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OTR for June 4, 2015
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made seven ambulance runs Tuesday.
At 6:18 p.m., there was a fire in an outdoor trash bin in the 3000 block of 18th St.
At 6:43 p.m., hay bales were on fire near the corner of NW 70 Ave. and SW 20 Road.

Great Bend Police
Graffiti was found on the drainage ditch on Eighth St., Wednesday morning.
Someone reportedly opened a Sears account with a Great Bend resident’s Social Security number.
A vehicle driven by James Swam hit a light pole at 5:39 p.m. at 4209 10th St.

Barton County Sheriff
A Chevy Malibu hit a deer at 12:48 a.m. Tuesday, somewhere in the county. The driver, from Omaha, Neb., was not sure where the accident occurred and drove to Dillon’s, 4701 10th St. before reporting the accident.
A Toyota Corolla hit a deer at 7:11 a.m. on West Barton County Road and SW 100 Ave.
A Dodge pickup hit a deer at 9:39 p.m. on U.S. 281, 4 miles north of Hoisington at the curve.
The driver of a half-ton Chevy Silverado requested a tow after hitting a deer at 11:37 p.m. on NW 10 Road near NW 130 Ave..

Barton County Jail
Booked June 2
LaVeta Miller, Great Bend — Hold for Kansas Department of Corrections
William Howard Baker, Great Bend — Two counts of involuntary manslaughter, connecting safety equipment, improper loads, two counts improper stop lamps
Jack Ochs, Great Bend — Contempt
Curtis Rosas, Wichita — Obstruction, illegal use of weapon, failure to appear
Patrick Moody-Standlee — Theft, burglary of motor vehicle, criminal damage to property, failure to stop and remain at scene of injury accident, driving without valid drivers license
Kaylene Stone, Great Bend — Driving while suspended, no insurance
Melvin Gray, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended, no tag, no insurance, failure to yield right of way, no seat belt. Bond set at $100,000.

Released June 2
Christopher Whiting — Served sentence in full
Ashley D. Immediato — On Central Kansas Community Corrections case
Carl Cagle, Mullinville — $473 own-recognizance bond through Rush County District Court
William Howard Baker — $50,000 own-recognizance bond
Kaylene Stone — $500 surety bond