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On the Record for Sept. 30, 2011
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Great Bend Fire Department

 

Firefighters made five ambulance runs on Wednesday. At 11:48 a.m. they extinguished a car fire at 465 South U.S. 281. A 2009 Chevy Cobalt had fire in the dash area and smoke inside the passenger compartment. Damage was estimated at $1,500. The owner was reportedly changing a fuse when the fire was discovered under the dash.

 

Great Bend Police

Wednesday reports:

A forged check was written in the store at 1811 Main.

A BB hole was found in a window Friday night at 2514 Cheyenne Drive.

A vehicle driven by Libbie A. Olson was making a left turn from a private at 2:16 p.m. and struck a vehicle driven by Lloyd Deitsch Jr., who was northbound on McKinley St.

A vehicle driven by Barbara Nowak was southbound on Baker Ave. at 2:31 p.m. and struck a vehicle driven by Samantha Elsen, who was eastbound on Broadway.

A vehicle struck and damaged a concrete pylon on the west side of the building at 1905 19th St.

Theft of a debit card was reported.

A vehicle driven by Rebecca L. Carlson was eastbound on 10th St. at 5:27 p.m. and struck a vehicle driven by Dorothy M. Kopke making a right turn out of a private drive.

 

Barton County Jail

Booked Sept. 28

Kandace Elsasser, St. John — Serve sentence

Christopher Immediato, Great Bend — Probation violation

Joshua Prieto, Great Bend — Probation violation

 

Released Sept. 28

Brett Allen Stubby, Great Bend — Served sentence in full

Roy Cline, Great Bend — Served sentence in full

Jeniffer A. Ross, Great Bend — To Ashby House in Salina for treatment