THEFT, THEFT, THEFT
• Centralia police were called about 9:15 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue after an individual allegedly fought with employes over stolen items. Joshua A.P. LeBlanc, 33, of Centralia, was arrested and then booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree robbery, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called about 6:40 p.m. yesterday by a woman who said her wallet was stolen earlier in the day in Centralia, and then her bank notified her someone attempted to use one of her credit cards at locations on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. Nearly $320 was charged on the card, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• A license plate was stolen from a vehicle at the 500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 2 p.m. yesterday.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of North Rock Street about 8:40 a.m. yesterday following the discovery of a vehicle prowl there. A key was found broken off in the ignition, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Police were called about 8:30 a.m. yesterday to the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia where someone had damaged a power meter.
WOMAN HIT BY VEHICLE
• An officer was called to a parking lot at the 1200 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis about 12:30 p.m. after a vehicle struck a pedestrian. The woman, in her 50s, was hit in the knee which began to swell and said she would take herself to the hospital to have it looked at, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The driver said they didn’t see her because of the bright light from the wet pavement, according to police.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 133 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