On Sunday, Oct. 6, at approximately 1 a.m., an officer with the Great Bend Police Department was on routine patrol, when he observed a 1998 Chevy pickup parked in the alley behind Dillons at 1811 Main Street. The officer made contact with a female, later identified as Diana Hejny, age 56. Hejny was the only occupant of the vehicle.
While investigating the suspicious activity, Great Bend Police Department K9 Niko was deployed for a free air sniff around the vehicle. K9 Niko indicated to an odor of illegal narcotics coming from the vehicle. The officer searched the vehicle and located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia inside the cab of the pickup. Hejny was arrested and booked at Barton County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, in lieu of $10,000 bond.
If anyone has any information regarding this or any other investigation, they are encouraged to contact the Great Bend Police Department at (620) 793-4120 or Great Bend Crime Stoppers at (620) 792-1300 or online at p3tips.com.