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On the Record - April 9-11, 2021
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Great Bend Police

Multiple instances of fraud were reported at Landmark National Bank, 1623 Main St., Friday afternoon.

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:08 p.m. Friday at 4th Road and SW 40 Avenue, Great Bend.

Criminal damage to a building was reported at 3:43 p.m. Friday at 818 Washington St.

A sex offense was reported at 7:14 p.m. Friday.

Criminal damage was reported at 3:09 p.m. Saturday at 1314 Hubbard St.

A sex offense was reported at 3:40 p.m. Saturday.

Criminal threats were reported at 8:50 p.m. Saturday at 3122 10th St.

A hit-and-run non-injury crash was reported at 7th and Morton streets at 9:37 p.m. Saturday.

A fight was reported at 2:09 a.m. Sunday at 1109 Main St., Great Bend.

A fight was reported at 3:05 a.m. Sunday at 907 Stone St., Great Bend.

Items were reported stolen from a storage building at 1000 Main St. at 9:24 a.m. Sunday.

A non-injury crash was reported at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the 4000 block of 10th Street.

A fight was reported at 7:45 p.m Sunday at 2nd and Fruit streets. Arnulfo Olivas was arrested and booked for battery in lieu of bond.

A sex offense was reported at 7:49 p.m. Sunday.

Criminal damage was reported at 8:01 p.m. Sunday at 2723 Bonita Ave.

A domestic battery by a known individual was reported at 8:01 p.m. Sunday.


Barton County Sheriff

A non injury crash was reported at 12 a.m. Friday at NE K-156 mile marker 137.

A non-injury crash was reported at 9:52 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of E. Hamilton Avenue, Claflin.

A structure fire was reported at First Christian Church, 5230 Broadway Ave., Great Bend at 10:43 a.m. Friday. The report turned out to be a false alarm.

An injury crash was reported at 8:39 a.m. Saturday at SE 40 Avenue and SE 20 Road.

A non-injury crash was reported at 11:59 p.m. Saturday at NE 160 Avenue and NE 210 Road, Claflin.

Criminal threats were reported at 2:57 a.m. Sunday at 178 N. U.S. 281, Great Bend.

Criminal damage was reported at 8:31 a.m. Sunday at 189 SW 10 Ave., Great Bend.

Criminal damage was reported at 8:01 p.m. Sunday at 2723 Bonita Ave., Great Bend.


Barton County Jail

Booked April 9

Dustin Chambers - Failure to appear

Jacob Vargas - Failure to appear

Charles Buck, Great Bend - Serve sentence

Jaz Leech - Contempt of court


Released April 9

Dustin Chambers - $265 cash bond

Jacob Vargas - $500 surety bond

D’quintis Rideaux - Time served


Booked April 10

Alicia Hoeffner - Driving while on restriction

Michele Zamarripa - Serve sentence

Joseph Spicer - Domestic battery


Released April 10

Alicia Hoeffner - $500 surety bond

Cody Shawn Buckingham - Transported to Rice County Sheriff’s Office

Joseph Spicer - $1,000 cash/surety bond


Booked April 11

Christopher M. Clarke - Contempt of court

Dustin Chambers - Aggravated battery

Juvenile, Great Bend - Drunk pedestrian, obstruction

Arnulfo Olivas, Jr., Great Bend - Battery


Released April 11

Juvenile, Great Bend - To Juvenile Justice Authority and parent