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BIRD ALERTS WOMAN TO INTRUDER DURING SHOWER
• A female called Centralia police to the 1000 block of North Pearl Street reporting a possible burglary occurring while she was in the shower just after 8 p.m. on Friday. She heard her parrot squawking and when she came out to check she noticed things had been moved around in her living room, according to the Centralia Police Department. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to police.
MUGGED BY MASKED ASSAILANT
• Centralia police on Friday morning said they were investigating a report from about 10 a.m. the day before in which an individual said that approximately a week earlier, he was assaulted and held down by a person wearing a ski mask while a second person took money from his wallet. The case is associated with a location at Tilley Avenue and Main Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.
FIREARM THEFT
• Centralia police were contacted about 2:45 a.m. today to take a report of a Smith and Wesson 40 caliber pistol getting stolen from the 900 block of E Street.
THEFT, THEFT, THEFT
• Centralia police called about 3:20 p.m. on Sunday to the 1300 block of Lum Road arrested a pair of 20-year-old Seattle residents for alleged shoplifting. One of them who allegedly provided a false name to officers was also arrested for criminal impersonation, according to the Centralia Police Department. Nubia A. Simpson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• Centralia police were called just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday to the 1300 block of Rhobina Street in where construction materials were reported stolen by an unknown suspect or suspects.
• A Chehalis resident contacted police about 11:25 a.m. on Friday to report she’d been tricked into giving out her social security number to a caller who claimed to be investigating criminal activity related to her social security card. An officer took a report and gave some advice to the victim, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• An individual called Chehalis police about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday following the discovery their license plate was missing from their vehicle at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. A check of surveillance images showed the theft must have occurred elsewhere, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police called about 9:10 a.m. on Thursday to the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue for a woman who reportedly tried to pay for a meal with a counterfeit $100 bill arrested her for third-degree theft and then allegedly discovered two more of the fake bills on her, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Rebecca J. Harrison, from Bremerton, was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• Numerous pieces of mail were found lying in the roadway in the area of Sirkka Avenue and Carson Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:10 a.m. on Thursday.
DRUGS
• A 42-year-old Chehalis man was arrested just after 2 o’clock this morning at Johnson Road and Borst Avenue in Centralia for possession of methamphetamine and for felon in possession of a firearm. Josafat Acuna-Rios was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street about 9:10 a.m. on Friday because a 16-year-old allegedly brought a marijuana pipe to school. A case is being referred to prosecutors for possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
PANHANDLING
• A 59-year-old was arrested by police for alleged panhandling at Harrison Avenue and Interstate 5 in Centralia at around 11:40 a.m. on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department. Daniel W. Schroeder,Sr., of Centralia, was issued a citation and then released, according to police.
VANDALISM
• Centralia police were called to the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue about 6:40 a.m. on Friday to take a report of a vehicle windshield getting smashed during the night.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, reckless driving, driving under the influence, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, making a false statement to a public servant, driving without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault and more among 488 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 96-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter