ATTACK WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SEND TWO TO HOSPITAL
• Police called to a dispute at an apartment on the 500 block of Hillkress Street in Centralia on Saturday night learned that two Centralia men had been beaten with a clarinet. A 26-year-old man had injuries to his face and a 31-year-old had gashes on his head, according to the Centralia Police Department. Neither the victims who were taken to the hospital nor the suspect were at the home when police arrived and the victims left the hospital before giving further details to officers, according to Officer John Panco.
PATIENT ATTACKS NURSE
• A nurse was punched in the chest by a patient at Providence Centralia Hospital last night, drawing officers to the facility on South Schueber Road about 10:40 p.m. The suspect, a male, has not been arrested as police were taking possible “mental issues” into consideration, according to the Centralia Police Department.
BAR BRAWL LEADS TO HALF DOZEN ARRESTS
• Six people were arrested after a melee outside a Chehalis bar about 1 a.m. on Saturday. Officers called to the Paradise learned the doorman was trying to eject a group at the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue and they started fighting with him, Sgt. Gary Wilson said. Two were booked for disorderly conduct; Ross R. Johnson, 24, of Centralia and Tiffany M. Anderson, 23, of Olympia, Wilson said. The others, all in their 20s who reportedly interfered with police, were arrested for disorderly conduct and then released, he said. Officer had been called just two hours earlier to a disturbance at Garbe’s Tavern nearby, according to Wilson.
FIGHT DRAWS DEPUTIES TO CINEBAR
• A deputy was called to the 300 block of Cinebar Road on Saturday evening after a tussle that included a rifle between a 53-year-old man and a 30-year-old Olympia resident. Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said that Michael W. Cairns, 30, had taken refuge inside a motor home to get warm when the older man outside fired a gun into the air, prompting Cairns to burst out of the RV into the man. The two struggled in the snow on the ground for several minutes before Cairns gathered up his belongings and walked away, Brown said. The men have some “previous history” with each other, she said. Cairns said he had permission to be in the motor home, but its owner said he did not, according to Brown. Cairns was arrested on a warrant and also referred for a possible charge of trespassing, according to Brown.
THEFT
• A deputy was called Sunday to a burglary at a residence on the 1400 block of Highway 603 outside Chehalis in which a floor safe was among the valuables missing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The victim said someone had broken in between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. the previous evening and also stole an X-Box and 32 games, various silver certificates and old silver coins, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Brown did not say what was inside the safe.
• A maroon-colored 1990 Chevrolet pickup was reported stolen about 7:30 a.m. yesterday from the 700 block of West Fourth Street in Centralia.
• Police were called about 10:15 a.m. on Saturday to take a report of a stolen vehicle from the 100 block of Alfred Street in Chehalis. Missing is a red Ford Ranger.
• Police were called about 7:10 p.m. yesterday to a car prowl on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. A purse was missing from an unlocked vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DRUGS
• A traffic stop on the 1200 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis on Saturday night led to the discovery of a small amount of methamphetamine and some drug paraphernalia, according to Chehalis police. Robert M. Church, 46, of Silver Creek was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and a warrant, Sgt. Gary Wilson said.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter