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Need a ride? Safe Ride is your answer

Posted on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014

Hays Post

New Year’s Eve is a night of celebration of a year gone by and anticipation of the one to come — a spirited night often fueled by spirits.

But Hays has an answer for those who have imbibed and need a way home. Safe Ride, established in 2005, offers a free ride home — no questions asked.

Safe Ride will offer special New Year’s Eve hours from 10 p.m. Wednesday to 3:30 a.m. Thursday. Call (785) 621-2580 for Safe Ride.

Hays Post and Eagle Communications reminds everyone “If you can’t walk a straight line, dial a straight line” and arrive safely at your destination in 2015.

The Forum: Detective Chuck White talks prescription drug takeback

Posted on April 22, 2014

In the latest episode of The Forum, Eagle Community Television’s Mike Koerner speaks with Ellis County Sheriff’s Detective Chuck White about the upcoming prescription drug takeback day, which is scheduled for Saturday.

Watch the full interview HERE.

HPD activity log, April 15

Posted on April 16, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 17 traffic stops and received 10 animal calls on Tuesday, April 15, according to the HPD activity log.

Warrant service/failure to appear, 100 block West 12th, 2:15 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 800 block Allen, 8:21 a.m.
Animal at large, 700 block East Sixth, 9:10 a.m.
Drug offenses, 2800 block Vine, 10:34 a.m.
Animal at large, 2500 block Pine, 11:01 a.m.
Phone/mail scam, 2700 block Epworth Village, 11:10 a.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 5 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 5 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 5 p.m.
Telephone harassment, 1700 block Vine, 10 a.m.
Probation/parole violation, 300 block West Sixth, 11:39 a.m.
Drug offenses, 3700 block Vine, 12:46 p.m.
Water use violation, 200 block East 32nd, 12:52 p.m.
Criminal damage to property, 400 block Halladay, 5 p.m.
Missing person, 2200 block Main, 3:01 p.m.
Drug offenses, 4300 block Vine, 1 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 4300 block Vine, 3:51 p.m.
Assist, 100 block West 12th, 4:29 p.m.
Animal bite investigation, 2200 block Canterbury, 4:32 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 27th and Ash, 5:11 p.m.
Animal at large, 1900 block General Custer, 7:14 p.m.
Noise disturbance, 1400 block Milner, 8:03 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 100 block West 20th, 8:30 p.m.
Suicidal subject, 1000 block East 15th, 8:39 p.m.
Civil transport, Larned, 8:57 p.m.
Animal at large, 700 block West 12th, 10:07 p.m.

HPD activity log, March 6

Posted on March 7, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 12 traffic stops and received four animal calls on Thursday, March 6, according to the HPD activity log.

Traffic/driving complaint, 700 block Fort, 12:31 a.m.
Suspicious activity, 800 block Walnut 10:30 p.m.
Drug offenses, 100 block East 24th, 1:32 a.m.
Driving while suspended/revoked, 2500 block East 13th, 7:53 a.m.
Suicidal subject, 1000 block Reservation Road, 8:12 a.m.
Animal at large, 500 block West 16th, 8:20 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 500 block West 16th, 11:16 a.m.
Lost animals, 2900 block Skyline, 1:44 p.m.
Animal call, 500 block West 37th, 1:52 p.m.
Welfare check, 2000 block Patio, 3:23 p.m.
Suspicious activity, 500 block West 16th, 4:26 p.m.
Harassment, 2700 block Epworth, 5:03 p.m.
Mental health call, 21st and Canal, 5:49 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 7:05 p.m.
Assist, 1300 block Haney, 4:17 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 2300 block East 13th, 8:20 p.m.
Driving while suspended/revoked, 1200 block Vine, 8:46 p.m.
Drug offenses, 1300 block Haney, 9:26 p.m.
Criminal trespass, 700 block East Sixth, 9:48 p.m.
Disorderly conduct, 800 block Ash, 11:28 p.m.

HPD activity log, March 4

Posted on March 5, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 33 traffic stops and received 10 animal calls on Tuesday, March 4, according to the HPD activity log.

Abandoned vehicle, 1500 block East 27th, 8:11 a.m.
Identity theft, Wichita, 8:59 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 3600 block Vine, March 3
Dead animal call, 100 block East 17th, 10:46 a.m.
Animal injured, 700 block East Sixth, 11:06 a.m.
Animal cruelty/neglect, 1000 block Reservation Road, 11:36 a.m.
Assist, 1000 block Fort, 1:58 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 2900 block Broadway, 4:04 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 500 block West 16th, 4:11 p.m.
Animal at large, 300 block East 12th, 5:31 p.m.
Theft, 1600 block East 27th, 7:58 p.m.

HPD warns teens to buckle up as statewide campaign continues

Posted on March 3, 2014March 4, 2014

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

As statewide efforts continue this week to encourage teen seat belt compliance, Sgt. Mitch Berens of the Hays Police Department wants teens to know if they are caught driving without a seat belt, they can expect a citation — not a warning.

“Kids are a precious resource, so we are trying to get (teens) more motivated to buckle up,” Berens said. “We hate to lose kids to fatality accidents.”

Berens said teen seat belt usage across the state is increasing, but statistically, “We still have 19 percent of kids who are not buckling up.”

In 2012, 43 teens ages 13 to 19 lost their lives in vehicle accidents and, in 74 percent of those fatalities, the occupants were not properly restrained. Berens said 2013 state statistics are not yet available.

Additionally, according to the campaign’s sponsor the Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office, “Rural counties tend to produce a lower belt use rate than urban counties.”

A fact Berens agrees with: “It is typical for rural communities to have a lower seat-belt compliance rate than in metropolitan areas.”

“You know (rural teens) aren’t going a long distance,” he said, “and may not think a seat belt is important for that short of a trip — so they may decide to not to put it on.”

Peer pressure also is a factor.

“They are young and have that invincible feeling about them, so sometimes they just need that extra motivation and extra enforcement to get them buckled up, ” said Berens.

Some of that “extra motivation” comes in the size of fines.

According to Berens, if a 14- to 17-year-old is caught without a seatbelt, the fine is $60 compared to the $10 fine for an adult.

The teen seat belt enforcement campaign runs through Friday.

Berens said teens and parents can expect to see more law enforcement presence at high schools during the morning when school starts and when school ends in the afternoon.

While this week’s special enforcement focuses on teen compliance, adults who are not wearing a seat belt also will be ticketed, he added.

HPD activity log, Feb. 28 to March 2

Posted on March 3, 2014March 3, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 35 traffic stops on Friday, 23 on Saturday and seven on Sunday, according to the HPD activity log. The HPD also received seven animal calls in the three days.

Feb. 28
Possession/transport/concealed weapon incident, 100 block East Eighth, 1:21 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 3400 block Vine, 6:55 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 100 block East 22nd, 7 a.m.
Civil dispute, 2800 block Vine, 9:19 a.m.
Telephone harassment, 2700 block Ash, 10:08 a.m.
Credit card violations, 2700 block Fort, 1:03 p.m.
Suicidal subject, 2700 block Epworth, 1:31 p.m.
Civil dispute, 1100 block East 13th, 1:51 p.m.
Credit card violations, 1600 block East 27th Street Terrace, 2:46 p.m.
Welfare check, 1200 block Main, 2:50 p.m.
Theft, 2700 block Vine, 3:38 p.m.
Civil dispute, 4400 block Vine, 4:21 p.m.
Drug offenses, 2700 block Canal, 5:19 p.m.
Liquor offense, , 700 block Vine, 5:54 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 4300 block Vine, 7:02 p.m.
Disturbance, 300 block West 18th, 9:31 p.m.
Found/lost property, 13th and Holmes, 10:45 p.m.
Noise disturbance, 300 block West Ninth, 11:29 p.m.

March 1
Fight, 100 block West Seventh, 12:50 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/DUI, 33rd and Indian Trail, 3:15 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 300 block West 48th, 7 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 2301 block East 13th, 2:02 p.m.
Disturbance, 4000 block General Hays m, 3:26 p.m.
Unwanted person, 2700 block Vine, 5:27 p.m.
Civil transport, Larned, 6:55 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 200 block East 14th, 7:31 p.m.
Driving under the influence, 800 block Ash, 8 p.m.
Assist, 100 block West 12th, 9:41 p.m.
Driving under the influence, 300 block East Sixth, 11:50 p.m.

March 2
Obstruction of legal process, 700 block Park, 2:05 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 2500 block General Custer, 10:08 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 2200 block General Custer, 10:14 a.m.
Mental health call, 2000 block Patio, 10:34 a.m.
Found/lost property, 1100 block Vine, 11:32 a.m.
Driving while suspended/revoked, 2600 block Vine, 4:33 p.m.
Theft, 500 block Halladay, 7:27 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 300 block West 10th, 10:06 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 500 block Ash, 11:15 p.m.

HPD activity log, Feb. 27

Posted on February 28, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 22 traffic stops and received four animal calls on Thursday, Feb. 27, according to the HOPD activity log.

Underage possession of alcohol, 200 block West Eighth, 12:10 a.m.
Driving under the influence, 1600 block East 27th, 12:44 a.m.
Lost animals, 600 block East Sixth, 2:10 a.m.
Animal at large, 2900 block Sternberg, 5:27 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2200 block Drum, 6:15 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2400 block Centennial, 6:38 a.m.
Trash dumping, 1000 block Allen, 8:04 a.m.
Theft, 3000 block Broadway, 08:13 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 300 block East 23rd, 6:30 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 1200 block Cody, 6:30 a.m.
Theft, 3000 block Broadway, 8:56 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2200 block General Custer, 6:30 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2200 block General Custer, 6:30 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 1700 block Eisenhower, 7 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 700 block Elm, 9:29 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 1100 block Cody, 7 a.m.
Drug offenses, 2500 block Canterbury, 10:44 a.m.
Rape, 2800 block Vine, 11 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 2500 block Vine, 12:55 p.m.
Animal at large, 700 block East Sixth, 2:30 p.m.
Theft, 2200 block Canterbury, 3 p.m.
Welfare check, 2000 block Metro, 3:27 p.m.
Animal at large, 1000 block Reservation Road, 4:48 p.m.
Civil dispute, 2800 block East Eighth, 5:34 p.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2200 General Custer, 7:30 p.m.
Telephone harassment, 200 block West Fifth, 11:27 p.m.

HPD continues to investigate incident that closed streets Wednesday

Posted on February 27, 2014February 27, 2014

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

Officials at the Hays Police Department continue their investigation of what appears to be a hoax of a disturbance involving firearms in the 2500 block of Pine.

The call forced police responding to the incident to close portions of streets near Pine beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and lasting about an hour.

According to Lt. Brandon Wright, police still are investigating what he called a “false report.”

“We do not know where the call originated from at this time, and the investigation is still active,” he said.

No additional details were available Thursday morning.

HPD investigating rash of overnight tire slashings

Posted on February 27, 2014

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

The Hays Police Department is investigating a rash of tire slashings Thursday morning, according to Lt. Brandon Wright.

Wright said the department has already received eight reports of tire slashing, and all are believed to have occurred overnight.

The slashings occurred in the same general area of Hays — the 2200 block of Drum, 2400 block of Centennial, 2300 block of General Custer, 2200 block of General Custer, 1700 block of Eisenhower. One more report was received from a resident on Cody.

If anyone has any information on the incidents, they are encouraged to call the the HPD at (785) 625-1077

HPD activity log, Feb. 25

Posted on February 26, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 27 traffic stops and received five animal calls on Tuesday, Feb. 25, according to the HPD activity log.

Abandoned vehicle, 1300 block Marshall, 12:14 a.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 800 block Vine, 8 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 300 block West Ninth, 1:31 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 2200 block Henry, 2:11:45 a.m.
Animal at large, 3000 block Broadway, 7:30 a.m.
Driving while suspended/revoked, 1200 block Canterbury, 8:14 a.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 1700 block Dechant, 8:33 a.m.
Found/lost property, 41st and Hall, 10:47 a.m.
Theft, 100 block West Ninth, 1:45 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 1300 block Marshall, 2:02 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 2:05 p.m.
Drug offenses, 4300 block Vine, 2:19 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 100 block East 15th, 2:44 p.m.
Criminal transport, Larned, 3:19 p.m.
Traffic/driving complaint, 17th and Western Plains, 4:39 p.m.
Animal at large,1400 block Elm, 4:48 p.m.
Theft of services, 2700 block Hall, 5:21 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 2300 block East 13th, 5:40 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 2300 block East 13th St, 7:30 p.m.
Driving under the influence, 27th and Hall St, 8:32 p.m.
Mental health call, 100 block West 17th, 10:07 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 13th and Vine, 9:57 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/personal injury, 2000 block East 13th, 10:37 p.m.
Traffic stop, 2600 block Vine, 2600 block Vine, 10:43 p.m.

Attorney general files charges in Trego Co. murder case (UPDATE)

Posted on February 25, 2014February 26, 2014

WAKEENEY — A man arrested last week in Trego County has been formally charged with murder.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today filed formal criminal charges against Scott Robert Bollig, WaKeeney, who was arrested Feb. 20.

Bollig, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder for what the complaint says was the killing of an unborn child, “believed to be between 8 and 10 weeks gestation.” The complaint cites KSA 21-5419, commonly known as Alexa’s Law.

The crime is alleged to have occurred on or about Jan. 26 in Trego County. The filing said Bollig is accused of putting a crushed form of medication used to terminate a pregnancy on food. The complaint, filed in Trego County District Court, called the allegation “intentional and premeditated.”

Bollig also was charged with alternate counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery and distribution of adulterated food, which the complaint said was a pancake.

The state’s witness list includes several law enforcement and medical professionals, as well as the mother of the unborn child.

Bollig made a first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon in Ellis County in front of Judge Glenn Braun, according to Clint Blaes, spokesman for Schmidt’s office.

Blaes said the defense withdrew a request to modify bond, which remains set at $500,000. A preliminary hearing has not been scheduled.

The Kansas Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case at the request of the Trego County Attorney Tony Potter, who will assist with the prosecution. Assistant Attorney General Jessica Domme filed the charges on behalf of Schmidt.

HPD activity log, Feb. 24

Posted on February 25, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 19 traffic stops and received five animal calls on Monday, Feb. 24, according to the HPD activity log.

Civil dispute, 800 block East Eighth, 1:45 a.m.
Intoxicated subject, 1700 block Volga, 7:23 a.m.
Animal at large, 600 block East 11th, 8:31 a.m.
Harassment, 2400 block East 13th, 8:41 a.m.
Found/lost property, 1700 block Haney, 10:38 a.m.
Child in need of care, 2000 block MacArthur, 11:32 a.m.
Found/lost property, 100 block West 12th, 12:08 p.m.
Create a hazard, 1500 block Vine, 12:36 p.m.
Theft, 4300 block Vine, 3:02 p.m.
Animal at large, 1000 block East Eighth, 4:07 p.m.
Fraud, 500 block West 36th, 4:12 p.m.
Probation/parole violation, 3400 block Vine, 4:20 p.m.
Credit card violations, 3100 block Thunderbird Circle, 4:27 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/hit and run, 1400 block East 25th, 6:10 p.m.
Burglary/vehicle, 200 block West Fifth, 10 a.m.
Animal at large, 1100 block Centennial, 6:32 p.m.
Domestic disturbance, 100 block East 24th, 7:22 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 1200 block East 27th, 8:05 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 1300 Block Schwaller, 8:30 p.m.
Animal call, 2200 block General Custer, 10:45 p.m.
Suspicious activity, 300 block Mopar, 11:17 p.m.