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On the Record - Jan. 16, 2020
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OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Fire/EMS

They responded to three Emergency Medical Services calls Thursday.


Great Bend Police

A non-injury crash was reported at 11:37 a.m. Thursday at 18th St. and Hubbard St.

A subject reported theft of power tools and a TV from a residence at 2606 21st St. at 3:37 p.m. Thursday.

A fraud was reported at 3:56 p.m. Thursday at 218 Elm St., Great Bend.

A weapon violation was reported at 7:31 p.m. Thursday at 1806 12th St. Frank Relmar Jr. was arrested and booked in lieu of bond for criminal possession of a weapon by a felon.

A theft was reported at 9:11 p.m. Thursday at 2518 Lakin Ave.

A fraud was reported at 9:4 a.m. Friday at 2518 Lakin Ave.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 1:07 p.m. Thursday at U.S. 281 and NE 30 Rd.

A theft was reported at 4:12 p.m. Thursday at 411 Wilkins St., Heizer.


Barton County Jail

Booked Jan. 16

Mariah Viegra, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Alisha Meyers — Probation violation

Melissa Jacobs — Giving worthless check

LeAnn Vlachos — Failure to appear

Megan Erbacher — Probation violation

Jacob Rives — Burglary to motor vehicle (firearm), contributing to child’s misconduct or deprivation-encourage, conspiracy to commit burglary to vehicle, theft, interference with law enforcement, false report

Todd Gillespie — Serve sentence

Mark Caton — Aggravated burglary, burglary, theft

Frank Relmar — Probation violation, criminal possession of a weapon by a felon


Released Jan. 16

Joshua Smith — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Eugene Black — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Richard Clark — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Mariah Viegra, Great Bend — $500 surety bond

Gwen Finnigan, Great Bend — $50,000 own recognizance bond

Kenneth Gray, Great Bend — $10,000 surety bond

Melissa Jacobs — $294.31 cash bond

Nicholas Espinosa, Ellinwood — Serve sentence

LeAnn Vlachos — $2,500 bond