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OTR for March 11, 2019
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made five ambulance runs on Friday, five on Saturday and five on Sunday.

There were to one fire call which turned out to be a false alarm on Friday.


Great Bend Police


March 8

A non-injury crash was reported at 1443 18th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10th and Grant Street.

Theft was reported at 2711 20th St.


March 9

A non-injury crash was reported at 19th and Washington Street.

A non-injury crash was reported at Broadway Avenue and Washington Street.

Criminal damage was reported at 1223 Roosevelt St.


March 10

A non-injury crash was reported at 1910 Williams St.

Theft was reported at Golden Belt Cinema 6 located at 1222 Kansas Ave. A Kansas plate was stolen.

A non-injury crash was reported at 818 Odell St.

Criminal damage was reported at Wal-Mart located 3503 10th St.


Barton County Sheriff


March 8

A non-injury crash was reported at NE K-156 and NE 130 Ave.


March 9

Criminal damage was reported at 624 Cheyenne View Drive.

Criminal damage was reported at 736 North U.S. 281.


Barton County Jail

Booked Feb. March 8

Jason Goodale, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Kurt Woods — Failure to adhere

Charles Rowe Jr. — Serve sentence


Released March 8

Brian Fellers — To probation

William Coonfield, Great Bend — To Pratt County

Jason Goodale, Great Bend — $500 cash/surety bond

Jason Bitter, Great Bend — By order of court


Booked March 9

no bookings


Released March 9

David McMullen, Great Bend — Serve sentence


Booked March 10

Jose Jacquez-Diaz, St. John — Open container

Ricardo Ibarra, St. John — Driving under the influence, open container, no insurance, failure to stop for emergency vehicle, speeding, no driver’s license

Tamill James, New Jersey — Criminal threat

Jose Villegas, Great Bend — Serve sentence


Released March 10

Jose Jacquez-Diaz, St. John — $250 cash bond

Ricardo Ibarra, St. John — $1,000 cash bond

Tamill James, New Jersey — $1,000 bond