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On the Record for June 19, 2012
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Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made seven ambulance runs Friday, six Saturday and four Sunday.
At 1:14 p.m. Friday they were dispatched to  3419 16th St. to check on an electric short in the entrance that caused damage to the vinyl siding. There was no fire and the power company was notified.
At 1:40 p.m. Sunday firefighters responded to Stafford County with the tanker to assist with a fire that involved two trailer houses.

Barton County Sheriff
At 7:46 a.m. Friday, someone reported finding a GMC truck that had rolled onto its side in a ditch on Se 130 Ave. and SE 30 Road. The owners of the vehicle arrived about that time; no one was injured.
A Ford Taurus slid into a ditch K-156 at NE 100 Ave. around 9 a.m. Friday. No one was injured and Kansas Highway Patrol responded.
A “large amount” of broken bottles was left in the roadway in the 200 block of NW 150 Road, it was reported Friday.
A Kia Spectra hit a deer on NW 190 Road and North U.S. 281 at 10:14 p.m. Friday.
A Pawnee Rock woman reported being threatened by two unknown males with a baseball bat in the 300 block of Houck St. at 2:48 p.m. Saturday.
An injury accident involving a three-wheeler reportedly occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday in a private area for all-terrain vehicles at 465 SW 50 Ave., near the diversion dam. A male refused treatment at the scene, but was taken to either Urgent Care or the Emergency Room in Great Bend by private vehicle.

Kansas Highway Patrol
Roger Alan Agnew, 44, Claflin, blacked out while driving a passenger vehicle at 12:10 a.m. Sunday and struck a parked vehicle in the 400 block of A Street in Claflin. He was taken to Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington with undetermined injuries. Agnew was wearing a seat belt.

Great Bend Police
Someone scratched a car while it was at Sonic, 3909 10th St., it was reported Friday.
A vehicle driven by Terry Keysling was eastbound on 10th St. at 2:47 p.m. Friday and struck a vehicle driven by Debra Fairbank, who was also eastbound and slowing in traffic.
A vehicular burglary at 2600 Adams St. Apt. 4 was reported Friday.
An unknown male reportedly broke two windows in the residence at 1520 Broadway Ave. at 10 p.m. Friday and drove off.
At 12:03 a.m. Saturday an officer saw two males trying to take down a street marker on Frey St. They ran off and officers were unable to locate them. A criminal damage to property case was taken.
Someone damaged the paint on a car at 3503 10th St., it was reported early Saturday.
At 2:38 a.m. Saturday police received a report that Dustin Harrod, Great Bend, had threatened an individual with a knife at 619 Main St. He was arrested at a Great Bend residence around 3:20 a.m. and booked into the Barton County Jail for aggravated assault and battery, with bond set at $20,000.
The fabric on a swing was damaged when it was thrown in a pool at 1445 Park Ave., it was reported Saturday.
At 10:33 a.m. Saturday an officer took a report of four males trying to get a juvenile to approach their vehicle in the 5800 block of 17th St. Terr.
A vehicle driven by Kenny Grauerholz was pulling out of Sonic at 2:49 p.m. Saturday and struck a vehicle driven by Danette Winters, who was westbound in the 3900 block of 10th St.
Kayla Baxley was driving west on 27th St. at 3:29 p.m. Saturday and reportedly failed to stop at the stop sign. Her vehicle struck a vehicle driven by Bretton Chism, who was northbound on Jackson St.
A hit-and-run motorist tried to drive between parked trailers at 5320 10th St. and caught a cable, pulling two trailers together and causing damage, it was reported Sunday afternoon.
A burglary and theft at 2410 18th St. was reported Sunday.
Police responded to a domestic disturbance in the 3000 block of Morton St. at 5:29 p.m. Sunday. Two people were allegedly battered by a Great Bend man who reportedly threatened to burn the house down. The suspect was located and booked into the Barton County Jail for criminal threat, with bond set at $5,000.
A Great Bend man who was being arrested on outstanding warrants Sunday evening reportedly ran from officers, and was also charged with felony obstruction.
Theft of a cell phone from 1811 Main St. was reported at 12:27 a.m. Monday. At 1:18 a.m. the victim reported the phone was used to buy items on the Internet.