ICY ROAD CRASHES
• A 35-year-old Morton man was uninjured when he totaled his pickup truck after swerving to miss a deer early Tuesday morning on the 300 block of Burnt Ridge Road in Onalaska, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called about 6:30 a.m. reported the vehicle slid on black ice into a ditch and utility pole, rolling onto its side.
• A 26-year-old driver reportedly escaped injury on Tuesday morning when she lost control of her car on the 2300 block of Wildwood Road, sliding into a culvert which flipped her Honda Civic onto its side. A deputy called about 7:30 a.m. reported the Raymond woman’s vehicle was totaled. She said she hit some black ice, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
THEFT
• A 29-year-old Centralia man was arrested overnight for second-degree possession of stolen property and possession of an unspecified controlled substance. Conrad J. Perry was booked into the Lewis County Jail in connection with a 1:30 a.m. contact with police related to the 500 block of Hillkress Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. At the same time, Robert T. Lusk, 33, of Chehalis, was arrested for trespass and booked into jail, according to police.
• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of Alder Street yesterday morning where a safe was discovered missing from an office. Further details were not readily available.
• Police took a report of a car prowl yesterday morning at the 200 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Among the missing items was a Craftsman “roadside kit”, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• A 22-year-old Chehalis man whose car window had recently been smashed out and repaired called police after almost catching someone breaking his car window again early yesterday morning, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The victim’s 2003 Acura was parked outside his home on the 100 block of Southwest Fifth Street when he heard it and saw someone running away, according to police. Police say it appears to be some type of ongoing dispute.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter