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“RAGING” MOTORIST TASED AFTER NEAR MISS OF POLICE OFFICER

• A 22-year-old man was taken into custody after he allegedly nearly ran down a Chehalis police officer yesterday who was walking downtown. Chehalis police said the car was driving the wrong way when Sgt. Gwen Carrell told him to stop. “According to her, he swerved at her and she had to jump out of the way,” Sgt. Rick McNamara said. It happened about 12:15 p.m. When Carrell and Chief Glenn Schaffer subsequently contacted the driver at the Jackpot on Main Street, he was agitated and raging and wouldn’t comply with their commands, so a Taser was deployed, McNamara said. The man, from Olympia, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital for an unspecified reason and has not yet been arrested or booked, according to McNamara. “I don’t really know what was wrong with him,” McNamara said.

PET RABBITS KILLED IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called just after 6 p.m. yesterday to a home on the 100 block of Southwest 11th Street when a woman discovered someone had taken her pet rabbit out its cage, killed it and left it in the yard. A hole was ripped in the cage,  according to the Chehalis Police Department. The woman said it’s the second time this has happened, according to police. “She said she has no idea of who could have done it or why,” Officer Linda Bailey said.  How the animal was killed isn’t clear, there was no blood, Bailey said.

COPPER WIRE HEIST

• The sheriff’s office is investigating a break-in at a business storage area in which a spool with 2000 feet of three-strand insulated solid core copper wire was stolen. It happened at Avery Road East and Keasling Road south of Chehalis sometime between July 1 and Wednesday but was reported yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $15,000, according to Cmdr. Steve Aust.

FIREARM THEFT

• Someone stole a 9 mm pistol from an unlocked vehicle parked on the 1200 block of Long Road in Centralia sometime between midnight and 10 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sherif’s Office. A deputy was told the SCCY Industries semi-automatic had been tucked between the seats of the vehicle parked at a residence.

BICYCLIST FLEES WITH SHOPLIFTED BEER

• Centralia police suspect a 48-year-old Centralia man stole beer from a store and fled on his bicycle yesterday afternoon. An officer called about 2:30 p.m. to the 600 block of North Tower Avenue did not find the suspect, but will issue a summons for third-degree theft for him, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PINK-HAIRED SHOPLIFTER SOUGHT

• Police took a report about 10 a.m. yesterday of a pink-haired female and 6-foot tall male shoplifting clothing from a store on the 1400 block of Lum Road in Centralia.

WHEELS AND TIRES TAKEN

• Centralia police were called about 8:30 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Caveness Drive where tires and wheels from a vehicle had been stolen sometime during the previous week.

GRAFFITI

• Police were called around 12:45 p.m. yesterday to a report of graffiti painted on a building a the 400 block of South Iron Street in Centralia.

TATTOO INVESTIGATION

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning alleging child abuse related regarding a father allowing his children to get tattoos. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department. Sgt. Stacy Denham said police were called by the parent of the Centralia boy’s friend about a dragon tattoo on his chest and a little heart on his ankle. The boy is believed to be between the ages of 12 and 14, Denham said. Whether a crime occurred or even if it occurred in their jurisdiction is something officers are communicating with prosecutors about, Denham said.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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