WATER RESCUE TEAM RETRIEVES DOG, WOMAN FROM RIVER BANK
• Chehalis firefighters were out at the crack of dawn at the Newaukum River to rescue a dog who couldn’t swim. Capt. Pat Gilligan said they were called about 4 a.m. to Stan Hedwall Park by police for a situation he believed began as a missing person around 10 o’clock last night. It turned out the woman spent the night on the opposite side of the river because although her Labrador didn’t mind crossing the river with her, her other dog wouldn’t get in the water, according to firefighters. Capt. Rob Gebhart and Firefighter Jay Birley paddled their kayaks about 400 yards upstream to retrieve them. They put the woman and the non-swimming canine into a kayak and pulled them across the river, Gebhart said. He said he didn’t know why she was out there or why her friends left, but noted she had built a fire and needed no medical attention.
THEFT
• Centralia police responding about 6 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue note local banks are reporting a male attempting to pass fraudulent checks from a local construction company, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 46-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for allegedly attempting to steal alcohol from a store on the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia last night. Police responded about 8:25 p.m. cited Patsy A. Bartlett for third-degree theft and then released her, according to the Centralia Police Department.
WRECKS
• Centralia police called about 3:45 p.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue after a vehicle struck several poles outside a business arrested a motorist for hit and run, for driving under the influence and for not having a valid driver’s license. Carla J. Raby was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A Centralia woman and her passenger were injured after a rollover wreck early this morning northwest of Olympia. Troopers called about 3:30 a.m. to U.S. Highway 101 near state Route 8 found a 1994 Honda Accord on its top. Amanda Mojica, 19, of Centralia, was transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital and Aracelie Hernandez, 20, of Aberdeen, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to the Washington State Patrol. Trooper Guy Gill indicated the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening but the driver is suspected of having been under the influence and is arrested for vehicular assault. They were both wearing seat belts; the car was totaled, according to the state patrol.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, violation of a protection order; other responses for misdemeanor theft, minor vandalism … and more.
Amanda Mojica’s Honda Accord lays upside down off U.S. Highway 101. / Courtesy photo by Washington State Patrol
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter