TIRES SLASHED ON AT LEAST HALF DOZEN CARS IN CHEHALIS
• Chehalis police said this morning six or seven vehicles were hit over the weekend with tire slashings. It happened on 16th and 20th Streets in Chehalis, according to Sgt. Rick McNamara. Somebody, “for whatever reasons”, just went along and left like a half inch cut in several tires, he said.
ALCOHOL AND DRIVING
• A traffic stop overnight in Chehalis landed an 20-year-old in jail when a deputy found alcohol in the vehicle. Matthew R. Istre, of Winlock, was pulled over about 2 o’clock this morning on the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard because he was driving with a suspended driver’s license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Criminal Deputy Gene Seiber said Istre was booked into jail for driving with a suspended license and minor in possession of alcohol.
• Centralia police arrested Cody J. Boyd, 18, of Chehalis, for driving under the influence at about 2 a.m. today. Boyd was released after the traffic stop on Lakeshore Drive and Marsh Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DRUGS
• Chehalis police said this morning Daniel J. Miller Sr., 49, was arrested over the weekend for possession of methamphetamine. The Chehalis and sometimes Centralia resident was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Chehalis police Sgt. Rick McNamara. The approximately 2 a.m. Saturday contact with an officer occurred on the 900 block of Northwest State Avenue in Chehalis, according to McNamara. Also arrested at the same time for possession of a small quantity of methamphetamine was Haley M. Clappe, 29, of Longview and Centralia, McNamara said. She was arrested and then released, according to police.
• Chehalis police said this morning an officer checking on a suspicious vehicle over the weekend detected a strong smell of burnt marijuana. The approximately 11:15 a.m. contact on Saturday on Evergreen Drive led to the arrest of Edu A. Leal, 18, of Chehalis for misdemeanor possession of marijuana, police Sgt. Rick McNamara said. The amount was less than two grams, he said.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter