STEALING
• Centralia police reported this morning an officer took a report from a Harrison Avenue business yesterday of being victimized by a “quick change” scam. Police write in their summary: The suspect continues to change the money presented and confuses the clerk into giving too much money back.
STEALING
• Centralia police took a report yesterday from an individual who said a fraudulent cell phone account was opened in his name.
STEALING
• Police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday by a woman who said her vehicle was stolen from in front of a business in South Tower Avenue in Centralia. It was found a block away unoccupied, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DRUGS
• Centralia police reported they arrested Gerald W. Parke, 55, of Centralia, for possession of methamphetamine yesterday about 7:45 a.m. near North Pearl and West Fourth streets.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter