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OTR for Feb. 8, 2013
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Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made four ambulance runs Tuesday and 12 Wednesday. There we no fires.

Great Bend Police
A theft case was taken Tuesday at Farmers Bank and Trust, 1017 Harrison St.
Theft of a large amount of fuel from parked vehicles at 625 10th St. was reported Tuesday.
A vehicle driven by Saundra Phillips was eastbound in the 5300 block of 10th St. at 1:47 p.m. Tuesday and struck a vehicle driven by Shane Wolf, who was slowing to turn into a private drive.
A gas skip at 1315 10th St. was reported at 3:20 p.m.
A hit-and-run vehicle struck a parked vehicle in the 2300 block of 19th St., it was reported Tuesday evening.
A burglary at 4217 10th St. was reported Wednesday. A stereo and speakers were stolen; loss was $765.
Stolen property was reportedly found in a vehicle that had been impounded.
An injury accident occurred at 4:53 p.m. in the 4200 block of 10th St. Chasity Farr was driving east and rear-ended a vehicle driven by Michelle Nichols, who was slowing and making a right turn.
Theft of checks from 5305 Broadway Ave. was reported.
When a vehicle was stopped at 10:05 p.m. Wednesday at 3300 Lakin Ave., the driver ran away and could not be located.

Barton County Sheriff
Theft of brass valves from 601 East Santa Fe Blvd., Ellinwood, was reported Wednesday morning.
A green, 1998 Chevy one-ton truck was stolen sometime Tuesday night from SW 80 Ave. and SW 60 Road.

Barton County Jail
Booked Feb. 3
Robert Baird, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, speeding and follow too close
Amber Cline, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Alicia Hoeffner, Ellinwood — Obstruction
Justin Walker, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, leaving scene of accident, accident damage to property, no motor vehicle insurance and obstruction of duty
Celerino Ortiz, Great Bend — Driving with no license

Released Feb. 3
Robert J. Baird, Great Bend — $2,000 surety bond
Amber Cline, Great Bend — $1,000 surety
Alicia Hoeffner, Ellinwood — $2,500 surety

Booked Feb. 4
Timothy Chism, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Dalton Barlow, Great Bend — Indecent liberties with a child
Maria Cavender, Ellinwood — Failure to appear
Elmer Burgardt, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Benjamin Bruce, Great Bend — Abuse of a child
Michael Akins, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Brandon Leon, Great Bend — Probation violation
Shawn Kaiser, Hoisington — Failure to appear

Released Feb. 4
Celerino Ortiz, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond
Rodolfo Perez, Great Bend — Serve partial sentence
Gari Herdt — Serve partial sentence
Maria Cavender, Ellinwood — $600 cash bond
Randy Moore, Great Bend — Probation
Troy Bauer, Larned — $750 cash bond
Timothy Chism, Great Bend — $500 cash
Elmer Burgardt, Great Bend — $200 cash
Shawn Kaiser, Hoisington — $200 cash

Booked Feb. 5
Melissa Heinzman, Great Bend — Possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia
Amy Dawn Hartung, Great Bend — No driver’s license, no insurance, failure to stop at stop sign and failure to appear
Gerald Johnson, Hoisington — Driving while suspended
Charles Rowe Sr., Great Bend — Central Kansas Community Corrections order of incarceration
Bret R. Zamarripa, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Marvin Suedekum, Stafford — For Stafford County case, sale of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and use of a telecommunication device to commit drug crime
Derek Black, Ashland — Failure to appear
Tina Naugle, Hoisington — Possession of a controlled substance, child endangerment and possession of drug paraphernalia

Released Feb. 5
Gerald Johnson, Hoisington — $1,000 surety bond
Bret R. Zamarripa, Great Bend — $200 cash bond
Jana Troendle, Great Bend — Served sentence in full
Justin Walker, Great Bend — Own recognizance
Marvin Suedekum, Stafford — Own recognizance
Tina Naugle, Hoisington — $25,000 surety