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OTR for May 17-18, 2014
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made four ambulance runs Thursday. There were no fires.

Barton County Sheriff
Criminal damage to property in Pawnee Rock occurred on Wednesday, it was reported Thursday.
Vehicle vs. deer collisions were reported at 9:09 p.m. Thursday in the 1600 block of North U.S. 281; 12:06 a.m. Friday on East K-4 at mile marker 125, east of Hoisington; and 6 a.m. Friday on East K-4 at mile marker 135, about a mile west of Claflin.

Great Bend Police
Theft of a bicycle at Burger King, 3929 10th St., was reported Thursday. A surveillance video was supplied to police.
A burglary was reported Thursday night at 908 Adams St.

Barton County Jail
Booked May 13
Richard Buess, Great Bend — Obstruction, assault on law enforcement officers
Paul Schilowsky, Hoisington — Unlawful possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, driving while suspended
Richard Newkirk, Great Bend — Arrest and detain for probation violation
William Ritchie, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, illegal transportation of an open container

Released May 13
Charles Rowe Sr., Great Bend — To treatment
Jose A. Trejo, Great Bend — Served sentence in full
Darin Brewer, Great Bend — Served sentence in full
Jamison Blazer, Hoisington — Own recognizance
William Ritchie — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Booked May 14
Brittney Collins, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Raul Ramirez, Great Bend — Battery/domestic violence and criminal trespass
Zebulon Flynn, Great Bend — Probation violation
Ashli Witten, Great Bend — Probation violation and four counts of failure to appear

Released May 14
Monica Calzada, Great Bend — Served sentence in full
Brittany Collins — $200 cash bond
Raul Ramirez — $1,000 cash/surety
William Corkill, Great Bend — $20,000 own-recognizance bond

Booked May 15
Brent Klemptner, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Mary Barry, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Timothy Chism, Great Bend — Failure to appear and violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act
Jacob Wilson, Great Bend — Probation violation
John Randall, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Joseph Wick, Great Bend — Probation violation
David Hester, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Charles Rousey, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Released May 15
Brent Klemptner — $1,000 surety bond
Matthew Haines, Oskaloosa, Iowa — Theft and failure to appear cases were dismissed by the Barton County District Court without prejudice (this means the cases may be re-filed at a later date)