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OTR for June 19, 2013
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made four ambulance runs Monday. There were no fires.

Great Bend Police
A vehicle driven by Corey Akins was westbound in the 3400 block of 10th St. at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, and struck a vehicle driven by Casey Gattos, who was also westbound stopped in traffic.
An aggravated assault case was taken Wednesday night after a male reported a known person pointed a gun at him at 3920 10th St.
Someone withdrew money from a Great Bend resident’s bank account. Loss was $450.
A vehicle driven by Susan Moore was northbound on Washington St. at 6:54 p.m. Thursday and struck a vehicle driven by Maria Armendarz, who was eastbound on 24th St. This was reported as an injury accident.
Two vehicles in the 2900 block of 16th St. were scratched.
A “theft over the Internet” was reported Friday.
A battery case was taken after a fight on Third St. at 8 p.m. Friday.
A wallet taken or lost at 3503 10th St. was returned Friday, but the cash was missing.
An officer stopped Amy Hartong on suspicion of driving while suspended, at 8:52 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Morphy St. She reportedly tried to run. Hartong was booked into the Barton County Jail in lieu of bond.

Barton County Sheriff
A motorcycle driven by Trent Shepman was westbound in the 1100 block of NE 140 Road at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, when a deer ran onto the blacktop in front of him. Shepman was tossed from the motorcycle into the north ditch. He was transported to Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington by Claflin Emergency Medical Service with back pain. He had been wearing a helmet.
A pickup hit a deer in the 600 block of SE 50 Road at 5:45 a.m. Thursday.
Theft of a 15-foot trailer from 7 SW 26 was reported.
A pickup hit a deer on K-4 near NW 140 Ave. at 5:52 a.m. Friday.
At 11:42 a.m. Friday, a motorist reporting taking the corner too fast and rolling a Dodge Caravan at NW 40 Road and NW 10 Ave. The driver was not injured.
A possible injury accident involving two vehicles at the K-156/K-56 junction east of Great Bend was reported at 9:38 p.m. Sunday. Kansas Highway Patrol responded. The KHP online crashlog show no injury accident.