ROLLOVER WRECK
• Firefighters rescued a woman and three dogs this morning after her mini van ran into a ditch and landed on its side, trapping her. Lewis County Fire District 6 said they were called around 9 a.m. to Highway 603 near Shorey Road west of Chehalis. The woman was alert and talking but they had to got through the back of the van to get to her, Firefighter Mike Goodwillie said. The animals didn’t seem to be hurt, he said, although a “little teeny” dog bit one of the firefighters on the hand when he tried to get it out so they could to the patient. “I’m guessing it was just scared, cause it was in a rollover too,” he said. The woman was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital, the firefighter was not, according to Goodwillie.
CAR IN RIVER
• Aid and deputies responded yesterday afternoon after a car went off the road and into the Skookumchuck River near state Route 507 and Connor Road Southeast north of Centralia. Thurston County Fire District 12 Deputy Chief Butch Smith said it happened just before the corner and when they arrived, the young man was already out of the vehicle which landed on its wheels in a shallow area. He was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital by Thurston County Fire District 16, Smith said.
VEHICLE VERSUS BICYCLE
• A young man was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after his bicycle and a vehicle collided about 4:30 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of West First Street in Centralia. Police say he rode into traffic without stopping and suffered cuts and scrapes.
NIGHTLIFE
• A 27-year-old Randle man who allegedly tried to force his way back into a downtown Centralia tavern after being kicked out last night was arrested for disorderly conduct, according to police. James C. Murphy was contacted about 12:15 a.m. at the 100 block of South Tower Avenue and then booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 20-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested last night when he was contacted by an officer inside a tavern on the 300 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Dalton J. Taylor was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for minor in possession of alcohol by consumption as well as providing false information to a public servant, according to the Centralia Police Department.
THEFT
• Centralia police were called about a TV satellite DVR stolen from a home on the 600 block of Yew Street yesterday. A suspect has been identified and the case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; report of a bicycle stolen from a porch overnight … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter