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OTR for Dec. 20-25, 2019
on the record
OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Fire/EMS

On Friday, Dec. 20, firefighters responded to seven Emergency Medical Services calls, one carbon monoxide check, and one detector malfunction.

They responded to four EMS calls and one illegal burn on Saturday and to six EMS calls on Sunday.

There were 18 EMS calls on Monday and a call to check out a chemical spill.

The fire department responded to four EMS calls on Christmas Eve and seven EMS calls on Christmas Day.


Barton County Sheriff

A theft was reported at 1:35 a.m. Monday at 200 Locust St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:34 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of N. Washington Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:13 p.m. Tuesday at mile marker 208 of U.S. 56.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday at 1327 NW K-96, Albert.

A burglary/not in progress was reported at 9:32 p.m. Wednesday at 2812 Gano St.


Great Bend Police

A theft was reported at 1:35 a.m. Monday at 200 Locust St.

A fake $100 bill was reportedly passed Monday at Love’s Country Store, 1221 10th St.

A scam phone call was reported at 11:28 a.m. Monday at 2328 McCormick St.

An assault was reported at 12:10 p.m. Monday at 6013 Aspen Dr.

An injury crash was reported at 12:23 p.m. at 10th and Harrison.

Non-injury crashes were reported at 1:42 and 2:39 p.m. Monday at Walmart, 3503 10th St.

A theft was reported at 2:46 p.m. Monday at 1302 Monroe St.

An injury crash was reported at 3:11 p.m. Monday at Walmart, 3503 10th St.

Criminal damage was reported at 5:34 p.m. Monday at 801 Williams St. Subject reported tires being slashed overnight.

A theft was reported at 8:08 a.m. Tuesday at 5217 8th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday at 5957 Eisenhower Ave.

Theft of a license plate was reported at 11:48 a.m. Tuesday at 1215 Hoover St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:01 p.m. Tuesday at Presto, 2337 Washington St.

A battery was reported at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at 2500 Shawnee Dr.

A hit-and-run non-injury crash was reported at 9:22 p.m. Tuesday at 2316 8th St.


Barton County Jail

Booked Dec. 23

Bobby Chavez, Great Bend — Driving under the influence

Arthur Herren — Probation violation

Robert Crawford, Great Bend — Contempt of court, probation violation

Ernest Klima, Great Bend — Two counts of violation of protection order

Jason Sohm, Claflin — Probation violation

Martin Cairney, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, fail to drive completely in marked lane, left of center, exceed posted max speed


Released Dec. 23

Bobby Chavez, Great Bend — $1,500 surety bond

Jamie Nieto — Serve sentence

Christy Contreras — Order of release from Great Bend Municipal Court

Jerome Maravilla — Serve sentence

David Mayers, Holyrood — Serve sentence

Ernest Klima, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond

Martin Cairney, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond


Booked Dec. 24

Ashley Keenan-Smith — Criminal trespass

Robert JL Williams, Great Bend — Pawnee County warrant for failure to appear

Xavier Mcclloch, LaCrosse — Rush County case, domestic battery

Ingry Garcia-Bujanda, Great Bend — Domestic battery

Viridiana Dominguez, Great Bend — Contempt of court


Released Dec. 24

Ingry Garcia-Bujanda, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond


Booked Dec. 25

Cassandra Maupin — Ellinwood Municipal Court case, driving while revoked, no proof motor vehicle insurance


Released Dec. 25

Cassandra D. Maupin — $500 surety bond

Derek Nease, Great Bend — Serve sentence