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EXTORTION ARREST
• A 25-year-old Rochester man who allegedly attempted to blackmail a former girlfriend was arrested yesterday in a case associated with the 400 block of West Cherry Street in Centralia. Dakota S. Plaas was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree extortion, according to the Centralia Police Department.
BREAK-IN
• Centralia police were called to the 1400 block of South Tower Avenue to take a report of a burglary about 11:30 a.m. yesterday in which a shop door was kicked in. A plasma cutter was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.
FRAUD
• Police were contacted about 9:30 a.m. yesterday by an individual who said his bank in Chehalis alerted him to suspicious activity on his account, in that three unauthorized charges of $500 each occurred in Seattle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police were contacted about 5:45 p.m. yesterday regarding an online scam in a case associated with the 400 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue. They are investigating, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 5:30 p.m. where two counterfeit $100 bills had been passed. An officer collected the evidence, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
THEFT
• Chehalis police were called about 1:10 p.m. yesterday by an individual who reported the rear license plate of their vehicle had been removed while at 13th Street and William Avenue.
ASSAULT
• An officer was called to Green Hill School in Chehalis about 7:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of an alleged second-degree assault. The incident is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 30-year-old Centralia resident picked up on a warrant at the 100 block of East Locust Street in Centralia about 8:50 a.m. yesterday was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Caleb L. Whearty was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle causing injuries to both at the 200 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia late yesterday afternoon. Officers called to the scene about 5:15 p.m. issued the driver of the vehicle an infraction for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, failure to transfer vehicle title within 45 days; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suspicious circumstances and more among 132 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