BREAK-IN CHEHALIS
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning a Chehalis area home was broken into and two firearms along with other valuables stolen sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Friday. The residents on the 400 block of Coal Creek Road told a deputy they returned home to find their back door kicked in, according to the sheriff’s office. Among the missing items were a Ruger 9 mm and a 45 caliber handgun with ammunition as well as a computer, games and black lock box containing vehicle title, savings bond, bank documents and wedding pictures, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Some of the contents of the box were discovered on Sunday in a trash can at Fort Borst Park in Centralia, according to Brown. The loss is more than $2,000, she said.
GRINCH IN WINLOCK
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning that someone stole a tote packed with Christmas decor from an unlocked shed on the 100 block of Coma Road outside of Winlock sometime between Thursday and Friday. The loss is estimated at $50, according to the sheriff’s office.
FRAUD
• Morton police took a report from a resident on the 800 block of Overlook Drive regarding purchases of $358 made on her stolen debit card last week. The victim said it occurred sometime since Nov. 26, according to the Morton Police Department. The case remains under investigation, according to police.
BURNING VEHICLE RUNS INTO HOUSE
• Firefighters were called to a car fire early this morning in which the burning vehicle rolled up against the home. Responders to the approximately 6:40 a.m. incident at the 3800 block of Jackson Highway found a male using a garden hose and finished extinguishing the fire, according to Lewis County District 5. Nobody was injured and the damage to the residence was minimal, according to Chief Gregg Peterson.
INTO THE DRINK
• A driver who didn’t realize a water-filled ditch was not a solid shoulder at Little Hanaford and Halliday roads was uninjured when his sport utility vehicle ended up partially submerged yesterday evening, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, dispute, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more.
CORRECTION: This has updated to reflect the correct location of the burglary on Coal Creek Road.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter