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OTR for April 24, 2013
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Editor's Note: The version of On the Record posted earlier Tuesday has been updated to include Monday and early Tuesday reports.

Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made eight ambulance runs Monday. There were no fires.

Great Bend Police
A male in a blue-over-white Ford pickup reportedly left 2334 Main without paying for $136 in fuel at 1:42 p.m. Friday.
Theft of a cattle guard from 2125 Railroad Ave. was reported Saturday.
An aggravated assault was reported at 9:35 p.m. Saturday when a woman in the 5500 block of Ninth St. said her husband attacked her with a crowbar. He was booked into the Barton County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bond.
Theft of a wallet from McDonald’s restaurant, 3307 10th St., was reported Sunday afternoon.
A vehicle reported stolen from Hoisington was located at 6:12 p.m. Sunday at the Kwik Shop at 2334 Main, Great Bend.
A man who reportedly showed up at a Great Bend home in violation of a Protection From Abuse order and threatened a woman was arrested Sunday night in the 5900 block of Eisenhower Court. He ran when officers responded to the call shortly before 9:30 p.m. In addition to being booked on charges of criminal threat and violating a PFA, he had several outstanding warrants for contempt of court and failure to appear.
A burglary at 2215 San Domingo St. was reported Monday. Someone stole a TV and jewelry.
A tag decal was reported stolen from 2300 Broadway.
Electronic items were reportedly stolen from a vehicle at 1615 Main.
Unauthorized use of a debit card was reported.
An officer took a case in reference to a false report.
A door at Rosewood Furniture Gallery, 1607 Main St., was damaged.

Barton County Sheriff
A non-injury rollover accident in the 100 block of NE 10 Road was reported at 10:25 a.m. Friday.
A burglary at 725 NW 70 Ave. was reported Friday. Someone broke into the building and took items.
A vehicle hit a deer on U.S. 281 and 16 Road at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
A large party of 50 or more people, with a bonfire and suspected underage drinking, was dispersed at 3:33 a.m. Sunday. This was in a grove of trees near NW 20 Ave. and NW 110 Road.
Numerous non-injury accidents caused by vehicles sliding off Barton County roads were reported Tuesday, starting at 5:50 a.m. on a bridge in the 10 block of South U.S. 281. A vehicle spun 180 degrees and went of Railroad Ave. at SW 10 Ave. at 6:08 a.m., and a vehicle hit a tree on North Washington Ave. and NW 30 Road at 6:41. A car went in the ditch on U.S. 281 near Galatia at 6:57 a.m. The service log ends at 7 a.m., but officers report there were more slide-offs during the day.

Barton County Jail
Booked April 19
Jose Canales-Escalante, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Michael Loughner, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Released April 19
No releases

Booked April 20
David R. Johnson, Great Bend — Aggravated assault

Released April 20
William W. Yahne — Serve sentence

Booked April 21
Paul Watts, St. John — Stafford County case for battery domestic violence
John Edwin Ware, Hoisington — Theft
Aminadab Max Torres, Great Bend — Contempt of court, failure to appear, felony criminal threat and obstruction and violation of protective order

Released April 21
Paul Watts, St. John — $2,500 surety bond
Michael Loughner, Great Bend — Serve sentence
John Edwin Ware, Hoisington — $5,000 surety bond