JAWS OF LIFE USED TO EXTRICATE CHEHALIS DRIVER
• A 34-year-old Chehalis man was hospitalized with a head injury after a single-vehicle wreck yesterday afternoon on the 1700 block of Centralia-Alpha Road east of Chehalis. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said Trevor A. Johnson had to be cut from his pickup after it rolled over, struck a tree and the roof of its cab was crushed. Deputies arrived about 4 p.m. and subsequently contacted Johnson at Providence Centralia Hospital to arrest him for driving under the influence, but did not book him into the jail because of his need for further medical treatment, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.
HIGHWAY CRASH IN OAKVILLE LEAVES ONE DEAD, THREE INJURED
• A head-on collision last night on U.S. Highway 12 in Oakville left one person dead and three hospitalized. Troopers called at 11:20 p.m. found an eastbound vehicle had crossed the centerline and struck a Ford Ranger pickup, according to the Washington State Patrol. Both were totaled and the roadway blocked for four hours, according to the state patrol. Wendy M. Cooper, 37, of Puyallup, was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital but troopers suspect drugs or alcohol were involved and her un-named passenger died, according to the state patrol, so she faces potential charges of vehicular homicide. A couple from Aberdeen traveling in the pickup were transported as well. Eliseo T. Lugo, 75, was taken to Mark Reed Hospital, according to the investigating trooper. Asuncion C. Lugo, 71, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the patrol reported.
EX-GIRLFRIEND ASSAULTED
• A 26-year-old Centralia man was arrested for third-degree assault early this morning after he allegedly grabbed his ex-girlfriend around the throat, choking her briefly, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers responding just before 4 a.m. to the 1500 block of Johnson Road took Manuel Arceo-Garcia into custody and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. His case was subsequently referred down to Centralia Municipal Court for a possible misdemeanor charge instead.
SPIRITS AT SCHOOL LAND TEEN IN TROUBLE
• Chehalis police were called to W.F. West High School about 12:30 p.m. yesterday about a student who allegedly brought alcohol to school. The 16-year-old boy was cited for minor in possession of alcohol, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It was some type of liqueur, mixed with water, police said.
BURGLARY
• A deputy was called at 1 p.m. yesterday when a 39-year-old Centralia woman returned home from some morning errands to the 1600 block of Windsor Avenue and discovered someone had broken in and stolen an estimated $1,500 worth of valuables, Among the missing items were laptop computer, a Wii system and games as well as a digital camera, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. No forced entry into the residence was found, according to the sheriff’s office.
• Someone broke into a storage unit in Toledo by cutting the lock and made off with a food dehydrator, a Singer sewing machine, a Coleman tent and cover, several gas cans as well as possibly a small handgun, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called yesterday after noon to the 300 block of Toledo-Vader Road was told the 46-year-old victim would need to check further about her firearm, according to the sheriff’s office.
• A Stihl chainsaw and numerous tools were reported stolen from a shop building on the 1100 block of Middle Fork Road in Onalaska yesterday. The break-in occurred sometime between 5 p.m. on Sunday and 10 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
MISSING MAIL
• Police were called just before 9 a.m. yesterday to a building on the 200 block of South Tower Avenue in downtown Centralia where someone had torn the top of a mailbox and made off with mail.
VEHICLE PROWL
• Centralia police took a report about 6:15 p.m. yesterday of a car prowl on the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in which a window was smashed out. Taken was a purse containing a iPhone and credit cards, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Several tools were stolen from a vehicle parked at the 400 block of East Pine Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday afternoon.
• Chehalis police were called about 11 a.m. on Saturday regarding a car prowl at the 400 block of North Market Boulevard.
GARBAGE CAN REPORTED STOLEN
• A trash can was reported stolen from the 1600 block of Eshom Road in Centralia yesterday.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter