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On the Record for July 3, 2012
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Great Bend Fire DepartmentFirefighters made six ambulance runs Wednesday, four Thursday, four Friday, 10 Saturday and four Sunday.On Wednesday there was a fire on the river and a stubble field fire east of Fort Zarah at 10:30 p.m.At 1:17 a.m. Thursday there was a fire in a trash bin at 1701 Main. At 5:46 a.m. there was a gas leak at 615 Odell St. and at 7:27 p.m. firefighters responded to a yard on fire at 320 Plum St. That fire was caused by fireworks.At 3:18 p.m. Friday firefighters responded to St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgical Center, 3515 Broadway Ave., where a cigar butt caught some landscaping material on fire.At 10:52 p.m. Friday they responded to NE 20 Ave. and NE 50 Road to assist the Hoisington Fire Department with a stubble field fire.At 8:34 a.m. Saturday they responded to the 100 block of Overland Trail for an illegal burn in process, and at 11:06 a.m. they responded to 986 SW 60 Road to assist Pawnee Rock on a stubble field fire caused by lightning. Great Bend PoliceA vehicle driven by Dorris McFarren was eastbound in the St. Rose parking lot, 3515 Broadway, at 10:52 a.m. Friday and hit some landscaping, then struck a parked vehicle.Fred McNett was backing a vehicle from a private drive and struck a parked vehicle at 2525 16th St. at 1:40 p.m. Friday.A battery and theft case at 2910 18th St. was reported Friday.A vehicle driven by Stormy Flenner was eastbound on 16th St. at 5:05 p.m. Friday and struck a vehicle driven by Audray Clark, who was northbound on Williams.A vehicle driven by Cory Detter was southbound at 11:01 a.m. Friday and struck a parked vehicle at 1705 Baker Ave.Criminal damage to a vehicle at 1036 Van Buren was reported Friday.A CD case containing compact discs was found on 24th St. and booked as found property early Saturday.Theft of a barricade from a block party at 4827 Camelot West was reported Sunday.A report of theft and criminal trespass at Dillon’s Store 51, 4107 10th St. was made Sunday afternoon.