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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT
• A deputy pulled over a stolen vehicle about 8:10 p.m. yesterday on southbound Interstate 5 in Chehalis and arrested the 60-year-old Toledo woman behind the wheel. A search of the vehicle turned up suspected methamphetamine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Norma R. Taylor was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of a controlled substance, according to the sheriff’s office.
• Various tools were stolen from a residence being remodeled at the 1000 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:45 a.m. yesterday.
• A deputy was called to the 1200 block of North Fork Road outside Chehalis about 10:30 a.m. yesterday where a garage door had been kicked in. It’s not yet clear what if anything was missing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• Centralia police were called to the 1800 block of North Tower Avenue about 7:35 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of potted plants from a front porch. The investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VIOLENCE
• A juvenile was arrested for allegedly assaulting multiple staff members at the Centralia Providence Hospital following an approximately 9:45 p.m. call to police yesterday. The suspect was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A physical dispute over property involving multiple individuals was reported about 2:15 p.m. yesterday at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia. It is believed that the victim(s) and suspect(s) knew each other but full information was not provided to officers, according to the Centralia Police Department.
OUTDOOR DRINKING
• Multiple individuals were issued notices of infraction for drinking and consuming alcohol in public at B and First Street in Centralia about 2:20 p.m. yesterday. Police indicate they were all “transients”.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, reckless driving, protection order violation, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 171 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