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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 27-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for driving under the influence following a single-vehicle collision in which his Volkswagen Jetta was totaled. A deputy called about 1:35 a.m. on Sunday to the 2500 block of Jackson Highway found the car had failed to negotiate a corner and spun around several times before striking a boulder, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Joseph W. Allen was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
SWASTIKAS
• Chehalis police were called about 4:30 p.m. yesterday following the discovery of two swastikas and the words Hail Hitler spray painted in purple on a house marker in a rockery near Southeast Dobson Court and Park Hill Drive. An individual had earlier reported her car had been vandalized a short distance away, with similar paint, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
PERSON PUNCHED
• Centralia police were called about 1 a.m. on Sunday to the 100 block of South Tower Avenue where a man was allegedly assaulted by another man when he was punched in the face without provocation according to the victim. The case is still under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
STUDENT THREATENED
• A 15-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill another student, in a case that was reported on Friday afternoon associated with Centralia High School. He was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for harassment, according to the Centralia Police Department.
MISSING TOOLS
• Centralia police were called about 9:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of tools from the 1000 block of Ham Hill Road.
MISSING AIR COMPRESSOR
• Centralia police were called about 4:45 p.m. yesterday to the 700 block of South Gold Street to take a report of the overnight theft of a 22-gallon air compressor from a carport.
MISSING MAIL
• A individual called police about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to report his mailbox had been broke open and it appeared he was missing some of his mail at the 1300 block of Lakeshore Drive in Centralia.
CAR PROWL
• An Android cell phone charger and cleaning wipes were reported stolen from inside a parked vehicle at the 300 block of Latona Street about 1:10 p.m. yesterday.
• Several bags of Christmas gifts were reported to have been stolen from the trunk of a vehicle, according to a report about 12:50 p.m. from the 800 block of F Street in Centralia.
• Centralia police were called about 11:25 a.m. yesterday by an individual who discovered someone had rummaged around inside her vehicle at the 400 block of Yew Street in Centralia. Nothing was reported missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police called about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday about vehicle prowl associated with the 300 block of Courtland Street are referring a case to prosecutors regarding three teenage boys, ages 17 and 15.
• An individual reported on Friday evening that two nights earlier at the 400 block of Centralia College Boulevard someone attempted to break into their vehicle and then slashed one of the tires.
ALCOHOL AT SCHOOL
• A 15-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly bringing an alcoholic beverage to school at the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia on Friday morning. He was released to a parent and the case is being forwarded to Lewis County prosecutors for consideration of a charge of minor in possession, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, shoplifting, hit and run, probation violation, driving under the influence, fourth-degree 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, unfounded reports, third-degree theft … and more among 405 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