Updated at 12:51 p.m.
HOME BURGLARIES AROUND ADNA
• Someone broke into a residence on the 300 block of Twin Oaks Road west of Chehalis, stealing numerous valuables such as a large television, speakers, tools and DVDs, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called to the scene about 9 a.m. yesterday learned from the 31-year-old victim the burglary occurred sometime since Sunday, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. The sheriff’s office has been investigating thefts from the area, including Penning Road and Clinton Road and are keeping their eye out for a male described as bald and as tall as 6-feet 7-inches, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. The individual has been spotted in a small red car and could even be linked to incidents in Vader, he said. He asks if residents see a suspicious vehicle, ever, to go ahead and call them. “If you have a license plate (number), that helps,” Snaza said.
ATTEMPTED BUSINESS BREAK-INS
• Chehalis police responded just after 3 o’clock this morning to a “broken glass” alarm at a wireless provider business on Northwest Louisiana Avenue where someone had attempted to break the glass front door. A medium sized rock was found nearby and there were marks left, but the window was intact, according to the Chehalis Police Department. About 30 minutes later, someone tried to break in to U.S. Cellular in Centralia. Officers responded just after 3:30 a.m. to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue where the front window to the business was smashed, according to police. It wasn’t immediately apparent what may have been stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department. An investigation is underway, according to police.
• Officers responded about 11 a.m. yesterday after a discovery someone tried to break in to a medical building at the 1900 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
GOGGLES STOLEN
• A home’s garage was burglarized at the 1800 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, police were informed about 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Centralia police say motorcycle goggles were taken.
FRAUD
• Centralia police took a report from the 400 block of Hemlock Street yesterday morning regarding an unknown person obtaining a credit card in the victim’s name, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Someone slashed tires on a vehicle at the 2600 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 2:20 p.m. yesterday.
POLICE: TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE
• A deputy called regarding a suspicious vehicle parked at a fire station on the 700 block of Logan Hill Road outside Chehalis at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday found its driver sitting inside, with the motor running and extremely intoxicated, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Brandon W. Robinson, 45, of Chehalis, registered a .30 on the breath test, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. He was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• Chehalis police responding about 3 p.m. yesterday regarding a disorderly person outside the Lewis County Mall found the subject was intoxicated and parted ways with the man saying he would have someone come pick him up. About an hour an officer was called back to the same parking lot at on Northeast Hampe Way where the 51-year-old Mossyrock man was behind the wheel of his pickup truck with the engine running, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The officer woke him up and then arrested and booked Bobby D. Straughn into the Lewis County Jail for being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, according to police.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, shoplifting; responses for disturbances, hit and run, other collisions … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
dont matter,
The Lewis County Mall, is as far as I know, private property used to facilitate sales and services to the public. (not that it matters).
You make the point yourself…”how [was] he in control of anything”? He wasn’t, so if you are not in control of anything, you become out of control. (=not-good, unsafe).
Do you suppose that the person was sober when he drove himself to the Mall?
Do you suppose the person would be all sobered up, before he left the Mall? (After he wakes up).
Being in the passenger seat does not fix the problem, nor does it become legal as he at any point would be able to take control while the vehicle was running, or he had an ignition key on him or in the truck.
This person was given the chance to get a ride from somebody else, and stated that he would do so…so he lied, or was so inebriated that he couldn’t or wouldn’t do that.
“u” is a single letter of the alphabet…it is not a word. Y-o-u (you) takes only 2 more buttons to push…try it!
No one ‘preached’ about the public being drunk…people are killed and maimed on a regular basis from drunk driving, fighting, and many other issues that come from very drunk people.
His safety, is as much the reason that he needed to be taken into custody. If you drink until you pass out, any number of bad things can happen.
While exposure to cold weather would certainly be a concern; carbon monoxide poisoning which kills sober people, is another risk among many.
Your defense of Mr. Straughn’s actions that day fall short of good reasoning. I don’t have anything against him personally, but he was a danger to himself and others and he failed to negotiate better planning, and choices.
And that is why the laws are created, and that is why the laws must be enforced…far too many people are unable, or unwilling to consider the effects of their actions and consequences on others…or they simply don’t care.
One person’s rights and sensitivities must not come at the cost of others, otherwise it really isn’t freedom and justice for all.
Take care!
the guy was sitting in a public place not on public road. Not driving. How is he in control of anything when hes passed out? The truck was running? maybe he was cold? Just jump in the passenger seat next time. wtf? Cops stay off the road while drunk,… when u can do that u can start preaching about the public about being drunk. What if he died from being too cold? what about his safety? hippacrits