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OTR for Oct. 31, 2014
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made four ambulance runs Wednesday. There were no fires.

GBPD
Sunflower Bank, 3600 10th St., reported Wednesday it had received a counterfeit $10 bill.
A vehicle driven by Nina Adams rear-ended a vehicle driven by Sara Gager, who was stopped in traffic in the 3300 block of 10th St. at 12:11 p.m.
Police received a report at 12:39 p.m. of a Dodge pickup being stolen in the county. Barton County Sheriff’s Office responded.
A vehicle struck a parked vehicle at 1:04 p.m. at 2210 10th St.
A red bicycle was found in the 3400 block of 18th St.
A Great Bend resident reported someone stealing his credit card and using it.
A stolen credit card number was used to purchase a laptop computer.
A $35 gas skip was reported at 4:16 p.m. at 3620 10th St.
A laptop was reportedly stolen from 2612 Gano St.
Microphones were reportedly stolen from Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 4100 Broadway Ave.
Vehicles driven by Matthew Hosler and Deborah Davis collided at 5:44 p.m. at 4107 10th St.

BCSO
Officers on Wednesday followed up on a report that a motorcycle stolen in Rush County was taken by a known person in Barton County, who drives it from Hoisington to Great Bend and back daily.
A vehicle vs deer accident at NW 10 Ave. and NW 50 Road was reported around 10 a.m.
An orange Honda Trail 90 was found in a ditch north of NE 20 Road and NE 30 Ave.
BCSO took the report of a stolen 1997 Dodge 4 X 4 pickup from the 50 block of McKinley St. It was recovered shortly before 3 p.m. at 700 Frey St.
A car hit a deer at 8 p.m. in the 200 block of East Barton County Road.

Barton County Jail
Booked Oct. 29
Amy Grove, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Jacob Keenan, Great Bend — Possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, criminal use of weapons
Charles Joseph Rowe Jr., Great Bend — Great Bend Municipal Court warrant
Philip Leonhardt, Great Bend — Battery
Kayleigh Nagel, Great Bend — Driving while suspended
Kevin Saunders, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Released Oct. 29
Michael Wheeler, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Kayleigh Nagel — $500 cash/surety bond
Philip Leonhardt — $1,000 cash/surety
Kevin Saunders — $2,000 surety