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Great Bend Police

A theft was reported at 12:21 p.m. Friday at 301 Chestnut St. 

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:20 p.m. at Broadway Ave. and Williams St.

A residence fire was reported at 7:38 p.m. at 5400 24th St.

A fire was reported at at 9:31 p.m. at  MacArthur Lake, 600 MacArthur Road.

A burglary in progress was reported at 10:02 p.m. at 809 Main St. 

A theft was reported at 4:24 p.m. Saturday at 417 Third St.

A burglary not in progress was reported at 5:07 p.m. at 2210 30th St.


Barton County Sheriff

An injury crash was reported at 1:09 a.m. Friday at 49 NW 170 Road, Hoisington.

An injury crash was reported at 9:42 a.m. at 515 W. Barton County Road, Great Bend.

A criminal trespass was reported at 5:21 p.m. at 22 NE 20 Ave., Great Bend.

A structure fire was reported at 5:55 p.m. at 250 SE 100 Ave., Ellinwood.

An injury crash was reported at 6:50 p.m. on East Lakeview Drive, Great Bend.

An injury crash was reported at 7:04 p.m. at SE 20 Road and SE 20 Ave., Great Bend.

A narcotics violation was reported at 8:10 a.m. Saturday at E. U.S. 56 and SE 60 Ave., Barton County.


Barton County Jail

Booked June 30

Bradley S. Demel — DUI

James Raab — Failure to appear, possession of prescription drug

Douglas E. Kraklin — Probation violation

Trevor Kaiser — DUI, aggravated battery

Dawn M. Davis — Theft

Brianna Feist — Failure to appear

Shawn Colton — Contempt of court

Nicholas D. Ney — Serve sentence

Brayden T. Powell-Rand — Serve sentence


Released June 30

Bradley S. Demel — $1,000 cash bond

Trevor Kaiser — $50,000 surety bond

Andrew E. Cain — Serve sentence

Shawn Colton — Transport by Lane County Sheriff’s Office

Crystal Bates — Time served

Leonard C. Hannah — Time served

Steven J. Brogan — To Russell County Sheriff’s Office

Travis E. Chism — $100,000 surety bond


Booked July 1

Casey W. Schneider — Criminal damage domestic violence, DUI

Shawn Taylor — No drug tax stamp, driving while suspended possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia


Released July 1

Shawn Taylor — $2,500 surety bond


Booked July 2

No bookings


Released July 2

Casey W. Schneider — $5,000 surety bond

Nicholas D. Ney — Time served

Brayden T. Powell-Rand — Time served