GREAT BEND TRIBUNE Ellinwood search warrant results in three arrests Eugene Merica
Three men were arrested Tuesday after a search of an Ellinwood residence led to discovery of suspected narcotics and paraphernalia.
According to an Ellinwood Police Department news release, members of the EPD and the Barton County Sheriff’s Office executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence located at 214 West 1st St. in Ellinwood around 5:51 p.m. on Jan. 12.
Upon entry, the officers located a substantial amount of suspected methamphetamine along with packing materials and distribution paraphernalia. The homeowner, Eugene Patrick Merica, 57, and roommate Stewart William Clay, 70, were arrested at the scene. A third individual, Steven Brian Merica, 42, was not home at the time of the search and was later arrested at a residence in Ellinwood.
GREAT BEND TRIBUNE BCSO conducts registered offender canvas Registered Offender canvas
In an effort to ensure compliance and foster public safety, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a canvas of all registered sex offenders, drug offenders and violent crime offenders in Barton County.
BCSO maintains a public database known as KSORT (Kansas Offender Registration Tool) on the Kansas Bureau of Investigation web page. The database is open to the public and has various features including mapping, which allows the public to see where registered offenders live.
Citizens may also sign up for automatic email alerts in the event an offender moves into their neighborhood. KSORT is available on the Barton County web page under the Sheriff’s drop-down tab that reads “Registered Offender Search.” BCSO has about 160 registered offenders on file.
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It was a time to welcome new Barton County commissioners, as well as returning commissioners and other county officials Monday morning. The swearing-in ceremony for those elected or reelected in the Nov. 3, 2020, general election took place in the courthouse’s main courtroom.
On the Record - January 7, 2021
Great Bend Police
Criminal damage to a vehicle was reported at 5:43 a.m. Thursday at 405 3rd St., Great Bend.
Officers responded to a report of a possible narcotics violation at 24th Street and Canterbury Lane Thursday.
Use of false identification was reported Thursday at Napa Auto Parts, 2501 10th St.
Theft of money from a bank account was reported at Credit Union of America, 4708 10th St. Thursday.
Theft of Kansas License Tag #985LWT was reported at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at 1117 Morton St. The tag was entered into the National Crime Information Center database.
A non-injury crash was reported in the 2700 block of 10th Street at 4:50 p.m. Thursday.
GREAT BEND TRIBUNE Monday traffic stop by GBPD leads to drug arrest Traxler Denning
A traffic stop by the Great Bend Police Department led to the arrest of one man on multiple drug and weapon charges Monday evening in Great Bend.
According to the GBPD release, at approximately 5:01 p.m. Monday, a GBPD officer conducted a traffic stop in the 1000 block of Patton Road on a 1992 Honda Civic for a traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Traxler Denning, 25, was known to the officer to have a revoked driver’s license.
The officer requested assistance from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Deputy. BCSO K-9 Maxx indicated to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and located suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a firearm.