Safety Office arrested one suspect by Clinton Place Apartments. After an hour of investigation, police at the 2400 block of Melrose, located the second suspect.
man drove to the back of the building, then they fled on foot.
Randy Habiger, sales manager at Crown Automotive, said that both vehicles had been returned to the dealership undamaged within the day. The dealership was able to quickly locate the trucks with the help of the Lawrence Police Department and the built-in OnStar navigation equipment.
— Christine D'Amico
CORRECTION
Christine D'Amico
June 18's article "District Attorney files to charge teen as an adult" misspoke on the reasons a minor can be tried as an adult. A minor can be charged as an adult if they are between 14 to 17 years of age, if the defendant
was an adult the crime would be considered a person felony, is the offense was committed while in possession of a fire arm, or if the offender is being charged with one or more felony.
LAWRENCE BRIEF Two shooting suspects arrested, charged Sunday
At 1:20 Sunday morning, Lawrence police were called to the Cross Town Tavern parking lot after receiving a report concerning gunshots in the area.
Upon arriving at Cross Town Tavern, 1910 Haskell Ave., police found George Briscoe, 21, of Kansas City, Kan., suffering from gunshot wounds. Briscoe was transferred to a Kansas City area hospital with non-life threatening iniuries.
According to Captain Tarik Khatib, the suspect's vehicle was seen leaving the scene of the crime shortly after the police arrived.
Haskell Ave. Gac Marris, employee of Mil Spec Security, said they were able to locate the vehicle after hearing the description on a police scanner.
Employees of Mil Spec Security saw the vehicle pulling into an apartment complex at 1600
"Immediately after a crime most suspects want to get off the streets," Morris said. "That's how most suspects are caught."
Police later took into custody Preston Gardenhire, 31, Topeka, and Erica Chamberlain, 35, Lawrence. Gardenhire was charged with aggravated battery and Chamberlain was charged with aiding a felon. Both Gardenhire and Chamberlain were booked in the Douglas County jail.
Khatib said Lawrence police were continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Employees at Cross Town Tavern refused comment.
WEATHER
Wednesday, June
25
High: 89
Low: 71
Partly Cloudy
Thursday, June 26
High: 91
Low: 73
Isolated T-Storms
Friday, June 27
High: 89
Low: 70
Isolated T-Storms
Saturday, June 28
High: 86
Low: 67
Partly Cloudy
Sunday, June 29
High: 89
Low: 68
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday, July 1
High: 90 Low: 69
Partly Cloudy
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Monday, June 30
High: 90 Low: 70
Isolated T-Storms
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Christine D'Amico