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On The Record, May 13-14 2026
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

May 13

EMS made nine ambulance runs. Firefighters investigated a smoke smell and assisted Ellinwood Fire with a fuel leak.

May 14

EMS made three ambulance runs. No fires were reported.

Great Bend Police

May 13

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:11 a.m. at Starbucks, 3530 10th St.

A subject removal was reported at 11:24 a.m. at 6010 Parrish Ct. Apt. A.

A theft was reported at 11:41 a.m. at 2200 Madison St.

A structure fire was reported at 3:42 p.m. at 811 Grant St. Apt. 226.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:51 p.m. at 10th and Adams Sts.

An injury crash was reported at 4:07 p.m. at Llantera Marios, 1404 10th St.

A fraud was reported at 4:49 p.m. at 1811 Jefferson St.

Disorderly conduct was reported at 6:14 p.m. at 720 Morphy St.

A theft was reported at 8:31 p.m. at 1102 Morphy St.

May 14

A theft was reported at 7:30 a.m. in Great Bend.

Criminal damage was reported at 7:48 a.m. at 3104 17th St.

A theft was reported at 9:45 a.m. at 2511 Broadway Ave.

A disturbance was reported at 10:37 a.m. at 321 Almond St.

Fraud was reported at 11:36 a.m. at 1811 Jefferson St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 12:34 p.m. at Discount Laundry, 924 Jefferson St.

A theft was reported at 2:10 p.m. at Sunflower Bank, 3600 10th St.

Fraud was reported at 2:39 p.m. at the Great Bend Police Department, 1121 Baker Ave.

A non-injury crash was reported at 4:27 p.m. at 2310 Garfield St.

A narcotics violation was reported at 4:45 p.m. at the Great Bend Police Department, 1121 Baker Ave.

Fraud was reported at 5:19 p.m. at the Great Bend Police Department, 1121 Baker Ave.

A theft was reported at 8:31 p.m. at 1010 Odell St.

A prowler was reported at 9:48 p.m. at 2213 Washington St.

Barton County Sheriff

May 13

A disturbance was reported at 2:54 a.m. at Ellinwood Heights Apartments, 515 S. Bismark Ave., Ellinwood.

A gas leak or spill was reported at 11:02 a.m. at 366 NE 60 Ave., Great Bend.

A fraud was reported at 11:28 a.m. at 20 SE 40 Ave., Great Bend.

May 14

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:36 p.m. at mile marker 108 on N. U.S. 281, Great Bend.

A warrant arrest was executed at 8:53 p.m. at the Barton County Detention Center, 1408 Kansas Ave., Great Bend.

Barton County Jail

Booked May 13

Eliseo Velasco Jr. — Serve sentence.

Released May 13

Erin D. Tubbs — Barton County District Court warrants for contempt of court. Bond set at $40,000 O.R.

Dakota A. Payne — No driver’s license.

Booked May 14

Maygen J. Kilgore — Barton County District Court warrant for attempted aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, and leaving the scene of an accident. Bond set at $40,000 cash or surety. Barton County District Court warrant for probation violation. Bond set at $500 cash only.

Released May 14

Joshua A. Kelly — Transferred to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Joshua R. Anderson — Case dismissed without prejudice.

Edmond Lumpkins — $100,000 O.R. bond.

Kenny R. L. Lewis — $40,000 O.R. bond.

Maygen J. Kilgore — $40,000 O.R. bond and posting a $500 cash bond.