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OTR for April 28, 2015
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made four ambulance run Friday, four Saturday and seven Sunday.
There was one false alarm on Saturday and one unauthorized burn on Sunday.

Great Bend Police
The back window on a van at 3508 Meadowlark Lane was broken, it was reported Friday.
A rifle was found in a room at the Travelodge, 3200 10th St., and booked into evidence.
Graffiti was found spray painted on buildings at 504 Washington St. and 525 Morton St.
A vehicle decal was reportedly stolen from 5400 Eisenhower Ave.
Vehicles driven by Adam Sullivan and Terry Dove collided at 7:42 a.m. Saturday at 1001 Main.
A hit-and-run vehicle struck a building at 1000 Adams St.
Vehicles driven by Mallory Osuwah and Lauren Smith collided at 11:14 a.m. Saturday at 16th and Hubbard St.
Vehicles driven by Cassandra Madrid and Susan Tammen collided at 3:37 p.m. Saturday in the 3300 block of 10th St.
A vehicle driven by Elias Garza struck a child at 4:31 p.m. Saturday on 29th St.
Vehicles driven by Antonio Leiba and Angel Aranda collided at 6:31 p.m. Saturday at Third and Cedar St.
At 1:34 a.m. Sunday, police received a report that a 20-year-old man had broken the lock on a freezer at 2814 28th St. The suspect was served a notice to appear in municipal court.
At 10:51 a.m. Sunday, a suspect allegedly made criminal threats at Dollar Tree, 3502 10th St. He was arrested and booked in lieu of bond.
Theft of compact discs was reported at 906 Ninth St., at 1:02 a.m. Monday.

Barton County Sheriff
At 3:40 a.m. Saturday, two men were seen walking near Kiowa Kitchen, in the 200 block of East Barton County Road. They were contacted by a deputy and one man said he fell asleep while driving and struck some signs.
At 5:16 p.m. Sunday, an Ellinwood Police Officer reported he had received a call from a citizen who said a semi dropped a tank in the middle of the roadway on East U.S. 56. At 6:40 p.m., a driver reported he lost a fuel tank on the highway at 905 East Santa Fe in Ellinwood, and when he went back to look for the tank it was gone. It was reported as a theft.