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OTR for April 28, 2014
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made three ambulance runs Friday, six Saturday and eight Sunday. There were no fires.

Great Bend Police
An alleged theft by employees at Johnson’s Smoke House, 1624 10th St., was reported Friday.
A cash register that was reportedly stolen from My Monkey Business, 2602 10th St., was found Friday in a yard in the 1000 block of Adams St.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families office in Great Bend reported a sex offense on Friday.
Kansas license plate 345 DHN was reportedly stolen from 917 Jefferson St.
A sex offense was reported at 11:07 p.m. Friday.
A hit-and-run vehicle struck a parked vehicle on Saturday at 2920 10th St.
Three cartons of cigarettes were reportedly stolen from Walgreen’s, 3920 10th St.
A vehicle driven by Fernando Acosta, 21, allegedly backed into a parked vehicle around 9:55 p.m. Saturday on Second St., and another parked vehicle around 10:42 p.m. in the 1200 block of Third St. Acosta was arrested and booked into the Barton County Jail on charges of no driver’s license, open container, excessive spinning of tires and reckless driving. He was released after posting a $500 surety bond.
At 11:20 p.m., a man reported than a known 20-year-old male shot a handgun in the air after they argued in the 3100 block of Lakin Ave.
At 11:26 p.m., 11:29 and 11:40, police received reports of people hearing shots fires in the vicinity of the 300 block of Grapevine St. and the 400 block of Firethorn St.
At 11:34 p.m., two males were seen hiding beside an abandoned residence in the 1200 block of Morphy St.
Joshua Graves was arrested around 1:48 a.m. Sunday on a domestic battery charge which also involved reportedly damaging the victim’s vehicle. He was booked into jail and released after posting a $1,000 surety bond.
A wallet and book bag were stolen from a vehicle at 2714 27th Apt. B, it was reported Sunday.
A miniature pinscher was reportedly stolen from 1800 Baker Ave.
Theft of mislaid property was reported Sunday night at the police office. The victim said she lost her cell phone and another subject refused to return it.
A fire extinguisher was found Monday morning in the 700 block of Adams St. and booked into evidence.

Barton County Sheriff
At 8:27 p.m. on Saturday, an Ellinwood man reported seeing a Chevy Silverado pickup with four bullet holes through the front windshield and wrecked in the front that was stuck in the river at SE 120 Ave. and SE 20 Road.
At 7:49 a.m. Sunday, Rush County Dispatch reported an individual who was semi-responsive calling from the rest stop at Alexander. Emergency Medical Service responded and found a 32-year-old male who was dropped of at the county line early Sunday. He was complaining of a broken arm and wrist.
Four black and white yearling bulls from the 1400 block of NE 70 Ave. were reportedly lost sometime Sunday night, and had not been found as of Monday morning.