Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters were dispatched to 309 Buckeye St., where a man was burning leaves in his yard, at 5:03 p.m. Tuesday. The fire was put out and a police officer explained that burning leaves in town is illegal.
GBFD had six Emergency Medical Service calls Tuesday.

Great Bend Police
A vehicle driven by Rocio Moreno backed into a vehicle driven by Angelca Gonzalez at 8:07 a.m. Tuesday on 16th St.
A purse was stolen from a vehicle at 2915 26th St.
Cash was stolen from a woman’s purse, at 1901 Main.

Barton County Sheriff
A vehicle hit a deer on North U.S. 281 and NW 220 Road at 9:53 a.m. Tuesday.
A vehicle driven by Janeen Cox went off roadway in the 100 block of NE 90 Ave. at 11:49 a.m. Tuesday and overturned one time.
A GMC pickup struck the entryway to Hillcrest Cemetery at 3:42 p.m. Judy A. Shaw-Nitzel was arrested for driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident.
A vehicle hit a deer at 6:15 p.m., two miles west of Claflin on K-4.
A car hit a deer at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, on North U.S. 281 and K-4

Barton County Jail
Booked Dec. 17
Erica Bollinger, Great Bend — Endangering a child
Steven D. Rouser, Great Bend — Giving a worthless check
Melinda S. Nelson, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Dustin Bosack, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Shirley Burrow, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Released Dec. 17
Erica Bollinger, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond
Shane Herrenbruck, Great Bend — $2,500 surety
Lamesha Towns, Great Bend — Served sentence in full
Logan S. Watkins, Larned — Warrant withdrawn
Steven D. Rouser, Great Bend — Per Barton County District Court
Amber Shuler, Great Bend — Own recognizance
Gari Herdt, Hays — Serve sentence
Paul Lawson Steele Jr., Medicine Lodge — Own recognizance
Gustavo Ochoa, Great Bend — $2,500 surety
Jonathon C. Powell, Great Bend — Served sentence in full
Melinda S. Nelson, Great Bend — $150 cash bond
Steven Archuleta, Great Bend — Released on Great Bend Municipal case; released to Dickinson County

Booked Dec. 18
LeAnna Carrier, Hoisington — Failure to appear on Newton Municipal Court warrant
Ryan Hamby, Ellinwood — Failure to appear
Judy A. Shaw-Nitzel, Great Bend — Flee the scene of an accident, fail to report an accident and driving under the influence

Released Dec. 18
LeAnna Carrier, Hoisington — $2,500 bond
Ernest Klima, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Dustin Bosack, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Ryan Hamby, Ellinwood — $250 cash bond
Judy A. Shaw-Nitzel, Great Bend — $1,000 bond