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Sept. 12, 2010
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Three missing girls found

Three teenage girls who had been missing since Sunday night were found Friday afternoon in Great Bend.

The Great Bend Tribune posted the names and descriptions of the girls on its website Friday morning. Detective David Bailey at the Great Bend Police Department contacted the Tribune around 2 p.m. Friday, to report all three of the girls had been found at a residence in the 300 block of Maple St.

One 16-year-old and two 14-year-olds reportedly ran away together. They had last been seen around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, running down an alley in the 1400 block of Stone Street.

Bailey said the girls were all safe, and that the investigation into the incident was continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers, 792-1300 or 1-888-305-1300, or the Great Bend Police Department, 620-793-4120.

Great Bend Police

Theft of a stereo from a vehicle at 2801 19th St. was reported Thursday.

Theft of license tags from a vehicles at 1919 Heizer St., Apts. A and B, was reported Thursday.

Jason Weaver was southbound on Harrison Street at 6:21 p.m. Thursday and failed to yield from the stop sign, striking a vehicle driven by Ubaldo Ramirez that was eastbound on Broadway. The Ramirez vehicle then struck a vehicle driven by Steven Swigart that was northbound on Harrison, stopped in traffic.

A hit-and-run vehicle struck a parked vehicle in the 2300 block of Main Street on Thursday.

Great Bend Fire Department

Firefighters made eight ambulance runs on Tuesday, three on Wednesday and four on Thursday. They performed one carbon monoxide check Friday morning.

There were no fires.

Barton County Jail

Booked Sept. 9

Jaime Ayala Jr., Great Bend — Driving while suspended, no insurance, obstructed windshield and no seat belt

Jill J. Gregg, Great Bend — Contempt of court

Released Sept. 9

Jaime Ayala Jr., Great Bend — $500 surety bond

Roy Cline, Great Bend — Served sentence in full

Jill J. Gregg, Great Bend — $160 cash bond