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On The Record, March 11-12 2026
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Great Bend Police

March 11

GBPD made three civil service calls.

A theft was reported at 9:25 a.m. at Sunflower Estates, 5501 9th St., Lot 43.

A battery was reported at 10:14 a.m. at Azria Health Great Bend, 1560 K-96.

A sex offense was reported at 10:34 a.m.

Criminal threats were reported at 11:30 a.m. at 1400 8th St.

Fraud was reported at 12:31 p.m. at 3124 28th St.

A narcotics violation was reported at 3:31 p.m.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:33 p.m. at Braum’s, 4209 10th St.

Fraud was reported at 6:21 p.m. at Walmart, 3503 10th St.

A subject removal was requested at 10:35 p.m. at Love’s Country Store, 1221 10th St.


March 12

GBPD made one civil service call.

A subject removal was requested at 3:22 a.m. at The University of Kansas Health System, 514 Cleveland St. The subject left upon law enforcement arrival.

A subject removal was requested at 8:12 a.m. at 24HR Laundry, 3511 10th St., Suite 1.

A warrant arrest was executed at 9:52 a.m. at 1806 12th St.

A domestic incident was reported at 11:58 a.m. at 2107 25th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:44 p.m. at 2nd St. and Main St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:56 p.m. at Zip Stop No. 3 – The Max, 3620 10th St.

Shots were fired at 7:28 p.m. at 3322 24th St.

A search warrant was executed at 11:02 p.m. at 3322 24th St.


March 13

A domestic incident was reported at 12:46 a.m. in the 2300 block of Franklin St.


Barton County Sheriff

March 11

BCSO made 20 civil service calls.

A warrant arrest was reported at 6:17 a.m. while en route to Texas.

A warrant arrest was executed at 12:49 p.m. at the Barton County Detention Center, 1408 Kansas Ave., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:31 p.m. at NE 100 Rd. and NE 100 Ave., Claflin.

A fire was reported at 6:40 p.m. near NW 90 Rd. and NW 90 Ave., Olmitz.


March 12

BCSO made 18 civil service calls.

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:13 p.m. at W. U.S. 56 and SW 30 Ave., Great Bend.

An injury crash was reported at 7:17 p.m. at 5010 Broadway, Albert.


Barton County Jail

Booked March 11

Jacque D. Martinez — Barton County District Court warrant No. BT2022TR0801 for failure to appear. Held for Johnson County Sheriff’s Office on warrant No. 26J003826.

David Lomas — Barton County District Court warrant No. BT2025CR0033 for failure to appear, no bond, and warrant No. BT2023CR0166 for failure to appear.


Released March 11

Sergio Ramirez — Per order of the court. Bond of $40,000 reinstated.

Blake W. Suchy — Time served.


Booked March 12

Brigitte E. Bivins — Violation of the Offender Registration Act. Bond set at $40,000 cash or surety.

Ryan A. Aumiller — Failure to appear (two warrants).

Parker S. Kelly — Domestic battery, possession of marijuana.


Released March 12

Augustus C. Jr. Sherman — $10,000 surety bond; transferred to another agency.

Swen Finnigan — Transported to Kansas Department of Corrections to serve sentence.

Jerry W. Jr. Smith — Transported to Kansas Department of Corrections.

Beverly Driscoll — Time served.

Shane Serpan — Per order of the county attorney.

Dietre A. Stevenson — $1,000 surety bond.

Christopher W. Mattox — $10,000 surety bond.