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OTR for March 18, 2019
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made three ambulance runs on Friday, six on Saturday and 11 on Sunday.

There was one fire call on Friday. A fire call came in at 12:19 p.m. for a vehicle on fire in the 300 block of 56 Ave. The fire was extinguished.


Great Bend Police


March 15

Theft was reported at 1220 Jefferson St.

Theft was reported at 2405 31st St.

Theft was reported at 1512 Broadway Ave.


March 16

Theft was reported at 2519 16th St.

Theft was reported in the 1000 block of Main St.

Theft was reported at Cottonwood Grove RV park located at 2800 Main St.


March 17

Theft was reported at Gamestop located at 3511 10th St.


March 18

Theft was reported at 5263 Timber Creek Circle.


Barton County Sheriff


March 15

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 583 NE 140 Road in Hoisington.

Theft was reported at 313 NE 20 Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 900 block of West Barton County Road.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 700 block of North U.S. 281.

A non-injury crash was reported at North U.S. 281 at mile marker 112.


March 16

A non-injury crash was reported in at 809 NE K-156 in Claflin.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 1200 block of East K-4 in Claflin.


March 17

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 403 NE 110 Ave. in Ellinwood.

A non-injury crash was reported at 340 Key West Drive.

Burglary/not in progress was reported at SE 100 Ave. and SE 40 Road.

A non-injury crash was reported at East Barton County Road and NE 50 Ave.


March 18

A non-injury crash was reported in the 100 block of SE 10 road.


Barton County Jail

Booked Feb. March 15

Megan Wells, Salina — Aggravated burglary

Chantel Poppelreiter — Expired tags, tag no assigned to vehicle

Kyler Dreiling, Great Bend — Possession of controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia

Peter Zamirripa, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Gavin Farlow, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Julian Huitron-Garcia, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia

Richard Musil, Great Bend — Driving while suspended,

Martha Comfort, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia


Released March 15

Chantel Poppelreiter — $500 cash/surety bond

Nicholas Hicks — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Kyler Dreiling, Hoisington — $1,000 surety bond

Richard Musil, Great Bend — $2,500 bond


Booked March 16

Chad Bryant, Ellinwood — Criminal threat, battery domestic violence

Cody Crawford, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia

Nester Lopez-Barrera, Bazine — Distribute certain depressant within 1,000 feet of school

Juvenile, Great Bend — Possession of marijuana, no headlight when needed, restricted drivers license


Released March 16

Chad Bryant, Ellinwood — $5,000 cash/surety bond


Booked March 17

Karla Garcia, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, illegal transportation of liquor, no headlights

Apolonio Rios, Great Bend — Driving while suspended, failure to wear seat belt, failure to appear

Stephen Koch — Driving under the influence,

Najerri McFarland, Great Bend — Driving while suspended, no registration, speeding

Jessie Brown — Interference with law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property, domestic battery


Released March 17

Juvenile, Great Bend — To Juvenile Justice Authority

Karla Garcia, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond

Gavin D. Farlow — Serve sentence

Apolonio Rios, Great Bend — $250 and $500 cash bonds

Najerri McFarland, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond