WRECK
• A 39-year-old Randle woman was transported to Morton General Hospital after a three-vehicle collision on eastbound U.S. Highway 12 in Glenoma yesterday afternoon. Troopers called about 4:20 p.m. to the scene near Martin Road found a Dodge Ram pickup had slowed to make a left turn and a Chevrolet Monte Carlo behind it had slowed as well, but a Ford pickup truck struck the rear of the Monte Carlo shoving it into the Dodge. Lorraine E. Rowell, in the middle car, suffered injuries the fire department described as minor. “It sounded a lot worse when it was toned out than what it was,” Lewis County Fire District 18 Chief Ed Lowe said. The driver of the Ford, Ellen M. Gleason, 54, of Randle, was cited for following too closely, according to the Washington State Patrol. None of the vehicles needed to be towed, according to the state patrol.
THEFT
• Police were called just after 11 p.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia where someone had stolen a lawn chair from a front yard.
FIGHT
• Two men were arrested for fighting in public after police responded about 6:40 p.m. on Friday to the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Michael H. Posey, 38, from Centralia, and Jason D. Thiery, 32, from Toledo, were both cited and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Police took a report of medication stolen from a vehicle at the 2500 block of Mount Vista Road in Centralia on Friday afternoon.
NEIGHBORING PROSECUTOR STEPPING DOWN
• The (Aberdeen) Daily World reports that after 26 years as elected Grays Harbor County prosecutor, Stew Menefee will retire at the end of this month, although his current term does not expire until next year. Two candidates have expressed interest in the post, former county prosecutor and Superior Court judge Mike Spencer, who is currently in private practice in Aberdeen, and current Senior Deputy Prosecutor Katie Svoboda, according to news reporter Brionna Friedrich. Read about it here.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, misdemeanor assault; responses for shoplifting, vandalism, stolen bicycle, collisions; pancake breakfast at the fire station in Packwood … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter