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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• Five people were injured when a 2014 Toyota Prius attempted to turn onto eastbound U.S. Highway 12 one mile east of Mossyrock on Monday and collided with a westbound pickup truck. Three teenage passengers and the 22-year-old driver of the Prius were hospitalized but the 49-year-old Glenoma man behind the wheel of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado was not, according to the Washington State Patrol. Both vehicles were described as totaled. Troopers called to the scene about 3:30 p.m. at Larson Road issued a citation to Demarree F. Ruthrauff, 22, from Boulder, Colorado, for failure to yield the right of way, according to the state patrol. She was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital as were Rosa Loeb, 18, of Glendale, California, and Henry G. Belman, 18, of Menlo Park, California. Ruby B. Singmon, 19, of Needham, Massachusetts, was taken to Morton General Hospital. James E. Sympson, 49, from Glenoma, was hurt, but not transported, according to the Washington State Patrol. The roadway was not entirely cleared until after 8 p.m., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
THEFT, THEFT
• An air compressor, two computer tablets and a battery starter were stolen from the 1300 block of St. Helens Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 5:15 p.m. on Monday
• Centralia police called to the 100 block of West High Street at about 12:50 p.m. on Monday arrested a 26-year-old Portland woman for second-degree theft with special circumstances, alleging she was part of a team that stole merchandise from several stores at the Centralia Outlets. The other suspect has not been arrested yet. Andrea C. Waters was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. As of this morning, the other suspect had not been arrested yet, according to police.
VANDALISM
• Chehalis police were called just before 9 a.m. on Saturday and asked to take a report on a vehicle which had been “keyed” in a parking lot at the 600 block of South Market Boulevard.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, harassment, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, harassment, trespassing, civil issue, vandalism, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision … and more among 136 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