CAR HITS LITTLE GIRL IN CENTRALIA
• A 4-year-old girl hit by a car late yesterday afternoon in Centralia escaped with minor scrapes and bruises, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers called just before 5:30 p.m. to the 500 block of Jefferson Street learned the child ran in front of the car, and no arrests were made, according to police Sgt. Brian Warren. She was taken to Providence Centralia and has already been released, Warren said this morning.
SHERIFF’S OFFICE: MAN POINTS GUN, MAN GOES TO JAIL
• A 28-year-old Winlock man was arrested last night after allegedly pointing a gun at a resident on the 2200 block of Highway 603 near Winlock. Deputies called about 7:10 p.m. were told Daniel B. Sethre went to the 30-year-old man’s residence to “discuss an issue” and when they argued, Sethre pointed a .22 caliber revolver at the victim, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sethre was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree assault. Cmdr. Steve Aust said.
DRUGS FOUND
• A 22-year-old Centralia man was arrested following a short foot pursuit early this morning near Roosevelt Avenue and East Van Buren Street in Centralia, according to police. Jesse R. Baxter was wanted on a warrant and when he was found around 5:15 a.m, was in possession of a “bag” of suspected methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
THEFT
• Chehalis police were called just before 9:30 a.m. yesterday to a car prowl on the 900 block of South Market Boulevard. A window was pulled out and a DVD player stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police took a report on Friday afternoon of a car prowl that occurred during the previous few days at the 800 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue in Chehalis. A window had been left slightly open and someone got inside and stole the vehicle’ registration, according to police.
• A 250-foot length of steel cable was stolen from a logging site off Hope Creek Road in Doty, according to a report made to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. The cable which was taken last Tuesday is valued at $900, according to the sheriff’s office.
VANDALISM
• Three tires on two vehicles at the 300 block of Southwest 14th Street in Chehalis were found slashed and punctured, according to a report made to police just after 11 a.m. on Saturday.
GREEN HILL WORKER KICKED BY STUDENT
• Chehalis police took a report on Friday of a 17-year-old resident of Green Hill School who allegedly kicked a staff member in the leg a week earlier. The case will be referred for a possible charge of custodial assault, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
SMALL FIRE AT GOODWILL BURNS SELF OUT
• Firefighters called to a report of possible flames coming form the roof of the Goodwill store in Centralia last night found what appeared to have been a bird’s nest in a light fixture on the building’s facade had caught fire. The call just after 9 p.m. to the 500 block of Harrison Avenue drew three fire departments, but the fire had burned itself out and damage was minimal, according to Riverside Fire Authority.