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OTR for Jan. 2, 2018
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made seven ambulance runs on Friday, five on Saturday, one on Sunday and five on Monday.
There was one fire call on Friday. At 11:07 p.m. units responded to the 4800 block of 10th Street for a building fire. The fire was extinguished. Another fire call came in on Saturday for a gas spill in the 2700 block of 10th Street.

Great Bend Police

Dec. 29
Criminal damage was reported at Wal-Mart located at 3503 10th St.
Theft was reported at Dairy Queen located at 2302 Main St.
A non-injury crash was reported at 10th and Washington Street.
Theft was reported at 3211 Meadowlark Lane.

Dec. 30
Criminal damage was reported at 1401 Warner Road.
Burglary/not in progress was reported at 4805 8th St.

Dec. 31
Criminal damage was reported at 2231 Morton St.

Jan. 1
Criminal damage was reported at 2926 18th St.

Barton County Sheriff

Dec. 29
Theft was reported at The Rack located at 3322 Railroad Ave.
A non-injury crash was reported at U.S. 56 at mile marker 208.
A non-injury crash was reported at 5300 Railroad Ave.

Dec. 30
Burglary/not in progress was reported at Simpson Farm Supply located at 603 Macarthur Road.
A non-injury crash was reported at NW 110 Ave. and NW 230 Road.

Jan. 1
A non-injury crash was reported in the 600 block of West Barton County Road in Pawnee Rock.

Barton County Jail
Booked Dec. 29
Cody Day — Serve sentence
Steven Mills, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Sterling Mills, Great Bend — Distribution possession with intent to distribute
Chris Hahn, Prairie View — Serve sentence
Daniel Crowe, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Michael Mills, Ellinwood — Serve sentence

Released Dec. 29
Angelo Palmero, Hoisington — Served 18 hours
Jacob Schenkel, Great Bend — By order of court
Randal Long, Great Bend — $10,000 own-recognizance bond
Christopher Hughes, Great Bend — $100 cash bond
Tiffany Umphrey, Salina — $445 cash bond
Mercedes Mater, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Booked Dec. 30
Gregory Carey, Hoisington — Driving on an expired driver’s license, failure to appear
Melody R. Bittel — Battery domestic violence
Angelo Palmero, Hoisington — Driving while suspended, no insurance
Gabriel Acosta, Great Bend — Driving while revoked-habitual, expired tags
Uriel Montoya-Rodriguez, Great Bend — Habitual violator, racing on highway, no interlock device
Allen Aumiller — Driving under the influence

Released Dec. 30
Angelo Palmero, Hoisington — Served 18 hours
Gregory Carey, Hoisington — $1,000 surety bon
Melody R. Bittel — $1,250 surety bond
Gabriel Acosta, Great Bend — $1,000 bond
Uriel Montoya-Rodriguez, Great Bend — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Booked Dec. 31
Randy Chambers, Hoisington — Possession of stimulant, possession of paraphernalia
Verbin Pitchford, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence

Released Dec. 31
Angelo Palmero, Hoisington — Served 18 hours
Allen Aumiller, Stafford — $5,000 surety bond
Cody Day — Serve sentence
Chris Hahn, Prairie View — Serve sentence
Daniel Crowe, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Erik Simpson, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Verbin Pitchford, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond

Booked Jan. 1
Laureano Lopez, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence, criminal restraint
Richard Lee Fletcher Jr., Great Bend — Criminal trespass
Brent Leuenberger, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, reckless driving
Dustin Vance, Hoisington — Aggravated domestic battery

Released Jan. 1
Angelo Palmero, Hoisington — Served 18 hours
Laureano Lopez, Great Bend — Two $1,000 surety bonds
Richard Lee Fletcher Jr., Great Bend — $500 surety bond
Michael Mills, Ellinwood — Serve sentence
Brent Leuenberger, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond
Deanna Coughin — Serve sentence
Dustin Vance, Hoisington — $20,000 surety bond