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OTR for May 20, 2014
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters extinguished a small camp fire at the Diversion Dam around 12:44 a.m. Sunday. They also responded to an automatic fire alarm at Great Bend High School, 2027 Morton St., at 7:08 a.m. Sunday. It was a false alarm caused by a system malfunction.
Emergency Medical Service made 12 ambulance runs Friday, nine Saturday and three Sunday.

Great Bend Police
Theft of a generator from 2501 Walnut Dr. was reported Friday.
An individual at 1318 Frey St. was cited for having an animal with no rabies vaccination.
Someone posing as an “LHS” worker charged items to an account at Scranton Machine & Supply, 926 Main, without authorization.
An employee at Acme Scrap, 700 Frey St., called with questions about possibly stolen pipe that an man brought in, but the man left before an officer arrived.
Vehicles driven by Jacqueline DeBusk and Amber Davidson collided at 1:45 p.m. Friday on 10th St.
A wallet was reportedly stolen at Dillon’s, 4107 10th St.
Vehicles driven by Erwin Leiker and Yajaira Castillo collided at 3:21 p.m. at 18th and Holland. Castillo reportedly failed to yield at a stop sign.
A license tag was reportedly stolen from 1076 Warner Road, and another tag was taken on an unknown date from 1301 10th St..
Theft of a copper downspout from Community Bank of the Midwest, 2220 Broadway, was reported Friday, and the theft of two more was reported Saturday. Loss was $1,500.
An officer was dispatched to 2201 Kansas Ave. at 3:14 a.m. Saturday. It was reported that a known person came to the house and kicked in the front door, breaking a window. Another person reported the same suspect breaking the window on a 2008 Chevrolet. Notices to appear (NTAs) in municipal court were signed.
An injury accident was reported at 1:20 a.m. Sunday in the 3600 block of 24th St. Brian Young was driving east on 24th St. and struck a vehicle driven by Alene Musinbrock, who was backing from a private drive. Young was arrested and booked into the Barton County Jail for driving under the influence, open container, no insurance, improper driving lined roadway and following too closely. He was released after posting a $1,000 surety bond.
Two bikes were found in a yard in the 1200 block of Bradley Road.
A child in need of care (CINC) case was taken Sunday.
Theft of water was reported at 11:45 p.m. Sunday at Kwik Shop, 2334 Main.

Barton County Sheriff
A narcotics violation was reported Friday morning at the Barton County Jail. A battery case was taken at the jail Friday night.
A vehicle hit a deer at 9:22 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of North Washington Ave.
Cattle were out at 9:23 a.m. Saturday. The caller said “about 50 calves” were on the north side of K-4, half a mile west of Redwing. Cattle were also out at 10:22 a.m. on NE 20 Ave. and NE 150 Road. At 9:40 a.m. Sunday, cattle were out on K-4, about half a mile east of NE 20 Ave.
A non-injury accident was reported at 12:10 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of North U.S. 281.
An accident was reported at 10:38 p.m. Saturday at 20 SE 40 Ave.; a white Dodge or Chrysler struck an all terrain vehicle (ATV) and then left.
A vehicle hit a deer a 1:40 a.m. Sunday, half a mile west of the U.S. 56/K-156 junction east of Great Bend.
A 12-year-old boy and his father were at Great Bend Regional Hospital’s Emergency Room at 1 a.m. Sunday following an ATV accident at the river on SW 50 Ave. (Radium Road).
A vehicle hit a deer at 9:15 p.m. Sunday, about a mile outside of Great Bend on K-96.