University Daily Kansan / Wednesday. June 5. 1991 5 Thieves nab trees off campus lawns By Jeff Meesey Kansan staff writer Trees are disappearing almost as fast as KU can plant them. During the past six to seven months, at least 15 trees have been stolen from campus, said Kyle McGraw, director of landscape maintenance. "We go to water them, and they're not there," he said. "All we see is a hole in the ground. The water here is the know of. There could be more." Seven of the trees were stolen from the grassy strip on Naismith Road in front of Allen Field House. Mathes said. The trees purchased with money the class of 1980 donated for landscaping. The stolen trees were oaks and Northern Hardy Goldenrains, which sprout yellow flowers in the summer. Mathes said he thought too many trees had been stolen for the thieves to be landscaping their own vards. "They're selling them," he said. "I think it's some small lawn mowing outfit that is picking up landscaping business on the side if they can find someone gullible enough to pay for the trees." He said the thieves could sell the trees for as much as $75 apiece. KU buys them in bulk for $15 to $30 each. The trees have been replaced several times because the thieves have taken them out of the same tree and are now working in the director of facilities operations. "We've had to replace them so late in the season now that some of them are dying," Richardson said. He said the trees generally were being taken Friday nights or early Saturday mornings. The freshly planted trees easily could be pulled from the ground without shovels. "The police have been involved all the way through." Richardson said. "But it's kind of hard to trace a tree." Problems also have occurred with other trees on campus this year. In March, four 50-year old cradle apple trees had to be removed from in front of Waltson Library they were toppled by high winds. Family says officers panicked and failed to follow procedure Bv Kellev Frieze Kansan staff writer The family of a Lawrence man who was killed by police in April has questioned the handling of the incident. The family said it thought the two Lawrence police officers who shot 22-year-old Gregory Sevier on April 21 did not correct police procedure when trying to take away a knife he was holding. The family said he was threatening to use the knife on himself. Sgt. Kevin Harmon, Lawrence police representative, said the officers involved did nothing wrong. Members of the Sevier family and their lawyer, Lance Burr, questioned the procedures followed in the case at a public forum Thursday at Central Junior High School, 1400 Massachusetts St. "We do feel that the officers who were involved in killing Greg did not act properly." Burr said. "They panicked." He said the family also was disturbed that the two officers, James Phillips and Ted Bordman, had been allowed to return to work without being reprimanded. After the incident, Phillips and Bordman were put on administrative leave, but they returned to their jobs May 15 after a coroner's inquest. Orene Sevier, Gregory Sevier's mother, said "We're not saying all officers are bad. We're just questioning these two." The family said it wanted a private investigation. "All we want is to conduct our own investigation," said Orene Sevier. "We want our own questions answered." The family also would like to see police policies concerning officers' use of force changed. Lawrence police representative Sgt. Kevin Harmon said the coroner's inquest and an internal affairs investigation had found that the shooting was justifiable and that police guidelines had been followed Harmon said the internal affairs investigation was closed when the family refused to be interviewed. 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