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OTR for Dec. 20, 2017
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made five ambulance runs on Friday, six on Saturday, five on Sunday and five on Tuesday.
There were three fire calls on Saturday. Units responded to a vehicle fire, unauthorized burn and a garage fire in the 2100 block of Sunset Road. All the fires were extinguished.

Great Bend Police
A non-injury crash was reported at 24th and McKinley Street.
Theft was reported at Days Inn located at 4701 10th St.
A non-injury crash was reported at 1206 Patton Road.
Theft was reported at Wal-Mart located at 3503 10th St.
A non-injury crash was reported at 10th and Harrison Street.

Barton County Sheriff
A non-injury crash was reported at 661 SE 110 Ave. in Ellinwood.

Barton County Jail
Booked Dec. 19
Juvenile, Great Bend — Battery, criminal damage to property

Released Dec. 19
Lucky Baker, Ellinwood — $1,000 surety bond
Tyler Schwager, Great Bend — Two $1,000 cash/surety bonds
Andrew Tucker, Ellinwood — To probation
Alexis M. Thomas — $1,000 surety bond
Lori Fiscus, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Juvenile, Great Bend — To Bob Johnson Youth Shelter