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On The Record for Dec. 23-28, 2025
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Dec. 23

Great Bend Emergency Medical Services had eight ambulance runs. No fires were reported.


Dec 24

Great Bend EMS had six ambulance runs. Firefighters responded to one false fire alarm and one smoke alarm with no fire found.


Dec. 25

Great Bend EMS had 10 ambulance runs. Firefighters responded to one report of a gas leak near Pine and Eighth St. at 3:46 p.m.


Dec. 26

Great Bend EMS had six ambulance runs. Firefighters responded to one report of illegal burn.


Dec. 27

Great Bend EMS had six ambulance runs. No fires were reported.


Dec. 28

Great Bend EMS had seven ambulance runs. Firefighters responded to one false alarm.


Great Bend Police

Dec. 24

A gas leak/spill was reported at 1:04 a.m. at 2415 Coronado Ave. 

A battery was reported at 4:37 a.m. at 1201 Cleveland St.

A warrant arrest was executed at 5:13 a.m. at 1201 12th St.

A domestic incident was executed at 6:26 a.m. at 1024 1/2 Jefferson.

A hit-and-run non-injury crash was reported at 3:57 p.m. at Central Kansas Dream Center, 2100 Broadway.

A criminal damage was reported at 9:03 p.m. at 1912 11th St.


Dec. 25

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:36 a.m. at 921 Eighth St.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a narcotics violation reported at 8:26 p.m. at Dollar General, 5318 10th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:03 a.m. at Acme Scrap, 700 Frey St.

A report of an armed subject in the area was reported at 2:45 p.m. at 19th and Madison St. A warrant arrest was executed at 19 01 Madison at 2:59 p.m.

A domestic incident was reported at 4:14 p.m. at Broadway Ave. and Tyler St.


Dec. 26

An assault was reported at 10:40 p.m.


Dec. 27

A domestic incident was reported at 11:18 a.m. at 2218 Franklin.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a traffic stop reported at 2:49 p.m. at McKinley and Railroad Ave.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a traffic stop reported at 10:08 p.m. at Gambino’s Pizza, 1309 Main St.

A battery was reported at 5:40 p.m. at 2719 Dry Creek.


Dec. 28

A non-injury crash was reported at 1:53 p.m. at 1424 11th St.

A traffic arrest was executed at 10:21 p.m. at Applebee’s, 3209 10th St.


Barton County Sheriff

Dec. 23

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:03 a.m. at E. U.S. 56, mile marker 214, Ellinwood.

A non-injury crash was reported at 9:44 a.m. at Railroad Ave. and Washington St., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:39 p.m. at 603 Windmill Ln., Great Bend.

A traffic arrest was executed at 4:34 p.m. at Second and Heizer Sts., Great Bend.

A warrant arrest was executed at 8:07 p.m. at Barton County Detention Center, 1408 Kansas Ave., Great Bend.

A sex offense was reported at 8:56 p.m.

A non-injury crash was reported at 11:41 p.m. in the 400 block of N. Washington Ave., Great Bend.


Dec. 24

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:23 a.m. at SW 60 Ave. and W. U.S. 56, Barton County.

A traffic arrest was executed at 5:50 p.m. in the 1900 block of Second St., Great Bend.

A criminal damage was reported at 10:17 p.m. at 415 E. Second St., Ellinwood.


Dec. 25

A non-injury crash was reported at 10:42 a.m.

A report of shots fired was received at 2:37 p.m. from Dollar General, 62 W. K-4, Hoisington.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:54 p.m. at 607 Windmill Ln., Hoisington.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a traffic stop reported at 9:42 p.m. at Eisenhower Ave. and Ridgeway, Great Bend.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a warrant arrest executed at 10:52 p.m. at 24th and Lincoln Sts., Great Bend.


Dec. 26

A domestic incident was reported at 11:17 a.m. at 63 Karen St., Great Bend.

An injury crash was reported at 4:12 p.m. in the 300 block of NE 20 Ave., Great Bend.

A gas leak/spill was reported at 5:20 p.m. in the 1400 block of E. U.S. 56, Ellinwood.

A K-9 callout was utilized at an outside agency assist reported at 7:34 p.m. in the 1000 block of Taft,  Great Bend.

A K-9 callout was utilized at an outside agency assist reported at 10:38 p.m. in the 200 block of Broadway, Hoisington.

A K-9 callout was utilized at E. Ninth and Susank Rd., reported at 11:13 p.m.


Dec. 27

A traffic arrest was executed at the S. Main Bridge at 2:18 a.m., 25 S. U.S. 281, Great Bend.

A criminal trespass was reported at 6:08 p.m. at 11 SE 20 Rd., Great Bend.

An injury crash was reported at 9 p.m. at 178 NE 10 Rd., Great bend.

A K-9 callout was utilized at an outside agency assist reported at 11:01 p.m. at Eighth St. and Pine, Great Bend.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a traffic arrest executed at 11:15 p.m. at Third and Grapevine Sts., Great Bend.


Dec. 28

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:02 a.m. at NE K-156, mile marker 141, Claflin.


Barton County Jail

Booked Dec. 23

Twila R. Ebeneezer — Domestic battery

Edgar Reyes — No driver’s license, expired registration

Ryan K Wong — Probation violation


Released Dec. 23

Israel M. Klein — Probation violation

Twila R. Ebeneezer — $1,000 surety bond

Edgar Reyes — $1,000 surety bond

Manuel De Jesus Cruz-Olvera — $1,000 surety bond


Booked Dec. 24

Alexis Hernandez — Probation violation, contempt of court, indirect

Joshua A. Krahn — Possession of stolen property

Misael Rodriguez — Driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, interference with law enforcement officer

Devlin W. Hastings — Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Katlyn Whited — Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, no insurance


Released Dec. 24

Manual D.J. Cruz-Olvera — Released to Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Michaih L. Whaley — $20,000 surety bond

Joshua A. Krahn — $5,000 surety bond

Misael Rodriguez — $2,500 surety bond

Devlin W. Hastings — $2,500 surety bond

Katlyn Whited — $2,500 surety bond


Booked Dec. 25

Fernando O. Moreno — Driving under the influence

Damien M. Jones — Possession of marijuana

Nickalem J. Helms — Possession of marijuana

Virginia A. Lang — Possession of methamphetamine, interference with law enforcement officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended, no insurance. Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety.

Kurt Woods — Driving while suspended, traffic control, contempt of court


Released Dec. 25

Fernando O. Moreno — $1,000 surety bond

Damien M. Jones — $2,500 surety bond

Nickalem J. Helms — $2,500 surety bond


Booked Dec. 26

Tieze Whitfield — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety.

Rolando Molina Jr. — Serve sentence

William Nathan Thayer IV — Serve sentence

Jorge Enriquez — Failure to appear

Damien M. Jones — Possession of marijuana

Ismael Dominguez III — Domestic battery, criminal deprivation of property


Released Dec. 26

Kurt Woods — $2,500 surety bond and $1,217.50 cash only bond

Jorge Enriquez — $2,500 surety bond


Booked Dec. 27

Carlos Mejor Torres — Transporting open container

Layton G. Brown — Serve sentence

Alberto Salcido-Tarin — No driver’s license, illegal transportation of liquor

Hannah Contrerez — Domestic battery

Joshua R. Labossiere — Distribution of marijuana, aggravated endangerment of a child and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $50,000 cash or surety


Released Dec. 27

Carlos Mejor Torres — $500 cash bond

Hannah Contrerez — $1,000 surety bond

Ismael Dominguez III — $1,000 surety bond

Joshua R. Labossiere — $50,000 surety bond


Booked Dec. 28

Miguel A. Armendariz-Galindo — Interference with law enforcement officer, failure to use turn signal, no driver’s license


Released Dec. 28

Miguel A. Armendariz-Galindo — $2,500 surety bond

William N. Thayer IV — Time served in full

Rolando Molina Jr. — Time served; released with ankle monitor