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OTR for Feb. 19, 2014
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made five ambulance runs Monday. There were no fires.

Barton County Sheriff
Theft of a trailer at 7 SW 26 Ave. was reported Friday.
Medication (narcotics) were stolen from 104 First St., Olmitz.
A pickup hit a deer at 6:50 p.m. Friday on East K-4, mile marker 118.
A car hit a deer at 8:02 p.m. Friday, north of the brick plant on U.S. 281 at 8 p.m.
A man reported being battered at 15 NW 70 by an unknown subject who took his wallet.
A vehicle hit a deer at 8:10 p.m. Friday on NW K-96 and NW 100 Ave.
A vehicle hit a raccoon at 10:30 p.m. Friday on K-4, approximately three miles east of Red Wing.
A vehicle hit a deer at 7:25 p.m. Saturday on U.S. 56, just east of Fort Zarah.
Theft of four hay bales from North Susank Blacktop and NE 160 Road was reported Sunday.
Two pickups collided at 2:33 p.m. Monday at 652 S. Main in Hoisington.

Great Bend Police
A stolen vehicle out of Russell was located Tuesday in the 2200 block of Kansas Ave.
Fence posts in the 2400 block of Railroad Ave. were broken off on the south side of the dike.
Someone stole used batteries from 5320 10th St.

Barton County Jail
Booked Feb. 14
Travis Beal, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Jessica Chapman, Great Bend — Aid and abet forgery
Aaron Taylor, Great Bend — Contributing to a child’s misconduct or deprivation
David Hester, Great Bend — Domestic battery
Sophia Kimzey, Hoisington — Rice County warrant for probation violation
Charles Rousey, Great Bend — Domestic battery
Ashli Witten, Great Bend — Criminal trespass and two counts failure to appear
Daniel Phenneger, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, driving while suspended and driving left of center

Released Feb. 14
Travis Beal — $5,000 surety bond
Tamatha Beal, Great Bend — Released for time served
Jennifer Ayala — Time served, released back to probation
Daniel Phenneger — $1,000 surety
Lacey J. Prather, Larned — Cash bonds of $180, $200 and $200, and $6,000 surety