Updated at 7:30 p.m.
CHEHALIS BURGLARY SUSPECT FOUND IN CENTRALIA
• A 26-year-old Chehalis man was arrested yesterday evening not long after a burglary on the 1900 block of South Schueber Road outside Chehalis. The 72-year-old resident discovered the break-in about 4 p.m. and found that someone had not only stolen jewelry, a laptop computer and a drill, but her 2003 Ford F150 pickup was gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. While deputies were investigating, a family member spotted the vehicle parked in a driveway on the 1800 block of Military Road in Centralia, according to the sheriff’s office. Arriving law enforcement officers asked who it belonged to and someone pointed out Brandon D. Woody, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. Woody was booked into the Lewis County Jail and subsequently charged with theft of a motor vehicle and residential burglary. The items were all recovered, Snaza said. Bail was set at $25,000 for the unemployed former Kelso resident pending trial.
NO PRIZE FOR CENTRALIA RESIDENT
• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the 2400 block of Leisure Lane regarding an individual who was tricked into sending money – supposedly for the taxes – to claim a car they were told they won. It started with a phone call to the victim, according to the Centralia Police Department.
SHOPLIFT TURNS INTO FELONY
• A pair of 43-year-olds from Winlock were arrested at Wal-Mart last night after they allegedly took a Rug Doctor from the store, put it in a cart and presented it to customer service for a refund. An officer called about 7:25 p.m. to the retailer on the 1600 block of Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis learned the couple was given a gift card, instead of cash, and booked Tamrick A. Torres and Donna L. Volk into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful factoring of a transaction, a class C felony, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The amount is listed at $398. They were each charged with the same offense and released on $5,000 signature bonds pending trial.
SEX CRIME
• A local contractor who bought The Curtis Store after the devastating flood of 2007 was arrested yesterday for an alleged sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl. Benjamin E. Hearn, 35, was arrested after an investigation that began on Tuesday about alleged events that began in 2012, according to charges filed today in Lewis County Superior Court. He is charged with third-degree rape of a child, a class C felony. When he went before a judge this afternoon, his bail was set at a $25,000 signature bond co-signed by a relative. Judge Richard Brosey forbade Hearn to do any “Facebooking” about the alleged victim, and said if he sees any denigrating of her by anyone in Hearn’s family, Hearn may find himself back in custody. His arraignment was set for Jan. 23.
COLLISION
• A pedestrian was struck by the front passenger corner of a pickup truck turning left onto South Market Boulevard in Chehalis yesterday evening when she stepped off the curb to cross the street. Police and aid called to the scene at Sixth Street about 5:45 p.m. said it was dark and the driver didn’t see her. The 56-year-old Chehalis woman was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital and then transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for a brain contusion, according to responders. It was a fairly low speed impact, according to the fire department. The 31-year-old driver from Chehalis had a green light and she had “walk” signal, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He was cited, police said.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, non-injury collisions … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
No Prize for Centralia Resident:
It is unfortunate that someone was swindled out of money however if you get a call you won a prize and need to send money for the tax you should stop and ask what contest this is from. Then stop and ask yourself if you bought a raffle ticket or not. If someone is offering you something for nothing there is a catch….it is a scam.
“….forbade Hearn to do any “Facebooking” about the alleged victim, and said if he sees any denigrating of her by anyone in Hearn’s family, Hearn may find himself back in custody.”
Interesting that the Judge is even calling on the responsibility of the family to keep the man out of trouble!
I do have a problem seeing pedestrians when they are waiting under shade trees! I always feel awful that I could not see them, and stop to let them pass, yet I am sure that they are just trying to stay off the street until it is safe. It does, however, drive me crazy when I see people taking their rights too far and just blindly walk out in front of traffic – it may be their right-of-way but their abuse of that right could lead to a preventable accident. 🙁
And BleeBoo, you must have awesome eye sight to spot those knuckleheads that walk around in the dark wearing dark clothes!
Pedestrians always have the right of way in a situation like this, especially when they have the walk signal. I have no problem seeing pedestrians at night, sounds like the driver was inattentive.
The person in the pickup was traveling east on 6th street towards the hill. As he came up to the intersection of Market Street and 6th street he had a green light so he turned left (northbound) onto Market St. When a person has a green light on the street they are traveling on, the side street will have a red light. When the red light activates, it gives a “Walk” signal to pedestrians that are waiting to cross Market street which has the red light for persons driving on Market st. Since the pickup had a green light on 6th street (east bound) he only had to make sure there were no oncoming vehicles traveling on 6th street before he could turn left (north)across the intersection. So he made the turn but he didn’t see the pedestrian who had the “Walk” signal and he struck her.
How can the light be green and the walk signal? I don’t understand.