INTERRUPTED BURGLARY
• A deputy was called about 9 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Grimes Road in Centralia after a individual arrived home to find a male fleeing his residence. The 63-year-old victim gave chase but did not catch the subject, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the valuables missing were a 35 mm camera, three watches and $50 cash, the sheriff’s office said. The intruder was described as about 5-feet 10-inches tall with dark thinning hair and a scruffy beard, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.
FIRE WOOD STOLEN
• Two to three cords of wood were reported stolen from the 500 block of East Pine Street in Centralia yesterday.
FRAUD
• Centralia police are investigating a possible identity theft in which an individual used someone else’s information to open a line of credit. A report was made yesterday afternoon from the 600 block of Byrd Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A Centralia officer took a report yesterday morning about possible fraud involving a bank account.
DOG TRACK OFF HIGHWAY 6
• A dog track was conducted after a deputy came upon a vehicle parked off Highway 6 and South Schueber Road for sale, with its four-way flashers on and its ignition damaged, around 1:25 a.m. today. As the deputy stopped to check, a man ran away south across the highway and into a field, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Around 7 o’clock this morning, a male matching the same clothing description was seen by an off-duty officer on the 1100 block of Highway 6, wet and walking out of a field, the sheriff’s office said. The man, Victor A. L. Whalen, 46, of Adna, was arrested for trespassing, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.
HOVERCRAFT
• Police were called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to Northeast Kresky Avenue and Hampe Way about a woman riding in a “hovercraft-type vehicle” on the side of the road. Further details were unavailable.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter