POLICE: INTERNAL THEFT
• A former bookkeeper for a Centralia insurance agency was arrested for first-degree theft early Thursday following an investigation that began in mid-April. David R. Gibson, 43, of Oakville, is suspected of stealing around $13,000 from Putnam Insurance on the 600 block of West Main Street over a period of time, Centralia Police Department Officer Patty Finch said. Gibson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
HIT AND RUN
• Centralia police were called to the 800 block of North Tower Avenue about 2:50 a.m. yesterday where a man said he was was hit in the leg by a car as he attempted to cross at the intersection. The 29-year-old Centralia resident suffered an injury to his knee but declined aid, according to the Centralia Police Department. The vehicle that struck him and did not stop was described as was described as a small green or teal Cavalier with a male driver and female passenger, according to police.
VANDALISM
• Centralia police took a report about 7:15 a.m. yesterday regarding someone throwing rocks through a vehicle window overnight at the 100 block of North Iron Street.
OOPS
• Centralia police were called about 4 p.m. yesterday when a small passenger car ran into a building on the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue. Nobody was hurt and the damage to Rite-Aid was minimal, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR FIRE
• It was likely an electrical issue that sparked a fire in a car on Thursday evening as it was traveling over the northbound Kresky Avenue viaduct in Centralia, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters called about 6:50 p.m. were told by the two women they saw smoke coming from below the dashboard just before the car became disabled, according to Capt. Scott Weinert. They got out of the car and the area burst into flames, according to Weinert. The fire was extinguished without any difficulties, but the 1998 Ford Cordova was a total loss, according to the fire department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for misdemeanor theft, report of a sexual assault … and more.