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OTR for Sept. 6, 2018
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Firefighters made seven ambulance runs on Wednesday. 

There was one fire call. At 5:23, units responded to 5926 Eisenhower for a fire. Upon arrival units seen a kitchen full of smoke and a small fire on the stove. The fire was extinguished.


Great Bend Police

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 2401 10th St.

Theft was reported at 218 Pine St.

Theft was reported at 1807 Monroe St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 1704 Heritage Lane.

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


Barton County Sheriff

Theft was reported at 368 NW 10 Ave.

An injury crash was reported at Railroad Avenue and McKinley Street.

A non-injury crash was reported at NE 160 Ave and NE 160 Road.

A non-injury crash was reported at 200 SE 100 Ave. in Ellinwood.


Barton County Jail

Booked Sept. 5

Eric W. Torres — Distribution of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, criminal use of weapons, possession of stolen property

Rebecca Muckenthaler, Ellinwood — Distribution of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, criminal use of a weapon, possession of stolen property

Jacoby Stewart, Texarkana, Texas — Aggravated failure to appear

Swen Tristan Finnigan — Driving while suspended

Rosa Camacho, Great Bend — Failure to appear


Released Sept. 5

Jay Holloway — Serve sentence

Rosa Camacho, Great Bend — $250 cash bond

Renita Johnson — $1,000 surety bond

Swen Tristan Finnigan, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond