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OTR for July 23, 2013
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made two ambulance runs Friday, three Saturday and seven Sunday. There were no fires.

Barton County Sheriff
An all-terrain vehicle went through a yard at 20 SE 40 Ave., damaging property, it was reported Friday night.
A Toyota Camry was involved in a non-injury accident that caused the car’s airbags to deploy, around 2 a.m. Saturday on NE 20 Road and NE 10 Ave. Alleged driver Ivan Garcia fled from the scene, leaving the car in the roadway. Garcia was later located in the area of 9th and Frey St. in Great Bend and arrested for driving under the influence and failure to report an accident. He posted a $1,000 surety bond at the Barton County Jail.
Several outbuildings in the 600 block of NE 120 Ave. have been broken into this month, and items stolen, it was reported Saturday.

Great Bend Police
A burglary at 5220 10th St. Apt. B was reported Friday. Someone entered the residence and took cash, two DVD players and tools. Loss was $800.
Items were stolen from a vehicle at 1312 Jefferson St., it was reported Saturday morning.
A shoplifting at 4107 10th St. was reported Saturday.
A purse was stolen from a vehicle at 901 Williams St. Loss was $100.
A search warrant was executed in the 1800 block of Hubbard St. at 5:20 p.m. Saturday.
A vehicle driven by Calvin Weese was eastbound in the 1100 block of Stone Street at 9 a.m. Sunday and struck a parked vehicle.
Damage to three storage units on 2nd St. was reported Sunday.
A 1993 Chevrolet Blazer was reportedly stolen from 809 Coolidge St. It was located in the 700 block of Wilson.
An injury accident was reported at 1:47 p.m. Sunday, when vehicles driven by James Rockhold and Karen Clark collided at Forest and Sheridan.
A vehicle driven by Frank Trevino backed into a vehicle driven by George Moon, who was eastbound in the 2300 block of Main at 4:20 p.m. Sunday.
A vehicle driven by Alexandra Rouse was eastbound on 10th St. at 9:44 p.m. Sunday, and struck a vehicle driven by Aida Molina, who was stopped.
Theft of a trailer from 1521 Jefferson St. was reported Sunday night or early Monday. The trailer was located and a suspect was served a notice to appear in municipal court.
At 1:51 a.m. Monday, an officer located a decal stolen from Wichita, at 2922 Broadway Ave.