WRECK LEAVES TRAVEL TRAILER LAYING IN MIDDLE OF I-5
• A trio of travelers from Puyallup escaped with little to no injury when their pickup truck rolled and the trailer they were pulling detached on northbound Interstate 5 north of Centralia yesterday evening. Firefighters called about 6:30 p.m. to the area near the county line found the truck wheels down but with a crushed cab roof, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The man and woman in their 50s and a teenage boy had been wearing seat belts and were able to get themselves out on their own, according to Capt. Scott Weinert. “The driver stated that the travel trailer began swerving back and forth and he was unable to get it under control,” Weinert stated in a report to the news media. “The momentum became worse and caused the truck to swerve violently and rollover.” Two leaking propane bottles were secured on-scene by closing valves, according to Weinert. The incident blocked all but the far left lane for about 30 minutes, the state Department of Transportation reported.
ROCK PAINTING DISAGREEMENT?
• A 37-year-old Centralia man was arrested for disorderly conduct about 3:10 p.m. yesterday after he reportedly became combative with officers when contacted about painting and putting rocks in the road at the 1100 block of Woodland Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Further details were not readily available.
THEFT
• Police were called about 2 p.m. yesterday regarding $100 being stolen from a residence on the 400 block of North Ash Street.
MARIJUANA PLANTS DISCOVERED
• Centralia police took a report about 1 p.m. yesterday of someone growing marijuana on someone else’s property on the 1400 block of West Main Street.
DISTRACTING DRIVERS
• Centralia police are investigating a report from about 9 a.m. yesterday of a male in his 40s exposing himself to oncoming traffic at Cherry Street and Tower Avenue in Centralia.
VANDALISM
• Someone slashed two tires at the 200 block of South Silver Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:45 a.m. today.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, protection order violation, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for collision on city street … and more.