ASHTRAY DEVICE BLAMED FOR HOUSE FIRE
• A two-story Centralia home was damaged by fire last night because of a cigarette butt disposal unit that was supposed to be filled with water but wasn’t, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters were called about 8:30 p.m. to the 800 block of E Street when someone smelled smoke, according to Capt. Tim Adolphsen. “Neighbors came with a garden hose to keep the fire in check until we arrived,” he said. A man and a woman who were house sitting for a relative got themselves and several dogs out safely and no one was hurt, according to the fire department. Adolphsen said the ashtray device was outside on a wooden shelf next to the home. There was smoke and soot damage throughout but the fire damage was contained to a portion of one wall, he said.
MAN BOOKED FOR SLASH FIRE THAT SPREAD
• One person has been arrested in connection with unauthorized outdoor burning that spread to a camp trailer outside Mossyrock in May, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It happened on May 6 at the 100 block of Swigert Road, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said Lucas Davis was slash burning and left the scene. Davis was arrested yesterday and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree reckless burning.
ASSAULT
• Centralia police were called abut 9:15 p.m. yesterday after a 33-year-old woman allegedly kicked a caregiver at the 900 block of South Schueber Road. Jamie L. Craig, was arrested for third-degree assault and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called to Green Hill School this morning to investigate an an incident that occurred on July 4 in which an inmate allegedly was out out of control and kicked one staff member and spit on another.
MISSING MONEY
• A woman called police yesterday regarding about $2,800 cash missing from her purse while at an office on South Market Boulevard in Chehalis the day before. No arrests have been made, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Detective Sgt. Gary WIlson said it apparently was the proceeds from the sale of a vehicle.
HIT AND RUN
• Centralia police are looking for the vehicle that knocked over a fire hydrant early this morning on the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue. It was reported about 6:40 a.m. Officers have a possible suspect identified, according to the Centralia Police Department.
NO CAT-NAP
• Police were called to an apartment complex on Southwest Third Street in Chehalis yesterday to a complaint a neighbor had stolen another neighbor’s cat. There was no crime, according to police. A 6-year-old resident thought the feline was cute and took it home with her, according to detective Sgt. Gary WIlson.
WRECK
• The sheriff’s office says a 75-year-old motorist was uninjured in a rollover wreck yesterday morning on the 300 block of Pleasant Valley Road outside Chehalis. It happened about 11 a.m. and it appeared the Toyota Camry rolled twice, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. A responding deputy determined the man lost control of his car when one of the tires went off the edge of the road and then the driver over corrected, according to Brown. The vehicle was described as totaled.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarms, disputes, non-injury collisions; complaints of fireworks, barking dogs … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter