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DEATH THREAT
• A 52-year-old Onalaska man was arrested by the sheriff’s office after he allegedly left voice messages on a 62-year-old woman’s phone saying he bought a gun, was going to blow the back of her head off and drag her by her hair down Burnt Ridge Road. The calls reported on Friday afternoon were traced to Ferryman’s Inn in Centralia where the sheriff’s office says Steven P. Forbes was staying. Forbes, an Onalaska resident, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for felony harassment, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. It’s not clear what the relationship between the two was.
SHERIFF’S OFFICE: GUN POINTED AT MOTORISTS ON SR 6
• A deputy was called about 1:40 p.m. on Saturday after two women driving east on state Route 6 at River Road near Dryad saw a teenager walking on the side of the road point what looked like a black pistol at them. The male, who was with a small group of pedestrians, was not found, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was described as wearing a red plaid jacket and a hoodie, the sheriff’s office said.
BREAK-INS
• Centralia police are investigating a burglary to a home on the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue that took place yesterday. Police did not mention what was taken, but note they suspect a relative.
• Someone may have climbed up a fire escape to break into a Chehalis apartment where they stole about $200 cash and a gold ring, according to police. An officer called just after 5 p.m. on Thursday to the 1700 block of South Market Boulevard could not find any sign of forced entry, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
MISSING CHECKS CASHED
• Chehalis police were contacted by a 57-year-old woman who discovered someone had apparently stolen and cashed three of her checks at the Wells Fargo Bank in Centralia. The loss of $950 was reported on Thursday and remains under investigation, according to Chehalis Police Department.
FAKE BILL FOUND
• Centralia police took a report of a counterfeit $10 bill on Saturday from the 800 block of Harrison Avenue.
VEHICLE PROWL
• Police were called about 3:40 p.m. yesterday about a car prowl on the 2500 block of Kristin Court in Centralia.
• Centralia police took a report about 5:30 a.m. yesterday of a vehicle prowl on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue. Money and identification were taken, according to police.
• A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle on the 1100 block of Scammon Creek Road in Centralia on Saturday morning.
DUI ON ORV
• A 55-year-old Randle resident was arrested for driving under the influence after a deputy responded to a report about 10 p.m. on Saturday of off-road vehicles traveling on Peters Creek Road. Kirk M. Thompson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s office.
DRUGS
• A 53-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for possession of two grams of suspected methamphetamine and some hydrocodone pills without a prescription following a traffic stop about 12:50 a.m. today in Chehalis. An officer stopped Marianne A. Brown because of a suspended license at Southwest 13th Street and Wilson Avenue in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A police dog “hit” on the scent of drugs in the vehicle and also found a misdemeanor amount of marijuana, according to police. Brown was booked into the Lewis County Jail. A passenger, Kelly Weeks, 32, who allegedly had a prescription bottle with a hydrocodone pill in it – and someone else’s name on it – was arrested but not jailed because she had what appeared to be a seizure and was taken to the hospital instead, according to police.
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CORRECTION: The news item involving the gun pointed at two women on state Route 6 has been updated to correctly reflect they were traveling in a vehicle(s). The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office erroneously reported to the news media the victims were on foot.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter