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OTR for Aug. 24, 2015
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made five ambulance runs Friday, five Saturday and eight Sunday.
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Barton County Sheriff
Theft of equipment at 974 NE 140 Road, half a mile east of Odin, was reported Friday.
An oil lease in the 200 block of NW 20 Road was vandalized.
The K-9 was called to a traffic stop/arrest in the 300 block of North U.S. 281 at 1:31 a.m. Saturday. A vehicle was impounded.
A vehicle hit a deer at 6:35 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of NE K-156.
A possible burglary in progress was reported at 8:21 p.m. Sunday at the Great Bend Co-op in Albert. Someone in a red Mustang was walking around the area; it turned out the motorist just needed air for a flat tire.
A Hoisington woman reported seeing a mountain lion at 9:26 p.m. Sunday in the area of NW 10 Ave. and NW 90 Road. The animal ran onto NW 10 Ave.

Great Bend Police
A gas skip by a known suspect was reported at 12:58 p.m. Friday at 3620 10th St.
A wallet that was lost in the 900 block of Grant Street was found but some cash was reported missing.
Theft of financial cards was reported at 1441 17th St. This was followed by reports of at least 14 unauthorized transactions made at businesses on Main Street, 10th Street and Washington Ave.
Criminal damage to property was reported at 2217 32nd St.
A bicycle was taken from the front yard at 2316 12th St.
The K-9 assisted with a traffic arrest around 10 p.m. Saturday on 10th St. A woman was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
A battery was reported at 12:27 a.m. Sunday at Sonic Drive-in, 3909 10th St.
A criminal damage case was taken Sunday morning when it was discovered that four vehicles were egged on 23rd St., from the 2800 block to the 3900 block.
At 10:45 a.m. Sunday, an officer reported two males running from her on Eighth St. One of the men was known to the officer. A K-9 was called to track the subjects.
Damage to a 1994 Ford Explorer at 1706 Hubbard St. was reported. Someone broke the tail lights on the vehicle.
A bed liner was reportedly stolen from a truck at 1407 Jefferson St.
Theft of an iPhone 6 was reported at 3503 10th St.
At 6:11 a.m. Monday, criminal damage was reported; someone had slashed a tire on a vehicle while it was parked at Playa Azul, 4949 10th St.