POLICE: MAN BURGLARIZES MOTEL FOR HIS OWN GUNS
• Centralia police arrested a 23-year-old Centralia resident yesterday afternoon, saying he broke into a motel room on the 1200 block of Alder Street to retrieve two handguns he left there when checking out. Marcus J. Inman Jr. allegedly removed a screen and pried open a window and subsequently tried to flee pursuing police on a bicycle and then on foot, but was captured by police dog Kayo, according to the Centralia Police Department. The two guns were found nearby, according to police. Inman was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree burglary, two counts of felon in possession of firearm and an outstanding warrant, according to police.
FRAUD
• Centralia police were called abut 10:25 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue when an individual discovered someone began using their credit cards shortly after their wallet was left at a grocery store. The case is under investigation.
• Chehalis police were called just after 1 p.m. yesterday from an individual who said $502 was withdrawn from their Chehalis bank account. The case is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 42-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine just before 1 o’clock this morning when contacted by police at the 100 block of King Street in Centralia regarding a warrant and a complaint of an assault from the night before. Jason R. Slighte was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police yesterday arrested Frank L. Mako, 28, of Chehalis, for three counts of delivery of a controlled substance in connection with an earlier investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DAIRY DAN’S DRIVE-IN
• Chehalis police were called just before 4 p.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of South Market Boulevard when a van went into the back door of Dairy Dan’s. The driver told police his son got out of his booster seat into the driver’s seat of the vehicle and knocked it into neutral causing the van to roll, according to Officer Linda Bailey. A police report did not note injuries or significant damage, according to Bailey.
HORSE VERSUS VEHICLE
• A 54-year-old Castle Rock man escaped injury when his SUV struck a horse standing in the road last night near Toledo. A deputy responding around 9:30 p.m. to the 400 block of Toledo-Vader Road noted the horse’s front leg was nearly severed and so a veterinarian was summoned to euthanize the animal, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The Ford Expedition sustained minor damage and the 18-year-old owner of the horse, who lived nearby, was cited for “animal at large,” according to Cmdr. Steve Aust.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Lost horse – seconding what Thinking said. Also any legal fees/fines for the accident, as their responsibility does not end with the fence since they didn’t notify anyone.
@ lost horse~~you need to go after that logging company!! Pronto! If they are the reason your horse got out, they are responsible for the loss of your horse and any damages to the vehicle.
Good Luck.
this was definitely my horse that got hit, yes the logging company knocked over my bothers fence and did not inform him. im glad the drivers ok, but you negative comments are not appreciate for those who left them
Horse on the road, To be a responsible cattle owner or equestrian owner, one must make sure their fences are well mended. Yes Elk often break them down. But a daily scan of your field is often required. Owning live stock is a risk and loose animals are the responsibilty of the owner. So many times people just rent fields and never pay attention of the fences condition or just take for granted the wide open spaces. Animals always want the greener grass on the other side of the fence. I know I put up twenty miles of barbed wire this summer. I have chased and wrangled cows that have been on the run. I reccomend the Texas Fence Stretcher. It cuts repair times down to a few miniutes. So yeah the Owner of the horse needs to get their act together. I know of another incident that happened this year with a cow Vs truck. Cow Lived and so did the truck. Where’s your Beef onight?
I was the first person contacted because my horses can be seen from the road. Luckily it was not my horses that had gotten out. I caught the other horse that had not been injured. Today the owners brought back my halter and lead rope. They said the neighboring property was being logged and the loggers lost a couple trees over the fence and did not tell the landowner where the horses were pastured and that is how the horses had gotten out. Very sad outcome for the horse and for the driver that hit the horse. The horse had a blanket on and he thought he hit a person at first.
That “poor kid”‘s horse could have caused an accident that killed or seriously hurt someone. It’s too bad for the horse, but it could have been much worse.
OMG,
A person gets that ticket by not keeping their livestock or pets off of the public roadway (Especially if it has happened before) and then causes an accident.
Poor kid. looses his precious horse and gets a ticket. Who gets a ticket when you hit an elk or a deer?
MAN BURGLARIZES MOTEL FOR HIS OWN GUNS. This is right out of Worlds Dumbest Criminals. When will the Centralia PD get their own prime TV show? It would be a hit with the locals…
“Animal at Large”
I’m surprised they issued a citation at all. Usually in cases where a car hits a living creature in Lewis County it’s declared an “accident” caused by “the weather” or “the victims fault”.
Wonders never cease.