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On the Record for Nov. 17-18, 2025
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Great Bend Emergency Medical Services had seven ambulance calls on Nov. 17 and seven on Nov. 18. No fires were reported.


Great Bend Police

Nov. 17

A battery was reported at 7:31 a.m. at 1412 12th St.

A criminal threat was reported at 2:38 p.m. at Great Bend Police Department, 1121 Baker Ave.

A battery was reported at 4:18 p.m. at Great Bend High School, 2027 Morton St.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a traffic stop reported at 4:46 p.m. at 24th and Coronado.

A K-9 callout was utilized at an outside agency assist reported at 8:11 p.m. at Casey’s General Store,, 1315 10th St.

A non-injury hit-and-run crash was reported at 9:01 p.m. at Jump Start, 1000 Main St.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a traffic stop reported at 9:17 p.m. at Broadway and Patton Rd.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a BCSO traffic stop reported at 10:14 p.m. at Lakin and Monroe.


Nov. 18

A sex offense was reported at 11:44 a.m.

A K-9 unit was deployed at 2:57 p.m. in the 2200 block of McKinley St.

A battery was reported at 3:20 p.m. at the Salvation Army Family Store, 2545 10th St.

A K-9 unit was deployed to the Salvation Army at 3:36 p.m.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:35 p.m. at 1203 Hubbard St.


Nov. 19

A battery was reported at 2:50 a.m. at 1700 Monroe St.


Barton County Sheriff

Nov. 17

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:03 a.m. at E. U.S. 56, mile marker 217, Ellinwood.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:37 a.m. at SW 110 Ave. and W. U.S. 56, Pawnee Rock.

A burglary not in progress was reported at 8:50 a.m. at Primus Sterilizer Company, 175 N. U.S. 281, Great Bend.

A warrant arrest was executed at 2:06 p.m. at the Barton County Detention Center, 408 Kansas Ave., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:13 p.m. in the 1200 block of NW 90 Rd., Olmitz.

A theft was reported at 7:43 p.m. at 140 SW 20 Rd., Great Bend.

A criminal threat was reported at 10:08 p.m. at All Seasons Mobile Home Park, 4 NW 30 Rd., Great Bend.

A domestic incident was reported at 11:20 p.m. on Main Street in Dundee.

Nov. 18

A narcotics violation was reported at 3:06 a.m. at 10th and Patton Road, Great Bend. The K-9 unit was dispatched.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:06 a.m. on North U.S. 281, Hoisington, at mile marker 121.

A sex offense was reported at 1:40 p.m.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:17 p.m. at West K-4 and North U.S. 281, Hoisington.

An injury cash was reported at 3:06 p.m. in the 1100 block of North U.S. 281, Hoisington.

An on-injury crash was reported at 4:46 p.m. at Superior Essex, 75 E K-4, Hoisington.

A burglary, not in progress, was reported at 6:49 p.m. at All Seasons Mobile Home, 4 NW 30 Road, Unit 1016, Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:35 p.m. at West U.S. 56 and SW 40 Ave., Great Bend.



Barton County Jail

Booked Nov. 17

Philip M. Ramey — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond set at $10,000 cash or surety.

Angel I. Paez-Rodriguez — Criminal restraint, battery domestic violence

Margarito Hultron-Garcia — Serve sentence 


Released Nov. 17

Mckinley K. Payne — Transferred to another agency

Peter Zamarippa — Released by order of the court

Angel I. Paez-Rodriguez — $2,500 surety bond

Adam B. Collinge — Released to Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office 

Anita Cleveland — $2,500 surety bond


Booked Nov. 18

William B. Partridge — Possession of methamphetamine and failure to signal. Bond set at $10,000

Aubrey A. George — Possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond set at $10,000

Laithen Shocklee — Probation violation

Leslie A. DeWitt — Aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer (LEO), DUI, interference with LEO, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond set at $20,000

Christopher Herl — Interference with LEO, no lights on bike, and pedestrian under the influence


Released Nov. 18

No releases


Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office

Nov. 18

Vehicle vs deer at 6:55 a.m. at K-156, mile marker 90.