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On the Record - Jan. 20, 2020
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

They responded to one Emergency Medical Service call Monday and one call to check out a gas odor with nothing found.


Great Bend Police

A phone scam was reported at 10:12 a.m. Monday at Mary’s Kitchen, 2416 10th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:52 p.m. Monday at Walmart, 3503 10th St.

A fraud was reported at 3:39 p.m. Monday at 1201 2nd St.

A burglary/not in progress was reported at 4:47 p.m. Monday at 5210 10th St. Apt. 7.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:29 p.m. Broadway Ave. and Washington St.


Barton County Sheriff’s Office

BCSO assisted in a pursuit at 3:45 a.m. Monday. Shaina Kuester was arrested and booked on multiple narcotics and traffic violations.

A non-injury crash was reported at 9:37 a.m. Monday at Ellinwood Family Foods, 210 E. Santa Fe Blvd., Ellinwood.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:46 p.m. Monday at 709 Patton Road.

The K-9 unit was called to a traffic stop at Broadway Ave. and Jefferson St. at 9:22 p.m. Monday.


Barton County Jail

Booked Jan. 20

Shaina Kuester, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, five counts of felony flee and elude, park in roadway, line straddling, reckless driving, speeding, five counts of fail to stop at stop sign, seven counts of no turn signal; bond set at $10,000

Jesus Leyva, Great Bend — Contempt

Leonel Lira, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Trent Rein — Domestic battery

Steven Pasek — Hold for Rush County


Released Jan. 20

Herman Pitts Jr. — Order of release from Great Bend Municipal Court

Leonel Lira, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond

Daniel Wood, Derby — $20,000 surety bond

Trent Rein — $1,000 bond