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OTR for August 13, 2015
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made seven ambulance runs on Wednesday. There were no fires.

Great Bend Police
A bicycle was stolen at 2903 21st St.
Identity theft was reported at 2101 Hubbard St., name of the person and social security number was used to open an account.
Theft from a storage shed was reported at 9th St.
Criminal damage was reported, post at the levy were ran over.

Barton County Sheriff
Several cows out at SE 50 Road and SE 160 Ave.
Illegal hunting was reported at S U.S. 281 and SE 10 Road. A eight point buck was found in a ditch.

Kansas Highway Patrol
A crash involving two vehicles occurred on Wednesday at 11:38 in Ellsworth county, 10 miles northwest of the city of Ellsworth.

Barton County Jail

Booked Aug. 12
Shelly Dill, St. John — Failure to appear
Sarah Smith, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Chet Whetham, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Jerald Ross, Russell — Serve sentence
April Dawn Addison — Possession of marijuana, transportation of an open container
Juvenile, Hoisington — Possession of drug paraphernalia

Released Aug. 12
Randy Dent — To treatment
Sarah Smith-Orr, Great Bend — $290 cash bond
Chet Whetham, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond
Kaitlyn D. Moore — Serve sentence