THEFT
• Centralia police were called yesterday to the 300 block of Rose Street about a vehicle prowl in which a side window was broken out. It happened between 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., according to the Centralia Police Department. Among the missing items were a red, gray and yellow Craftsman tool box and tools, many of which have the initials “HC” or “HRC” engraved on them, according to police.
• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning about a theft of fishing gear and power tools from a vehicle which had been parked at a business on the 1000 block of Northwest State Street since last Wednesday.
• Centralia police took a report yesterday of a counterfeit money order a woman asked a woman friend to cash at a bank on the 100 block of South Pearl Street. Sgt. Kurt Reichert said it’s not clear who the suspect is and he believed the amount was less than $1,000.
• Chehalis police were called to Starbucks on the 1500 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue after they discovered they had received a a counterfeit $50 bill. Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said officers would have taken the bad bill and will send it to the U.S. Secret Service.
• Lewis County Crime Stoppers is looking for information about an incident in Morton in which several storage units were burglarized and ransacked. It was discovered on May 20 at the business on the 700 block of Airport Way. Crime Stoppers pays for information leading to the clearance of crimes and takes tips anonymously at 1-800-748-6422 or online at www.lewsicountycrimestoppers.org
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter