ASSAULT
• Centralia police arrested a 23-year-old man overnight for second-degree assault. Police, called about 2:40 a.m., took a report that he choked his girlfriend during a dispute. Joshua J. Berglund, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Police arrested a 28-year-old woman for fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor, yesterday afternoon after she allegedly slapped a female over text messages and postings on Facebook. Andrea M. Barrera, of Centralia, was cited and then released after the incident connected with the 1200 block of Mellen Street.
• A 22-year-old Centralia woman was booked into the Lewis County Jail after she allegedly slapped a police officer very early yesterday morning along the 500 block of West Main Street in Centralia. An officer contacted Audrey M. Griffin who was “stumbling” down the street at about midnight, police Sgt. Kurt Reichert said. She got irritable and he told her if she behaved better, she might get a ride home, Reichert said. She reportedly slapped the officer and then, when he was seat belting her into his patrol car, spit in his face, Reichert said. She was arrested and booked for third-degree assault, a felony.
THEFT
• Centralia police were called about 4:25 a.m. yesterday to a motorcycle shop on the 200 block of East Maple Street where someone had kicked open a door. Nothing was found to be missing and it appeared the intruder was scared away by an alarm, according to police. At about 9 a.m., officers were called to a business on the 100 block of South Gold Street where someone had forced their way inside and stole a motorcycle from a showroom. Missing is a block 1995 Harley Davidson, with teal-colored flames, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to a burglary on North Market Boulevard believed to have occurred the previous week.
• Centralia police were called about 3:50 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of Centralia College Boulevard about the theft of a computer.
• Chehalis police were called about 4 a.m. today about a car prowl on the 1300 block of Northwest Airport Road. Among the items missing was a camera.
• Police were called about 12:35 p.m. yesterday to the 200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about a purse and a GPS unit stolen from a unlocked vehicle.
• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the 200 block of West Main Street about a fraudulent charge made to an individual’s account. The charge appeared to have been made from another country, according to the Centralia Police Department. Further details were not readily available.
SUSPICIOUS FIRE
• Firefighters were called early yesterday morning to the end of Central Boulevard in Centralia where a large container loaded with trash was burning. The 50-ton capacity container was waiting to be shipped out by rail. It was suspicious, according to Riverside Fire Authority Capt. Scott Weinert.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter