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On the record March 9-11, 2018
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters responded to five Emergency Medical Service calls Friday, seven Saturday and three Sunday.
They were dispatched to three unauthorized burns due to the burn ban restrictions on Friday. On Monday, the burn restriction was upgraded by the Barton County Commission to a county-wide burn ban.
They were on standby Saturday at the Expo for indoor races.
A chemical spill was reported at 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Patton Road. The company was notified and responded to clean it up.

Barton County Sheriff
A disturbance at the Barton County Detention Center was reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

Great Bend Police
Criminal damage to property was reported Friday after someone threw a rock through a window at a residence at 2815 Broadway Ave.
Items were reportedly stolen from a vehicle at the Great Bend Public Library.
A burglary with theft of medication was reported at 1516 16th St.
A bicycle was reportedly stolen from 2801 Meadowlark Lane.
A wallet was reportedly stolen from a vehicle at 1618 Jefferson St.
An officer located two street signs at 19th and Jackson that someone had spray painted.
A disturbance at 2721 Forest Ave. was reported at 5:40 p.m. Saturday.
Theft of items from a vehicle at 1513 Stone St. was reported.
A possible burglary in progress was reported Saturday night in the 2200 block of Lakin Ave. when a resident discovered an open door. Nothing was found.
Later that night, an individual in a residence in the 5200 block of 10th St. reported hearing noises coming from her couch.
Theft from a vehicle in the 1300 block of Stone St. was reported early Sunday.
Theft of a pickup in the 1700 block of Morphy Street was reported at 6:15 a.m. Sunday. It was located in the 2500 block of 21st Street around 9 a.m.
GBPD assisted another law enforcement agency in locating a vehicle reportedly stolen from Hoisington. The vehicle was located outside Parts Inc., 2538 10th St. in Great Bend, and was collected by Marshalls Towing & Recovery.
Theft of a small dog from 1022 Van Buren St. was reported.
A non-injury hit-and-run was reported at 11th and Washington at 4:13 p.m. Sunday.
Someone reportedly slashed tires at 1706 Williams St.
A non-injury crash was reported at 7:07 p.m. Sunday at 10th and Frey.

Barton County Jail
Booked March 9
Amy Valdez, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Tyler Leech, Great Bend — Aggravated assault
Bradley Holmes, Salina — Hold for court
Kyle Kruckenberg, Greta Bend — Bond revoked
Omar Dominguez-Campos — Serve sentence
Alexandra Garcia, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Corey James Engstrom, Hoisington — Furnishing alcoholic liquor to minor
Alisha Myers — Criminal threat

Released March 9
Amy Valdez, Great Bend — $250 cash/surety bond
Raul Rocha, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Ryan A. Hardey — To corrections
Alisha Myers — $5,000 cash/surety
Tyler Leech — $20,000 surety
Anedra F. Moser — Own recognizance
Corey J. Engstrom — $1,000 surety bond

Booked March 10
Brandon Maxwell, Hoisington — Aggravated domestic battery, interference with law enforcement officer, battery of law enforcement officer
Justin Meier, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, speeding, no insurance, refusal of preliminary breath test, illegal transportation of liquor
Eliseo Velasco, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Eric Buckley, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Olivia Garcia, Great Bend — aggravated battery
Juvenile, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Nicholas Hixson, Great Bend — Aggravated battery, criminal damage to property
Joshua Lee Ruiz — Hold for Rice County
Ralph Tuey, Greta Bend — Driving while revoked/suspended, no insurance, illegal tag

Released March 10
Justin Meier — $1,000 cash/surety bond
Juvenile — $283 cash bond
Eric Buckley, Great Bend — $2,500 surety
Olivia Garcia — $75,000 surety

Booked March 11
Chelsea Kaundart — Driving under the influence, improper right turn, failure to maintain lane
Richard Valdez, Great Bend — Domestic battery

Released March 11
Ralph Tuey, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond
Chelsea Kaundart, Great Bend — $1,000 surety
Vickie Batt, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Thomas Gonzalez, Great Bend — Transported to Texas agency
Omar Dominguez-Campos, Great Bend — Serve sentence in full
Richard Valdez — $1,000 surety