MOTEL MELEE
• A 32-year-old man was arrested yesterday evening at a Centralia motel after he allegedly attempted to bite and hit police officers who detained him, according to police. Officers responded about 7:45 p.m. to Ferryman ‘s Inn on the 1000 block of Eckerson Road where a guest had reportedly offered drugs to other guests there, according to the Centralia Police Department. Suspected methamphetamine as well as glass pipe were found in his pocket, Sgt. Kurt Reichert said. Palwinder Singh is facing a possible charge of attempting to destroy evidence – and more – as he tried to step on the pipe, Reichert said. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of third-degree assault and possession of meth, according to police.
VEHICLE SLIDES INTO CENTRALIA CREEK
• A 16-year-old boy apparently escaped injury when his vehicle ended up in a creek early this morning along the 800 block of North Gold Street in Centralia. The unoccupied vehicle was discovered about 2:30 a.m. and the teen found about a block away trying to get help to remove it, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was cited for driving with a suspended license and then released to his parents, according to police.
MEN IN BLACK
• Chehalis police were called to a home on Southwest Snively Avenue about 2 p.m. yesterday when a mother reported her children called her to say three young men dressed in black pounded on the door and tried the door handle before taking off in a small gray van. Responding officers weren’t able to locate anyone, according to the Chehalis Police Department.