COFFEE STAND BURGLARIZED
• Someone broke into an espresso stand on the 12000 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Packwood and stole a cash register and other items, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy responding just before 10 a.m. yesterday was told it happened sometime after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 8 a.m. on Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $1,000.
FIREARMS STOLEN
• A Winchester rifle and a 22 rifle were among the valuables missing after a burglary yesterday at a home on the 100 block of Nikula Road outside Winlock. A deputy called about 3 p.m. learned someone forced their way into the residence sometime after 11 a.m. and left with the guns as well as a laptop computer, an Xbox with games and jewelry, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
SAFE MISSING
• A safe was stolen from a home on the 200 block of West Second Street in Centralia while the residents were out for dinner last night. Police called just before 9 p.m. report it contained cash and various paperwork. It appears they pried a back door to get inside, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DISPUTE RESULTS IN ARREST
• Deputies arrested a 47-year-old Rochester man overnight who allegedly went inside an acquaintance’s home uninvited, kicked over numerous items and assaulted the resident. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to the 3300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia and learned that George F. Jones and the 50-year-old victim had been arguing and Jones left. He was subsequently located at the Travel Lodge in Centralia and booked into the Lewis County Jail for burglary, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. Information about what the disagreement was about or why Jones was not arrested for assault was not readily available.
NOT TRASH
• A checkbook found in a dumpster in downtown Chehalis yesterday by a woman looking for son’s lost cell phone turned out to have been stolen from Olympia in a July burglary. The item turned into police yesterday had been tucked inside a McDonalds to-go bag, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officer Linda Bailey contacted its owner and learned one check was missing.
LOST AND FOUND
• Chehalis police are hoping the owner of a ring found in the parking lot at Yard Birds on North National Avenue yesterday gives them a call. It has clear stones which could very well be diamonds as it looks like an engagement ring, Officer Linda Bailey said. If someone is missing that type of ring, they should call the Chehalis Police Department and describe theirs, Bailey said.
DOOR SHOT
• Centralia police responded about 5:20 p.m. yesterday when a resident on the 3000 block of Borst Avenue discovered several holes in her front door that appeared to have been made by a pellet gun.
DUI CRASH
• A 35-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for driving under the influence overnight after she allegedly struck two parked vehicles near the 100 block of Cascade Avenue in Chehalis. A deputy was contacted about 2:40 a.m. by the Chehalis Police Department to assist and arrested Miriam J. Rosenberg, 35, of Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Rosenberg was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarms, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, various disturbances … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter