DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• A 38-year-old man was arrested when deputies responded to screaming and cries for help coming from inside a motor home on Sunday night on the 1100 block of Koontz Road outside Chehalis. The deputy was told James G. McClure had thrown his girlfriend to the ground and put her in a choke hold, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault.
DRUGS AT SCHOOL
• Law was called to Toledo High School on Friday morning after a student allegedly handed out Vicodin to some classmates. The 15-year-old boy had a prescription for the medication, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. One student did come forward with the meds, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. The case is being referred to prosecutors for a possible drug charge, Brown said.
CAMERA STOLEN, CAPTURES IMAGE OF SUSPECT
• A deputy was called last night to a church on the 100 block of Brockway Road outside Chehalis where three surveillance cameras had been stolen. The deputy recognized an individual depicted in images captured by the equipment and two boys, ages 17 and 16, were contacted, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The cameras were recovered, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. The case will be referred for potential theft charges, according to Brown.
BURGLARY
• Centralia police took a report of a burglary at a residence on the 1100 block of Alder Street on Sunday. Jewelry was taken, according to police.
• Police were called just after 6 a.m. on Sunday to an attempted burglary on the 200 block of Downing Road in Centralia. Someone broke a window and cut cable to a surveillance camera, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A pistol and an estimated $1,600 worth of tools were reported stolen from a garage area on the 1000 block of J Street in Centralia on Friday morning.
MISSING: RED CAR, PINK BUMPER
• A red 1998 Acura was reported stolen from the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia, according to police. An officer was called about the missing car about 7:40 p.m. yesterday. It has white rims and a faded front bumper that looks pink, according to the Centralia Police Department. it’s license plate reads 236 XYU.
FOUND TRUCK
• A truck stolen out of Pierce County was found yesterday abandoned three miles up a logging road off Anderson Road in Glenoma. The 2001 Chevrolet pickup was in decent condition except a winch and other items were missing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
SHOPLIFTING SUSPECT BOOKED
• A 23-year-old Centralia woman was arrested after she allegedly attempted to shoplift on the 500 block of South Tower Avenue and fought with security personnel, according to the Centralia Police Department. Destiny C. Lloyd was booked into the Lewis County jail for second-degree robbery after the evening incident, according to police.
THEFT
• A dog track turned up most of the items stolen from a concession stand at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia on Saturday. They were hidden a short distance away, according to police.
• Police were called about 9:30 p.m. last night about the theft of a wallet from a vehicle at the 1500 block of Jensen Avenue in Centralia.
LITTLE FIRE
• Riverside Fire Authority called about 5:25 p.m. yesterday to a fire at the 100 block of Aurora Street in Centralia found an occupant had extinguished the flames. They were limited to an oven, according to Capt. Scott Weinert.
WRECK
• The lone occupant of a Honda Accord serious escaped injury when his car crashed into an embankment on Seminary Hill Road outside Centralia last night, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters called about 8:50 p.m. found both airbags had deployed but the vehicle appeared to be totaled, according to Capt. Scott Weinert. The 25-year-old driver said he reached for something and when he looked up he was on the wrong side of the road with a vehicle coming at him, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter