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OUT-OF-CONTROL CAMPFIRE BURNS TRANSIENT

• A homeless man was treated for burned hands after his campfire destroyed his tent and all his belongings, and spread to nearby brush and trees next to the freeway at LaBree and Bishop roads south of Chehalis last night. Three fire departments responded to the approximately 11:35 p.m. call from the 52-year-old man described as transient. He said there were flames rising 25 feet high, Lewis County Fire District 6 Chief Tim Kinder said. More than 1,000 gallons of water were used to extinguish the fire near the northbound onramp to Interstate 5, according to District 6. “He got lucky,” Firefighter Mike Goodwillie said. “He had melted plastic all over his collar, but not on his neck.” Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detective Sgt. Dusty Breen said Larry G. Bailey, from the Chehalis area, was cited for reckless burning and that the fire potentially threatened a nearby shop building. Bailey was transported by aid for medical attention, for burns that were minor, according to Breen.

MOTOR MISSING

• Someone stole a battery charger and an outboard motor from a boat on the 2400 block of Howard Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 8 a.m. yesterday.

SHEDS BURGLED

• Centralia police were called about 8:20 p.m. yesterday about a burglary to a shed at the 800 block of South Tower Avenue.

• Centralia police were called about 9 a.m. yesterday to the 1700 block of Cooks Hill Road regarding a shed that was broken into. Two CD players were missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

STOLEN MAIL

• Chehalis police were called just before noon yesterday about mail getting stolen from two mailboxes on the 500 block of Southwest 18th Street. The victim told police it was a reoccurring problem, but no fraudulent activity had been discovered on any of her accounts, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

COOKING FIRE

• Chehalis firefighters were called yesterday afternoon to an apartment building on Southeast Washington Avenue near Third Street where the third floor was filling up with smoke. A resident had fallen asleep while cooking rice, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. She woke up, turned off the stove and put the pan in the sink, Fire Capt. Casey Beck said. The crew helped her air out her apartment and get her smoke alarm working, Beck said.

CRIME STOPPERS

• Lewis County Crime Stoppers is looking for information about a truck stolen on September 1 from a driveway at the 1900 block of Taylor Street in Centralia that contained a handgun. It happened sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 7 a.m., according to Crime Stoppers. Missing is a 2003 Toyota Tundra and a Sterling 380 pistol. The license plates is B62022W.  The loss is reported as more than $6,400.  Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information leading to the clearance of crimes. Anonymous calls can be made to 1-800-748-6422 or information may be shared online at www.lewiscountycrimestoppers.org

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, dispute, hit and run, misdemeanor theft, collision on city street, request by a stranded person for help finding shelter … and more.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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