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FOUND INSIDE CRAWL SPACE
• A 26-year-old Tenino resident was arrested last night after a maintenance person responding for a large water leak at an apartment building on the 300 block of North Tower Avenue discovered a person inside the roof crawl space area. Tavrin R.C. O’Day allegedly had broken a hot water pipe which caused a large amount of water to seep through the building floors and caused major damage, according to the Centralia Police Department. The damage is estimated in excess of $7,000, according to police. O’Day was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.
ROBBERY
• A 39-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for second-degree robbery yesterday in an approximately 1 p.m. case associated with a location at the 600 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Tanya M. Cruz was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
EXTORTION
• Chehalis police called just after 9 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of West Main Street about a violation of a court order via text messaging are referring a case to prosecutors for a charge of second-degree extortion, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
HANDBAG STOLEN
• Centralia police were called to a store at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue about 7:15 p.m. yesterday where a purse was stolen while its owner was shopping.
BAD BILL
• Police were called about 1:45 p.m. yesterday regarding a counterfeit $20 bill being passed at the 1200 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia.
VANDALISM
• An officer was called about 8:40 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue where someone had tagged a garage with spray paint.
• Chehalis police were called about 11:10 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a garage getting tagged at the 200 block of Southwest 11th Street.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 133 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