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OTR for March 21, 2013
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Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made seven ambulance runs Monday and five Tuesday.
A smoke alarm was triggered by cooking Tuesday afternoon at 817 Williams St. The home was checked and firefighters returned to the station.

Barton County Sheriff
A safe was found in a ditch in the 200 block of SW 2 Road and turned over to the sheriff’s office last Thursday.
A car and deer collided at mile marker 168 of K-96 at 9:19 p.m. Thursday.
Locks were cut off several storage units on West Santa Fe Blvd., Ellinwood, last week.
A sport utility vehicle and a Freightliner truck were involved in a minor accident at Railroad Ave. and McKinley St., Great Bend, at 4:57 p.m. Friday.
A known person allegedly damaged a car and television at 130 A Kiowa Road, it was reported Saturday.

Great Bend Police
A vehicle driven by Greg Keenan backed into a parked vehicle on 16th St. at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Burglary of a storage shed at 1013 Stone St. was reported.
A 2003 Chevrolet pickup was reportedly stolen from 1216 Morton St. in Great Bend and later recovered in Ellinwood.
A known person reportedly stole and individual’s clothes at 2317 Franklin St.
A vehicle driven by Destiny Hayward backed into a parked vehicle at 3:40 a.m. Sunday at 2538 Sixth St.
At 1:16 p.m. Sunday, a woman reported being assaulted by another woman she did not know at 3600 10th St.
On Monday morning, damage to a 2004 Pontiac at 2000 McKinley St. was reported.

Barton County Jail
Booked March 14
Kenneth Beakey, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Sarah Jean Ramon, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Michael Kramer — Three counts of aggravated battery
Felix Ybarra, Great Bend — Probation violation
Zebulon Flynn, Great Bend — Hold from Barton County District Court

Released March 14
Michael Moore Jr., Great Bend — Served sentence in full
Rickie Hopkins, Great Bend — To other agency
Jason Byers, Hutchinson — To other agency
Sarah Jean Ramon, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Melissa Heinzman — $1,000 cash bond
Angela Patton, La Crosse — Withdrawal order for arrest and detain
Robert Streiner, Great Bend — To Delaware county Sheriff’s Deputy
Mitchell Osuna — Order of release from Great Bend Municipal Court
Jared Mitchell — $5,000 surety bond

Booked March 15
David Cruz, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Maria Cavender, Ellinwood — Contempt of court
Anna Hernandez, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Jamison Blazer, Hoisington — Serve sentence
Deanna Coughlin, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia
James L. Lowe, Ponka City, Okla. — Probation violation
Joel Shelor, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Released March 15
Maria Cavender, Ellinwood — $213 cash bond
Anna Hernandez, Great Bend — $200 cash bond
Joel Shelor, Great Bend — $500 surety bond

Booked March 16
David J. Hawkins, Chase — Failure to appear
Jose Pasos, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Jonathan Amos, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Jesus Leyva-Renteria, Great Bend — Felony driving under the influence, no drivers license, illegal transportation of liquor, flee and elude, no insurance and failure to stop at stop sign

Released March 16
Jonathan Amos, Great Bend — $200 cash bond
Kenneth Beakey, Great Bend — Serve partial sentence

Booked March 17
Jason Mitchell, Wichita — Driving under the influence, driving left of center, unable to maintain single lane and not changing address
Reymundo Martinez, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine

Released March 17
Jason Mitchell, Wichita — $1,000 surety bond
Michael Loughner, Great Bend — Serve sentence