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COMMERCIAL BURGLARY RANDLE
• A deputy took a report yesterday of an overnight break-in at a mini storage business on the 9400 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Randle. The manager said hasps were cut and several units were burglarized, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A large amount of tools are missing including welding and metal cutting equipment, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $2,000, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.
DRUGS
• A 31-year-old Onalaska resident was arrested yesterday for possession of methamphetamine and heroin after contact with an officer around 6:15 p.m. at the 400 Hemlock Street in Centralia. Nicholas E Novion was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Officers took a report yesterday that a person or persons unknown entered an individuals unlocked vehicle at the 1500 block of Delaware Ave in Centralia and removed a paintball gun.
FUNNY MONEY
• Centralia police were called at 8:11 p.m. yesterday after a customer tried to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at a drive-through on the 800 block of Harrison Avenue. The fake bill was rejected and the suspects led the area with it, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 53-year-old driver escaped serious injury but totaled her car when she spilled a drink while traveling on U.S. Highway 12 about three miles west of Oakville overnight. Troopers called about 1:20 a.m. report Pamela A. Casey was eastbound and when she tried to recover the beverage, her car went off the roadway to the right and struck a tree. The Aberdeen woman was treated by aid at the scene, according to the Washington State Patrol. She was cited for wheels off the roadway. Her 2000 Ford Focus was towed.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, assault, shoplifting, probation violation; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, parking issue, possibly suicidal person … and more, among 122 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter