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OTR for Aug. 19, 2014
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters 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 Police
A 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 Sheriff
Theft 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. A possible vehicular burglary in the area was also reported.
A gas skip involving a blue Oldsmobile occurred around 12:10 p.m. Saturday at 1315 10th St.
A motorcycle accident was reported at 4:09 p.m. Saturday at NW 100 Ave. and West K-4, 5 miles east of Otis in Rush County. The driver sustained a cut on his hand.
On Saturday afternoon, the occupant of a residence in the 500 block of South Main St., Hoisington, reported finding “a bunch of personal property,” including a driver’s license and checks, in front of his house.
A vehicle hit a deer in the 700 block of North U.S. 281 at 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Someone vandalized the Claflin Golf Club, 1178 NE 150 Ave., sometime Saturday night. A golf cart was used to tear up the greens; some flags were also damaged.
A safe with the door broken off was found in the county, a mile east of Eazy Street on NE 10 Ave. near NE 20 Road, it was reported Sunday.
A narcotics arrest was made at 12:54 p.m. Sunday after an elderly male was seen walking on the side of East U.S. 56 near SE 120 Ave. Ellinwood Police Department assisted.
A vehicle hit a deer at 6:30 a.m. Monday on NE 30 Ave., southeast of Susank.