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On the Record for March 1st 2nd and 3rd 2024
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Great Bend Fire/ EMS

Emergency Medical Service made 10 ambulance runs on Friday, six on Saturday and eight on Sunday. Firefighters provided mutual aid for a house fire 2:05 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of West Second Street Hoisington.


Great Bend Police

Criminal damage was reported at 2:42 p.m. Friday in the 5000 block of Hemlock Dr.

A non-injury crash was reported at 4:20 p.m. at 3104 10th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 4:23 p.m. at 2800 10th St. 

A non-injury hit and run crash was reported at 3:43 p.m. Saturday at 1623 Main St.

A theft of a bike was reported at 7:31 a.m. Sunday in the 2900 block of Quivera Ave. The bike was found at 11:41 p.m. in the 2600 block of Washington St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:48 p.m. Sunday at 2409 Shawnee Dr.


Barton County Sheriff

A fire was reported at 6:22 p.m. Friday at SW 10 Rd. and SW 100 ave. Pawnee Rock.

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:42 p.m. on East K-4 Hoisington.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:45 a.m. Saturday at NW 90 Road, Hoisington. 


Barton County Jail

Booked March 1  

Toni Vaughan - Serve sentence

Amy Zapata - Violation of offender registration act; bond set at $40,000

Martin J. Balanzar-Leyva -  Serve sentence

Robert J. Baird -  Serve sentence

Ashley R. Smith - Probation violation


Released March 1  

Ashley Smith - Own recognizance

Joshua Smart - Back to Barber County Sheriff’s Office


Released March 2

Tyler C. Wellbrock - $1,000 surety bond


Booked March 3

Mario Martinez-Arias - Driving while suspended and inoperable license plate light

David Delarosa - On a hold for another jurisdiction.

Fermin Ralios-Zacarios - Driving without a valid driver’s licence and speeding

Trevon M. Todd - Flee and elude, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless driving, speeding, driving motor vehicle intentionally damaging property, criminal damage to property, failure to stop at stop sign, failure to maintain lane, duty of driver, illegal transportation of liquor, and driving without a valid license

Duncan A. Bryant 


Released March 3

Mario Martinez-Arias - $2,500 surety bond

Toni Vaughan - Time served

David Delarosa - $1,500 surety bond

Fermin Ralios-Zacarios -  $1,000 cash bond

Martin J. Balanzar-Leyva - Time served

Robert J. Baird -  End of sentence

Duncan A. Bryant - $5,000 surety bond


Pawnee County Sheriff report

Property Damage was reported at 12:29 p.m. Saturday at East K-19 at mile marker 21