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On The Record for July 26, 2023
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Great Bend Emergency Medical Service had six ambulance runs Wednesday. Firefighters responded to two fire reports. The first, reported at 3:54 p.m. at 10th Street Eye Care Center, 2601 10th St., was ruled a heat activation and sensors were reset. The second, reported at 4:50 p.m. in the 4500 block of Quail Creek, was an authorized grass burn at the edge of the creek bed, with responsible parties on-site.


Great Bend Police

A battery was reported at 11:13 a.m. Wednesday at 1227 U.S. 281 bypass.

A burglary was reported at 1:09 p.m. at 4820 10th St.

A burglary was reported at 3:02 p.m. at 4590 Prairie Rose Circle.

A theft was reported at 3:34 p.m. at 2337 Washington.

A fraud was reported at 4:05 p.m. at 2337 Washington.

A fraud was reported at 4:06 p.m. at 1315 10th St.

Multiple frauds were reported at 4:07 p.m. at 3907 Broadway.

A vehicle burglary was reported at 6:24 p.m. at 2715 Dry Creek Road.


Barton County Sheriff

A domestic incident was reported at 12:47 a.m. Wednesday at 41 Kiowa Road, Great Bend.

A criminal trespass was reported at 10:46 p.m. at 133 SE 40 Road, Great Bend.


Barton County Jail

Booked July 26

Christopher Mattox — Multiple failures to appear

Alan Reyes-Bonuelos — Failure to appear

Wesley David Phillips Jr. — Failure to appear

Cassandra Thorne — Serve sentence

Mario Martinez-Arias — Probation violation, multiple contempt of court

Kristen M. Ottinger — Failure to appear


Released July 26

Timothy Chism — Time served

Brianna Feist — Granted probation

Orlin Akins — Granted probation

Alan Reyes-Bonuelos — $650 cash bond