ALLEGED ASSAULT
• Centralia police began investigating an alleged third-degree assault yesterday after contact with a female from the 1600 block of Maple Valley Drive who said her ex-boyfriend hit and choked her while visiting from out of town. The suspect left before police arrived after the approximately 10:40 a.m. call, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case remains under investigation, according to police.
INDECENT EXPOSURE
• A 47-year-old Portland man was arrested yesterday morning for allegedly masturbating in public at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia. Jonathan M. Davis was arrested for indecent exposure and booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with an officer around 8 a.m., according to the Centralia Police Department.
BREAK-IN MINERAL
• A deputy responded yesterday to a report of a burglary in the 2500 block of state Route 7 near Mineral which had occurred sometime since Friday. The victim said the missing items included two King portable radios and Garmon handheld portable GPS map, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
PILLS MISSING
• Chehalis police were contacted just after 9 a.m. yesterday by a woman on the 100 block of Southwest 11th Street regarding about 47 hydrocodone tablets missing from her home.
PORCH PILFERING
• “A couple of” potted plants were stolen from the front porch of a residence on the 900 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report police took about 3:15 p.m. yesterday.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police took a report about 12:30 p.m. yesterday of an attempted vehicle prowl at the 100 block of East Bridge Street. Nothing seemed to be missing, possibly because the family dog started barking, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarms, suspicious activity, disputes, collisions, lost items, issues about roommate; complaints of violation of protection order, auto dealer refusing to allow customer to return vehicle … and more.