Great Bend Police
A vehicle driven by Norma Niemeyer was eastbound on Broadway at 11:41 a.m. Thursday and rear-ended a vehicle driven by Lee Weber, who was stopped at a stop light.
An officer attempted to contact Eric Duerksen, 18, at 1:36 p.m. Thursday, in reference to allegedly driving without a license and an outstanding warrant for failure to appear. Duerksen fled on foot into a residence in the 2800 block of 16th St. Officers entered and arrested him.
A vehicle driven by Justin Barfield backed into a parked vehicle at 2103 Forest Ave. at 5:45 p.m.
Theft of a debit card and Kansas driver’s license from 3307 10th St. was reported.
A known person allegedly shoplifted approximately $300 worth of items from 3503 10th St. at 9:23 p.m. He was served a notice to appear in municipal court.
Someone broke the windows on a residence at 320 Plum St.
Theft of case of beer from 3907 Broadway Ave. was reported at 2:15 a.m. Friday.

Barton County Sheriff
A donkey and a longhorn beef was in the roadway on NE 130 Ave. and NE 100 Road at 1:22 p.m. Thursday. Kansas Highway Patrol responded.
A brown horse was loose on South U.S. 281 at SE 10 Road at 5:13 p.m. It was taken to the sale barn until an owner could be located.
A residential burglary at 211 Susank Road was reported Thursday night. Someone broke in and took cash, a BB pistol and a .22 pistol.

Barton County Jail
Booked Oct. 18
Jacob Wilson, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Christopher Adams, Great Bend — Driving while suspended and no insurance
Daniel Silva, Lyons — Serve sentence
Bryan Ehrlich, Victoria — Arrest and detain
Eric Duerksen, Great Bend — Contempt of court

Released Oct. 18
Alysia Burns, Larned — $1,000 surety bond
Jacob Wilson, Great Bend — Two $1,000 surety bonds
Christopher Adams, Great Bend — $500 surety
Jan Berg, Great Bend — Per Great Bend Municipal Court
Henry Roger — Per Sheriff of Rush County
Eddie Campos, Great Bend — $20,000 own-recognizance bond