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OTR for Sept. 11, 2013
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made eight ambulance runs Monday. There were no fires.
Great Bend Police
Nothing was found when police checked a fireworks complaint in the 400 block of Buckeye St. at 6 p.m. Monday.
On Monday a Great Bend resident reported two of his checks were forged.
Theft of a handicapped placard was reported Monday.
A snow blower was reportedly stolen from 3710 McKinney Dr.
Vehicles driven by Dustin Cook and Tyler Swank colleded at 4:20 p.m. Monday at 19th and Odell.
Criminal damage to a vehicle at 1305 Patton Road was reported.
A vehicle hit a deer at 8:15 a.m. Monday in the 400 block of NE 100 Ave.
A burglary was reported Monday at 1124 NE 200 Road. A vehicle was broken into and tools valued at $135 were stolen.
A motorist was westbound in the 1200 block of West Barton County Road at 10:52 a.m. Monday when the vehicle entered the ditch and hit a field drive, then overturned. The driver, who had fallen asleep, was not injured.
A semitrailer and passenger car collided in the 200 block of NE 30 Road at 11:05 a.m. Monday. No one was injured.

Barton County Sheriff
A complaint was made Sunday that dogs in the 400 block of Wilkens Street in Heizer were without food, water or shelter. A case was made and dogs were picked up by the Golden Belt Humane Society for lack of care. A women who drove up to the scene was arrested for driving with a suspended license and was booked as a repeat offender.
A vehicle hit a pole after the driver swerved to avoid a deer on West Barton County Road and NW 100 Ave. at 8:41 p.m. Sunday.
A tow truck, two BSCO officers and three Great Bend police officers responded at 7:43 p.m. Sunday, after a caller who refused to give his name reported seeing a green Ford pickup crash at the entrance to the Arkansas River by Stone Lake by South Washington. No one was injured.

Barton County Jail
Booked Sept. 6
David A. Mayers, Hoisington — Felony burglary
Juan Friessen-Loewen, St. John — Meade County warrant for theft by deception, and Morton County warrant for failure to appear, by Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
Helena Loewen, St. John — Gray County warrant for failure to appear, for Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
Kimberly Byers, Great Bend — Failure to appear and serve sentence
Jason Brown, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Robin Pierce, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Tiffany Marie Wedgeworth — Serve sentence
Jason Moore, Great Bend — Probation violation and two counts contempt of court
Michael J. Loughner, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Eric James Zecha, Great Bend — Aggravated battery
Justin Schartz, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Tyler D. Witten, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Shane P. Kern, Great Bend — Failure to appear and serve sentence
McKenzie N. Usoro, Hoisington — Serve sentence
Erasmo Chavez, Great Bend — Serve sentence for Stafford County

Released Sept. 6
Amy Melton, Hoisington — $500 own-recognizance bond
Helena Loewen — $175 cash bond
Juan Friessen-Loewen — To Meade County
Jason Brown, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond
Robin Pierce, Great Bend — Own recognizance

Booked Sept. 7
Tonya Cope, Great Bend — Unlawful possession of a controlled substance and aggravated endangering of a child; possession with intent to distribute; possession of meth, marijuana and paraphernalia
Antonio Ray Brison, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Glen E. Lewis, Great Bend — Driving under the influence and illegal transportation of liquor

Released Sept. 7
David Mayers — $20,000 surety bond
Eric Archeliga, Ellinwood — $200 cash bond
Chris A. Stevenson, Hoisington — $2,500 surety

Booked Sept. 8
Dustin Chambers, Hoisington — Disorderly conduct
Jonas Grugg, Great Bend — Criminal damage and stalking
Michael S. Moore Jr., Great Bend — Contempt of court
Carol Davis, Heizer — Driving while suspended 2nd conviction
James R. Chelf Jr., Great Bend — Two warrants for failure to appear

Released Sept. 8
Dustin Chambers — $500 surety bond
Kimberly Kay Byers — $150 cash bond
Tiffany M. Wedgeworth, Great Bend — Serve sentence in full
Justin Schartz, Great Bend — Served partial sentence
Carol Rose Davis, Heizer — $2,500 surety
Tyler D. Witten, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Erasmo Chavez-Ortiz — Serve sentence for Stafford County
McKenzie I. Usoro, Great Bend — Order of release from Community Corrections
Michael J. Loughner, Great Bend — On Great Bend Municipal Court case