VANDALISM
• Somebody cut down a school zone speed limit sign, with flashing amber lights, on the 900 block of Boistfort Road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called yesterday morning learned it had occurred sometime during the previous evening. The solar panel on the sign was stolen, and a ladder from the Boistfort School was used, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $1,500.
MAN DRIVES INTO BUILDING
• A 55-year-old Centralia man drove into the Circle K Texaco station on the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia yesterday morning when his brakes failed, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officer John Panco said nobody was injured but a “couple of windows were busted out”. Ronnie L. Wilson was cited only for driving with a suspended license, according to Panco.
THEFT
• Chehalis police were called about 1 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl on the 2100 block of North National Avenue.
DRUGS
• Police arrested a Centralia man for possession of methamphetamine about 8:15 p.m. yesterday in Centralia. Charles Widmer, no age reported, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, after contact with an officer on the 1200 block of Mellen Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.
BRUSH FIRE
• A burn pile got out of hand last night on the 300 block of Proffitt Road east of Centralia, igniting brush and nearby timber, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Chief Jim Walkowski said the fire was about 50 by 50 and it took an hour and half to two hours to put it out. The chief said it’s too dry out to burn right now and he strongly advises folks to hold off.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter