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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT
• A Kawasaki KSX700 four-wheeler was stolen from inside a container in which it was stored at the 500 block of Oakland Avenue in Centralia sometime between 2 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A lock had been destroyed, according to the sheriff’s office.
• A 51-year-old homeless person was arrested yesterday for second-degree theft for allegedly stealing a bicycle valued at more than $1,000 in a case associated with the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Benjamin D. Huntley was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• An officer was called to the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 6:15 a.m. today to take a report of the theft of clothing and medications.
• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Eckerson Avenue in about 12:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of mail.
FRAUD
• An individual called police about 3:50 p.m. yesterday from the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia to report her tax refund was diverted and applied to a debt that was not hers. The matter is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DRUGS
• An adult male was issued a notice of infraction for smoking marijuana in public at First and B streets in Centralia at about 8:30 p.m. yesterday.
• An 18-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of marijuana after contact with an officer about 4:30 p.m. yesterday at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Gabriela A. Garcia was issued a citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, failure to transfer title; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, trespassing, suspicious circumstances … and more among 185 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter