By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Centralia police responded to a car prowl about 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, and then another about 9:15 and then three more by 3 p.m.
In each case, according to police, they were after stereos. They succeeded in removing stereos from two of the vehicles.
The prowls were on the 500 block of West Center Street, at F and West Hanson streets, on the 300 block of North Oak Street, the 1000 block G Street and the 600 block of West Maple Street.
At mid-day on Sunday, officers arrested a woman who reportedly broke into a vehicle in the Goodwill store parking lot on the 500 block of Harrison Avenue. Police reported they contacted her and found items from earlier prowls in her possession. The unidentified female was booked into the Lewis County Jail as Jane Doe for possession stolen property.
By the end of the day on Sunday, officers had taken reports of at least 10 other car prowls around town. Among the items reported missing were keys, a jacket, a computer and two more car stereos, according to the Centralia Police Department.
It’s not clear from a summary of police responses over the weekend just how many of the thefts police attribute to the jailed woman.
Two other car prowls were reported Saturday in Centralia: one at Borst Park in which a purse was stolen and one at the Lakeshore Motel where the window of a rental car was broken but nothing seemed to be missing.
On Friday, an officer took a report of medication taken from a vehicle at the 100 block of Virginia Drive overnight, and just after 10 p.m., a Canon Rebel digital camera was removed from a vehicle at the 200 block of South Tower Avenue. Police noted they have a suspect in the last case.
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This news story was updated Monday Sept. 13, 2010 at 8:55 a.m.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter