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On the Record for Feb. 7, 2012
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Great Bend Fire Department

Firefighters made four ambulance runs Thursday, eight Friday, four Saturday and three Sunday.

At 8:12 p.m. Thursday they responded to 1450 18th St. to check light smoke in the residence. The cause was traced to something that was burnt in the microwave. Firefighters removed the microwave and ventilated the building.

There was also a structure fire Friday night at 812 Stone St.

 

Great Bend Police

A burglary at 1401 Wilson St. was reported Friday. Someone broke into the residence and took items.

A gas skip involving a silver sport utility vehicle at 1906 Main was reported at 3:24 p.m. Friday.

A vehicle driven by Desiray Stags was westbound on Broadway Ave. at 3:28 p.m. Friday and rear-ended a vehicle driven by Sheila Rodriquez.

At 11:26 p.m. Friday, and man reported four people breaking into his residence at 418 Firethorn St. and battering him.

A disturbance in the 700 block of Kansas Ave. at 12:42 a.m. Saturday was created by two mend arguing about a poker hand.

At 2:44 a.m. Saturday, and officer discovered someone had broken a window on the front of Rosewood Gallery, 1607 Main. Loss was $1,500.

On Saturday morning, a car dealership at 1724 10th St. reported a woman who took a 2005 Ford F-150 pickup for a test drive on Jan. 31 had not returned it. It was located at 3:44 p.m. and Marmie’s took possession of the truck.

A vehicular burglary at 1113 Pyle St. was reported Saturday. Someone broke into a truck and took the stereo. It was later reported that the driver’s side door window on a vehicle at that address had been broken.

A vehicle driven by Renee Little, 52, was northbound in the 1000 block of Washington St. at 10:41 p.m. Saturday and left the roadway, hitting property owned by Anspaugh Rentals. Little reportedly left the scene but was stopped by a Kansas Highway Patrol officer and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

A juvenile driving west on Broadway Ave. at 12:11 a.m. Sunday reportedly made a U-turn and struck a tree in the 2700 block. The driver received minor injuries and refused treatment. He or she was taken to Great Bend Regional Hospital for a blood draw and released to parents.

A bird feeder in a yard at 2010 27th St. was damaged, it was reported Sunday.

At 1:28 p.m. Sunday, a report shows Jesus Espino was allegedly driving east in the 1600 block of Second St. and struck an electrical pole, then left the scene.

At 1:54 p.m., and occupant at the same address reported hearing something around 5 a.m.; she got up and looked but didn’t see anything. In the afternoon, she could see pieces of the car that hit the pole in her yard. The vehicle was located in the area of Ninth and Pine.

The front window on a residence at 1212 Hoover St. was damaged, it was reported Sunday.