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Sept. 16, 2010
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Great Bend Police

Someone threw a brick through the window of a car at 3216 Lakin Ave., it was discovered Tuesday morning.

Theft of $500 cash from a resident at 3820 Broadway Ave. was reported Tuesday.

Theft of X-Box 360 equipment from 2210 29th St. was reported Tuesday.

Check forgeries in the amounts of $138 and $73 at 3503 10th St., and forgeries in the amounts of $61, $27.01 and $30.67 at 4107 10th St., were reported Tuesday, along with one in the amount of $42.82 at 1811 Main.

Barton County Jail

Booked Sept. 14

Megan Crosby — Failure to appear

Released Sept. 14

Asia Senthong, Great Bend — Per Judge Clark

Dustin D. Rich, Olmitz — $100,000 bond through Rush County

Megan Crosby — $200 cash bond

Great Bend Fire Department

Firefighters made two ambulance runs on Monday and six on Tuesday.

At 11:54 a.m. Monday, firefighters searched for the source of a smoke smell that could be detected in many parts of the city, but found nothing. There was also an unauthorized burn.

On Tuesday, a field fire in the 800 block of K-156, two miles west of Dundee, was reported at 3:06 p.m. A combine and uncut corn were on fire. Estimated loss was $60,000.

There was also one false alarm Tuesday, caused by a system malfunction.

Barton County Sheriff

A Freightliner hit a cow on the Galatia blacktop (NW 190 Road and NW 140 Ave.) at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Barton County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when a subject was barricaded in a building following a domestic dispute. Gas was used and the man gave up after entry was made.

Two vehicles collided at NE Baker and NE 20 Road at 3:24 p.m. Tuesday, in a non-injury accident.

A vehicle hit a deer on South U.S. 281 near NE 30 Road at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday.