REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT
• Chehalis police were called yesterday evening to Providence Centralia Hospital about a sexual assault of a female. Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said the initial report was taken by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and he did not yet have many details.
THEFT
• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning of the theft of “multiple items” from a storage unit on the 1000 block of West Fourth Street.
• Police were called yesterday from Sterling Savings on North Pearl Street by a female who reported somebody had been writing checks on an account she had closed. Officers are investigating possible identity theft.
METH
• Rhonda J. Baxter, 38, of Centralia, was arrested and jailed yesterday for possession of methamphetamine after a traffic stop in Centralia about noon at Alder Street and South Washington Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. She also had an outstanding warrant, according to police.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter