LITTLE MARIJUANA FARM IN THE CITY
• Chehalis police got a search warrant yesterday to investigate a tip about marijuana being grown on a hillside above National Avenue and arrested a 34-year-old woman when they found nine plants. They were growing both on the property where Julie M. Shorey lives on Northeast North End Avenue and a neighbor’s, according to Deputy Police Chief Randy Kaut. Shorey was booked into the Lewis County Jail for felony possession of marijuana and officers are looking for her male house mate, Kaut said. He didn’t have details about the size of the plants this morning.
TRACTOR ACCIDENT IN CURTIS
• A man was airlifted to a hospital after a tractor accident yesterday in Curtis. Lewis County Fire District 13 responded about 1 p.m. to the farm on Kahout Road. The patient, who was described as a a male about 30 years old, had a severely broken leg after it was run over by a tractor he was operating, according to Fire Chief Gregg Peterson. Apparently he was getting down from the tractor and knocked it into gear, according to the chief.
HORSE VERSUS CAR IN THE CITY
• Police were called to a collision between a horse and a car in Chehalis on Wednesday afternoon. Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said yesterday it sounded like the horse ran into a Hyundai and neither was seriously hurt. It happened near Northwest Georgia Avenue on the west side of Interstate 5.
TEENAGE GIRL ARRESTED WITH METH AFTER COMPANION’S TRAFFIC STOP
• A 15-year-old girl was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after the vehicle in which she was a passenger was pulled over in Centralia on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old male driver was cited for driving with a suspended license and jailed on a misdemeanor warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. It happened about 11:30 p.m. on the 500 block of North Tower Avenue.
STOLEN STUFF
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday on the theft of a green 1999 Kawasaki quad. A deputy called Wednesday to the 300 block of Coulson Road south of Chehalis learned somebody had cut through two fences to get into an open storage shed where the ATV was kept. The loss was estimated at $1,500.
• Centralia police took a report of a vehicle prowl Thursday at the 1200 block of North Washington Avenue. A stereo and a dash-mounted tachometer were stolen, along with a watch and sunglasses, according to the Centralia Police Department.
TRAFFIC INCIDENTS
• Centralia police reported yesterday they will refer a case of two adult males for possible charges of reckless driving involving what was described as a road rage incident. It reportedly occurred on Old 99 between Grand Mound and Centralia on Wednesday.
• Lewis County Fire District 5 responded to a vehicle accident on Wednesday night near milepost 72 on Interstate 5. An adult male was treated and taken to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to fire Lt. Laura Hanson.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter