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BAR FIGHT NIGHT IN CENTRALIA

• Two men were checked by medics and one of them taken to the hospital after a fight last night at the Hub Tavern on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Police said an unknown bar patron assaulted the pair around midnight. Police responded regarding two women getting in a fight in front of a drinking establishment in the same area, according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigations are ongoing, according to police.

MISSING MONEY

• Police were summoned yesterday to the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia to investigate the theft of a large amount of cash. They have a suspect, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT OF GARDEN IMPLEMENT

• A machete was reported stolen from the 1400 block of Crescent Avenue in Centralia on Friday. It wasn’t the same one wielded by a pedestrian the day before along North Pearl Street, according to police.

GRAVEL TOSSER AT LARGE

• Centralia police were called about 12:25 p.m. yesterday when an individual said they were struck in the face by a rock thrown by someone in a passing Jeep at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. The victim was not injured, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Someone broke a window at Centralia City Hall, according to a report taken by police on Friday morning.

WRECKS

• A 45-year-old man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after an ATV accident off the 1700 block of Bunker Creek Road west of Centralia yesterday afternoon. Firefighters called for an airlift because of possible internal injuries, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

• A Chehalis woman was one of two people airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle last night after their motorcycle was hit by a car on U.S. Highway 101 in Quilcene north of Hood Canal. Troopers called just before 8 p.m. concluded the southbound Harley Davidson was struck in the side when a Geo Prism parked on the shoulder pulled into traffic to make an improper U-turn, according to the Washington State Patrol. Hospitalized was Shalina R. McDonald, 33, and the motorcycle’s driver Christopher S. Lofer, 41, of Yelm, according to the state patrol.

NEW FACES PATROLLING LOCAL HIGHWAYS

• Five new troopers have joined the state patrol detachments in Lewis County following their graduation from the Washington State Patrol Academy. They were among 27 individuals sworn in earlier this month after completing 1,000 hours of training, according to Sgt. Freddy Williams. The top shooter in the class, Ezra N. Andersen, from Vancouver, was assigned to work out of Chehalis. Torson A. Iverson, from Elma, who finished with the highest grade point average was assigned to Chehalis as well, according to Williams. Also now working out of Chehalis are Jacob R. Brewer, from Spokane; and Ryan W. Hagreen, from Carnation, according to the state patrol. Assigned to the Morton office is James C. Johnson, from Puyallup. Patrick J. Williams, from Rochester, graduated with the same group and was assigned to work out of Bellingham, according to the state patrol.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license (including one of which involved a motorized bicycle); responses for non-injury collision, aid response for someone bitten by a bird, although the victim said it actually was a dog … and more.

FYI FROM FIREWORKS SAFETY FOLKS

• The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding the public that fireworks must be purchased from licensed retail fireworks stands for the upcoming Fourth of July and may not legally purchased over the Internet. In Washington, fireworks sales begin at noon on Friday and continue for one week, with the legal discharge period ending at 11 p.m. each night, except on Independence Day when they are allowed until midnight. Some cities in neighboring counties however have banned them altogether; including Olympia, Lacey and Woodland. Further time restrictions apply inside the city limits of Tumwater, several towns in Grays Harbor County, and they are banned or restricted in many towns in Yakima and Pierce counties. Further details about dos and don’ts for a safe and legal celebration can be found at the website of the state fire marshal.

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