UNWANTED TOUCHING ALLEGED DURING PAT DOWN
• Chehalis police took a report yesterday from a male patient at a drug and alcohol treatment center on Southeast Washington Avenue about alleged sexual misconduct. The patient said when a staff member searched him by patting him down, more than the items in his pocket were touched, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The case remains under investigation.
CHEHALIS GARAGE PROWLED
• Chehalis police took a report yesterday of costume jewelry and foreign money taken from a box inside an unlocked garage on Northeast Adams Avenue. The victim thought the burglary had occurred the day before, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
AUTO THEFT
• Centralia police arrested a 21-year-old man early this morning for alleged vehicle theft and hit and run. Officers called around 4:10 a.m. to the area of Harrison Avenue and N Street found the vehicle in the roadway and concluded its driver fled on foot, according to the Centralia Police Department. A suspect – the brother of the vehicle owner – was found a few blocks away and identified by witnesses, according to police. Jacob D. Mielitz, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Further details such as what Mielitz ran into were not readily available.
• A red 2004 Hyundai Accent was reported stolen yesterday morning from the 200 block of Southeast Washington Avenue in Chehalis. It’s owner said it was taken sometime between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m., according to Sgt. Brian Hickey. It has a license plate of 716 YZZ, Hickey said.
• A white 1998 Toyota Tacoma pickup was discovered missing from a business on the 400 block of West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called yesterday morning learned that sometime since Nov. 2, someone entered through a gated area behind Rason Marine, according to the sheriff’s office. The truck has a white canopy, decals on the doors saying “Rason Marine” and a license plate reading B74391H, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. There was also a chainsaw in the truck, according to Brown.
CREDIT CARD FRAUD
• A deputy took a report yesterday afternoon from a woman on Devereese Road outside Chehalis who said she discovered someone stole from her by using her credit card number online five times for an amount totaling $468.10, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
TRESPASSER BOOKED
• A 59-year-old Centralia man was arrested about 2:30 p.m. yesterday for trespass at the 1000 block of E Street in Centralia. James K. Hayes was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
COMPUTER MISSING
• A laptop computer was reported stolen yesterday from the 600 block of Centralia College Boulevard, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VEHICLE PROWL
• Chehalis police were called about 7 a.m. today regarding car prowls on the 800 block of Southwest 20th Street and then called again soon after about another prowl on the 2100 block of Southwest Olympic Drive.
• A laptop computer case with prescription medications inside as reported stolen from a vehicle parked on the 100 block of West Main Street in Chehalis yesterday. The prowl apparently occurred sometime overnight, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Centralia police took a report about 11:20 a.m. yesterday of a wallet and unspecified medication stolen from a vehicle parked on the 400 block of West Main Street.
TEEN ARRESTED FOR DRIVING HIGH ON MARIJUANA
• Centralia police say an officer arrested a 16-year-old boy last night for driving under the influence of marijuana. The arrest was connected with an officer contact just after 8 p.m. at the 600 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. The teen was cited and then released to his parent, according to police.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter