By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for help in solving a burglary in which an 83-year-old Glenoma man lost thousands of dollars worth of cash, firearms and presumably irreplaceable belongings including a silver Russian KGB wrist watch.
It was almost two weeks ago, on Sunday April 5, when somebody got into his home through an unsecured door at the 8300 block of U.S. Highway 12 and stole 10 handguns and other valuables, according to the sheriff’s office.
Among the property missing are more than 150 pictures circa 1900s in a mahogany box, as well as an antique stereoscope, according to Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey.
Also taken was $6,500 in cash and two half-karat diamond rings.
The total loss is estimated at more than $14,000.
Lewis County Crime Stoppers is hoping for tips.
If anyone knows anything about the location of the stolen property or who is responsible for taking it, they are asked to please call right away.
Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information leading to the clearance of crimes. Anonymous calls can be made to 1-800-748-6422 or information may be shared online at www.lewiscountycrimestoppers.org
The missing items include:
• Ruger 44 magnum revolver
• Smith and Wesson 22 caliber revolver
• Two High Standard 22 caliber pistols
• Two Iver Johnson 32 caliber revolvers
• Two Argentine 45 caliber pistols
• Savage 32 caliber pistol
• Stevens 22 caliber revolver
• Boker Gaucho hunting knife
• German Linder hunting knife
• Leupold hunting knife
• A German hunting knife
• Croton wrist watch
• Phase-of-the-moon wrist watch
• Wrist watch
• Another $1,500 worth of jewelry
• Two Exakta 35 mm cameras, with a 2.0 lens and a 2.8 lens
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
@XDs–lol.. and @Welfare Queen–lol
So, lets hear about some of these big bottoms scandals. Do the big bottoms shine in blingy jeans, throw essence of perfumes by the gallon, wear stripes of silver eye shadow over three shades of orange skin surrounded by four circles of black eye liner all the while wearing a cape of pink camo or a cloak of a Safety Shirtz hoodie for the chunky box bleach streaked or perfectly played out double dyed black hair to adorn?
I heard the men in the Big Bottom valley are called boys and the women’s are called men. Is this true?
@Bill S— You’re a guy,so your going to think differently,, but I noticed you only defended the women randelites,but not the men randelites comment from me,,which shows me you either agree or u just don’t interact with enough men to have opinion, lol,,,,tell me,how old are these nice randelite women? Because if they are between ages 34-55, and don’t do any of the actions I said, then I want to meet them ,because the only women I know who don’t do that are like myself,,transplants from another state,, I grew up where if a chick went after another woman’s man,then that chick deserved an ass beating from the mans woman,,its called respect,,oh yeah, I also don’t date my friends exes,,
Bill,
You hit it on the head. We left there in the 80’s and haven’t looked back. Why do people want to stay where there aren’t any jobs?
If they are that productive of a person they will go where they can produce. Sad to see many of my former classmates playing arm darts instead of punching a time card.
Hey, don’t talk about the Randlelites like that. I know a few Randelite women and they are pretty nice. Us Packwoodians are pretty good on the whole. We do a bit of trash talking down at the Blue Spruce tavern however:)
I have lived in Lewis county/Washington for a little over 6 years and I have seen/met lots people from both Centralia,randle,Morton,and Packwood area and they aren’t as y’all say” sketchier,” then Centralia residents,,BUT there are the most vilest,scandalous, back stabbing,trash talking women here in Randle,then anywhere else in the world!! And the men here aren’t sketchy,they too busy trying or doing most women and their sisters/mothers/ cousins to even know what sketchy ,is,.. I agree with Sunshine Girl,that this was just a burglary,that’s it,, I’m glad it wasn’t a murder, stabbing,or drive by ,which seems to be a daily occurrence in chehalis,,
I will take east Lewis co. over any city any time. I would also take these folks over any folks in any city any time . It was a burglary , hello do you read the paper ? You have more on one street in Centralia then we have in 4 towns.
The KGB watch does that stand for killer green bud?
I don’t think “sketchier” people are limited to Eastern Lewis County. Seems to be certain avenues in Centralia which have a tremendous amount of crime and all of the rural communities have a certain amount.
There are a lot of root causes for the problems here. The biggest one is poverty. In the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s there were mills, the timber industry, and a strong economy which we no longer have. Jobs solve a lot of problems. Jobs promote families and schools.
Drugs are the second largest problem. Drugs came in in the 70’s and then cocaine and meth and whatever. The hard drugs take everything from a person. They aren’t capable of holding a job or being a productive member of society and there is the crime around drugs.
And what percentage of children were born out of wedlock in the 60’s and what percentage are born out of wedlock now. Where once it was shame now it’s the normal. Fatherless children are much more likely to lead non productive lives than kids coming from traditional family units.
But we do have out sketchy people in the Eastern county. Most live in poverty and only destroy themselves. A few steal and do violent crime.
Soon as you hit salkum it starts getting sketchy and just gets worse from there.
I grew up in Morton in the 70’s & 80’s and it was a great place. Now it is drugville & a great place to be from.
Not so, Showerthought…. read some of the bigger stories these last few years, and check them out on a map.
Ever notice the further east you go in Lewis County, the sketchier and shadier people get? I wonder why that is.
I still do not understand why people doors unsecured. I know this is a rural county and we would like to trust people but we can’t. Lock your doors and take precautions against scumbags who will try to steal from you.