Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made nine ambulance runs Wednesday and eight Thursday. There were no fires.

Great Bend Police
A man in an older white Cadillac reportedly left 1001 Main without paying for $50.04 in fuel at 1:20 p.m. Thursday.
A Great Bend resident reported someone using his Social Security number.
A Pontiac Firebird driven by Lakyn Dalton  was southbound on Morphy St. at 3:04 p.m. Thursday and struck a Mercury Mountaineer driven by Barbara Unruh, who was westbound on 16th St. Unruh was ticketed for failing to yield right of way at an uncontrolled intersection.

Barton County Sheriff
Someone kicked in the door to a machine shop at SW 90 Ave. and West Barton County Road, it was reported Thursday. Power tools were taken.

Barton County Jail
Booked May 2
Toni Turner, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Verbin Pitchford, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Chad Hallmark, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Joseph Bussen, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Released May 2
Toni Turner, Great Bend — $500 surety bond
Verbin Pitchford, Great Bend — $500 surety
Clayton Martin — To Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC)
Russell Lane — To KDOC
Angela Patton — To KDOC
Jon Strong — Per Judge of Great Bend Municipal Court
Christina L. Beakey, Great Bend — $200 cash bond
Sarah Beth Wagner, Great Bend — Per Barton County District Court
Joseph Bussen, Great Bend — $900 cash bond