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No serious injuries in this morning’s wreck on Interstate 5 north of Centralia. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• One person was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital as a precaution this morning after a single-vehicle accident on northbound Interstate 5 just before the Lewis-Thurston county line. Firefighters called to the scene at 7:50 a.m. found the heavily-damaged car had taken out a portion of the guard rail, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Both occupants were outside the car and walking when the crew arrived, Fire Capt. Erik Olson stated. One of them declined treatment, according to Olson. The Washington State Patrol is investigating.

• Two young men were injured when their Ford Ranger pickup struck an embankment along westbound U.S. Highway 12 and then rolled in Glenoma overnight. Troopers called to the scene near Uden Road at 1:50 a.m. concluded the driver had fallen asleep. Darrin M. Smith, 22, and Rayne A. Moore, 23, both of Morton, were transported to Morton General Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. The truck was totaled and Smith was to be cited for second-degree negligent driving, according to the state patrol.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of Alder Street about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a sign stolen from inside a business.

• Centralia police took a report of someone stealing a diaper bag from a parked and unlocked vehicle at the 400 block of South Tower Avenue while its owner was watching the Lighted Tractor Parade last night. The the face plate off the in dash CD player was taken as well, according to the Centralia Police Department.

JANE DOE BOOKED

• A woman allegedly drinking a beer on a Centralia sidewalk who wouldn’t give her name to police last night was arrested for obstructing and booked into the Lewis County Jail. The officer wanted to issue her an infraction for consuming liquor in public when contacting her just before 10 p.m. at the 500 block of North Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, disorderly conduct, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more among 273 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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BREAK-IN

• A 41-year-old Centralia woman was arrested yesterday for first-degree burglary in connection with a call just after 8 a.m. to the 1400 block of Lum Road in Centralia. Kimberly R. Iverson, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. She was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with second-degree burglary and possession of methamphetamine as she allegedly entered a shed, even though another person told her nobody was allowed in the shed, only under the carport because it was so cold outside, according to charging documents.

• Police were called about a suspected attempted burglary just after 11 a.m. yesterday at the 700 block of South Gold Street in Centralia. It appears someone attempted to force a lock, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 28-year-old Centralia resident was arrested just after 6 p.m. yesterday at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue for an outstanding warrant and possession of heroin. Christopher J. Mott was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.  The warrant was for failing to appear when summonsed to Lewis County Superior Court on a charge of first-degree theft for allegedly grabbing $30 cash from the hand of a high school friend when they ran in to each other in downtown Centralia on Aug. 24, according to charging documents.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report about 12:40 p.m. yesterday for damage to a breaker box at a home on the 1500 block of Delaware Avenue.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more among 141 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.