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• A 19-year-old Centralia resident was arrested after police were called about 7:15 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of West Center Street in Centralia because he had allegedly attempted to enter a home to look for a place to sleep. Michael W. Severance was found to be under the influence and resisted arrest, according to the Centralia Police Department. Severance was booked into the Lewis County Jail for malicious mischief and criminal trespass, according to police.
BURGLARY
• Police were called about 10 a.m. yesterday to the 800 block of South Street where an individual reported that sometime over the weekend someone broke into the residence and stole jewelry, money and cosmetics.
VEHICLE THEFT
• Centralia police were called about 11:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report that a blue 1971 Ford F250 truck, was stolen from the 500 block of Jackson Street sometime during the previous week. It has a license plate reading C92923H, according to the Centralia Police Department.
FRAUD
• Centralia police were called about 10 a.m. on Friday to the 1300 block of South Gold Street and began investigating the possible theft of checks which had been altered and passed.
VEHICLE PROWL
• Police were called to the 100 block of North King Street in Centralia about 11:35 a.m. on Friday where an individual reported sometime during the night last weekend, someone removed his LED light bar and other LED lighting off his vehicle.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 20-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for hit and run after he allegedly ran a stop sign and struck another vehicle about 12:20 p.m. yesterday at Plum and Iron streets in Centralia. Police say Jonathan J. Garcilazo Lucht, and his two passengers fled on foot but were later located. Deago G. Perez, 18, of Chehalis was arrested for outstanding warrants and Jamie A.M. Bismuti, 19, of Centralia was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. All three were also arrested for criminal trespass and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• Chehalis police on Friday afternoon said the reason for the attempted traffic stop that led to W.F. West High School getting locked down for a few minutes was because of speeding through the 20th Street school zone. It began around 10:20 a.m. on Friday and the white Nissan Murano reportedly fled northbound on Market Boulevard and then turned left onto 17th Street, which dead ends at the high school parking lot. One of the four occupants jumped out and ran off, according to police. The driver, 18-year-old Reina Martinez, from Centralia, was arrested for eluding and for possession of a stolen vehicle, according to police. The remaining two people were released from the scene.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 292 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter