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On the Record for Sept. 9, 2012
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Correction
Virgil F. Kober Jr., not Virgil F. Kober, was booked in recently to serve a sentence.

Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made eight ambulance runs Wednesday and six Thursday. There were no fires.

Great Bend Police
A vehicle driven by Rosemary Sanko was backing northeast in the 1900 block of Williams St. at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and struck a vehicle driven by Jason King, who was southbound.
An unknown person entered a residence at 2517 Lakin Ave. and took rings and a DVD player.
Sharon Ferguson was driving south in the 1300 block of Kansas Ave. at 1:53 p.m. Thursday and did a J-turn. Her vehicle was hit by a vehicle driven by Sharee Hill, who was backing from a parking stall.
Kyle Kaiser was backing from a parking stall in the 2900 block of 16th St. at 6:29 p.m. Thursday and struck a parked vehicle.
Cody Helsel was driving north on Monroe  near 17th St. at 6:33 p.m. and struck a vehicle driven by Gustavo Apodaco, who was stopped in the roadway.
A dog was reportedly stolen from 1443 Park Ave. Loss was $300.

Barton County Sheriff
A stop sign was damaged at NW 10 Ave. and NW 120 Road, it was reported Thursday.
Theft of a battery from a vehicle at 423 N. Wilkens St. in Heizer was reported Thursday.
A vehicle by Mary Wandra entered a ditch and struck a culvert in the 1400 block of NW 60 Ave. (Beaver Blacktop) at 3:27 p.m. Thursday.

Barton County Jail
Booked Sept. 5
Dustin Bosack, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Dustin Cloke, Dodge City — Failure to register warrant
Rachelle Garnica, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Dennis W. Galliart Jr., Lyons — Failure to appear
Eric W. Reed, Great Bend — Aggravated battery

Released Sept. 5
Robert Whittier, Sterling — To Rice County Sheriff
Jason Goodale — To treatment
Kory Demel, Hoisington — Own recognizance
Steven Herren, Great Bend — Withdrawal of order to arrest and detain
Virgil Francis Kober Jr., Great Bend — Serve sentence
Rachelle L. Garnica, Great Bend — $695.15 cash bond
Jason Kramer, Great Bend — $20,000 surety bond

Booked Sept. 6
Manuel Delgado, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Marcos Acosta, Ulysses — Failure to appear

Released Sept. 6
Matthew Cooley — To Kansas Department of Corrections
Jason Clayton — To secure transport
Eric Reed, Great Bend — Per Barton County Attorney’s Office
Charles Rowe, Great Bend — $50,000 own-recognizance bond