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OTR for March 31, 2013
Mail boxes vandalized; burglary suspect "tazed"
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Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made eight Emergency Medical Service calls on Thursday and responded to a fire at 1300 Stone St.


Great Bend Police
Theft of services at the Highland Hotel, 3017 10th St., was reported Thursday.
Shoplifting at Walmart was reported. A woman was served with notice to appear in municipal court.
A hit-and-run vehicle struck a parked vehicle at 1021 Eisenhower Ave.
Police were dispatched to 2215 18th St. at 1:14 a.m. Friday, where a woman reported Joseph Hood had kicked in her door and taken her dog. Hood was contacted and in the process was subdued using a Tazer stun gun. He was arrested on suspicion of burglary, criminal damage, battering a law enforcement officer and obstruction.
Residents along 31st and 32nd St. began calling police around 2:50 a.m. Friday about mail boxes that were somehow struck and damaged. There were 11 reports, including mailboxes found by the investigating officer, by 4:30 a.m.