WRONG-WAY DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED, POLICE SAY
• A Lacey motorist was arrested early this morning for driving under the influence after an officer observed him traveling the wrong direction on two one-way streets in Centralia, according to police. Romero Magellan, 22, was cited and then released after the traffics stop about 3:30 a.m. on the 600 block of South Tower Avenue, the Centralia Police Department reported.
MARIJUANA SEIZED DURING INQUIRY
• Centralia police are investigating the claims of a man who was found during a traffic stop to possess multiple packages of marijuana totaling more than 90 grams. The unnamed individual contacted about 10:40 p.m. last night at West Hanson and North Pearl streets told an officer he was a medical marijuana provider and had forgotten he had the items when he came to town to party at a local tavern, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police seized the drug.
DRUGS, STOLEN VEHICLE GET MAN ARRESTED
• A 20-year-old Centralia man was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of drugs with intent to deliver and an outstanding felony warrant. Mario Vasquez was taken into custody after he was contacted by an officer about noon at the 1500 block of Delaware Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CARS STOLEN IN CENTRALIA
• Centralia police took a report of a stolen 1994 Honda Civic about 1 a.m. yesterday from the 400 block of North Diamond Street after its owner reported hearing it drive away from near his residence. The teal green hatchback has tinted windows, red wheels, “ice-blue” headlights and is lowered, according to police. Its license plate reads 959 ULD.
• Centralia police took a report on Thursday morning of a red 1990 Toyota Celica stolen overnight from the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue. The car’s license plate is 584 ZAB.
BREAK-IN AT CENTRALIA HOME
• A laptop computer was stolen in a residential burglary on the 3200 block of Galvin Road on Thursday, according to the Centralia Police Department.
FRAUD
• Centralia police were called Thursday to the 200 block of Hemlock Street where an officer took a report a stolen debit card was used to make purchases and the victim said a forged check was deposited into his bank account.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter