THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE EVENING
• Chehalis police were called to a real estate office on the 300 block of Northwest Park Street about 6 p.m. yesterday about a possible ghost in its attic. There was a loud noise heard from the upstairs, but as far as he could tell, no ghosts were found, Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said.
INTRUDER MAKES OFF WITH SUITS, CHAINSAW, LEXUS
• An abandoned car found off Centralia-Alpha Road yesterday led to the discovery of a burglary at the home where it belonged west of Chehalis. Deputies arriving at the home on the 100 block of Whitney Boulevard found the front door wide open and the interior ransacked, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the items missing were two Armani suits, a Calvin Klein jacket, a nine mm Makarov pistol, a Hank Aaron commemorative bat and a Stihl chainsaw, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $5,000, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.
JEWELRY STOLEN FROM STORE
• Centralia police were called about 1:15 p.m. yesterday to a business on the 100 block of North Tower Avenue where several sterling silver rings were reported missing from a display case.
COMPUTERS SHOPLIFTED
• A case involving two stolen laptop computers from Wal-Mart and a pair of men from Centralia and Chehalis is being referred for possible charges of organized retail theft, the Chehalis Police Department said today. One incident was reported at the beginning of last week and yesterday officers following up learned a second had been taken, according to police.
POLICE: VANDALISM CAUGHT ON TAPE
• Police were called about 12:20 a.m. yesterday to the parking lot at a motel on the 700 block of Harrison Avenue where someone had busted out windows of a vehicle. Images captured on surveillance video led an officer to arrest a 30-year-old man later in the morning during a traffic stop on the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue, according to police. Seth P.E. Shamley was arrested for third-degree malicious mischief and also for third-degree driving with a suspended license, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter