Northeast Washington Avenue in Chehalis. / Courtesy photo by Chehalis Fire Department
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN CHEHALIS GARAGE
• Firefighters responded just before 4 o’clock this morning to a burning garage on the 100 block of Northeast Washington Avenue in Chehalis. Arriving units found the detached structure fully engulfed in flames, according to Fire Chief Jim Walkowski. The blaze was contained to the garage and was extinguished. Nobody was injured, according to Walkowski. A vehicle inside was heavily damaged, he said in a news release. The cause is under investigation.
MOVING DAY RUINED
• An individual preparing to move from the 700 block of Southwest William Street called police about 5:45 a.m. yesterday after discovering a cargo trailer loaded with all his belongings had disappeared, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The white 2013 Carry brand utility trailer is described as 6-feet by 12-feet with manufacturers stickers on the side. It also had ramps with dents, according to police.
JEWELRY THEFT
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday they are looking for a 59-year-old homeless woman who allegedly stole jewelry from an acquaintance who let her in his home to eat. It happened between Thursday and Friday at the campground area off the 100 block of U.S. Highway 12, according to the sheriff’s office. Sgt. Rob Snaza said a deputy got information the 60-year-old victim’s items were pawned. Among the missing jewelry was a large Black Hills gold ring, according to Snaza.
• A ring was reported stolen from the 800 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia on Thursday, according to the Centralia Police Department.
FRAUD
• Centralia police took a report from the 900 block of South Schueber Road in Centralia on Thursday regarding checks being written by an unauthorized person.
• CAR PROWL
• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning of a purse stolen from a vehicle at the 400 block of South Diamond Street.
VANDALISM
• Police took a report of a window being broken out of a vehicle at the 1100 block of Elm Street in Centralia on Thursday evening.
VEHICLE VERSUS POLE
• A 35-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for driving under the influence after running into a parked U-Haul truck and a utility pole on the 1000 block of South Gold Street in Centralia overnight. Officers responding about 12:40 a.m. cited and then released Matthew D. Sherman, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with what police described as minor injuries.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for suspicious circumstances, shoplifting, minor collisions including one in which the driver reached down to get a soda that fell on the floor and crashed into a parked vehicle, complaints about mix-ups at the dry cleaners … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
From alcoholics I’ve spoken to, they think they will be held overnight in jail (mandatory 1 day in jail), but they aren’t. They are not held until they are charged and sentenced (we are presumed innocent until proved guilty) AND I think the courts want the person to be sober and experience the ENTIRE jail experience without the numbing benefit of alcohol or drugs.
The ones held, I believe, are often being charged with a heinous crime, a violent crime (might include DUI) or even more often – failure to appear for a prior charge.
They probably cited and released him so the county didn’t foot the bill for taking him to the hospital.
“arrested for driving under the influence…..cited and then released Matthew D. Sherman”
Just for everyone who wants to complain about “arrested and released” for DUI, here is a case. So…. is he a cop? City worker? Or an average Joe that was stupid enough to drive drunk (or stoned!), get arrested, then sent home because he didn’t fight the cops? Just wondering…. especially since it was newsworthy enough to get posted… cuz ya know, just cuz someone gets a DUI it shouldn’t make the news, right?