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On the Record for Dec. 2-4, 2022
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Great Bend Fire EMS

Emergency Medical Service made six ambulance runs on Friday, Dec. 2, five on Saturday and six on Sunday.

At 10:10 a.m. Friday, firefighters extinguished hay bales burning at Great Bend Feeding, 355 NW 30 Ave., Great Bend, and at 11:50 a.m. they extinguished more hay bales on fire at the same address.

Arcing wires were reported at 5:13 p.m. Friday at Lawn Ranger Inc., 715 Patton Road.

Firefighters also checked on an unauthorized burn pit at 5:18 p.m. Friday at 2525 McBride Parkway and it was extinguished by the homeowner.

There was a false alarm at 11 a.m. Saturday at the University of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus, 514 Cleveland St.

Firefighters performed a carbon monoxide check at 7:19 p.m. Sunday at 2204 Jefferson St.


Great Bend Police

A two-vehicle, non-injury crash was reported at 5:23 a.m. Friday at 1402 Cherry Lane.

The K-9 unit was used on a traffic stop at 10:41 a.m. Friday at 24th and Washington.

A case for possession of marijuana was taken Friday afternoon at Sonic Drive-in.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:08 p.m. Saturday at 10th and Washington.

A fight was reported at 2:23 p.m. Sunday at 2540 16th St., where Brady Morgan allegedly threatened and battered his roommate. He was booked on charges that included domestic battery and battery on a law enforcement officer, and released after posting a $5,000 surety bond.

Theft of a handgun from a vehicle at 2535 21st St. was reported Sunday afternoon.


Barton County Sheriff

A fire was reported at 1:56 p.m. Friday at 122 NW 130 Road, Hoisington.

BCSO checked on a domestic call reported at 9:11 p.m. Friday at the Wheatridge Apartments in Hoisington.

An injury crash was reported at 7:50 a.m. Saturday at NW 100 Road and NW 40 Ave.

A domestic call was reported at 1:52 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of West 7th St., Ellinwood.

There was an animal complaint at 4:36 p.m. Saturday at 98 SE 20 Road, Great Bend.

Criminal damage to property was reported Saturday evening at 30 S. Vine St., Hoisington.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:23 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of NE 30 Road, Great Bend.

BCSO checked on a report of criminal threats Sunday in Dundee.


Barton County Jail

Booked Dec. 2

Rodger Bass — Failure to appear


Released Dec. 2

Ouray M. Gray — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Karie Lany McBride — Per order of Rush County District Court

Maddison Crawford — Serve sentence

Cameron Mickle — $20,000 and $35,000 cash/surety bonds


Booked Dec. 3

Edgar Reyes — Failure to appear

Jennifer Reukauf — Failure to appear

Mario Martinez-Arias — Failure to appear, probation violation

David A. Mercado — Domestic battery


Released Dec. 3

Edgar Reyes — $500 surety bond

Jennifer Reukauf — $200 cash bond

David Mercado — $1,000 surety bond

Kevin A. Pekarek — Serve sentence in full


Booked Dec. 4

Brady L. Morgan — Criminal threat, battery of law enforcement officer, obstruction of law enforcement officer, domestic battery

Jessica Ann Garcia — Criminal threat


Released Dec. 4

Brady L. Morgan — $5,000 surety bond