YAWN
• Two men apparently suffered only scratches and bruises when a pickup truck traveling on U.S. Highway 12 east of Glenoma left the roadway, vaulted over a driveway and flipped end over end, separating the cab from the chassis. Trooper Jason Hicks said he was called about 7 a.m. on Saturday to the scene. The driver said they had wrecked around 9 p.m. on Friday, caught a ride home, went to sleep and reported it in the morning, according to Hicks. Hicks said he was surprised at the lack of injuries, given the condition of the 1998 Toyota Tacoma. “You don’t see wrecks like that where people get up and walk away,” Hicks said. The driver, a Glenoma resident in his mid-20’s told Hicks he had fallen asleep before the crash. The driver was cited for second-degree negligent driving.
THEFT
• Chehalis police were called about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday about a burglary to a home on the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue. The back door was kicked in and reported missing was a computer and various medications, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Centralia police reported on Saturday they are investigating the theft of jewelry from the 500 block of East Magnolia Street.
• A pressure washer was among the items reported stolen from a garage on the 500 block of West First Street in Centralia on Saturday morning.
• Centralia police were called to a vehicle prowl at noon on Saturday at the 1200 block of Alder Street.
VANDALISM
• Two intoxicated subjects were arrested about 2:45 a.m. on Sunday after they allegedly used bricks to break windows out a of a vehicle on the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue in Chehalis. Brian M. Raymor, 31, of Chehalis, and Lisa J. Hojem, 27, of Napavine, were arrested for second-degree malicious mischief and booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chehalis Police Department.
FIRE IN RECYCLE BIN
• Firefighters were called about 3:15 a.m. today when flames were seen inside a large newspaper recycling bin at Fuller’s grocery on the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. The fire was extinguished.
DUI WRECK
• Police arrested a 22-year-old Centralia resident for driving under under the influence after his vehicle struck a power pole on the 700 block of North Gold Street on Friday night, according to the Centralia Police Department. Gregorio Cordero was reportedly uninjured.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter