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OTR for Aug. 7, 2015
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made four ambulance runs Thursday. There were no fires.

Barton County Sheriff
U.S. 56 was blocked temporarily following a non-injury accident at 11:10 a.m. Thursday on U.S. 56 at Dundee, east of 50 Ave. A semitrailer collided with a white truck, which rolled onto its side. Along with a wrecker, Haz-Mat was summoned because a fuel tank was leaking.

Great Bend Police
On Thursday afternoon, police received a report that someone had damaged a hose at Buff Car Wash, 4800 10th St.
A mountain bike located on the north side of a building at 10th and Main was turned in as “found property.”
At 12:55 a.m. Friday, a woman reported being battered by a known person, who was served a notice to appear in municipal court. This occurred in the 5800 block of 16th St. Terrace.

Barton County Jail
Booked Aug. 5
Suzanne Witten, Great Bend — Probation violation
Troy White, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Oliver Guyton, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Christopher Quinn Immediato — Possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, endangering a child
Mattew Hearn, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Suzanne Marie Witten, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia
Todd Pfeifer, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Released Aug. 5
Patrick Moody-Standlee — To Illinois Department of Corrections
James Epke — To Ellis County Sheriff’s Department
Mattew Hearn — $200 cash bond
Kay D. Polzin, Hoisington — $1,000 cash bond

Booked Aug. 6
Gearald Combs, Great Bend — Failure to appear
John Glenn, Great Bend — Three counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin or methamphetamine
Shawn McCullum, Dodge City — Failure to appear
Ryan Befort, Belpre — Driving while suspended
Bryan Davis, McAlister, Okla. — Failure to appear in Rush County
Jessica Chapman — Hold for Barton County District Court
Matthew Jordan McHale, Great Bend — Probation violation

Released Aug. 6
Todd Pfeifer — $200 cash bond
Gearald Combs — $500 surety bond
Shawn McCullum, Dodge City — $4,000 and $1,000 surety bonds in Great Bend Municipal Court and $1,500 surety for Claflin Municipal Court
Nichole McConkey, Hoisington — Two $5,000 own-recognizance bonds
Ashley Mendivil, Great Bend — $10,000 cash/surety
Ryan Befort, Belpre — $1,000 surety
Richard F. Newkirk — $10,000 own-recognizance bond