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SKOOK RIVER RUNNER GIVES UP
• A 19-year-old Centralia man was jailed last night after he ran from a traffic stop and swam across the Skookumchuck River in Centralia. Police say Ricky L. Blay Jr. gave up after getting too cold and nearly drowning. It began around 10:30 p.m. along the 700 block of Harrison Avenue and ended 15 or 20 minutes later on Denny Way, according to the Centralia Police Department. Sgt. Kurt Reichert said Blay was wanted for warrants, including for driving with a suspended license and fighting in public. He was arrested for obstructing, according to police.
UNLAWFUL SHOPPING
• Centralia police responding about 6:50 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of West High Street in connection with a shoplifting report ended up arresting three individuals from Burien for organized retail theft. At first the van took off with its headlights shut off but when it was located in another parking lot, officers found about a half dozen bags of stolen merchandise from multiple retailers, including Nike at the Centralia Outlets, according to the Centralia Police Department. They are suspected of targeting clothing stores along the Interstate 5 corridor, according to police. Arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail was Flavio C. Resendiz, 18, also for harassment (threat to kill officers), assault, resisting arrest and obstruction and minor in possession; and Christina A. Resendiz, 21, also for third-degree assault as she reportedly kicked an officer in the chest, malicious mischief as she reportedly kicked out the window of a police car, obstructing and resisting arrest. Booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center was the un-named juvenile male driver also for attempting to elude. The case involving a fourth participant, an un-named juvenile female was referred to prosecutors for the charge of organized retail theft, according to police.
BREAK-IN
• Centralia police took a report of a burglary yesterday morning from the 400 block of West Plum Street. Jewelry was taken sometime during the night, according to the Centralia Police Department.
COLLISIONS
• A 60-year-old Spokane man was arrested yesterday afternoon for hit and run as well as driving under the influence. Booked into the Lewis County Jail after the approximately 2 p.m. incident associated with the 100 block of North Tower Avenue was Ronald T. Chadwick, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A motorist from Bucoda was uninjured when he suffered some unspecified medical issue and collided with a light pole and a tree along the 300 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia. Police and aid responding about 2:40 p.m. to the crash found the front end of his car seriously damaged and the light pole laying on the street. He was not ticketed, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DEADLINE, SHOP WITH COP
• Tomorrow is the deadline to submit nominations of children who might benefit from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office annual Shop with a Cop event. On Dec. 18, deputies will take some 30 youngsters to Wal-Mart to shop for Christmas gifts for their family and then enjoy a pizza and present wrapping party afterward. The program seeks children ages 8 to 18 who live in Lewis County, with a financial need as well as a need for a positive interaction with law enforcement. Applications are available from the United Way website www.lewiscountyuw.com, at their office at 450 N.W. Pacific Avenue in Chehalis or by calling 748-8100. They are also available at the front counter of the sheriff’s office.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for dispute, misdemeanor theft, collisions on city streets … and more. Happy Thanksgiving.
The scene outside Centralia City Hall on North Pearl Street. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Sure glad it was not the new fence that was put up for the police department a few months ago.