THEFT
• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the Armory on the 300 block of Byrd Street of two bags containing personal military clothing and other gear went missing within the previous month. They may have disappeared while in transit between two locations, according to the Centralia Police Department.
NIGHT IN JAIL
• An 18-year-old homeless woman was arrested for trespassing about 11 p.m. yesterday when a police officer saw her in a closed construction area at the 800 block of Johnson Road in Centralia. Its where the new sports arena is going up and the Chehalis resident was just standing there, according to the Centralia Police Department. Amelia S. Jones was also arrested for obstructing for reportedly giving a fake name to the officer, according to police. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
DOG TRACKS MEDICATIONS
• Lewis County Sheriff’s Office police dog Axel sniffed out a container of prescription pills for police in Centralia early yesterday morning after a person reportedly tossed them as he was running away. It happened about 4 a.m. at the 100 block of South Washington Street and led to the arrest of 34-year-old Daniel Hoffman for a drug violation, according to the sheriff’s office. The Centralia resident was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants including one in which a 22-year-old who failed to appear in municipal court was found hiding in a closet in a Mossyrock home, misdemeanor assault, shoplifting; responses for alarm, collision on city street … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter