Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made five ambulance runs on Thursday.
At 4:30 a.m. they were dispatched to U.S. 56 and SW 80 Ave. to assist the Pawnee Rock Fire Department; one of LD Drilling’s tank batteries had a natural gas leak. LD Davis arrived on scene to shut down the well.
Great Bend Police
Thursday reports:
A subject in a white pickup was reportedly seen stealing an air compressor out of another vehicle at 55 Fifth St.
A vehicle driven by Casey Shuey was backing from a private drive at 2615 Lakin Ave. at 6:51 p.m. and struck a vehicle driven by David Hester.
Barton County Sheriff
A white government truck, possibly a mail truck, reportedly threw a rock and hit a vehicle window in the 200 block of North U.S. 281 around 6:45 a.m. Thursday.
A non-injury rollover accident was reported at 7:57 a.m. on SE 30 Road and SE 30 Ave., a sandy road. The vehicle was an Oldsmobile Alero.
Theft of a portable radio from the Beaver Fire Department, 1908 Elm St., was reported Thursday.
Theft of company equipment, criminal use of a financial card and criminal damage to property by an employee at 1000 NW 10 Ave. was reported Thursday.
Barton County Jail
Booked Feb. 23
Marcus MIller, Great Bend — On Johnson County warrant for failure to appear
Justin Campbell, Hoisington — Failure to appear
Released Feb. 23
Kevin Ray Brown — Per Judge Svaty
Mercedes Mater — Sentence served
Richard Newkirk — To Pawnee County
Justin Campbell — $200 cash bond