THEFT
• Centralia police said a 23-year-old woman from Olympia tried to flee from an officer yesterday afternoon and was captured by a police dog. Tiarra C. Rupe was contacted about 4:40 p.m. near the 100 block of Virginia Drive in Centralia, according to police. Rupe was detained for third-degree theft, treated for the dog bite at the hospital and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police yesterday took a report of the theft of several gold rings as well as a silver and turquoise necklace. The loss is estimated at $2,900. It happened sometime within the past week at the 300 block of North Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police were called just before 4 p.m. yesterday about a burglary at the 2700 block of Russell Road. Prescription medication was taken, according to police.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter