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Fire and sheriff's office, Jan. 14-15, 2019
on the record
OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made seven ambulance runs Monday and four Tuesday. There were no fires.


Barton County Sheriff

Two fraud cases was reported Monday at separate addresses in Great Bend.

A fraud case was reported Tuesday in Galatia.


Barton County Jail

Booked Jan. 14

Herbert Reed, Tulsa, Okla. — Failure to appear

Jaime Ayala — Probation violation

Melbra Orr, Great Bend — Domestic battery


Released Jan. 14

Chandra Day, Great Bend — On Denver, Colo. Sheriff’s Office warrant

Neal Baxter — To probation

Deborah Carrasco, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Daniel Bartonek — To probation

Eugene Merica — Serve sentence in full


Booked Jan. 15

Gabriel Acosta, Great Bend — Criminal restraint, battery

Harold Mason, Great Bend — Probation violation, failure to appear, attempted theft, criminal damage, criminal trespass

Stephen Mai, Solomon — Failure to appear

Melissa Sue Loveall — Contempt of court


Released Jan. 15

Gabriel Acosta — $1,000 surety bond

Cody Buckingham, Great Bend — To Rice County Sheriff’s Office

Melbra Orr — $1,000 surety bond