COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE
• A driver heading the wrong direction on a one-way street in Centralia last night realized his mistake when he saw a patrol car approaching which switched on its emergency lights. It happened about 9:30 p.m. on North Gold Street in Centralia at Union Avenue, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Brian T. Bircher, 44, of Winlock, was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence, with a suspended license and without his required alcohol detection ignition interlock device, according to the sheriff’s office.
DRUGS
• A 23-year-old Chehalis woman found herself in jail after she was seen cutting a flower from someone’s garden just after 6 o’clock this morning, was contacted by police and arrested for an outstanding warrant along the 600 block of F Street in Centralia, according to police. Jennie B. Young was also booked for possession of methamphetamine as when she was searched, assorted drug paraphernalia was discovered, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 25-year-old Centralia woman arrested just after 11 p.m. yesterday at a motel on the 1200 block of Alder Street in Centralia for a warrant found herself in more trouble when jail staff discovered a plastic bag of suspected methamphetamine and a pipe in her brassiere while she was getting booked. The police contact with Kindal M. Powell came during an investigation of an unspecified animal complaint, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Police were called to Chehalis Middle School yesterday morning after a 14-year-old boy was allegedly caught with a small amount of marijuana. The case will be referred to juvenile prosecutors for potential charging, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
THEFT
• Police were called about 11:20 a.m. yesterday regarding a burglary at a residence on the 500 block of State Street in Centralia. Police said the subject damaged unspecified property inside. They have a suspect, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Someone stole a silver Honda Pilot sometime between 5 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Monday from where it had been parked at the 100 block of Veteran’s Way in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called about 9:35 a.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 100 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Police arrested a 14-year-old Centralia boy yesterday after he was reportedly caught spray painting graffiti on train cars at the 500 block of North Railroad Avenue in Centralia.
• Centralia police took a report about 2 p.m. yesterday of two windows damaged with a BB gun at the 200 block of South Tower Avenue.
WRECK
• A horse was killed when it was hit by a pickup truck on the 700 block of Boistfort Road west of Chehalis early this morning. The driver was not hurt but the right front fender of his Ford F150 was damaged, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called to the scene just before 4 a.m. warned the horse owner about the prohibition on animal’s running loose but no citation was issued because the 42-year-old driver from Napavine said he’d already exchanged information regarding the truck damage, according to the sheriff’s office.
OUTDOOR LIGHTING MAY HAVE IGNITED PORCH IN ONALASKA
• Someone driving by an Onalaska area home around 5 o’clock this morning smelled smoke and saw what looked like smoke coming from beneath a large wood front porch that turned out to be fire just getting ready to take off. Lewis County Fire District 1 called to the manufactured home on the 300 block of Tauscher Road tore away the deck and found flames starting to spread under the crawl space, Chief Mark Conner said. The resident said she woke up when her satellite TV kicked off, he said. The cause is under investigation but it looked like it could have been related to landscaping lights installed about 10 years ago, Conner said. Other than the porch, damage was minimal, he said.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving with a suspended license, shoplifting; responses for minor vehicle accidents, disputes, possible overdose, alarms, suspicious circumstances, a request to please do something about a neighbor who won’t mow his lawn … and more.