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On the record for Oct. 16, 2023
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made nine ambulance runs on Monday. There were no fires. A unit was on standby to assist the Barton County Sheriff’s Office if needed when a search warrant was executed at 8:32 a.m. at 2212 Heizer St.


Great Bend Police Department

A theft was reported Monday morning at Rubes Inc., 5251 9th St.

A battery was reported at 12:31 p.m. at Great Bend Middle School.

Five vehicular crashes were reported in the span of about three hours. Injuries were reported in three of them:

- A non-injury crash occurred at 3:35 p.m. at 2208 27th St.

- An injury crash was reported at 3:49 p.m. at 1723 Jackson St.

- A non-injury crash was reported at 4:21 p.m. at 5th and Grapevine.

- An injury crash was reported at 6:07 p.m. at 18th and Hubbard.

- An injury crash was reported at 6:19 p.m. at 1523 Main.


Barton County Sheriff’s Office

An injury crash was reported at 6:59 a.m. Monday at East Barton County Road and NE 110 Ave., Ellinwood. Kansas Highway Patrol responded; however, the KHP Crashlogs show no injury crash in Barton County.

Search warrants were executed at 8:32 a.m. at 2212 Heizer St. and nine minutes later at 1701 Washington St. in Great Bend.

A narcotics violation was reported at 6:03 p.m. at the Barton County Detention Center, 1408 Kansas Ave.


Barton County Jail

Booked Oct. 16

Daisy A. Cordova — Serve sentence

Fausto Hernandez Jr. — Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving, basic rule governing speed of vehicle, improper notice of turn, improper turn or approach, three counts of failure to yield at stop sign or yield sign, distribution of cocaine, criminal possession of a firearm; bond set at $100,000

Lee M. Pace — Possession of methamphetamine, felony interference with law enforcement, criminal trespass; bond set at $10,000


Released Oct. 16

Mercedes A. Mater — released on 12 months probation