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BURGLARY CENTRALIA
• Centralia police were called just before 7 p.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of West Main Street where an individual reported someone broke into his house and stole several items and also accessed his bank account. The investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Police were called about 5:45 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Long Road in Centralia where a home owner reported someone had entered his unlocked storage shed and stolen three Stihl chain saws and one Stihl weed trimmer, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A homeowner discovered his shed was broken into at the 1000 block of Marion Street in Centralia and $850 worth of house framing tools had been stolen, according to a report made to police about 5:35 p.m. on Saturday.
• Clem G. Grant, 39 was arrested about 2:30 p.m. on Friday at the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia on an outstanding felony warrant as well as first-degree burglary for an incident a day before, according to the Centralia Police Department. Grant was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
• Police were called to the 400 block of Hemlock Street in Centralia about 8:15 a.m. on Friday to take a report of a bicycle stolen out of a backyard shed.
CAMPGROUND BREAK-IN
• A deputy called yesterday morning to a campground at the 2200 block of Centralia-Alpha Road learned that sometime since 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, someone ripped a lock off from a maintenance shed and stole about $2,000 worth of tools and equipment. Among the missing items are two Stihl chainsaws, two Stihl weed eaters, two backpack blowers, a gas hedge clipper and pruning sheers, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
HAMMER THREAT
• Centralia police called about 8:30 a.m. on Friday to the 300 block of West Plum Street arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly threatening to kill the an individual while wielding a framing hammer. James T. Holley was booked into the Lewis County Jail for harassment, according to the Centralia Police Department.
BAD CHECKS
• Police called just before 2 p.m. on Saturday to a business on the 100 block of High Street in Centralia for a pair suspected of passing bad checks arrested Thomas Charles Stephenson, 58 of Tacoma, for unlawful issuance of checks and also arrested Karen E. Saylor, 46 of Tacoma, for possession of methamphetamine and obstructing, according to the Centralia Police Department. Both were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
SCAM
• Centralia police on Friday evening were called by an individual who reported they had responded to an ad on CraigsList to rent a house and were tricked out of approximately $2,500. The officer researched the contact information and the phone number that was called is listed on the internet as a known scam number, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case was associated with the 1200 block of Ward Street in Centralia.
VEHICLE PROWL
• Police were called about 7:20 a.m. yesterday to the 400 block of Northeast Adams Avenue in Chehalis where someone had attempted to remove the battery from a Jeep parked in front of a residence.
• A purse was stolen from a vehicle parked at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 6:45 p.m. yesterday.
FUNNY MONEY
• Centralia police were called about 8:25 a.m. today to a store at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue when a clerk noticed receiving a counterfeit $20 bill from a customer who had already left.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 35-year-old Centralia driver was injured when a car struck his Lincoln Navigator on U.S. Highway 12 about three miles east of Montesano this morning. Jose J. Romero Mejia was traveling eastbound when a Acura station wagon heading north on Monte-Brady Road attempted to cross the highway and failed to yield, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called to the scene about 11:30 a.m. found both vehicles were totaled, according to the state patrol. Romero Mejia and the other driver, 59-year-old Connie Gadwa of Aberdeen, were both transported to Summit Pacific for treatment, the investigating trooper reports.
NIGHTTIME HOUSE FIRE
• A family escaped a house fire without injury over the weekend and their practice of keeping interior doors closed kept the fire contained. Firefighters called about 3 a.m. on Saturday to the 600 block of Haywire Road in Napavine saw smoke coming from the second story and found fire in the upstairs bathroom, according to Lewis County Fire District 5. District 5’s Laura Hanson said a woman awoke and got up when she heard a noise coming from the bathroom. The couple was able to get their three young children out, Hanson said. There was smoke damage throughout the house but the closed bathroom door kept the fire damage contained to that room, Hanson said. The fire originated with a plugged in item overheating, she said.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, obstructing resisting arrest, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, interfering with reporting domestic violence; responses for dispute, vandalism, vehicle collision, hit and run, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among many 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