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DRUGS
• A 30-year-old motorist found parked in the middle of the state Route 505 overpass above Interstate 5 at midnight was arrested for a state Department of Corrections warrant and then while being processed at the jail, a tar-like substance wrapped in plastic was located concealed on her person. Cassandra L. Luthi was arrested for possession of heroin and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• A 36-year-old Chehalis man detained yesterday afternoon for alleged theft from a business at the 1100 block of Johnson Road in Centralia was subsequently arrested for possession of a controlled substance. An officer found several controlled substances on his person, according to the Centralia Police Department. Jesse J. Hull was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
BREAK-IN CENTRALIA
• Centralia police were called about 9:40 p.m. yesterday for a burglary at the 700 block of South Pearl Street. The victim reported that sometime between the previous afternoon and Sunday morning someone entered his residence and stole three gaming consoles, a laptop, and 32 games, according to the Centralia Police Department.
YARD THEFT CENTRALIA
• Police were called to the 2400 block of Howard Avenue in Centralia about 1:30 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a garden shredder from outside a residence.
AUTO THEFT
• Chehalis police were called just before 9 p.m. on Friday about a Honda Accord stolen from the 2100 block of North National Avenue. The car was subsequently found and its owner was able to retrieve it, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Police were called about 6:15 p.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl at the 1000 block of Southwest 20th Street. Sometime since noon, someone entered the unlocked vehicle and stole several items, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 1000 block of Southwest 20th Street. Sometime during the night, someone got inside the unlocked vehicle and stole a purse, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called to the 600 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue on Friday where sometime during the night someone broke the windshield of a truck, got inside and tore apart the dashboard. A stereo was taken, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
ASSAULT
• An officer was called about 6:20 p.m. yesterday to take a report of one juvenile reportedly assaulting another juvenile at Green Hill School in Chehalis. The victim’s injury required stitches and the case is being followed up on, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called jut after 3 p.m. on Saturday to the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street to take a report of an assault. Further details were not readily available.
• An individual went to the Chehalis Police Department on Friday to make a report of indecent liberties committed by an unknown person. The case is referred to detectives for follow up, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• An individual called police to the 600 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue just before 2:30 p.m. on Friday saying his neighbor threw an apple at him during an argument. The alleged thrower showed up to the police department and statements are being taken, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision … and more among 158 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
Lol. GPS trackers can be purchased for as little as 100 dollars.No one has to be there watching the car. The Gps device gives real time tracking via laptop. The car is just tracked to its location and a warrant is served and a bust is made. Where can the city get the money? That’s easy too, just scrap the Fluoride program that is not needed in the first place and invest the money into the bait car program. I’m to the point of setting my own bait car out in the city and proving it works for a budget of only $ 500. Technology is a powerful tool and cost effective. No one needs to lock the doors or kill the engine. Hidden video cameras on a live stream will capture the suspects images and location. The City always gets screwed over when they purchase a pre made bait car.All of the installation of the technology takes only a few hours to set up. Knocking down my idea is what I expected in this One Horse Good Old Boy Town. Let’s get Centralia off of the Worst City in Washington for Crime list and protect people’s property. If we never try to fight crime then how are we ever going to know if a hundred dollar GPS tracker can work. Lots of people throughout history have said ideas will never work. Funny how I’m attacked for suggesting a crime prevention tactic. You must like living in a crime infested neighborhood I take it.
Spew on Peabody………….time for a little education much?
Hey Slim, you should encourage people to contact the Attorney General’s office and share your concerns with them.
A bait car seems reasonable but having a gun pointed at you for picking up garbage does not. Please elaborate on the gun pointing. Every officer I have spoken with in the past has treated me well, even when they were arresting me.
Peabody,
You are very wrapped around the bait car thing. I truly don’t think you have a grasp how how much money the tax payers would be paying for this idea. Here’s some of the rough numbers behind the bait car when used by an agency in Washington:
Bait car- $10,000. This is a car that meets the standards in which are set for safety reasons with all involved. The car will have break free glass, a remote shut off switch, a GPS head to track the movement and maybe cameras at this cost to obtain evidence.
Now that this very low budget version is complete, let’s talk strategy. You will need a minimum of 4 Police officers to babysit it and get it stopped if it moves. If you dont believe 4 are needed, call New Jersey and Victoria BC units who do this game. This is mandatory as these things don’t stop, shut off, detain and preserve criminals until a patrol car swings by. I would conservatively say that we’re up to about $150.00 per hour at this point. After 10 hours, we’re paying $1500 for the bait car. Per statistics, bait cars don’t get stolen immediately. So after a couple of days and around $4000 spent, the car thieves decide to steal one of the many other Hondas in Lewis County. Bummer. Now the City Manager and Chiefs have to explain this spendy idea you have to the tax payers.
I like your willingness to help the local cops Peabody but jumping on your Baitcar soapbox everytime a car is stolen gets old. How about reward money for those who turn in the thieves? I know insurance companies pay a ton of it if it leads to arrests and recoveries of their cars.
Hey Peabody! For real ur giving urself a stoke!! let the people whose cars are being stolen deal with it!! U and I know where to live and how to keep our things from being stolen! U need to quit getting so worked up about it!! Just don’t drive a car that u want stolen!! Seriously Peabody!! Please just u take a break from worring about it! Please at least for 1 week!! You can use all this bad energy to do something useful around the house! I go mow the lawn when I’m really pissed!! Please take a break!!!
The fact that Law Enforcement has done nothing to stop these thefts only shows the true colors of our community leaders. If you have been a victim of a Honda theft and you feel that law enforcement does not care about you or you’re property you maybe right. The only way to make a clear change is to embarrass the Tax Feeding City Employees. The tactics are very simple. Get a large sign and stand on street corners during rush hour with you’re message that says Centralia needs a bait car to deture auto thefts in our community. I would step up to the plate but I would rather not put my life in danger again. In fact I had s gun pointed at me by a certain Centralia Police Officer for spending two weeks of my time picking up cigarette butts and garbage along Tower Avenue. When a Peace Officer aims a gun at you for doing good deeds in you’re community, it only reinforces the fact that many city officials are just here to defacate in our backyards and drive through town just to pick up a paycheck. So if you have had enough of our city officials not doing the jobs they have been paid to do, I suggest you take to the streets with a large cardboard sign and notify members of the community that Centralia needs a Bait Car to combat the growing surge of auto thefts. How many more cars need to be stolen before something is done about our community’s problem. Please call the Centralia city manager if you have been a victim of a car theft and ask what are the police doing to stop these rampet car thefts if anything at all. The city managers name is Rob Hill and his phone# is 360-330-7674 it’s time to hold these people accountable.
Expect a Honda to be stolen each and everyday from the hard working citizen’s of Chehalis and Centralia. You may think I’m crazy because I continuly suggest that a Honda bait car to be deployed in the streets of our town. But I assure you I’m not crazy. It’s only common sense that bait car tactics need to be used to deture car thefts in our small community.