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CASHIER VACANCY AT WAL-MART

• Wal-Mart noticed some of its cash registers were short money and called Chehalis police yesterday who arrested a now-former employee. Police were told there were suspicious transactions such as loading up debit and credit cards, as well as cash missing. according to the Chehalis Police Department. Arrested for second-degree theft was John S. Williams, 37, of Chehalis, according to police. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail. Detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said it appears the loss adds up to $1,492. Williams was taken before a judge this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court where temporary defense attorney Joely O’Rourke noted he is currently unemployed, so he qualified for a court-appointed attorney. Williams has no criminal history and was allowed release on a $5,000 signature bond.

POLICE: STOLEN GOODS FOUND IN STOLEN CAR, A HONDA

• A 25-year-old Centralia man who hopped out of the stolen car he was driving, ran into a house and hid behind a dryer was ordered held on $100,000 bail yesterday. Victor L. Hicke had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear for a court hearing on a pending burglary charge as well as a warrant for a pending theft of a motor vehicle matter, according to Lewis County prosecutors. It was about 9 a.m. on Tuesday when Chehalis Police Officer Warren Ayres was doing a random check of license plates and realized the 1996 Honda Prelude in front of him at a stop sign was stolen out of Vancouver, Wash., according to court documents. Ayers at first was told Hicke ran in the front door and out the back door of the house on the 700 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue, but subsequently located him, according to charging documents. Hicke was allegedly in possession of what was described as a large amount of suspected methamphetamine, and the car contained numerous items such as car stereos, phones and bank cards, suspected to be stolen, according to police. Two cards belong to victims of vehicle prowls and officers are looking into other prowls and burglaries to locate the owners, according to charging documents. Hicke was arrested for three offenses on Tuesday and on on Wednesday he was charged with the same offenses: possession of s stolen vehicle, second-degree possession of stolen property and possession of methamphetamine.

TRIO BOOKED FOR OUTLET MALL THEFT

• Police called about 3:10 p.m. yesterday to a report of a theft of apparel including several jackets from the Helly Hanson at the Centralia Outlets ended up arresting three people for felony organized retail theft. A suspect vehicle was stopped on Interstate 5 near Toledo, with several stolen items inside, according to the Centralia Police Department. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Andrew S. Keith, 28, and  Shauna M. Sprague, 34, both of Rainier Ore.; and Bryan Schneider, 29, of Kelso, according to police.

COLLISIONS

• The Washington State Patrol blames inattention on a rollover accident on Interstate 5 yesterday evening adjacent to the new Mellen Street northbound offramp. Weston Masteller, 20, from Centralia, swerved to the right to avoid traffic and left the roadway, according to the state patrol. Firefighters responding about 6 p.m. say witnesses saw the Toyota 4Runner roll two to three times before coming to rest on its side. Masteller suffered cuts and abrasion, that appeared to be minor but was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to responders. Troopers were to issue a citation for wheels off the roadway.

• No one was injured when a semi truck struck the rear of a Volvo station wagon, which ran into the back of a Honda Civic, which was shoved into a Toyota Corolla yesterday afternoon on Interstate 5 in Centralia. Troopers called about 4:40 p.m. report damage to all four vehicles. It happened in the northbound lanes south of the Harrison Avenue interchange, according to the Washington State Patrol. The three cars were stopped for traffic so the 71-year-old truck driver from British Columbia was to be issued a citation for violation of the basic speed rule, according to the state patrol. The state patrol described the truck as a 2014 Peterbilt tractor and the fire department described it as a cargo van.

• None of the three teenage occupants of a Toyota Corolla were injured when the driver lost control at a corner, crossed the roadway and hit the opposite ditch and a utility pole backwards last night. A deputy responding about 8 p.m. to the 2700 block of Highway 603 outside Winlock reports the car had major rear end damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 17-year-old driver from Chehalis was cited for speeds too fast for conditions, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 20-year-old Toledo woman said the road was slick after she lost control of her truck, hit a mailbox and a tree and came to rest in a ditch yesterday afternoon outside Toledo. Deputies responding to the 600 block of Smokey Valley Road about 3:30 p.m. noted she was not hurt, but her 2001 Ford F250 was totaled, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Citation: speeds too fast for conditions.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, motorcycle accident … and more.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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