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OTR for June 24, 2014
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Great Bend Fire/EMSFirefighters made five ambulance runs Friday, four Saturday and five Sunday.These was one false alarm Friday.At 9:26 p.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to a possible structure fire at 1908 Cherry Lane. They found a fan on the air conditioner was overheating, and there was no fire.Great Bend PoliceAn injury accident was reported at 3:17 p.m. Friday when a vehicle driven by John Denning struck a parked vehicle in the 2500 block of Lakin Ave.A Hoisington resident wanted to report someone using her debit card from a Great Bend bank online, but was referred to the Hoisington Police Department.Someone shot out the window on a vehicle on 22nd St.A hit-and-run vehicle struck a vehicle parked at 1318 Kansas Ave., it was reported Saturday.Vehicles driven by Kevin Darkis and Charles Criswell collided at 1:45 p.m. Saturday in the 3200 block of 10th St.A vehicle driven by Jeff Hood struck a parked vehicle at 6:45 p.m. in the 1200 block of Odell St.One bicycle was stolen and another left at 2903 Paseo Dr.At 1:19 a.m. Sunday, theft of a cell phone from 301 Maple St. was reported.A propane tank was stolen from 2524 Shawnee Dr.Vehicles driven by Margaret Mears and Alan Mettling collided at 12:16 p.m. Sunday on Patton Road.Vehicles driven by Jay Denton and Dilansy Tracy collided at 1:25 p.m. at 5016 12th St.Theft of an all terrain vehicle from the 1200 block of Polk St. was reported at 8:36 p.m.; at 9:40 p.m. the owner reported finding the ATV. Barton County SheriffAn injury accident was reported at 6:16 p.m. Friday on NW 60 Ave. and NW 200 Road.A vehicle hit a deer at 8:35 p.m. Friday on north U.S. 281 at mile marker 113.At 8:59 p.m., a woman reported her husband swerved to miss a deer on north U.S. 281 and NE 20 Road and wound up in the ditch. A family member later took him to the hospital because his hip was swollen.A Pontiac hit a deer at 9:26 p.m. on NW 100 Road and NW 20 Ave.A motorist in a Chevy Traverse reported hitting a deer head-on at 9:59 p.m. at NE 120 Ave. and NE K-156.A Pontiac hit a deer at 1:31 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of north U.S. 281.