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REPEAT AUTO THEFT
• Chehalis police were called just before 9 p.m. yesterday by a 40-year-old woman who said her 1995 Dodge Ram pickup truck had been stolen. A department spokesperson said that according to the officer’s written report, the woman said it happened between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and she had been out looking for it and found it, but couldn’t get it started. The report says she went to get help and when she returned, it had been stolen again, spokesperson Linda Bailey said. It’s not clear where it was taken from in either instance, but it’s description has been entered into a law enforcement database for stolen vehicles, according to Bailey. The license plate reads C75070D, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
WARRANT, GUN AND DRUGS
• A 29-year-old Centralia man picked up on a warrant yesterday was also found in possession of a suspected stolen rifle and drugs, according to the Centralia Police Department. Francisco T. Lamas was contacted about 11:25 a.m. at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia and then booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
WARRANT AND DRUGS
• A 47-year-old man walking along the 1700 block of state Route 508 in Onalaska at about 4:20 p.m. yesterday turned out to have a warrant and when he was searched, a small baggie with suspected methamphetamine turned up, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Steve W. Tower, described as transient, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
DRUGS
• A 26-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with an officer about 9:30 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of North Tower Avenue. Tristan House booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
ON THE ROAD
• A 24-year-old Centralia man sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries yesterday morning when the vehicle in which he was a passenger collided with a tree on South Street near Woodland Avenue in Centralia. Firefighters responding at 9:20 a.m. learned the driver of the sport utility vehicle had left the scene, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The patient was extricated and transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the fire department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, shoplifting, collision on city street, suspicious circumstances … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter