SUPER UNHAPPY CUSTOMER
• A 73-year-old man trying to check into a Centralia motel yesterday evening apparently took issue with a requirement, under Centralia municipal code, that he show his identification in order to get a room. Police say Robert K. Stone, of Edmonds, threatened to go get a gun and shoot the person behind the desk at the Peppertree Motel. “The clerk was scared, terrified actually,” Officer John Panco said. Officers called about 6:40 p.m. to the 1200 block of Alder Street subsequently located their suspect at a nearby restaurant, according to the Centralia Police Department. Stone was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for harassment, according to police.
THEFT
• A 78-year-old Mossyrock area woman called the sheriff’s office yesterday to report her home had been burglarized on Monday between 12:45 p.m. and 10 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy who responded to the 200 block of Klickitat Creek Road learned that numerous items totaling almost $1,800 were missing, including a 25 caliber revolver, four bottles of alcohol, a purse, jewelry and an antique clock, according to the sheriff’s office.
• A man called Centralia police yesterday to report a handgun he kept at his workplace on the 300 block of North Tower Avenue had been stolen. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police were called about 10:30 p.m. yesterday regarding theft of a stereo from a vehicle at the 1000 block of West Main Street.
A LITTLE ROAD RAGE
• A motorist who said he slammed on his brakes to get the vehicle behind him to stop following so closely was cited for second-degree negligent driving after a rear end collision early yesterday morning on the 100 block of Newaukum Valley Road southwest of Chehalis. Neither driver was injured, but both vehicles – including David C. Rader’s 1991 Chevrolet pickup – were damaged, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The other driver, a 30-year-old from Mossyrock, was cited for following too closely, Sgt. Rob Snaza said.
WATCH FOR PEDESTRIANS LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS
• Firefighters will be returning to an intersection on Belmont Avenue near the Centralia Outlets this afternoon from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. to continue their “Fill the Boot” campaign. It’s an annual event to raise money for muscular dystrophy, according to Riverside Fire Authority Capt. Terry Ternan.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence; responses for shoplifting, collisions … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
*Drum kick *cymbals clash @just sayin You should audition for lenos job because your jokes suck worse than his. Im not worried about social status in any reguard. Being a ignorant classist is part of what got us to this point. typical chehalian. I bet u grow ur own garden in raised flower beds. GOD BLESS YOU.
@ sumthin2say: Don’t worry theyare asking for money not your EBT card.
fire dept looking for handouts? id really like to see where all that donated money actually goes. It would make u sick. They help one person and parade around like they actually did something. Or they donate it to laboratories to do ‘tests’ by people who get paid 100s of dollars an hour so they can go play golf. pffft u aint getting my pocket change suckers.
PEDS LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS?? is it me or are panhandlers and bums multiplying in lewis county? along with the countys herion epidemic. looks like the war on drugs is failing. they keep catching the bums walking down North Tower with meth and herion. How bout hitting up the crack spots and flushing those dealers out? Im not a police strategist but that seems to be a little more effective than catching personal possession of drugs on people that will eventully go to drug court and get off. It looks like the police are scared of actually confronting these dealers,… shutting them down, they would much rather go after the junkies. Multiple arrests sure look good to an individual officer but are they really making an impact? Or just cleaning up around the edges of an even bigger dirtpile that gets bigger and bigger everyday.
So now our local fire departments are corrupt to???
This is a new low even by your standards.
Maybe Old Long Johnson will wind up with MD and we can all go by and thumb our noses at him. Sometimes Karma can be a real bitch.
To : Old Long Johnson …. You sound ie a hearless prick..just sayin.
These firefighters are doing a wonderful selfless act and you could learn from them.
“WATCH FOR PEDESTRIANS LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS”
Thanks! I’ll make sure to keep my windows rolled up and if necessary, direct them to the nearest homeless shelter and state agency to get food stamps.