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OTR for March 15, 2013
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Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made three ambulance runs on Tuesday. At 8:19 a.m., there was a house fire at 821 Morphy St.

Barton County Sheriff
A 2003 Ford F-150 driven by Matthew Groening hit a deer south of Holyrood on K-156 at 11:32 p.m. Wednesday.

Great Bend Police
A Great Bend resident reported what he suspected was a scam attempt, when someone with a “Millions Club” tried to get him to give them money.
A burglary at 801 Adams St. was reported at 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Someone entered the house and took an alarm clock valued at $15. Beer and cake were also poured on and smashed into the floors.

Barton County Jail
Booked March 13
Ralph Tuey Jr., Great Bend — Barton County warrant for two counts of non-residential burglary, theft and criminal damage to property
Daryl Wilkerson, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence
Wendell Akins, Ellinwood — Forgery and theft by deception
Amber Holt, Claflin — Failure to appear
Jeffery Satterfield, Great Bend — On a Tennessee warrant for failure to appear and on a Barton County case for possession of marijuana
David Tucker, Ellinwood — Contempt of court

Released March 13
Ralph Tuey Jr. — $20,00 surety bond
Daryl Wilkerson — $1,000 surety
Amber Holt — $200 cash
David Tucker — $200 cash