BURGLARY
• An Onalaska home was burglarized of several guns and other valuables between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. yesterday while a houseguest was inside and unaware of what occurred, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy arriving about 8:40 a.m. at the 300 block of Gore Road was told the woman was in a bedroom and heard someone walking around but thought it was the victim. Also among the missing items were a Browning compound bow, a black two-drawer toolbox, the keys to a truck and about $150 in change, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. The loss is more than $2,200, according to Brown.
• Somebody made off with pots and pans, two pairs of skis and other items from a cabin on the 100 block of Timberline Drive in Packwood. A deputy who took a report yesterday learned that sometime since the owner was last there in February, numerous valuables had been stolen, including an electric leaf blower, antique “trinkets” and a 12-pack of beer, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• A deputy was called yesterday evening to the 700 block of Gish Road in Onalaska where a five gallon container of change had been stolen from an unlocked residence earlier in the day. The deputy learned the woman’s renter had taken it and already returned part of it, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.. The case is being referred to the Lewis County Prosecutors Office for possible charges, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.
• Police were called about 2:50 p.m. yesterday to the discovery of a burglary discovered at the 800 block of G Street in Centralia. The backdoor window was broken out and computer equipment was missing, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officer John Panco noted several several thefts of computers have been reported in the recent past and suggested folks would be be wise to ensure their password-protection is in place.
THEFT
• A 42-year-old Winlock man was arrested yesterday when he was caught with nearly a half cord of wood in his truck on private property off Jones Road in Winlock. Kelly W. Benfield admitted to loading the wood and told a deputy he didn’t know who owned the property and didn’t have a permit to cut it, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Benfield was arrested for third-degree theft and second-degree trespass and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
DRUGS
• A 42-year-old Chehalis man was arrested following a traffic stop just after 11 a.m. yesterday on Southwest 16th Street and Kelly Avenue in Chehalis. The officer discovered Joey R. Lang was wanted on a warrant and subsequently found in his pocket some marijuana and a pipe with residue that tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Lang was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
BIKE ACCIDENT
• A teenage boy was hospitalized after he wrecked his bicycle on a curb at West Center and North Pearl streets in Centralia yesterday afternoon. Aid and police were called about 2:40 p.m. He had a significant injury to his head, according to Riverside Fire Authority and was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital. The police department described the trip to the emergency room as precautionary and noted the victim had minor injuries to his face and shoulder. Further details were not available.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter