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OTR for Oct. 14, 2012
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Great Bend Police
On Tuesday, someone reportedly entered the business at 3502 10th St. posing as an officer in an effort to gain information about a subject who might have an outstanding warrant.
A vehicle driven by Glenn Peters was southbound on Main at 12:28 p.m. Tuesday and struck a vehicle driven by Alvin Grose, who was also southbound making a U-turn. The Peters vehicle then struck a parked vehicle. This was reported as an injury accident.
Theft of a cell phone from 3120 10th St. was reported Tuesday.
Theft of furniture from 1024 Odell St. was reported Wednesday.
A vehicle driven by Cody Birzer was westbound on 10th St. at 3:26 p.m. Wednesday and rear-ended a vehicle driven by Brance Barnard, who was stopped in traffic.
A burglary at 1817 Monroe St. was reported Wednesday.
Unlawful use of a credit card six times at 2317 Washington St. was reported Thursday.
A vehicle driven by Kaira Dunken was eastbound on 10th St. and struck a vehicle driven by August Friend that was also eastbound at 10th and Morphy at 5:20 p.m. Thursday.

Barton County Sheriff
A vehicle struck a deer at 7:22 a.m. Tuesday on NE 190 Road and NE 10 Ave.
A motorist avoided a deer in the road on NW 190 Road and NW 80 Ave. at 7:46 a.m. Tuesday and went into the ditch.
A vehicle hit a deer on SE 60 Ave. at SE 40 Road at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Kansas Highway Patrol responded.
A vehicle hit a deer and a fence in the 700 block of NE 10 Ave. at 8:12 a.m. Tuesday.
A vehicle went into a ditch on NW 10 Ave. and NW 90 Road at 11:08 Wednesday.
Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a non-injury accident of East U.S. 56 and NE 80 Ave. at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
KHP responded to a non-injury accident on SE 100 Ave. and SE 30 Road, where a trailer rolled, partially blocking the road, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
A motorist lost control of a vehicle in the 600 block of NE 10 Ave. at 3:17 p.m. Thursday. She suffered minor bumps and bruises in the rollover accident.
A vehicle went into a ditch in Cheyenne Bottoms, at NE 50 Ave. and NE 60 Road, at 11:55 p.m. Thursday.

Barton County Jail
Booked Oct. 10
Anahi Prieto, Great Bend — Driving while suspended, no proof of insurance, failure to appear
Jerrod M. Espinosa, Delphos — Shawnee County warrant for contempt of court
Gerald W. Johnson, Hoisington — Failure to appear
Edward L. Klusener, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Matthew D. O’Connor, Great Bend — Driving under the influence and refusal to take preliminary breath test
Mark A. Moore, Larned — Failure to appear
Christopher R. Denio, Stafford — Stafford County warrant for battery domestic violence
Keyle A. Dreiling, Great Bend — Battery of a law enforcement officer and obstruct legal process
Stephanie L. Epp-Rose, Stafford — Failure to appear, driving while suspended and contempt of court

Released Oct. 10
Anahi Prieto, Graet Bend — $500 and $250 surety bonds
Maxine Wilkinson, Great Bend — $1,000 surety
Gerald W. Johnson, Hoisington — $200 cash bond
Kyle Dreiling, Great Bend — $1,000 surety
Matthew D. O’Connor, Great Bend — $1,000 surety

Booked Oct. 11
Chad Koelling, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Lane D. Underwood, Great Bend — Battery
Jacob Doyle — Serve sentence for Russell County
Angelo Palermo, St. John — Probation violation
Michael Simmons, Kansas City, Mo. — Probation violation
Gari Herdt, Hays — Probation violation
Uvelia Hernandez, Great Bend — Unlawful use of license, no driver license and no insurance

Released Oct. 11
Matthew Harsh — To Saline County
Chad H. Koelling, Great Bend — $1,000 cash
Christopher J. Burnett, Great Bend — $5,000 own-recognizance bond
Lane D. Underwood, Great Bend — $500 surety