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OTR for Nov. 13, 2018
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency crews made five ambulance runs on Friday, two on Saturday, one on Sunday and four on Monday. 

There were two fire calls on Friday. The first call was for the smell of smoke for a possible dryer overheating. The second call was cancelled en route.


Great Bend Police


Nov. 9

Theft was reported at 1312 Madison St.

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 1301 Roosevelt St.

Theft was reported at 2548 Russell Parkway.

A narcotics violation was reported at 12th and Odell Street.

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 5501 9th St.


Nov. 10 

Theft was reported at 1117 Morton St.

Criminal damage was reported at Cherry Village Apartments located at 5926 Eisenhower Ave.


Nov. 11

Theft was reported at Discount Laundry located at 2201 10th St.


Nov. 12

Burglary/not in progress was reported at Thill Printing Company located at 2109 Washington St.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 5800 block of Hemlock Drive.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2344 Washington Ave.

Theft was reported at Dollar General located at 2400 10th St.


Barton County Sheriff


Nov. 09 

A non-injury crash was reported at U.S. 281 at mile marker 103.

A non-injury crash was reported at East K-4 at mile marker 124

A non-injury crash was reported at East U.S. 56 at mile marker 210.


Nov. 10

A non-injury crash was reported at NE 50 Ave. and East U.S. 56.

A non-injury crash was reported at East U.S. 56 and NE 30 Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 300 block of NE 17 Ave.


Nov. 11

A non-injury crash was reported at East U.S. 56 at mile marker 222.

A non-injury crash was reported at Northeast K-156 at mile marker 141.

A non-injury crash was reported at 395 North U.S. 281.

A non-injury crash was reported at North U.S. 281 and NE 30 Road.

A non-injury crash was reported at U.S. 281 at mile marker 220.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 200 block of NE 30 Road.


Nov. 12

Burglary/in progress was reported at 1410 North Vine St.


Barton County Jail

Booked Nov. 9

Dustin James Turner — Serve sentence

Christy (Hamby) Green — Failure to appear

Zachary Briggs, Garden City — Serve sentence

Misty Bryant, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Tracy Driscoll, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Kyle Kruckenberg — Serve sentence

Craig Gowdy, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Rodney Drake, Great Bend — Sere sentence

Ouray Gray, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Aaron Pohlman, Ellinwood — Serve sentence

Albert Hass Jr. — Contempt of court, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia



Released Nov. 9

Melissa Loveall — Serve sentence

Tommy Perez III, Dodge City — $759.29 cash bond

Christy (Hamby) Green — $500 surety bond

Suzanne Witten — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Sydney Wilmes, Great Bend — $1,000 cash/surety bond and $150 cash bond

Megan Goodwin — To probation

Gary Waller — Serve sentence

Chris Harper — To Ellis County

Cynthia King, Hoisington — $10,000 cash/surety bond


Booked Nov. 10

Nester Lopez-Barrera — Possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, driving under the influence, minor in possession, illegal transportation of liquor, turn signal

Janie Bryant, Great Bend — Aggravated battery (domestic violence)


Released Nov. 10

Nester Lopez-Barrera — $2,500 surety bond

Randy Chambers — Serve sentence


Booked Nov. 11

Lori Fiscus, Great Bend — Probation violation

Patrick Dorty, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Rusty Sievers, Great Bend — Kidnapping, battery domestic violence


Released Nov. 11

Margaret Becker, Hoisington — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Courtney Veitenheimer, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Misty Bryant, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Craig Gowdy, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Kyle Kruckenberg — Serve sentence

Sean Brown — Serve sentence 

Rodney Drake, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Ouray Gray, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Aaron Pohlman, Ellinwood — Serve sentence


Booked Nov. 12

Ryan Mccaslin, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence, criminal damage to property


Released Nov. 12

Michael Philbern — Serve sentence

Kirk Jackson, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Ryan Mccaslin, Great Bend — $1,000 cash/surety bond