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OTR for Jan. 22, 2013
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Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made six ambulance runs Friday, five Saturday and six Sunday.
At 4:04 a.m. Saturday they were dispatched to 161 Southeast 1 Ave. for a carbon monoxide check but found nothing.
There was a small brush fire on the south side of Stone Lake, 2401 Railroad Ave., at 5 p.m. Saturday. Firefighter Brad Deschner said it was started by fireworks.
A house fire near Dundee occurred Sunday afternoon, and firefighters were back at 10:40 p.m. after a flare-up. See story on website.

Great Bend Police
On Friday a woman was served a notice to appear in municipal court, after allegedly stealing $100 worth of items from Walmart.
A hit-and-run vehicle struck a vehicle in the Walmart parking lot at 3503 10th St.
A vehicle driven by Elizabeth Escobedo was westbound on Broadway at 3:56 p.m. Friday and struck a vehicle driven by Chad Friess, who was stopped in traffic.
A vehicle driven by Katherine Clouston was eastbound on 10th St. at 4:12 p.m. and swerved to avoid another vehicle, but struck a vehicle driven by Nancy Wetig. Clouston’s vehicle then struck a vehicle driven by Charles Peters, who was westbound on 10th turning left, and the Peters’ vehicle struck a vehicle driven by Sky Hoffman.
A gas skip at 1315 10th St. was reported at 6:08 p.m. Friday.
A vehicle driven by Nancy Jones backed from a parking stall in the 1300 block of Main St. at 2:23 p.m. Saturday and struck a vehicle driven by James Steitz.
A man in the 700 block of Baker Ave. reported an armadillo in the yard, at 4 p.m. Saturday.
A 42-year-old man who was passed out in a vehicle in the 3300 block of 10th St. at 2:50 a.m. Sunday was walked to a hotel.
A burglary at 200 Pine St. was reported Sunday. Someone broke into the house, took items and damaged property inside.
Theft of an Apple iPhone 4S from 705 10th St. No. 31 was reported.
Someone broke the window on a 1987 Chevy Blazer at 2921 18th St.
A sexual assault was reported Sunday evening.

Kansas Highway Patrol
An eastbound 1999 Pontiac driven by Crystal Lynn Langley, 34, Hays, went off Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County at 4:08 p.m. Sunday, hitting a guardrail and rolling into the ditch as it came to rest facing west. Langley was not injured, but 8-year-old passenger Jaylei Sloan was taken to Ellsworth County Medical Center with possible injury. Langley and the girl were wearing safety restraints.