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OTR for Oct. 17, 2019
on the record
OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made six ambulance runs on Thursday. There were no fires.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:08 a.m. Thursday in the 10 block of NW 10 Ave., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10:01 p.m. at 182 NW 150 Road, Hoisington.


Great Bend Police

A sex offense was reported Thursday morning.

Criminal damage to property was reported at 1012 Adams St.

A sex offense was reported Thursday afternoon.

A search warrant was served at 1227 U.S. 281 Bypass at 2:47 p.m. Two arrests were made.

An officer attempted to arrest a known individual on three Barton County warrants at 10:16 p.m. in the vicinity of Walmart but the subject fled the area.

A sex offense was reported shortly before 1 a.m. Friday.

A theft was reported Friday morning at 913 8th St.


Barton County Jail

Booked Oct. 17

Juvenile — Possession of marijuana

Crystal Horton, Wichita — Serve sentence

Christopher Woolf, Great Bend — Sedgwick County warrant for probation violation

David L. Smith, Great Bend — Child endangerment, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Katie Smith, Great Bend — Child Endangerment, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia


Released Oct. 17

Joshua Carey, Great Bend — Order of release by municipal court

Rakel Ryan — $100,000 own-recognizance (OR) bond

John Melton, Great Bend — $10,000 OR bond

Gwen Finnigan — $10,000 OR bond

Juvenile — To Juvenile Justice Authority

Shon Rome, Great Bend — By order of court

David L. Smith, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond

Katie Smith, Great Bend — $2,500 surety