By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The Olympian is publishing an item from The Associated Press saying now-former Montesano Police Chief Ray Sowers has been charged with theft following an investigation into credit card purchases made when he was chief.
Sowers was one of the four finalists for the chief position with the Chehalis Police Department in November of 2006.
Read the news item in The Olympian here.