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On The Record, March 2-3 2026
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

March 2

Great Bend Emergency Medical Services made nine ambulance runs. No fires were reported.


March 3

EMS made seven ambulance runs. No fires were reported.


Great Bend Police Department

March 2

A traffic arrest was executed at 1:15 a.m. at Caseys General Store, 2716 10th St.

A prowler was reported at 3:45 a.m. at 1702 Morton St.

Battery was reported at 10:36 a.m. at Charlies Place, 1109 Main St.

A burglary in progress was reported at 7:03 p.m. at 1404 12th St.


March 3

GBPD made one civil service call.

Trespassing was reported at 1:36 a.m. at Caseys General Store, 2716 10th St.

A burglary in progress was reported at 5:36 a.m. at 1433 2nd St.

Battery was reported at 11:07 a.m. at 3609 24th St.

Criminal threats were reported at 11:43 a.m. at 1203 Hubbard St.

A theft was reported at 11:46 a.m. at 214 Locust St.

A warrant arrest was executed at 1:47 p.m. at Court Services, 1806 12th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:40 p.m. at 17th St. and McKinley St.

A non-injury hit-and-run crash was reported at 7:08 p.m. at 2501 5th St.


March 4

Criminal threats were reported at 6:35 a.m. at 2511 Lakin Ave.


Barton County Sheriff

March 2

BCSO made 16 civil service calls.

A traffic arrest was executed at 1:15 a.m. at Caseys General Store, 2716 10th St., Great Bend.

Warrant arrests were executed at 2:17 and 4:24 p.m. at the Barton County Jail.


March 3

BCSO made eight civil service calls.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:06 p.m. at 17th St. and McKinley St., Great Bend.


Barton County Jail

Booked March 2

Kurt A. Woods — Driving while suspended.

Jaxen R. Davis — Failure to appear.

James P. Harbison — Driving while suspended, speeding.

Augustus Sherman Jr. — Parole violation.


Released March 2

Kurt A. Woods — $500 surety bond.

Nicholas J. Espinosa — Time served.

Augustus Sherman Jr. — $10,000 Surety bond. Still in custody on Texas Department of Criminal Justice warrant.

Jaxen R. Davis — $1,000 cash bond.

James P. Harbison — $1,000 cash bond.

Crystal R. Caruthers — Own Recognizance after 48-hour hold, per court attorney.


Booked March 3

Yahir Flores-Cabrales — Possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, driving while suspended, maximum speed.

Dontae L. Adams — Probation violation.

Ismael Dominguez III — Serve sentence.


Released March 3

Yahir Flores-Cabrales — $2,500 surety bond.

Annissia Houp — Transferred to Wilson County.