ROLLOVER TRUCK ACCIDENT
• A sleepy truck driver from Tacoma was hurt when he rolled his big rig overnight on southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 68, according to the Washington State Patrol. Ioan Badaluta, 75, was approaching the Avery Road-U.S. Highway 12 interchange about 1 a.m. when his truck veered to the right and he overcorrected, turning his 2005 Freightliner and trailer onto its side, according to the state patrol. Badaluta was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with a cut to his head and back pain, Trooper Brian Dorsey reported. The trailer was destroyed.
MAN REPORTEDLY RUNS DOWN BROTHER
• A 28-year-old Rochester-area man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly running into his brother with a car. Deputies called just before 1 p.m. to dispute at the 100 block of Jylha Road booked Casey D. Hasenbalg into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault domestic violence, according to the sheriff’s office. The brother, also, 28, suffered only minor injuries, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.
INDECENT EXPOSURE
• Chehalis police were called about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday about an individual who exposed them self at a coffee stand on the 1200 block of South Market Boulevard.
THEFTS
• Centralia police were called yesterday about a burglary to a house on Belmont Avenue and East Earl Street.
• Centralia police took a report last night of a stolen television, X-Box and iPod from a home on the 1000 block of South Tower Avenue. The resident said the items were missing after he had several people over to visit, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Police were called about 7 p.m. yesterday to the 200 block of Berry Street in Centralia about a vehicle prowl.
• Adult Protective Services contacted Centralia police yesterday to report the theft of prescription medications from a client.
• Centralia police took a report on Thursday evening of the theft of medication from a purse.
• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the 200 block of Oakview Avenue of unauthorized charges on someone’s credit card. Police reported they are investigating.
• Centralia police took a report on Thursday from the 1700 block of Winterwood Drive about fraudulent charges made on an individual’s credit card. Police reported they are investigating.
TRAFFIC VIOLATION LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF POUNDS OF MARIJUANA
• Oregon State Police announced that two traffic stops they made last week resulted in the seizure of more than 12 pounds of marijuana, and one of the stops involved three Centralia residents. Driver James Mead, 19, and passengers Jacob Hadaller, 23, and Clifford Carbin, 21, were arrested for unlawful possession and delivery, according to a news release yesterday. A trooper stopped a Dodge 3500 pickup truck northbound on Interstate 5 near Medford at about 9:30 p.m. on March 3 for a traffic violation and subsequently, a drug dog led to the discovery of about five pounds of marijuana in the truck, according the news release. The value is estimated at $10,000. The other incident two days later was also on Interstate 5 and two Oregon residents were arrested.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter