MORE ABOUT THE LOST AND FOUND HONDA CARS
• A patrol officer spotting a suspicious vehicle near Wal-Mart about 6 o’clock yesterday morning led to a traffic stop, the arrest of three Longview residents and the recovery of two Hondas stolen overnight from Centralia. Chehalis police arrested Jeremiah J. O’Brien, 24, for second-degree possession of stolen property and Michael A. Jewett, 25, for first-degree driving without a license and an unspecified warrant, detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said this morning. There were five people in two cars and a 22-year-old Longview female among them was arrested on an outstanding warrant as well, he said. Officers found a stolen blue Honda del Sol and white Honda Civic, he said. McNamara said one was dumped in the Wal-Mart parking lot and officers found in the K-Mart parking lot a Honda sitting up on blocks and missing its tires and wheels.
BURGLARY AND THEFT
• Centralia police were called about 8:20 p.m. last night about items stolen from an apartment on the 100 block of Virginia Drive in Centralia. Among the missing property were a Playstation and games, according to a summary of the incident report.
• Somebody used a woman’s stolen debit card at a “number of locations in the area”, according to a report made to Centralia police from the 100 block of South Tower Avenue about 2 p.m. yesterday. The victim told police her wallet was either lost or stolen over the weekend, according to Centralia police.
• Police were called to the 600 block of North Gold Street in Centralia about 10:50 a.m. yesterday where somebody had cut the lock to a storage unit. A summary of the police report from this morning said it’s not known at this time what was taken.
• Police were called just before 9 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of West Hanson Street in Centralia where a stereo had been stolen from a vehicle. Police were told the vehicle was locked but there was no sign of forced entry, according to police.
OVERNIGHT ASSAULT
• Centralia police responded about 12:30 a.m. today to a report of a misdemeanor assault at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Police noted the victim knew the two assailants but could not provide an officer with their names or a reason behind the incident.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter