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INTRUDERS ESCAPE WITH MARIJUANA PLANTS FROM TOLEDO HOME

• A Toledo-area man returned to his home last night to find three or four people in his house stealing his marijuana plants. The 31-year-old resident on the 500 block of Jackson Highway told deputies the intruders fled on foot into the woods, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The man and his friend gave chase but stopped when they heard what sounded like a gunshot and waited for deputies to arrive, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said this morning. It happened just before 9 p.m. The victim has an authorization for medical marijuana, according to Brown. He didn’t get a very good description of the thieves, but had the impression they were younger, she said. The loss is 12 marijuana plants, valued at $120, according to Brown.

FIRE BREAKS OUT IN CHEHALIS BEDROOM

• A family escaped a house fire last night in Chehalis without injury but their home sustained an estimated $10,000 damage. Firefighters called about 9:45 p.m. to the two-story home on the 600 block of Southwest McFadden Avenue found smoke coming out of the eves and the three occupants outside already, according to Chehalis Fire Department Capt. Kevin Curfman. “Fire had started in a bedroom near a (wall) heater and extended through the ceiling into the attic,” Curfman said. Chehalis was joined by members of Lewis County Fire District and Riverside Fire Authority, according to Curfman. The fire was under control by just after 10:20 p.m., he said. The damage was such they were able to stay in the home, he said.

CENTRALIA BEDROOM FIRE

• Firefighters were called just after 7 a.m. yesterday to the 900 block of Ham Hill Road in Centralia. They were able to douse the fire in an upstairs bedroom with less than 25 gallons of water, according to Riverside Fire Authority Assistant Chief Rick Mack. A bed was burned; the cause is under investigation, Mack said. The two occupants had been alerted by smoke alarms, according to Mack.

CAR CATCHES FIRE BY FIRE DEPARTMENT

• Firefighters were called about 8:40 p.m. yesterday when a car’s engine caught fire a block or so south of the fire station on North Pearl Street in Centralia. The driver said her vehicle had begun to run “rough” a couple of miles earlier and she pulled over and got out, Riverside Fire Authority Assistant Chief Rick Mack said. “It pretty well destroyed it,” he said.

BURGLARY

• An 81-year-old Vader woman called 911 yesterday after she discovered someone had ransacked her bedroom and stolen silver dollars and 50 cent coins. The burglary on the 900 block of state Route 506 occurred sometime between 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Police were called just after 7 p.m. last night to the 1100 block of G Street in Centralia where someone had gone inside a home and stolen a laptop computer and tools. It appeared they broke a small window to access the lock, according to the Centralia Police Department.

UNWELCOME VISITORS

• Police were called to the 2200 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia yesterday after a discovery intruders had been staying in a small apartment adjacent to a barn. The door had been kicked open and beer bottles and partially burned candles were found inside, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called late yesterday afternoon to a break-in to a vacant home on the 400 block of Riverside Drive in Chehalis. The front door was kicked in but nothing appeared to be missing, according to Sgt. Gary Wilson.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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