Great Bend Fire/EMS
At 11:06 p.m. Monday, firefighters were dispatched to a fire at 201 Plum. They found a couch in the driveway burning. The homeowner stated that they were outside smoking when a cigarette was dropped and started the couch on fire.
Firefighters made four ambulance runs Monday.

Great Bend Police
Fraud cases were taken Monday after a Great Bend resident said someone was using her banking numbers to purchase items online.
A bicycle was reportedly stolen from 1111 Morphy St.
A burglary was reported at 2310 8th St. Someone entered the residence and took items.
A tag was taken from a car at 1615 Jefferson St.
A hit-and-run vehicle backed into a parked vehicle at 1001 Main.
A vehicle driven by Carol Nicholson backed into a parked vehicle at 2414 Zarah Dr. at 6:25 p.m. Monday.
Four yard lights and two flower pots were reportedly stolen from 2123 17th St.
A domestic call at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday became a burglary report with a known suspect and criminal damage to property at an apartment on 11th Street.

Barton County Sheriff
A non-injury accident at 299 East U.S. 56 was reported at 7:24 a.m. Monday, after a sport utility vehicle went in a ditch.
An injury accident on NW 20 Road and NW 20 Ave. was reported at 9:11 a.m. after two vehicles collided.

Barton County Jail
Booked Aug. 16
Christopher Konrade, Great Bend — Probation violation
Juana Perez, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Harold Young, Hoisington — Failure to appear
Michael Loughner, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Tyler Witten — Serve sentence
Reynaldo Verduzco, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of stolen property
McKenzue N. Uroro, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Ashley Immediato, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of stolen property

Released Aug. 16
Troy Benton — To custody of Sheriff Corsiar, Rush County Sheriff’s Office
Juana G. Perez, Great Bend — $500 cash/surety bond

Booked Aug. 17
Amy Hartung, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Rhiannon Marie Young, Hoisington — Driving under the influence, no proof of insurance, refuse preliminary breath test, no driver’s license in possession, driving left of center lane and no seat belt
Jonathan Amos, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Daniel Newingham, Great Bend — Ellsworth County warrant for contempt of court
Armando Luna, Great Bend — No driver’s license, no insurance, fail to stop at a red light

Released Aug. 17
Larry Norman, Norton — Serve sentence in full
Rhiannon Marie Young, Hoisington — $1,000 surety bond
Jonathan Amos, Great Bend — $160 cash bond
Jose Trejo, Great Bend — Serve sentence in full
Harold Young, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond