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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A deputy responding just after 2 a.m. today to a rollover collision at the 300 block of Coal Creek Road found a vehicle off the road, on its side and a man in the driver’s seat who appeared to be snoring, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Colt J. Kephart, 29, of Centralia, was taken to the hospital for medical care for unspecified injuries and then arrested for driving under the influence, according to the sheriff’s office. The 2014 Kia Rio was totaled. Kephart was subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• A 65-year-old motorcyclist was injured this afternoon when an oncoming passenger vehicle made a left turn and struck him on U.S. Highway 12 just west of Randle. Troopers called about 3:50 p.m. to the scene near milepost 113 report Charles F. McGhee, of Spokane, had been traveling westbound on a 1992 Harley Davidson FLSTC. He was transported to Morton General Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. Griffin S. Running, 23, of Maple Valley, had been headed eastbound, according to the state patrol. Both the motorcycle and the 2014 Ford Escape were damaged. Running was cited for failure to yield the right of way, according to the patrol.

• A 48-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for driving under the influence after a two-vehicle collision about 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Northeast Kresky Avenue at Median Street. The Chehalis Police Department reports a van with occupants that included five children was northbound and then turning left at Median when the passenger car passed it on the left. An arriving officer reported aid was tending to the youngsters, but no mention of injuries was made in the report. Jerry L. Holmes was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

BUSINESS BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were just before 4 o’clock this morning for a burglary at a business on the the 1100 block of West Main Street. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TOOL TAKEN

• Deputies were contacted by a Winlock man yesterday who said his $900 chainsaw was missing from a workbench in his barn. The resident at the 100 block of Pine Tree Road said he was working on it and left it there about 1 p.m. on Tuesday and then at 8:30 a.m. yesterday saw it was gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It is a Stihl model 046 chainsaw with a 32-inch bar, according to the sheriff’s office.

FIREARMS STOLEN

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday that multiple pieces of jewelry and four guns were stolen in a residential burglary at the 100 block of Sandy Boulevard in Centralia between 12:15 p.m. and 4:13 p.m. on Tuesday. Missing are a  Ruger Mark II pistol, a Sig Sauer P226 handgun, a Beretta 92FS pistol and Heckler and Koch USP .45 ACP, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $3,000, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

FORGERY

• A Chehalis resident called police just after 10 a.m. yesterday to report they had been notified by their bank one of their checks had been used in the amount of $660. The victim didn’t know how the check went missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRINKING IN PUBLIC

• A 27-year-old Centralia man, Lucas Bryan, was cited for for an open liquor container in the area of the Hub Tavern on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue just after 2 o’clock Wednesday morning.

VANDALISM

• Police were called about 4:25 p.m. yesterday when a victim reported damage to her vehicle while parked in a lot at the 1700 block of South Gold Street in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 9:25 a.m. on Tuesday to the 100 block of South Gold Street to take a report of vandalism to a vehicle tire.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, vehicle prowl, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, hit and run, civil issue, third-degree theft, vehicle collision, protection order violation, suspicious circumstances, fender bender in a drive-through, second-hand report two homeless people were shooting up earlier and then slept under a tree at Penny Playground … and more among 388 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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