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On the Record - March 12-14, 2021
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Great Bend Police

An identity theft case was reported at 4:02 p.m. Friday.

A theft was reported at Walmart at 11:10 a.m. Saturday.

A non-injury crash was reported at 18th Street and Baker Avenue at 2:24 p.m. Saturday.

A non-injury crash was reported at 1020 Roosevelt St. at 8:44 a.m. Sunday.

A non-injury crash was reported at Broadway Avenue and Harrison Street at 3:25 p.m. Sunday.

A theft was reported at Kwik Shop, 3907 Broadway Ave., at 3:37 p.m. Sunday.

A propane bottle was reported stolen at 4:58 p.m. Sunday.

A 2014 Hyundai was reported stolen by a known individual from 3216 Lakin Ave. at 7:11 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle was recovered Monday afternoon.

A battery was reported at 8:48 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of Park Avenue.


Barton County Sheriff

The K-9 unit was dispatched to a traffic stop at 19th and Heizer streets at 12:52 p.m. Friday.

A theft was reported at Venture Corporation, 214 S. U.S. 281 at 3:32 p.m. Friday.

A battery was reported at 7:35 p.m. Sunday on K-4  at mile marker 132.


Barton County Jail

Booked March 12

Mitchel Burkes - Failure to appear

Brian Bunch - Probation violation

Justin Juarez - Failure to appear

Tyler Leech - Serve sentence

Tyler Fisher - Serve sentence

Martin Martinez - Contempt of court

Jill Alexander - Probation violation


Released March 12

Mitchel Burkes - $1,000 surety bond

McKinley Payne - To Seward County Sheriff’s Office

Lonny Ray Miller - $100,000 bond

Michael Wheeler, Great Bend - To Corrections

Jason Moore, Great Bend - By order of the court

Jill Alexander - $2,500 cash/surety bond


Booked March 13

Aaron Mitchell - Driving under the influence

Fidel Ramirez - No driver’s license

Juan Zamarripa - No driver’s license

Martha Comfort - Counterfeiting currency

Crystal Fielder - Contempt of court


Released March 13

Aaron Mitchell - $2,500 surety bond

Fidel Ramirez - $1,000 surety bond

Juan Zamarripa - $1,000 cash/surety bond

Martha Comfort - $10,000 cash/surety bond


Booked March 14

Daria Hernandez Desanchez - Serve sentence

Jennifer Villanueva-Munoz - Criminal threat, harassment by telecommunication device (9 counts)

Tracy Ellis - Forgery, criminal use of a financial card

Eric Duerksen - Driving while suspended habitual violator

Mareco Sago - Criminal damage to property, domestic battery


Released March 14

Ismael Dominguez - Time served

Tyler Leech - Time served

Jennifer Villanueva-Munoz - $5,000 cash/surety bond

Eric Duerksen - $1,000 cash/surety bond