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OTR for Jan. 23, 2013
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Great Bend Fire DepartmentFirefighters made five ambulance runs on Monday. A car fire was reported at 4:54 p.m. at 3923 Broadway Ave. A sport utility vehicle was smoking under the hood but there was no fire.Great Bend PoliceAn injury accident was reported at 11:43 a.m. Monday after a west-bound vehicle on 16th St. driven by Alysia Zook struck a vehicle driven by Darlene Wadsworth, who was southbound on Kansas Ave.A vehicle driven by Loralei Weller was eastbound on 10th St. at 1:36 p.m. and struck a vehicle driven by Ricky Phelps, who was stopped in traffic.A driverless vehicle backed into a sign post at 1907 Washington at 2:51 p.m.Police were dispatched to 113 Locust St. at 3:29 p.m. when an unknown person was seen ripping siding off a shed. Damage was $50 and citations were issued for criminal damage to property.An injury accident was reported at 4:12 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Maria D. Garay-Najera was turning left in the 400 block of Grapevine and reportedly failed to yield right of way, causing a southbound vehicle driven by Mark Ukens to strike her vehicle.A gun was found on 21st St. Monday night.