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OTR for Aug. 19, 2014
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Great Bend Fire/EMSFirefighters made three ambulance runs Friday, four Saturday and two Sunday.At 8:28 p.m. Saturday, they were called to 8823 Sixth St. where a roll-off trash receptacle was on fire, close to a metal shop building at McDonald Tank & Equipment Company. They extinguished the fire and the receptacle was moved.Great Bend PoliceA criminal damage to property case was taken Friday after someone reportedly drove over several bags of rocks at Ace Hardware, 4903 10th St.A vehicle driven by Sandra Villalvazo was eastbound on 10th St. at 10:46 a.m. and reportedly struck a vehicle driven by James Gregory, who was stopped in traffic.Vehicles driven by Carol McAtee and Tilmon Sharp collided at 11:56 a.m. on 10th St.Someone broke a window at 3807 12th St.At 12:10 a.m. Saturday, police received a report that someone had damaged a door and entered the residence at 1811 Jefferson St.Pop was reportedly stolen from 1221 10th St.A gun was reportedly stolen from a truck at 2209 26th St.Two tires were cut on a 2007 Chevrolet truck at 911 Grant St., it was reported Sunday.A grave stone was found knocked over at the Great Bend Cemetery, 4000 Broadway Ave.Someone cut four tires on a 1998 Mercedes Benz at Playa Azul restaurant, 4909 10th St.At 4:24 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Fourth St., officers located a stolen truck from Rush County. Vehicles allegedly driven by Celestina Espinoza and Carlos Soto collided at 9:46 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Evergreen St. The first vehicle then left the scene; it was found around 10:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Becker St. Barton County SheriffTheft of cables and copper from 509 Macarthur Road was reported Friday.A mower was reportedly stolen from 662 NW 210 Road.A battery allegedly occurred sometime around 11 p.m. Thursday at the county jail.At 8:34 p.m. Friday, a man reported his vehicle was hit while he was in the Kiowa Kitchen restaurant, 214 East Barton County Road.A residential burglary at 740 NE 110 Ave., rural Claflin, that allegedly occurred last Thursday, was reported Saturday.