Approximately 75 calls for service and 86 officer initiated calls were received for the month of March. Officers responded to eight medical/fire calls. Eight arrests were made and five criminal summonses were served in the month of March.
Criminal and Accident Reports:
March 1
A battery, domestic battery report was taken in the 500 block of East 5th. Michael Gray was arrested and transported to the Barton County Jail, where he was booked and confined in lieu of bond on the charge of battery, domestic violence.
March 2
A theft of motor fuel report was taken in the 200 block of East Santa Fe. A criminal summons was issued to Corey Detter for the theft of the fuel.
March 3
A driving while suspended report was taken in the 400 block of East Santa Fe. Christopher Whiting was served a traffic summons for driving while suspended.
March 4
A theft by shoplifting report was taken in the 400 block of East Santa Fe. Nicholas Espinosa was served a criminal summons for the shoplifting.
March 5
A forgery report was taken in the 400 block of East Santa Fe.
March 8
Allen Templeton was arrested in the 200 block of East 1st on a Barton County Warrant. Templeton was transported to the Barton County Jail.
An aggravated assault, protective custody report was taken in the 500 block of South Bismark. Michael Kramer was arrested and transported to the Barton County Jail, where he was booked and confined in lieu of bond.
March 11
A theft report was taken in the 100 block of East 2nd.
A theft report was taken in the 500 block of South Bismark.
A non-injury accident report was taken in the 400 block of North Humbolt. Tony Erskine was cited for inattentive driving.
March 13
David Tucker Jr. was arrested on a Barton County Warrant in the 300 block of East 6th. Tucker was transported to the Barton County Jail, where he was booked and confined in lieu of bond.
March 15
Maria Cavender was arrested on an Ellinwood Municipal Warrant in the 100 block of South Kennedy. Cavender was transported to the Barton County Jail, where she was booked and confined in lieu of bond.
A forgery report was taken in the 200 block of East Santa Fe.
March 18
A burglary report was taken in the 400 block of East Santa Fe. Three storage units were broken into.
March 21
A possession of methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia report was taken in the 400 block of West Santa Fe, as the result of a traffic stop. Joshua Hoeffner was arrested and transported to the Barton County Jail, where he was booked and confined in lieu of bond. Hoeffner was also charged with attempt to flee and elude.
A burglary report was taken in the 100 block of East C Street.
March 27
Antonio Sanchez was arrested on a Barton County Warrant in the 100 block of South Kennedy. Sanchez was transported to the Barton County Jail, where he was booked and confined in lieu of bond.
Matthew Stamats was served a criminal summons in the 500 block of South Humbolt for breach of peace.
March 28
A runaway, child in need of care report was taken in the 100 block of South Fritz. A juvenile male was taken in to custody and transported to the Juvenile Justice Authority, where the juvenile was released to a Juvenile Intake Officer.
March 29
Allen Pfaff was arrested in the 100 block of South Kennedy on a Great Bend Municipal Warrant. Pfaff was transported to the Barton County Jail, where he was booked and confined in lieu of bond.
Jeremy Hands was arrested in the 500 block of South Main on a Barton County Warrant. Hands was transported to the Barton County Jail, where he was booked and confined in lieu of bond.
March 31
Luis Cerna was arrested in the 500 block of West Santa Fe for driving while suspended. Cerna was transported to the Barton County Jail, where he was booked and confined in lieu of bond.
Traffic Citations
March 1
Audrey Lundsford was cited for speeding in the 300 block of West 7th.    
March 3
Christopher Whiting was cited for driving while suspended in 400 block of East Santa Fe.
March 11
Tony Erskine was cited for inattentive driving in the 400 block of North Humbolt.
March 13
Christopher Budig was cited for speeding in the 300 block of East Santa Fe.
March 14
Erin Vaupel was cited for speeding in the 300 block of West 7th.
March 18
Raymond Funk was cited for speeding in the 300 block of West 7th.
March 23
Joshua Hoeffner was cited for duty to report, duty to give information, duty upon striking an unattended vehicle and no proof on insurance. This was due to his vehicle being involved in a hit and run accident report, which had been previously taken in February.
March 25
Marbeya Villacis-Garcia was cited for no drivers license in the 300 block of East SantaFe.
March 26
Alicia Dannebohm was cited for no proof of motor vehicle insurance in the 100 block of South Kennedy.
March 29
Jeremy Hands was cited for no proof of motor vehicle insurance in the 500 block of South Main.
March 31
Luis Cerna was cited in the 500 block of West Santa Fe for driving while suspended.