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TRICKED IN PHONE SCAM
• A 65-year-old woman called Chehalis police yesterday after discovering money had been removed from her bank account. The victim had gotten a phone call about applying for a loan, gave all her information and was told to go purchase gift cards – with money which would be deposited into her account – and send the gift cards to California, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She checked to see if the money was in her account and learned she was overdrawn by $800, according to police. The case has been suspended because police have no information to go on, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.
WINLOCK HOME BURGLED
• A 31-year-old Winlock man was arrested yesterday following an investigation that began on Thursday with a call to a store in Vader about someone trying cash a personal check that appeared to have been stolen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation led a deputy to a home on the 200 block of Awmiller Road where a burglary was discovered with numerous items missing including an air compressor, horse shoes and checks, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Evan Kranz was contacted and booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary, Breen said.
CHEHALIS BUSINESS BURGLED
• Deputies called about 9:30 p.m. yesterday for suspicious circumstances at a business on the 100 block of Labree Road in Chehalis found what appeared to be forced entry to an outbuilding on the property. The initial information indicated male subjects leaving the area of the business in a vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office is waiting for a list of stolen items, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.
VEHICLE THEFT
• Centralia police were called at 6:34 a.m. today to the 1100 block of Eckerson Road where a white 1999 Ford F250 pickup truck was reported stolen. It has a license plate reading B19176F, according to the Centralia Police Department.
FAKE BILL
• Centralia police were called just after 9 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue where a counterfeit $100 bill had been used. The item was collected and placed into evidence, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Centralia police took a report yesterday about graffiti left over the weekend at the 800 block of North Tower Avenue.
LOST AND FOUND NEAR PACKWOOD
• Deputies notified about 2:45 p.m. yesterday of a pair of overdue hikers located their vehicle at the Packwood Lake trailhead and then made contact with the men coming off the trail about 4 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 27-year-old Kelso resident and 23-year-old Randle resident had set out on Saturday to walk to Packwood Lake and then planned a one-day hike to Lost Lake, according to the sheriff’s office. They said they’d gotten lost on the return trip from Lost Lake and because it got dark, decided to stay over another night, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. They were in good spirits and were not injured, Breen said.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• Centralia police arrested two people after a road rage incident yesterday, a 58-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a woman and the 26-year-old woman for allegedly damaging his vehicle. Officer called about 11:50 a.m. to Reynolds Avenue and North Pearl Street arrested Mark S. Folden, 58, of Centralia, for fourth-degree assault and arrested Tina L. Bell, 26, of Centralia, for malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, no-contact order violation … and more among 154 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter