Pair of Centralians awake to intruder leaving home

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Centralia police were called just before 4:30 a.m. today after someone burglarized an apartment while its occupants were sleeping.

Officers arriving to the 400 block of West Main Street called for a police dog to conduct a track, but no suspect was found, according to the Centralia Police Department.

A 19-year-old man who lives there told police he awoke from a recliner chair in the living room to see a person in a dark hooded garment walking out the front door, according to police.

“He yells at the person and last saw him running down the hallway,” Officer John Panco said.

Missing from the living room were a television and a guitar, Panco said. The 24-year-old roommate said he’d left the door unlocked, according to police.

The individual was described as more than 6 feet tall but less than 6-feet 4-inches tall, Panco said.

It was just three days ago when a resident at the north end of Centralia called for help as he hid in his bedroom while his home was burglarized in the night. Deputies responding to the 3000 block of Lowery Lane initially reported the victim did not see the person but there was a broken bedroom window.

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2 Responses to “Pair of Centralians awake to intruder leaving home”

  1. Solid 'C' Student says:

    Either the 19 Y.O. is a very solid sleeper – or the burglar has brass balls. Doing a larceny while the resident is asleep in a chair in the very room! How fast can someone run while carrying a T.V. set and guitar anyway?

  2. lewiscountyElitesNotbetterthentherest says:

    6 ft tall but less then 6’4″ how exactly does one come up with such an exact height description? really? just waking up only saw as the person was leaving and the height description is quite precise! hhmmm. this whole thing sounds like someone forgot to pay their dope debt and got taxed, and without wanting to come right out and admit to his roommate or the cops that, that, is what really happened to the other guys things, he just reported it as a burglary. WTF IS REALLY GOING ON HERE, AND WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE AT EVERY LEVEL.