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On the Record Mar. 7 - 9, 2025
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Great Bend Fire & EMS

Mar. 7  

9 EMS calls

1 Structure fire at 3:39 p.m. in the 1200 block of Morphy.


Mar. 8

3 EMS calls

1 call for possible gas leak

1 call to Diversion Dam for a possible bon fire at 2:36 p.m.


Mar. 9

3 EMS calls

1 Structure fire at 1:25 p.m. in the 400 block of NE 30 Rd.


Great Bend Police

Mar. 7

A search warrant was executed at 9:32 a.m. at 3016 17th St.

A warrant arrest occurred at 10:36 a.m. at 4401 Ninth St. Jessica Carr was arrested on a Barton County District Court warrant.

Criminal damage was reported at 2:38 p.m. at Walmart, 3503 10th St.

A structure fire was reported at 4 p.m. at 1208 Morphy St. Attached garage was on fire.

A non-injury accident was reported at 5:14 p.m. at Dillons, 4107 10th St.

A theft in Ellinwood was reported at 5:31 p.m. at 515 S. Bismark, Ellinwood.

A non-injury accident was reported at 6:08 p.m. at 4209 10th St.

A warrant arrest occurred at Stone Lake, 2501 Railroad Ave. Cooper Ernsting was arrested on a Barton County warrant.

A domestic was reported at 11:54 p.m. in the 1400 block of Eighth St.


Mar. 8

Theft of two lawn chairs was reported at 9:06 a.m. at 1401 Harding St.

A report of someone sitting a backpack by the railroad tracks at 10th and Harrison St. was made at 9:08 a.m.

A non-injury accident was reported at 5:47 p.m. at 10th St. and Grant St. 

A non-injury accident was reported at 6:13 p.m. at 2309 31st St.

A possible gas leak was reported at 9:50 p.m. at 701 Hubbard St.


Mar. 9

A warrant arrest occurred at 1:57 a.m. at Broadway Ave. and Tyler St. Ismael Dominguez was arrested.

An injury accident was reported at 725 Washington St. Reported from a Iphone notification.

A verbal domestic was reported at 1:44 p.m. at 319 Firethorn St.

A juvenile complaint was reported at 7:22 p.m.

An aggravated assault was reported at 8:01 p.m. at 1308 Monroe St.

A possible prowler was reported at 9:25 p.m. at Sabores De Mexico, 3122 10th St.


Barton County Sheriff

Mar. 7

Shots fired were reported at 4:18 p.m. in the 600 block of Lakeview Dr., Hoisington.

A non-injury accident was reported at 6:20 p.m. at Second St. and Macarthur Rd.


Mar. 8

A fire was reported at 2:36 p.m. at 463 SW 60 Ave.

Fraud was reported at 4:01 p.m., 364 Main St., Dundee.

A call to remove a subject was received at 5:22 p.m. at 20 SE 40 Ave.

Harassment/Harassment by phone was reported at 9:05 p.m. at 347 Point Dr.

K-9 was called out at 9:16 p.m. in the 100 block of S. Main St., Hoisington.

An injury accident was reported at 11:07 p.m. at 32 NE 150 Rd., Hoisington.


Mar. 9

A non-injury accident was reported at 5:35 a.m. at N U.S. 281 and NE 30 Rd.

A structure fire was reported at 1:25 p.m. at 46 NE 30 Rd.

A non-injury accident was reported at 9:16 p.m. at NE 130 Ave. and NE 100 Rd., Claflin.


Barton County Jail

Booked March 7

Jessica L. Carr — Barton County District Court warrant #BT20221M0166 for Failure to Appear; Bond set at $280 cash only.

Gustavo J. Delgadillo — Great Bend Municipal Court warrant #2024001192 for Serve Sentence, bond set at No Bond.

Mercedes A. Mater — Barton County District Court case #BT2023CR0373 for Serve Sentence. Bond set at No bond.

Cooper Ezekial Emsting ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2025CR0067 for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Tetrahydrocannabinol. Bond set at $1,000 cash or surety.


Booked March 8

No bookings


Booked March 9

Ismael Dominguez, III, ‑ Great Bend Municipal Court warrant #20240101-4 for Failure to Appear, bond is set at No bond.

Echostorm W. Stidham ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2023CR0072 for Failure to Appear; bond set at $278 Cash Only.

Gavin R. Taylor ‑ Hoisington Municipal Court case #25-41 for Driving While Suspended, bond is set at $1,000 Cash or Surety.


Released March 7

Jessica L. Carr — $287 cash bond.

Alex Nunez ‑ $20,000 surety bond.

Cooper Ezekial Emsting ‑ $1,000 surety bond.


Released March 8

No releases


Released March 9

Gustavo J. Delgadillo — Time served in full.

Mercedes A. Mater — Time served in full.

Michael Croslin ‑ Released after serving 60 jail sanction, end of sentence, time served.

Gavin R. Taylor ‑ $1,000 surety bond.