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OTR for June 13, 2019
on the record
OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Fire/EMS

There were six Emergency Medical Service calls on Thursday. A report of arcing wires at 2320 17th St. came in at 1:42 p.m.


Barton County Sheriff

A fire was reported at 1:01 a.m. Thursday at NE 110 Ave. and NE 40 Road, Ellinwood.

A theft was reported at an undisclosed location.

A vehicle hit a deer at 10:54 a.m. in the 1000 block of NE 100 Ave., Claflin.

Criminal damage to property was reported at 4104 2nd St., Great Bend.


Great Bend Police

A non-injury crash was reported at 1:09 p.m. Thursday at 1416 Lakin Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported at 1:42 p.m. at 10th and McKinley.

Detectives handled a theft report at Super 8, 911 Grant St.

An injury accident report was taken at 4:46 p.m. at Applebee’s, 3209 10th St., in reference to a crash that had occurred earlier. A minor injury was reported.

Fraud was reported at 1619 Morton St.

Police received a report at 1:17 a.m. Friday that a woman’s dog had bitten a subject who was walking around her residence in the 2000 block of Holland St.


Barton County Jail

Booked June 13

Robert Crawford, Great Bend — Contempt of court

Shiloh J. Tomlinson, La Crosse — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia

Jamie S. Katuka — Failure to appear

Bruce Felder — Serve sentence

Joseph McNett — Hold for court

Kelly Polzin — Hold for court

Nicholas Hicks — Hold for court

Joseph McNett, Great Bend — Contempt of court



Released June 13

Randy L. Stude — $1,000 surety bond

Jason Battaglear — Order of release from Barton County District Court

Hannah Kennedy — $17,000 own-recognizance bond

Oliver Guyton Jr., Great Bend — By order of court

Eugene Black — $2,500 cash bond

Nicholas James Foster — Serve sentence