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OTR for Oct. 1, 2018
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service crews made four ambulance runs on Friday, 15 on Saturday and five on Sunday. There were no fires. 


Great Bend Police


Sept. 28

A non-injury crash was reported at 1707 2nd St.

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


Sept. 29

Theft was reported at Hibbett Sports located at 3709 10th St.

Theft was reported at Playa Azul located at 4909 10th St.


Sept. 30 

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


Barton County Sheriff


Sept. 28

A non-injury crash was reported in the 1100 block of NW 90 Road in Hoisington.

A non-injury crash was reported at NW 10 Ave. and K-96.


Sept. 29

A non-injury crash was reported at East U.S. 56 and NE 100 Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported at North U.S. 281 and NE 50 Road.

A non-injury crash was reported at 70 SE 20 Road.


Sept. 30

An injury crash was reported at 998 K St.

Theft was reported at 206 Kansas Ave. in Susank.

A non-injury crash was reported at 835 NW K-96 in Albert.


Barton County Jail

Booked Sept. 28

Douglas Stape, Great Bend— Giving a worthless check

Doris Stanley — Failure to appear

Dustin Beckham, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Brian Bunch — Serve sentence


Released Sept. 28

Douglas Stape, Great Bend — $263 cash bond

Tina Creamer, Great Bend — $10,000 bond

Doris Stanley (Maddox) — $190 cash bond

Chelsea Purcell, Great Bend — By order of the court

Damaris Meeks — $1,000  surety bond

Sebastian S. Smith — To probation


Booked Sept. 29

Johnny Espinosa, Great Bend — Contempt of court


Released Sept. 29

Joel Munoz — Order of release from Barton County District Court

Edgar Reyes — $1,000 and $250 surety bonds


Booked Sept. 30

Keylin Phelps, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence

Devin Messersmith, Great Bend — Spinning tires, driving under the influence, refusal to take breath test, no proof insurance

David McMullen — Driving under the influence, fail to maintain lane

Renata Tryon, Hays — Driving while suspended, no proof of insurance, illegal tag

Colin Welch, Macksville — Possession of controlled substance

Milton Brown, Hoisington — Driving while suspended, no proof of insurance, possession of certain hallucinogenic, possession of drug paraphernalia


Released Sept. 30

Devin Messersmith, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond

Keylin Phelps, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond

Dusti R. Beckham — Serve sentence

Colin Welch, Macksville — $1,000 surety bond