STOLEN VEHICLES
• A couple returning from a short hike yesterday in the Packwood area found only glass on the ground where their pickup truck had been parked. They had left the 1986 Ford Ranger on Slalom Way near the Cowlitz River dike and when they returned after about two hours, it was gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Criminal Deputy Gene Seiber said since the key was not left in the vehicle, the thief presumably broke the window and hot wired the truck. The value is estimated at $1,600.
• A black 1994 Ford Explorer was reported stolen from the 1100 block of West Pear Street in Centralia yesterday. The vehicle went missing sometime between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m., according to the Centralia Police Department. Its license plates reads 100 VQY.
WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME
• Several individuals were arrested at a residence in Centralia yesterday, some with warrants and others for obstructing. Officers went to the rental home on the 200 block of Hemlock Street with information on the location of a person wanted by the state Department of Corrections, according to police. “We showed up and one thing led to another once we started checking people,” Officer John Panco said. At about 1:30 p.m., officers arrested for obstructing a police officer: Lacey K. Malone, 23; Darcie N. Negrete; 19, and Cory M. Hughes, 18, all from Centralia. Arrested for outstanding warrants were Kelly M. Davis, 35, Centralia; Max A. Cross, 22, of Olympia; and Cory R. Aldrich, 24, Centralia. A few hours earlier, Dominic L. Combs, 23, of Centralia, was arrested in the same vicinity on a warrant and later in the afternoon, Peter D. Harris, 37, of Centralia, was arrested in the same vicinity for possession of methamphetamine. All were booked into the Lewis County Jail.
THEFT
• Centralia police took a report yesterday of five horns stolen from atop trains parked near Reynolds Avenue and Lum Road over the previous two or so weeks. The loss to Union-Pacific is estimated at $7,500, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police arrested an individual for second-degree burglary yesterday after a resident of the 600 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue lost power tools from a garage and found some of his possessions at a Centralia pawn shop. Elijah Haskins, 22, of Onalaska, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Chehalis police.
• Three chain saws and hand tools valued at about $1,000 were stolen from a shed on the 300 block of Forest-Napavine Road south of Chehalis sometime between March 17 and yesterday, according to a report made to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office yesterday morning.
THREAT AT MEDICAL CLINIC
• Chehalis police were called to Steck Medical Center on the 1200 block of Bishop Road about 12:30 p.m. yesterday after a patient reportedly unhappy with his treatment made a comment if he had a bomb, he’d blow the place up. The 77-year-old man was contacted but no arrest was immediately made.
DRUGS AT SCHOOL
• An officer arrested a juvenile male just before 11 a.m. yesterday for possession of narcotics at Centralia Middle School, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center.
ASSAULTS
• Centralia police took a report about 9:20 p.m. last night an individual was assaulted at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue by a subject trying to sell drugs.
• Centralia police reported this morning the case of a male subject who tried to trip an officer in the 900 block of North Tower Avenue last night will be be referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office for a possible charge of third-degree assault.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter