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DRUGS
• Chehalis police were called when firefighters tending to a 31-year-old patient spotted a bag of white powder the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 10 p.m. on Saturday. Christina R. Montgomery, of Olympia, was subsequently arrested for possession of methamphetamine and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 1 p.m. on Saturday for a suspected shoplifter located two small plastic bags containing a white crystal substance that field tested positive for meth and arrested the suspect for possession of methamphetamine and third-degree theft. Robert J. Simkins, 36, from Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• A 17-year-old Chehalis boy was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when a search incident to his arrest for suspected shoplifting at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 5:45 p.m. on Friday turned up a plastic bag with a white crystal substance that field tested positive for meth and a smoking device, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police.
BURGLARY
• Someone stole a small early 1900’s Sears wood stove from a shed at the 2900 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 4 p.m. on Friday.
• Centralia police were called about 6:20 p.m. on Friday to take a report that a known person went into a residence in violation of a protection order at the 500 block of Yew Street and took items.
VEHICLE THEFT
• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of South Tower Avenue just before 10 a.m. on Saturday where a 1948 Plymouth Deluxe Coupe was reported as stolen by a business that had closed its doors recently.
• A copper 2008 Harley Davidson Ultra Glide motorcycle was stolen during the night from the 700 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 8:20 a.m. on Saturday. It has an Oregon license plate reading 9041712, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VEHICLE PROWL
• Centralia police were called about 6:20 p.m. yesterday to a report of the theft of an LED light bar from a vehicle at the 800 block of South Silver Street.
• Centralia police were called at 12:25 p.m. on Saturday regarding the theft of clothing, keys and paperwork from an unlocked vehicle at the 600 block of Jefferson Street.
VANDALISM
• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning to the 500 block of Southwest William Avenue to take a report that at about 10 p.m. on Friday someone threw a rock, damaging a home’s window.
• Chehalis police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday to take report that someone had vandalized a car while it was parked in a lot at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.
• Police were called to the 100 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia about 3:30 p.m. on Friday where an individual wearing all black was observed kicking, and causing damage to, a parked vehicle. The suspect has been identified and police are looking for him, according to the Centralia Police Department.
ASSAULT BY CHILD
• Centralia police were called about 11:15 a.m. on Friday to the 800 block of Field Avenue where an 11-year-old allegedly punched another student and a faculty member. The case is being referred to prosecutors for possible charges of fourth-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 43-year-old Oakville resident was arrested for driving under the influence after a two-vehicle collision at the 1100 block of Reynolds Avenue in Centralia at about 5:10 p.m. on Friday. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office says Bernie J. Madison was behind the wheel of a Ford Ranger when he pulled out, failed to yield and collided with a Nissan Altima. The 19-year-old driver of the Nissan was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital with minor injuries and Madison was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. There were two juvenile passengers in the Nissan, Chief Deputy Breen said.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, third-degree theft, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, shoplifting, vehicle collision, criminal impersonation, suspicious circumstances … and more among 416 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter