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TRESPASSING
• Deputies were called about 7:10 p.m. yesterday when a 35-year-old man discovered cars and people who didn’t belong on his property at the 1100 block of Riverside Road West outside Chehalis. At least two individuals detained as they were leaving said they had permission to be there from another male, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said there was damage to the residence and outbuildings and unspecified items are believed to have been stolen. The case is being investigated as a first-degree theft, according to Brown.
• Centralia police arrested a 46-year-old man about 1:25 p.m. yesterday for refusing to leave a motel room at the 1000 block of Eckerson Road. Anthony N. Espinoza, of Portland, Oregon, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree criminal trespassing, according to the Centralia Police Department.
PROBABLE PORCH PARCEL PILFERING
• After an empty package was thrown in the street by a “suspicious” male yesterday, an officer tracked down the address on the package and concluded its content had most likely been stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigation continues in the case associated with the 1000 block of Alder Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.
MORE ON CAMPGROUND THEFTS
• Lewis County Crime Stoppers is hoping for tips on thefts of more than $2,700 worth of fishing equipment from two different victims at Taidnapam Park near Riffe Lake between Saturday night and Sunday morning. The specific items taken from a boat and a pickup are as follows: Two Lamiglas fishing rods; two Daiwa fishing rods; four Shimano Curado 200i reels; fishing lures and lines; seven-foot Carrot fishing pole and reel; seven-foot, fishing pole and reel; six and a half-foot fishing pole and reel; and six and a half-foot All Star pole and reel. Anonymous calls can be made to 1-800-748-6422 or information may be shared online at www.lewiscountycrimestoppers.org
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, protection order violation, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, disorderly person, suicide threat, runaway juvenile, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 145 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 5:30 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter