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OTR for Jan. 25, 2013
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Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made four ambulance runs Tuesday and eight Wednesday.
They were dispatched to Casey’s General Store, 2716 10th St., at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday, after a subject spilled 15 gallons of gas by the fuel pumps, but the staff had it cleaned up before the GBFD arrived.
At 10:48 a.m. Wednesday, a carbon monoxide check was performed at 3419 18th St. No CO was found.
At 1:04 p.m., they extinguished a vehicle fire at 242 North U.S. 281, and at 7:03 p.m. they were dispatched to 5843 Broadway Ave. for an oven fire. The defective oven would not shut off and food was found burning inside it. The fire was put out and the oven was unplugged. Crews cleared the home of smoke and then returned to the station.

Great Bend Police
Theft of items from a residence at 2206 12th St. was reported Tuesday.
A vehicle driven by Mitchel Burkes was southbound on Madison St. at 2:33 p.m. Tuesday and struck a vehicle driven by Eric Smith at 17th St.
A vehicle driven by Collin Hildebrand was southbound on Main at 3:15 p.m. and rear-ended a vehicle driven by Kelsi Werth, who was stopped 16th St.
Yard ornaments valued at $100 were taken from 914 Stone St.
A burglary at 214 Heizer St. was reported Tuesday. Items taken from the home included a refrigerator and table.
A $25.85 gas skip at Casey’s was reported at 6:21 p.m.
The GBPD’s K-9 went to Stafford County at 8:47 p.m. Tuesday to assist Kansas Highway Patrol with a traffic stop.

Barton County Jail
Booked Jan. 22
Israel Donley, Hoisington — Failure to appear
Gerald Johnson Jr., Hoisington — Driving while suspended, no proof of insurance and speeding
Jana Troendle, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Released Jan. 22
Israel Donley,  — $624 surety bond
Gerald Johnson  — $1,000 cash bond
Deona Mcnutt, Great Bend — $25,000 own-recognizance bond
Leonel Galindo, Great Bend — $10,000 surety