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WINDOW FIRED UPON IN CENTRALIA
• A resident at the 1000 block of South Gold Street reported just before 5 p.m. yesterday her window was damaged by a BB which may have been fired from a passing vehicle. Centralia police indicated this morning they have no suspect information.
AUTO THEFT
• Centralia police were contacted about 7:21 a.m. today regarding a vehicle stolen from the 900 block of North Tower Avenue. No further information was immediately available.
• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning about a 1985 Toyota pickup truck which had been stolen from where it was parked on the 100 block of Northwest State Avenue. The vehicle is multi-colored and has a license plate reading B26104S, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Police were called just before noon yesterday about a vehicle stolen from the parking lot at Wal-Mart in Chehalis, however, it wasn’t.
MASS TOOLS MISSING
• A 53-year-old man yesterday reported a burglary to his shop at the 100 block of Morris Road in Randle, in which numerous high end tools including commercial laser levels were stolen. A list is being compiled, but the victim said multiple complete tool boxes were taken, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the missing items are automotive tools and millwright tools, according to the sheriff’s office. The break-in occurred sometime since Oct. 3, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.
CAR PROWL
• Police were called to the 1300 block of Lum Road in Centralia about 9:20 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle which had been broken into during the day there. A backpack containing school materials was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called just after 1 p.m. yesterday following the discovery a car’s Les Schwab battery had been removed during the night at the 500 block of South Market Boulevard.
• A 52-year-old man who left his vehicle at work overnight because it wouldn’t start returned yesterday to discover someone got inside and destroyed its ignition, apparently trying to steal the vehicle. Two tires and 10 lug nuts were missing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It happened at the 12000 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Packwood and the tires were subsequently located nearby, according to the sheriff’s office.
IDENTITY THEFT
• An individual called police yesterday morning from a motel on the 200 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue in Chehalis about stolen personal information. The case is being investigated, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 21-year-old Centralia resident arrested about 8:45 a.m. yesterday on an outstanding warrant was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Garrett A. Hylton was contacted by an officer at Tower Avenue and Jefferson Street and then booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Centralia police were called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to the 900 block of South Scheuber Avenue because a 26-year-old woman allegedly damaged breaking items in a hospital room valued at more than $1,000. The case involving the Centralia woman is being forwarded to prosecutors for a potential charge of second-degree malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police responded to a morning report yesterday of tagging in numerous places of a building on the 500 block of North Iron Street. The investigation has been forwarded to detectives to see if it can be linked to a certain individual, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, complaint that a residence has garbage piling up outside … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter