ASSAULTS
• Centralia police were called about 1:50 a.m. today to the 3200 block of Borst Avenue where they learned a woman was assaulted by her husband who reportedly struck her in the face and choked her. The 42-year-old suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is being referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office for a recommended charge of second-degree assault, according to police.
• A Centralia man was arrested yesterday after he went to the police department and recanted a previous report his wife had assaulted him. His wife had been arrested after his initial report in recent days, according to police. Marcus E. Prince, 38, was arrested yesterday for false reporting and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DIAMOND RING MISSING
• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon to a residence on Northwest St. Helens Avenue about the theft of a gold and diamond ring. The ring’s value is estimated at $4,000, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 19-year-old Centralia woman was jailed last night after contact with a police officer about 6:15 p.m. at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia. Courtney C. Phelan was arrested for a violation related to the Department of Corrections and for possession of methamphetamine, according to to the Centralia Police Department.
• Two Centralia men were arrested after a traffic stop late yesterday afternoon at West Walnut and Hemlock streets in Centralia. Sean W. Thomas, 28, was booked for a previous incident involving deliver of methamphetamine and Joshua P. Wildman, 33, was booked for driving with a suspended license, according to police.
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK IN CENTRALIA
• A motorist was cited just after noon-time yesterday after what police described as a vehicle versus pedestrian collision with minor injuries at West Main and North Iron streets in Centralia.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were called just after 2 p.m. yesterday to the 300 block of Latona Street where an officer took a report of items taken from an unlocked vehicle.
FRAUD
• Chehalis police were contacted yesterday by an Onalaska man who said someone was using his identity. He found out someone had opened a bank account in his name when they ordered something and accidentally had it shipped to his address, according to police. They were minor transactions, as low as $1 and $2, according to detective Sgt. Rick McNamara.
• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the 1100 block of South Schueber Road of someone using a person’s credit card to make a purchase in Georgia.
• Police took a report yesterday afternoon from the 500 block of South Rock Street of fraudulent charges on a person’s account.
PICKUP TRUCK COLLIDES WITH SEMI ON I-5 NEAR NAPAVINE
• A motorist reportedly distracted by two dogs in his vehicle struck a semi-truck and then his pickup truck rolled coming to rest on it top on Interstate 5 near Napavine yesterday evening. Aid and troopers were called about 6:50 p.m. to the scene in the southbound lanes near exit 72. The driver of the Ford F150, Arnel Tadas, 47, of University Place, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with cuts and scrapes, according to the Washington State Patrol. His vehicle was totaled. The 28-year-old driver of the 2006 Kenworth from California was reportedly uninjured. At least one of the dogs didn’t survive the wreck, according to responders.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter