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AUTO THEFT NIPPED IN THE BUD
• A 32-year-old man who allegedly got into a parked but running vehicle at the 1100 block of West Main Street and then stalled in the roadway was removed by the owner and bystanders and held until police arrived. It happened about 8 p.m. on Friday in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Michael E. Caton, described as transient allegedly had items in his possession belonging to victims of both reported and unreported thefts, according to police. He was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for vehicle theft and second-degree burglary, police said. A residential burglary victim at the 300 block of Harrison Avenue was contacted and notified, according to police.
STOLEN UTILITY TRAILER RECOVERED
• Deputies ended up arresting two people when they were at the 600 block of Centralia-Alpha Road on Friday for a separate investigation and discovered a stolen cargo trailer. Booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of stolen property were Matthew L. Meents, 40, Centralia and Robert L. Dunivin, 56, Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
BREAK-IN UNDER INVESTIGATION
• Chehalis police were called just before 2 o’clock this morning to the 10 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue where an individual reported he left and came back and discovered property missing from his home, such as a Playstation, games, a backpack and an amplifier, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
OUTDOOR LIGHTS STOLEN
• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of West Second Street just before 5 p.m. yesterday where someone had stolen a multi-colored light projector from the yard. The lawn ornament was in a clay pot with hens and chicks, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police took a report on Friday of a vehicle prowl that occurred on Wednesday at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue. A wallet was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• An officer took a report on Friday of a theft of hardware from the back of a truck parked on the 100 block of North Tower Avenue that occurred on Tuesday, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, third-degree theft, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, shoplifting, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances; complaint of people looking into dumpsters, people with campfire under bridge, dog chained on porch in cold … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter