Updated at 9:23 p.m.
MOTHER AND BABY FLEE KNIFE-WIELDING HUSBAND AT STOPLIGHT
• A 29-year-old Centralia man was arrested for second-degree assault this morning after he allegedly pulled a knife on his wife while the couple was driving near Harrison Avenue and Interstate 5 in Centralia. He was accusing her of being unfaithful and when the weapon came out, the woman jumped from the slowly moving vehicle, then when he stopped, unbuckled the baby, grabbed the baby and took off running, according to the Centralia Police Department. Stephen Mitts was located in the area of Yew Street and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Sgt. Carl Buster.
POLICE: TEEN TAKEN FOR UNWANTED RIDE BY EX
• A 20-year-old Chehalis man is under investigation for kidnapping after he allegedly refused to let his ex-girlfriend out of his vehicle when they met at the skate park in Centralia to talk and then drove her on a short ride up Interstate 5 to Grand Mound and back to Centralia yesterday. It happened around noon and officers were called about 1:15 p.m. after the 17-year-old Chehalis girl had got out of the car near the 900 block of South Pearl Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. Sgt. Carl Buster said it was connected with jealousy over another male. The young man has been talked to by police and the investigation is ongoing, according to Buster.
POLICE: CONSTRUCTION LIFT DRIVEN THROUGH TOWN, ABANDONED
• Two intoxicated males were detained last night after someone went joyriding through Oakville with a $15,000 construction man-lift. It was shortly after 10 p.m. when a 911 call came in about someone with flashlights seen inside a building being renovated at the 200 block of East Pine Street and then firefighters returning from a call spotted the piece of equipment which had been driven to Main Street and three men with it, according to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office. A taller thin built male had been operating it and a heavy set man was seen pushing the man-lift by witnesses, Chief Criminal Deputy Steve Shumate said. They fled, and it was abandoned in the middle of the street, with a dead battery, according to Shumate. A man-lift is a small scaffolding on wheels with an electric motor, and this one was worth enough, an individual identified as the thin man was arrested for first-degree theft. The 20-year-old Oakville resident was booked into the Grays Harbor County Jail. The heavy set male – a 23-year-old Oakville resident – was interviewed and released pending further investigation. Investigators are also looking into the identity of the third suspect.
LOG TRUCK VERSUS CAR
• A log truck changing lanes on southbound Interstate 5 near Vader this morning collided with a 1993 Lexus carrying three individuals, sending two of them to the hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. A third occupant of the car from Mount Vernon, a male, fled the scene so it’s unknown if he was injured, according to the state patrol. The car was totaled. Troopers called about 8:40 a.m. to the area near milepost 60 found the Lexus had then run into the guardrail. The 1991 GMC log truck was not loaded, and was damaged, but able to be driven away, the investigating trooper reports. Donald Wiebold, 23, from Battle Ground, was unhurt and was to be cited for an unsafe lane change, according to the patrol. Veronica Maestas, 39, and Priscilla Maestas, 23, were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital.
CHIP TRUCK VERSUS DITCH
• A semi truck was totaled when it caught a guard rail on state Route 6 last night and then ran down a deep ditch on the roadside. Troopers called about 10:30 p.m. to the area near milepost 40, about 10 miles west of Chehalis, found the driver of the unloaded chip truck was not hurt, according to the Washington State Patrol. Clinton J. Franks, 27, from LaCenter, was to be cited for wheels of the roadway, according to the state patrol.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrest for disorderly conduct, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, dispute, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, parking lot hit and run, collision on city street, dogs left alone inside vehicles; complaint of early morning jack hammer noise … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter