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OTR for May 3, 2015
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made 12 ambulance runs on Thursday.
At 9:56 p.m. units responded to a possible fire at Forest and Lincoln. They could not find anything; however, smoke in the area was tracked back to 76 SE 16 Road where they found an unauthorized burn.

Great Bend Police
Police were called at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday when two subjects riding horses went through the Burger King drive-through at 3929 10th St. Police did not make contact with the riders, who were last seen heading south into a field.
Vehicles driven by Steven Goetz and Sindra Hagerman collided at 11:43 p.m. Thursday at 10th and Sheridan St.
Vehicles driven by Richard Hess and Maylin Canova collided at 4:11 p.m. on Fifth St.
Police responded to a report of domestic violence and criminal damage to property at 5:35 p.m. in the 1900 block of Madison St.
A non-injury accident was reported at 6:09 p.m. at 3519 10th St., and another at 8:33 p.m. on Harrison St.
Oliver Guyton Jr., Great Bend, was arrested at 10:30 p.m. Thursday in the 2500 block of Ninth St., for an alleged narcotics violation and on outstanding warrants.
Someone spray painted graffiti on the building at 224 Locust St., it was reported Thursday morning. Graffiti was also discovered Thursday night on the business at 716 Washington and on buildings at 904 Washington and 512 Washington.
At 12:35 a.m. Friday, the K-9 unit was called out for a traffic stop in the 500 block of South Washington; and at 12:44 a.m., the K-9 was called out for a traffic stop in the 800 block of Jefferson. At the second stop, a man and woman were arrested and booked on charges of possession of meth and paraphernalia.
At 3:17 a.m., a man was arrested in the 2500 block of Ninth St. for allegedly having brass knuckles.

Barton County Sheriff
At 4:19 a.m. Thursday, there was a report of an Escalade with a flame under it in the middle of U.S. 56 on the east side of Dundee.
A vehicle hit a deer at 7:55 a.m., half a mile east of NE 100 Ave, on K-156.
A burglary was reported at 4 NW 30 Road after someone broke into the residence.

Barton County Jail
Booked April 30
Avery Lee, Garden City — Great Bend warrant for contempt of court; Pawnee County warrant for failure to appear
Keith Dunham, Great Bend — Criminal damage to property
Carla Johnson — Rush County case for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine, no drug tax stamp. Bond set at $50,000
Daniel L. McFarren — Rush County case for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine, no drug tax stamp. Bond set at $50,000
Joseph Trimmer, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Oliver Guyton Jr., Great Bend — Failure to appear, $250 bond; contempt of court, no bond; possession of meth and paraphernalia, bond set at $10,000

Released April 30
Amanda Jackson — Serve sentence in full
Jonathon Powell — To Kansas Department of Corrections
Nicholas Hicks, Hoisington — $1,000 surety bond
Jason Scott, Great Bend — $5,000 surety