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BARN BURGLED
• A deputy was called about 8:40 a.m. yesterday regarding a theft from a barn at the 2100 block of South Scheuber Road in which two inoperable motorcycles were taken, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Missing since sometime after 4 p.m. on Wednesday are a 2004 Yamaha and a 2006 Honda valued about $3,300, according to the sheriff’s office.
POST OFFICE BOX PILFERING
• Post office box’s were discovered pried open and mail stolen from at least two of them at the Centralia Post Office on the 200 block of Centralia College Boulevard, according to report made to police about 12:30 p.m. yesterday. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
FRAUD
• Chehalis police were called about 1:25 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of North Market Boulevard for a report that a pair of individuals were trying to cash what appeared to be a counterfeit cashier’s check, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
OTHER THEFT
• Chehalis police were called about 6:10 p.m. yesterday to take a report of a theft from Northwest Maryland Avenue.
LIGHTS OUT
• Someone stole light bulbs out of fixtures on a front porch at the 500 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:30 a.m. yesterday.
ASSAULT
• Centralia police were called just after 4 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of West Summa Street where a boy allegedly assaulted a man by pushing him after the man swore at the boy’s mother, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police are investigating.
DRUGS
• A 28-year-old Longview man was arrested for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act following a traffic stop about 11 p.m. yesterday at the 200 block of Telegraph Road. Jonathon R. Brown was found to have an outstanding warrant and then a small smoking device with suspected meth was found during a search of his vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
FAUX FIRE
• Firefighters called late yesterday evening to a report of a railroad box car on fire alongside state Route 6 between Spooner and Boistfort roads discovered a film crew was using a smoke-generating machine to simulate a fire, according to Lewis County Fire District 13 Battalion Chief Gregg Peterson.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• One patient was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after a three-vehicle collision reported about 4 a.m. yesterday in the area of U.S. Highway 12 and Jackson Highway, according to Lewis County Fire District 5.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision, disorderly person, protection order violation … and more among 159 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