AUTO THIEF STRIKES AT COURTHOUSE PARKING LOT
• Someone stole a car out of the parking lot at the Lewis County Law and Justice Center in Chehalis yesterday. An officer summoned about 5:15 p.m. to the 300 block of Northwest North Street was told the doors to the light blue 1991 Geo Prism had been locked, with the windows rolled up, according to police. It happened sometime after 3:30 p.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department. The large lot to the east of building that houses the sheriff’s office is also where judges, prosecutors and deputies park. The car has a red hatchback; there are no suspects, Officer Linda Bailey said.
MORE AUTO THEFT
• A red 1994 Subaru Impreza was reported stolen about 2:30 a.m. today from the 1300 block of Lum Road in Centralia. It has a license plate reading AEZ 6048, according to the Centralia Police Department.
SUSPECTED THIEF FOUND BY K9
• Centralia police say they arrested a suspected car prowler who was found by a police dog hiding in some bushes early this morning. The incident was associated with a time of 3:34 a.m. and a location on the 1200 block of Elm Street. Booked into the Lewis County Jail was James A. Jollineau, no age provided, from Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.
UNRULY MAN
• A 31-year-old man from Keizer, Ore., who was allegedly causing a disturbance in a park on the 100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia was arrested because he refused to cooperate with an arriving police officer yesterday evening. Randall P. Martin was booked into the Lewis County Jail for obstructing a public servant, according to the Centralia Police Department.
FOUR VADER TEENS ACCUSED OF RANSACKING VACATION HOME
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that last month’s break-in to a Vader vacation home has been solved and was wrapped up on Monday. A 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy were booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. Last week deputies arrested a pair of boys, ages 13 and 16. Brown said the youngsters confessed to stealing numerous items – including aftershave, a 22 rifle and 30 bottles of expensive wine. They said they went down to the nearby river and drank the alcohol but tossed the other goods into the water, Brown said. The owner discovered the burglary at his place on the 200 block of Sixth Street; the back door kicked in and the home ransacked, according to Brown. The sheriff’s office said a dive team is going to try to find the missing property later this week.
FOUND DRUGS
• A Chehalis police officer was called to Wal-Mart yesterday morning after a small plastic bag with green polka dots containing white powder was found near an employee’s work station. The suspected methamphetamine was taken to the police department for storage and there are no suspects and as no arrest, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
CRYING BABY
• A Chehalis police officer was called to the Twin City Town Center about 7 p.m. yesterday to a report of a crying infant left alone inside a parked car. The vehicle was gone when the officer arrived and couldn’t be located, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for driving under the influence; responses for alarms, dispute, allegations of theft, found bicycle, stolen bicycle, someone scratching the paint on someone else’s vehicle, dog left in parked vehicle; complaints of neighbor’s outdoor drum set … and more.