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On the Record - December 19, 2019
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

They responded to five Emergency Medical Services calls and one carbon monoxide check.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:16 a.m. Thursday in the 800 block of N. US-281.

A non-injury crash was reported at 11:34 a.m. at 7th St. and S. Hirsch Ave., Ellinwood.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:17 p.m. at mile marker 134 E. K-4, Claflin.

BCSO participated in a chase at 10:26 p.m. Thursday. Shawn Cook of Great Bend was arrested and booked on multiple charges. 


Great Bend Police

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:26 a.m. Thursday at 910 Baker Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:24 p.m. Thursday at Park Elementary, 1801 Williams St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:01 p.m. Thursday at Dollar Tree, 3502 10th St. 


Barton County Jail

Booked Dec. 19

Holly Crum — Failure to appear

Ricky Myers — Serve sentence

Erin Baker, Ellinwood — Serve sentence

Tyler Schwager — Serve sentence

Shawn Cook, Great Bend — Aggravated assault on law enforcement officer, flee and elude, no drivers license, no proof of insurance, driving across lawn-yard-crops, reckless driving, exhibition of speed, required obedience of lawful order of police officer, resisting arrest, failure to appear


Released Dec. 19

Holly Crum — $500 surety bond

Dominique Hoch — Serve sentence

Tiffany Wedgeworth — $1,000 surety bond

Arthur Herren, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond