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On the Record, March 20-22 2026
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

March 20

EMS made eight ambulance runs. Firefighters responded to two false alarms and one trash fire in the 100 block of SW 6 Ave.


March 21

EMS made 11 ambulance runs. Firefighters responded to one alarm malfunction, one false alarm and one grass fire at 200 block of Second Street. at 3:57 p.m.


March 22

EMS made eight ambulance runs. Firefighters responded to one report of smoke, no fire found.


Great Bend Police

March 20

GBPD made six civil service calls.

A burglary in progress was reported at 12:38 a.m. at 809 Holland St.

Fraud was reported at 8:55 a.m. at 4708 10th St.

A theft was reported at 9:20 a.m. at 811 Grant St.

Fraud was reported at 9:42 a.m. at 910 Ninth St.

Fraud was reported at 9:51 a.m. at 4708 10th St.

A subject removal resulted in an arrest for aggravated burglary at 2:30 p.m. at 1431 21st St.

A disturbance was reported at 4:28 p.m. at 4714 17th Street Ter.

A K-9 callout was utilized at 5:20 p.m. at 10th St. and Eisenhower Ave.

A domestic incident resulted in an arrest at 6:48 p.m. at 1105 Pyle St.

Criminal damage was reported at 9:07 p.m. at 1010 Roosevelt St.

A subject removal was reported at 10:55 p.m. at 3209 10th St.


March 21

A subject removal was reported at 12:18 a.m. at 1109 Main St.

A fight with arrest was reported at 2:04 a.m. at 1109 Main St.

A domestic incident was reported at 2:08 a.m. in the 900 block of Stone Street.

A disturbance was reported at 4:20 a.m. at 19th and Holland St.

A fraud was reported at 11:56 a.m. at 2915 Ninth St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 4:04 p.m. at 4001 10th St.

A fire was reported at 11:25 p.m. at 2321 McCormick St.


March 22

GBPD made two civil service calls.

A hit-and-run crash was reported at 12:21 a.m. at 321 Third St.

A domestic incident with arrest was reported at 3:09 a.m. at 19th and Holland St.

A structure fire was reported at 10:23 a.m. at 5501 Ninth St.

An injury crash was reported at 12:55 p.m. at Broadway and McKinley St.

A domestic incident was reported at 3:12 p.m. at 10th and Morton St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:01 p.m. at 12th St. and Main St.

Criminal damage was reported at 5:46 p.m. at 2538 20th St.


March 23

An outside agency assist was reported at 1:30 a.m.

Alarms were reported at 3:55 a.m. at 4908 10th St. and 4:10 a.m. at 3607 10th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:55 a.m. at 19th St. and Odell St.


Barton County Sheriff

March 20

BCSO made 25 civil service calls.

A burglary in progress was reported at 12:38 a.m. at 809 Holland St., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:17 p.m. at 989 E U.S. 56, Ellinwood.

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:53 p.m. at 401 E Santa Fe Blvd., Ellinwood.

A K-9 callout was utilized at 1:53 p.m. near NE 20 Ave. and NE 10 Rd., Great Bend.

A fire involving grass, trash, vehicle or utility was reported at 2:54 p.m. at 53 SW 10 Rd., Great Bend.

A trespassing complaint was reported at 3:38 p.m. at 1279 NE 100 Rd., Claflin.

A warrant arrest was executed at 4:07 p.m. at the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, 1416 Kansas Ave., Great Bend.

A warrant arrest was executed at 6:25 p.m. at 4107 10th St., Great Bend.

A K-9 callout was utilized at 7:21 p.m. at 127 10th St., Sterling.

A domestic incident was reported at 10:38 p.m. at 464 NE 20 Ave., Great Bend.


March 21

BCSO made 12 civil service calls.

A domestic incident was reported at 2:08 a.m. in the 900 block of Stone Street, Great Bend.

A fraud was reported at 9:02 a.m. at 1380 SE 50 Rd., Barton County.

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:40 p.m. in Barton County.

A fire involving grass, trash, vehicle or utility was reported at 3:57 p.m. at 201 Second St., Great Bend.

A traffic arrest was made at 8:58 p.m. in the 400 block of N Main St., Hoisington.

A fire involving grass, trash, vehicle or utility was reported at 9:43 p.m. at 1069 NW 200 Rd., Otis.

A fire involving grass, trash, vehicle or utility was reported at 10:42 p.m. near SW 80 Ave. and SW 70 Rd., Pawnee Rock.


March 22

BCSO made six civil service calls.

A traffic arrest was made at 3:13 a.m. at mile marker 107 on N U.S. 281, Great Bend.

A domestic incident was reported at 11:54 a.m. at 503 S Humboldt Ave., Ellinwood.

A domestic incident was reported at 3:12 p.m. at 10th and Morton St., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:45 p.m. at 465 NW 10 Ave., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:59 p.m. near NW 100 Rd. and NW 40 Ave., Hoisington.


Barton County Jail

Booked March 20

Edmond E. Lumpkins Jr. — Barton County District Court warrant for aggravated incest. Bond is set at $100,000 cash or surety.

Michelle Nelson — Serve sentence.

Kenny R. Lewis — Aggravated assault. Bond set at $20,000 cash or surety.

Michael A. Philbern — Aggravated burglary and pedestrian under the influence. Bond set at $75,000 cash or surety.


Released March 20

No releases.


Booked March 21

Calvin L. Smith — Aggravated assault. Bond set at $20,000 cash or surety.


Released March 21

Calvin L. Smith — $20,000 surety bond.

Bill Lee Roy Elliot — Time served.


Booked March 22

Jose H. Gonzalez-Soliz — Criminal possession.

Leea Janae Bentley — Domestic battery.


Released March 22

Leea Janae Bentley — $1,000 surety bond.

Jason C. Moore — Time served.

Jose H. Gonzalez-Soliz — $1,000 surety bond.

Ismael C. Montelongo, Jr. — $1,000 surety bond.

Michelle Nelson — Time served.