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On the Record - June 16, 2020
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Great Bend Police

A narcotics violation was reported at 12:14 p.m. Tuesday at 22nd St. and Washington Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:03 p.m. Tuesday at Eye Care of Great Bend, 713 McKinley St.

Theft of a credit card was reported at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday at 1321 Warner Cir.

Fraudulent use of a credit card was reported at several retail and bank locations in Great Bend Tuesday afternoon.

Theft of sunglasses was reported at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday at 1723 Baker Ave.

A burglary/not-in-progress was reported at 8:03 p.m. Tuesday at 2501 12th St.


Barton County Sheriff

The K-9 unit was called out to a report of  a narcotics violation at 12:14 p.m. Tuesday at 22nd St. and Washington Ave.

A chase was reported at 1:36 p.m. Tuesday on Railroad Ave. in Great Bend.

A fraudulent check was reported by Barton Community College at 2:23 p.m. Tuesday.

A grass fire was reported at 2:39 p.m. Tuesday at 1068 NW 150 Rd., Otis. No structures were damaged.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday at NW 10 Ave. - S Sector, Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:26 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of E. K-4, Hoisington.

A fraud was reported at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday at 1321 Warner Cir.

A scrapped vehicle fire was reported at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries, fire put out before Fire Department arrival.

The K-9 unit was called out at 11:53 p.m. Tuesday to a traffic stop in the 400 block of N. Washington Ave., Great Bend.


Barton County Jail

Booked June 16

Travis Chism, Great Bend - Possession of marijuana, obstructed license, driving in violation of restrictions

Nicholas Kramer - Criminal threat (3 counts), $5,000 bond; aggravated assault, $20,000 bond

Robert Eugene Lyons - Possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, criminal carrying of a weapon, $10,000 bond

Susan Zuniga - Possession of methamphetamine, possession of a stimulant, $10,000 bond 

Brayden Powell-Rand - Probation violation (2 counts), $10,000 bond on each; felony flee and elude, reckless driving, failure to stop at a stop sign (3 counts), failure to use turn signal (2 counts), $10,000 bond.

Tiffany Umphrey, Great Bend - Driving while suspended, defective tail lamps


Released June 16

Travis Chism, Great Bend - $2,500 cash/surety bond

William Coonfield - $2,000 cash bond

Susan Zuniga - $10,000 surety bond

Tiffany Umphrey, Great Bend - $500 surety bond