BIG CLUB GETS MAN IN TROUBLE
• A 58-year-old Centralia man was arrested for felony harassment after he allegedly threatened his neighbor with a large club yesterday morning. Officers called about 8 a.m. to the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue booked John M. Allocca into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DRUGS
• Three people were arrested yesterday afternoon after a call about suspicious activity at Schaeffer Park north of Centralia. An officer recognized a passenger as someone wanted on a warrant and he was arrested for that as well as possession of marijuana, according to police. Seth P.E. Shamley, 30, of Olympia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Another passenger, Shamarah M. Mumford, 28, of Lacey, was also arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana, according to police. The driver, Charissa N. Shamely, 33, Olympia, was arrested for possession of heroin and a suspended license, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 16-year-old Centralia boy was arrested for possession of suspected cocaine and methamphetamine after an officer contacted him and another person walking on the 1800 block of North Pearl Street about 1:45 p.m. yesterday. The other individual, Mario Vasquez Jr., 21, also of Centralia, was arrested for an outstanding warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail. The juvenile’s name was not released.
THEFT
• Someone cut the catalytic converter from a truck while it was parked in the lot at the Twin City Town Center on Thursday, according to police. An officer called just after 5 p.m. learned it happened sometime after about 8 a.m. while its owner was at work at the Grocery Outlet, according to the Chehalis Police Department
• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning to an apartment complex storage room where someone had broken a hasp and made off with six pairs of hand pruners, two sets of black and blue rain gear, a small gas engine and a grease gun. It happened at the 200 block of Southwest 11th Street, according to police.
WRECK
• A 46-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for driving under the influence following a two-vehicle collision yesterday afternoon at the 5100 block of Jackson Highway near Toledo. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports Roger Nissell pulled out of a parking lot and failed to yield to a northbound pickup truck. Nissell was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. There were no injuries and only moderate vehicle damage, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.
EXPECT FIREWORKS NOISE TOMORROW
• Folks may see and hear large-scale fireworks over the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds tomorrow night as a Seattle company puts on a training for those who conduct public fireworks displays. Be prepared for intermittent noise between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., says fair manager Gail Sobolesky. Unfortunately, the public is not invited.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter