REPORT OF STOLEN FUR COAT, SILVER
• Chehalis police were called to a home on Southwest Lewis Street about 3:30 p.m. yesterday where a woman said someone broke in to her house and stole a fur coat, silver coins and a silver serving platter. There were no signs of forced entry and officers are still looking into it, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
POWER TOOLS TAKEN FROM CARPORT
• A deputy was called about 12:30 a.m. today to the 600 block of Lucas Creek Road east of Chehalis after the discovery numerous power tools were missing from a carport. The victim found civil-type paperwork attached to the door but it isn’t known if that is related, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The theft of two Stihl chainsaws, two Stihl grass cutters, a Makita saw and associated items occurred sometime after 4:30 a.m. yesterday, detective Sgt. Dusty Breen said. The loss is estimated at $1,680, Breen said.
APPLIANCES HAULED AWAY
• Police were called about 6:20 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of Hillkress Street in Centralia where someone had stolen a washer and dryer from a vacant home. The subject broke a pipe causing water damage to the residence, according to the Centralia Police Department.
OTHER THEFT
• Police were called about 8:30 a.m. yesterday regarding burglary to a shed on the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue in Centralia.
• Centralia police took a report late yesterday afternoon of an unspecified amount of money missing from the 100 block of Virginia Drive.
DRUGS
• A 25-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of heroin after contact with police about 9:15 p.m. at the 1100 block of Scammon Creek Road in Centralia. Levi S. Ramirez was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
SMOKE SIGNALS
• Firefighters responded to reports of smoke off Kresky Avenue in Chehalis yesterday morning where they found a homeless person had built a cooking fire beneath a small bridge to heat a can of food. He put it out and was told no campfires were allowed there, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter