WATER OVER ROADWAYS, RIVERS RISING
• A flood warning is now issued for the Skookumchuck River near Bucoda affecting Lewis and Thurston counties, with minor flooding forecast this afternoon. Heavy rains overnight drove the Newaukum River in the areas of Chehalis and Onalaska over flood stage already this morning with cautions about water over roadways, according to the National Weather Service. Still on “flood watch” status are the Chehalis and Upper Cowlitz rivers. The watch for Lewis, Thurston, Mason and Grays Harbor counties is in effect until Wednesday afternoon. Also, for eastern Lewis County and the mountains, the weather service says the most recent storm brought another 10 to 18 inches of snow since late Sunday; an additional 4 to 10 inches was expected to fall this morning; and the next storm could produce another 1 to 2 feet of snow tomorrow. Those who live in flood-prone zones are advised to keep an eye on the latest forecasts.
OUCH
• A woman who allegedly ordered food and walked out without paying and then kicked a responding Centralia police officer was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday for third-degree assault. It happened about 1:20 p.m. at the 100 block of South Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. The arrestee is 48-year-old Eva A. Newton from Randle, according to police. Police say when she was contacted, she refused to give her name and wouldn’t cooperate and that the kick occurred during her arrest.
GARAGE INTRUDER
• Centralia police were called to the 400 block of South Rock Street about 12:15 p.m. yesterday where someone had gone into a a garage and rummaged through items, although nothing seemed to have been stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• A purse was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle at the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday evening.
VANDALISM
• Police responded about 7:10 a.m. today to a report of wires damaged to an outside heat pump at a business on the 400 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia.
DRUGS
• A 59-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver about 8:15 a.m. yesterday at the 800 block of South Gold Street in Centralia. Michael E. Daicon was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; response for window broken out of an empty building … and more.
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Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Hassled by the cops? The lady is lucky they didn’t gun her down out in the street like a dog.
CPD has killed for much less.
Stealing (food) is wrong. If she had financial issues, she should have consulted the management prior to ordering her food.
Restaurants often call the police when someone doesn’t pay. Grocery stores do the same thing, as well as any merchant that sees a customer walk out without paying for their goods.
She would not have been approached by the police if she had done the right thing in the first place. She would not have gotten the assault charge if she had just paid for her food in the first place, thus eliminating the need for the police.
Lady orders food then walks out? Police hassle her for no reason. Did she actually eat the food? Or was the food unacceptable? Why is restaurant calling the police on partons? Why does she have to show ID to police? She ordered food and then walked out? The title would be dine and dash if that was infact what she did. but shes booked for assault instead. Lewis county is such a violent place? Take police out of the equation and it would alot less violent. I would like to see the mark on the policemans leg. So we can put his name up on the policeman memorial. the travesty. Police hassling people and end up creating more CRIME. Crime reduction not crime story telling. Trust fund punks.