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FRAUD, FRAUD, FRAUD
• Centralia police were contacted yesterday morning about a credit card stolen in Thurston County getting used to purchase gasoline in Centralia, in connection with the 1200 block of Mellen Street. Police are investigating to obtain possible suspect information, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were contacted yesterday morning by an individual who reported they nearly got ripped off in a transaction being conducted related to Craigslist. They caught it before they were scammed, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning by a person who discovered someone used their information to remove money from their bank account.
BURGLARY ASHFORD
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning a shop building, pump house and home in the Ashford area were all burglarized and among the missing items are two chainsaws and a quad. A friend of the out-of-state owner reported it and what all was stolen won’t be known until the owner makes a list, according to the sheriff’s office. It happened on property at the 300 block of Skate Creek Road North, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.
BURGLARY CENTRALIA
• Centralia police were called about 9:10 a.m. yesterday to the 900 block of G Street where the resident reported someone stole several games and gaming systems during the night, according to the Centralia Police Department. The victim was in the process of moving out and not there when it happened, according to police.
AUTO THEFT
• Chehalis police were called about 6:45 p.m. yesterday following the discovery of a vehicle theft from the 300 block of Southeast Valley View Way. Missing is a 2001 Hyundai, with a license plate of ATL 2655, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• A rental truck stolen over the weekend from a business on the 1000 block of South Gold Street in Centralia turned up about 7:40 p.m. yesterday in Chehalis. An officer called to the 100 block of Southeast Sixth Street for a disorderly person wanted on a warrant subsequently contacted David C. Rahnert, 38, from Centralia, and arrested him for first-degree possession of stolen property, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The vehicle was a 2015 Ford van, according to police. Rahnert was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
ASSAULT
• A 44-year-old Longview resident who allegedly kicked an officer after he was placed in the back seat of a patrol car was arrested last night for third-degree assault. Allen Baker was booked into the Lewis County Jail following contact with the officer about 11:20 p.m. at the 200 block of North Buckner Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DRUGS
• Centralia police were called about 11:15 a.m. yesterday to the 800 block of Eshom Road where a high school student was allegedly found in possession of marijuana. The case is being referred to juvenile prosecutors for charging, according to the Centralia Police Department.
ON THE ROAD
• A 46-year-old log truck driver said an elk came onto the road yesterday morning, causing his load to shift and the trailer to tip over. It happened about 7:25 a.m. along the 1100 block of Fall Road outside Randle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office The driver, from Aberdeen, was unhurt and his 2014 Kenworth was not damaged, according to the sheriff’s office. The 2015 trailer sustained minor damage, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, trespassing, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, driving with no license; responses for alarm, hit and run, telephone harassment, parking complaint, suspicious circumstances … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter