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On The Record for Sept. 15-17, 2023
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Great Bend Emergency Medical Service had nine ambulance runs Friday, 10 Saturday and six Sunday.

On Friday, firefighters responded to a power line down in the 2100 block of 25th St. and at 9:16 a.m. they were called to a storm drain where smoke was coming out in the 2500 block of Russell Parkway. The drain was hosed down.

On Saturday, firefighters had a false alarm and a report of contractors hitting a gas line in the 2400 block of 21st Street at 10 a.m. Kansas Gas Service responded.

No fires were reported Sunday.


Great Bend Police 

A report of an exploding transformer was received at 9:16 a.m. Friday at 2103 25th St. Wheatland Electric responded.

A vehicle burglary not in progress was reported at 12:42 p.m. at A One Automotive, 1201 10th St.

A theft was reported at 12:59 p.m. at Walmart, 3503 10th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:20 p.m. at 2500 Seventh St.

Criminal damage to a vehicle was reported at 7:38 p.m. at Walmart.

A vehicle burglary not in progress was reported at  10:32 a.m. Saturday at A One Automotive.

A domestic incident was reported at 5:35 p.m. at 2807 20th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:28 p.m. at Tacos Los Primos, 928 10th St.

A theft was reported at 1:01 a.m. Sunday at 3813 Second St.

A battery was reported at 3:51 a.m. at Expo I, 9810 B-29 Way.

A K-9 callout was utilized on a traffic arrest at 11:16 p.m. at E. U.S. 56 and Kiowa Road.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:20 p.m. Friday at 2500 Seventh St., Great Bend.

A domestic incident was reported at 7:13 p.m. at 889 SE 50 Road, Ellinwood.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:52 p.m. at E. U.S. 56, mile marker 208, Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:28 p.m. Saturday at Tacos Los Primos, 925 10th St., Great Bend.

A criminal threat was reported at 9:46 p.m. at 399 SW 10 Road, Great Bend.

A theft was reported at 1:01 a.m. Sunday at 3813 Second St., Great Bend.

An all-units chase was reported at 1:39 a.m. at E. U.S. 56,, Ellinwood.

A theft was reported at 8:45 a.m. at 3434 Second St., Great Bend.

A narcotics violation was reported at Dollar Tree, 52 West K-4, Hoisington.

A criminal threat was reported at 1:41 p.m. at 3813 22nd St., Great Bend.


Barton County Jail

Booked Sept. 15

Clayton Hines — Serve sentence

Clinton Thomas Martin — Serve sentence

Martin Villalobos Jr. — Serve sentence


Released Sept. 15 

Luis Cerna-Gonzalez — $5,000 own-recognizance (OR) bond for theft; $1,000 OR bond for Criminal damage to property

Marcus Anton Bryant — Time served


Booked Sept. 16

Cindy Lee Appley — Driving while suspended

John Patrick Lynce — Failure to appear

Scott Lynn Jurgensen — Failure to appear


Released Sept. 16

Cindy Lee Appley — $2,500 surety bond


Booked Sept. 17

Nathan Benjamin Manley — Probation violations

Tiffany Burt — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia


Released Sept. 17

Nathan Benjamin Manley _ $40,000 surety bond for probation violation; $10,000 surety bond for probation violation

Clinton Thomas Martin — Time served

Martin Villalobos Jr. — Time served