BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a multi-state crime spree that included a stop in Great Bend have made an arrest.
Just before 3a.m. Oct. 14, police discovered broken glass from the front door of as Mind Sculpt Games, 4908 10th Street in Great Bend, according to a media release.
The investigation yielded several security videos which showed that on Oct. 13, at 11:33 p.m., a man broke the glass front door and entered the store. The suspect also broke several glass cases inside of the store and removed items from the cases and shelves. He entered and exited the store several times with merchandise before finally leaving the area at approximately 12:22 a.m, according to police.
The owners of Mind Sculpt Games had been in contact with other business owners since this incident occurred and investigators later learned that similar stores, not only in Kansas, but also throughout Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas had been victims of similar incidents. Through further investigation, the additional cases also yielded information that connected the suspect to these surrounding incidents between Sept. 21 and Oct. 14.
With assistance from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Tulsa, Oklahoma PD, and the Van Alstyen, Texas PD, the suspect was identified as Nicholas Garrison, age 23. It was determined that he was driving a Chevy Cruze.
This information led to Garrison being stopped in the red Chevy Cruze in Bedford, TX and placed under arrest for the multi-jurisdictional crime spree. Upon further investigation, numerous stolen property items of sports trading cards, rare merchandise and gaming items were located and recovered as evidence. All stolen property items were connected back to the multi-state investigation, with the total loss in damages and property stolen exceeding $200,000 combined among all of the stores involved.
The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with any information in reference to this case is urged to contact the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300.