ELDERLY GLENOMA RESIDENT VICTIMIZED BY BURGLAR
• Someone stole a substantial amount of cash, 10 handguns and other valuables including an antique stethoscope when they burglarized the Glenoma home of an 82-year-old man sometime between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy responding yesterday to the residence on the 8300 block of U.S. Highway 12 found an unknown person had entered through an unsecured door, according to the sheriff’s office. Also missing are four wrist watches, four knives, 20 silver dollars and jewelry, Cmdr. Dusty Breen said. The loss is estimated at $14,000. Breen is hoping anyone with information about the break-in will contact authorities.
MASS VANDALISM DOWNTOWN CENTRALIA
• Centralia police yesterday morning took a report of a rock thrown through a window of a building on the 200 block of West Maple Street and before the day ended, learned of windows broken at the 200 block of East Maple Street and at the 300 block of North Tower Avenue. At the 500 block of North Gold Street, they took a report of a broken window on a vehicle as well, according to the Centralia Police Department. On Sunday night, an officer was called when someone threw a rock through a window at the 400 block of North Tower Avenue.
TOOLS TAKEN CENTRALIA
• Somebody got into a shed on the 900 block of G Street in Centralia and stole a radio as well as various hand and power tools, according to a report made to police yesterday evening.
AUTO THEFT
• Chehalis police were called about 2:45 p.m. yesterday when a 1997 Honda Civic was stolen from the 200 block of South Market Boulevard. The vehicle was spotted later on U.S. Highway 12 and a Chehalis police officer subsequently located it parked at the Best Western on Interstate Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
MAIL THEFT
• Chehalis police were called yesterday and asked for extra patrol in the area of Southwest 18th Street, where someone has been stealing out of mailboxes.
RACING
• Police say Emmanuel Torrez-Ramirez, 20 of Centralia, and Jorge I. Garcia-Ambriz, 19 of Winlock, were were caught racing about 3:40 a.m. today in Centralia in the area of Cherry and South Pearl streets. They were cited for reckless driving and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 38-year-old Centralia resident was arrested yesterday afternoon for possession of methamphetamine after contact with an officer at the 2100 block of North National Avenue. Nativadad N. Luna-Morale was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 35-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for possession of heroin following a suspected shoplifting incident at Wal-Mart in Chehalis on Friday night. Police called about 7:45 p.m. located a suspect vehicle in a nearby parking and subsequently booked Dawn M. Morningstar Barnett into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
OUTBUILDING CATCHES FIRE
• A pump-house that doubled as a storage building was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon, as was a pickup truck parked next to it on the 100 block of Brier Road east of Centralia. Firefighters called about 2 p.m. report a large portion of the small outbuilding was already destroyed by flames when they arrived. The cause was under investigation, but the fire was not suspicious, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, disputes, disorderly person, irate customer, harassment, misdemeanor theft, collisions on city streets … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
How stupid do you have to be to be stealing handguns from someones home. Sounds like a good way to get shot. :/