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Updated at 12:25 p.m.

NECK NICKED WITH CHAINSAW

• A man in his mid-50s was rushed to the Salkum fire station yesterday afternoon with chainsaw injuries to his neck and hand. Fire Chief Duran McDaniel said they were dispatched about 4:40 p.m. but then told the patient was being brought to them. Responders met up with them at the main station on U.S. Highway 12. “A family member drove, his wife held pressure on his neck in the backseat,” he said. McDaniel said he didn’t know the details of what happened, but he suspected a chainsaw may have kicked back. “It caught his hand and nicked his neck,” McDaniel said. “Very lucky.” He was taken by medics to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the chief. McDaniel didn’t know the extent of the hand injuries.

ROAD RAGE

• Chehalis police were called about 3:45 p.m. yesterday after a motorist reportedly followed another driver to his home, got out and punched the victim and then drove off. Officers were told by the 21-year-old man the smaller silverish sport utility-type vehicle had been behind him, driving erratically and passing him in a school zone on Cascade Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The 21-year-old parked at his residence on Southwest William Avenue and the other man got out, made some not-very-nice remarks including, “What are you doing?” and then hit him, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said. The subject was described only as a white male in his late 20s, with one tooth and wearing a long-sleeved shirt with cartoon characters on it, Bailey said. No hair color was mentioned, she said.

TOOLS TAKEN

• A deputy responded last night to the 100 block of Macomber Road outside Chehalis to a report of a burglary in which tools were stolen. Sometime between 6 p.m. on Monday and 1 p.m. yesterday, somebody made off with an electric staple gun, a Craftsman tool bag and two Makita drills with their batteries and chargers, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The owner is still making a list of what is missing, the sheriff’s office reports. A red pickup truck had been seen in the area but it may or may not have been involved, Cmdr. Dusty Breen said.

UNRULY ARRESTEE

• Police arrested a 21-year-old for obstructing and resisting arrest in connection with a warrant arrest about 2:30 p.m. yesterday at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. Tucker W. Bethune, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. At the same time, a 16-year-old was also arrested for an outstanding warrant and officers are recommending new charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and minor in possession of alcohol.

TRAILER HOME BURNS

• Firefighters got there within two minutes when a fire broke out on a trailer park on the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia late yesterday afternoon but a 20-foot travel trailer is a total loss, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The individual who resided there said he was next door when he was told it was on fire, according to the fire department. The cause is under investigation.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, misdemeanor theft, protection order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for disputes,  hit and run, suspicious circumstances, collisions on city streets … and more.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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