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OTR for April 22, 2014
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Gun thefts reported
The Great Bend Police Department is investigating two reports of stolen firearms Saturday.
A Taurus revolver was reportedly stolen from 5966 16th St. Terrance.
During a burglary at 2100 24th St., someone entered the residence and reportedly took two .22 caliber guns and a 12 gauge shotgun.

Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made five ambulance runs Friday, five Saturday and two Sunday.
See separate story for fire calls.

Barton County Sheriff
A car hit a deer at 11:44 p.m. Friday on East U.S. 56 near the Ellinwood Packing plant.
Theft of items from 175 SW 10 Ave. was reported Saturday. Locks were cut and items taken out of trailers sometime last week.
Animals were taken from a shed at 621 Rock St. in Pawnee Rock sometime Friday night.
Around 5 p.m. Saturday, a man reported his wife had rolled a four-wheeler in the 100 block of NW 130 Ave.
Locks were cut on a storage shed at 2318 Railroad Ave. and several items were taken, it was reported Sunday.
Sometime Sunday, gates at 2199 Susank Road were broken down and a vehicle entered the yard. It was not known at the time of the report whether anything had been stolen.
A vehicle hit a deer at 4:45 a.m. Monday on West U.S. 56 at mile marker 201.

Great Bend Police
On Friday a Great Bend resident reported identity theft after a subject filed taxes under the reporting party’s Social Security number.
An aggravated burglary was reported at 11:56 a.m. Saturday at 2021 11th St. Someone allegedly entered the residence while the reporting party was sleeping and stole medication.
Boots valued at $350 were reportedly stolen from 2015 Baker Ave.
Police received a report at 1:11 a.m. Sunday that Francisco Sanchez had gotten into an argument with Alfredo Perez at Maggie’s bar, 1318 Kansas Ave., and threatened to kill him. It was reported that Sanchez then went to his vehicle and got a gun. He was arrested on a charge of criminal threat, and was released after posting a $5,000 cash surety bond.
A $42.50 gas skip at Casey’s General Store, 1315 10th St., was reported at 10:32 p.m. Saturday. A car description and license tag were reported. An officer contacted an 18-year-old male about the case at 12:21 a.m. Monday in the 1400 block of Main.
A bicycle was reportedly stolen from 1224 Jackson St. The responding officer found another bicycle at that location and entered it into “found property.”
A case was taken for a dog bite at 3201 28th St. on Sunday after the victim was treated at St. Rose Urgent Care. In the evening, Urgent Care treated another dog bite from 3323 19th St.
A narcotics arrest was made at 10:49 p.m. Sunday on Fourth St.