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OTR for Oct. 26-27, 2021
on the record
OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Police

A battery was reported at 6:49 p.m. Tuesday at 2721 Forest Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3rd and Pine streets at 10:01 p.m. Tuesday.

A theft report was received at 9:49 a.m. Wednesday at 1106 Morphy St., Apt. 3.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:46 p.m. Wednesday in the 5900 block of 16th St. Terr.


Barton County Sheriff

BCSO began a pursuit at 2:31 a.m. Tuesday at U.S. 56 and Centre Street, Pawnee Rock.

A sex offense was reported at 8:34 a.m. Tuesday.

Criminal damage and aggravated battery were reported at 7:58 p.m. Tuesday at 2005 Patton Rd.

A fraud was reported at 87 SW 10 Ave., Great Bend, at 10:22 p.m. Tuesday.

A burglary in progress was reported at 281 Auto Salvage, 561 North U.S. 281, Great Bend, at 12:06 a.m. Wednesday.

A burglary in progress was reported at 889 SE 50 Road in Ellinwood at 2:36 a.m. Wednesday.

A homicide was reported at 405 E. 2nd St. in Hoisington at 3:07 a.m. Wednesday.

A burglary was reported at Murphy‘s Mini Storage, 2318 Railroad Ave., Great Bend.

A  fraud case was reported at LD Drilling Inc., 7 SW 26 Ave., Great Bend.

A report of shots fired was received in the 600 block SW 10 Ave., Great Bend, at 7:56 p.m. Wednesday. The area was checked but nothing was found.


Barton County Jail

Booked Oct. 26

Gwen Finnigan - Serve sentence

Sabrina Foster - Possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Aaron Taylor - Felony flee and elude, possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of a weapon, no driver’s license; $20,000 bond; Probation violation; $10,000 bond; contempt of court $592.50 bond; Probation violation (Stafford County); no bond

Johnathon Chappel - Failure to appear

Brennan Behnke - Probation violation

Geffrey Palacio - Probation violation

Shawna Contrerez - Probation violation

Vannessa Delgado - Unlawful possession of a controlled substance


Released Oct. 26

Becki Davis - $10,000 bond

Vanessa Delgado - $1,000 bond


Booked Oct. 27

Sabrina Foster - No bond.

Adam Sullivan - Possession of controlled substance; possession of paraphernalia, $10,000 cash/surety bond.

Shannon Ybarra - Violation of bond conditions, no bond; battery, $1,000 cash/surety bond.


Released Oct. 27

No releases