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On the Record - Feb. 12-15, 2021
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Great Bend Police

A burglary was reported at 8:29 a.m. Friday at 1425 10th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 9:07 a.m. Friday in the 5700 block of Rosewood Drive.

A dumpster fire was reported at 12:52 p.m. Friday at 1005 Roxanne Dr. The Great Bend Fire Department extinguished the fire.

Theft of a wallet was reported at 1:48 p.m. Friday at Casey’s, 2716 10th St.

A garage fire was reported at 3:16 p.m. Friday at 1104 Warner Rd. GBFD responded and extinguished the fire.

A possible structure fire was reported at 7:16 p.m. Friday at 2010 27th St.

Criminal threats were reported at 8:55 p.m. Friday.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:56 a.m. Saturday in the 1400 block of 12th Street.

Criminal damage was reported at 8:48 a.m. Saturday at Superior Self-Storage, 824 Adams St.

The K-9 unit was dispatched to locate a subject in a previous criminal threat case. Matthew Sanders was arrested and booked on criminal threat in lieu of bond.

Multiple shoplifting cases were reported at Walmart Saturday afternoon.

A burglary was reported at 1102 Hubbard St. at 6:32 p.m. Saturday.

The K-9 unit was called out to a report of a narcotics violation in the course of a traffic stop at 24th Street and Washington Street at 12:04 a.m. Sunday.

A possible structure fire was reported at 3:50 a.m. Sunday at 403 Buckeye Street. GBFD responded.

A burglary in progress was reported at 4:04 a.m. Sunday at 704 Morphy St. Esequiel Calzada-Flores was arrested and booked for criminal trespass in lieu of bond.

A downed power line was reported at 1213 Polk St. at 1:51 a.m. Monday. Wheatland Electric responded.

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:58 p.m. Monday at 19th Street and Jackson Street.

A subject reported the theft and forgery of two checks at 2:42 p.m. Monday.


Barton County Sheriff

An injury crash was reported at 10:07 a.m. Friday at 490 NW 30 Ave., Great Bend.

An assault was reported at 2:19 a.m. Saturday at 890 NE 140 Rd., Odin.

A narcotics violation was reported at 11:45 p.m. Saturday at 24th Street and Washington Avenue.

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:57 a.m. Sunday at NW 20 Avenue and NW 20 Road, Great Bend.

A narcotics violation was reported at U.S. 56 and SE 10 Road at 2:36 a.m. Sunday.

A non-injury crash was reported at 9:02 a.m. Sunday at Railroad Avenue and McKinley Street.

A burglary was reported at 1:10 p.m. Sunday at SW 80 Avenue and SW 60 Road.


Barton County Jail

Booked Feb. 12

Blake Sheets, Great Bend - Violation of a protection order

Deric Bentley, Great Bend - Serve sentence

Zackery Jacobs - Contempt of court

Nicholas Curtis Kramer - Contempt of court (2 counts)

Robert Eugene Lyons - Probation violation; $10,000 bond

Daria Hernandez-Desanchez - Failure to appear

Flor Sanchez - Criminal damage, stalking


Released Feb. 12

Willis Roy Bunch - To Kansas Department of Corrections

Blake Sheets, Great Bend - $2,500 cash/surety bond

Zachary Ryan Thompson - To Corrections

Daria Hernandez-Desanchez - $687.50 cash bond

Phyllis Hartle - Probation violation

Kurt Woods - Posted bond

Flor Sanchez - $5,000 surety bond


Booked Feb. 13

Wyatt Grandclair, Hoisington - Aggravated assault, criminal discharge of a firearm at a vehicle, disorderly conduct

Miguel Gonzalez - Serve sentence

Mathew Sander - Criminal threat


No releases for Feb. 13


Booked Feb. 14

Joy Little, Great Bend - Possession of prescription drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia

Morgan Krankenberg, Great Bend - Possession of prescription drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia

Sebastian Smith, Great Bend - Possession of drug paraphernalia

Esequiel Calzada-Flores - Criminal trespass

Eliseo Valasco - Contempt of court


Released Feb. 14

Joy Little, Great Bend - $2,500 surety bond

Morgan Krankenberg, Great Bend - $2,500 surety bond

Jose Villegas - Time served

Deric Bentley - Time served

Esequiel Calzada-Flores - $500 surety bond


No bookings for Feb. 15


Released Feb. 15

Miguel Gonzalez - Time served

Ashley Robertson - Per court orders