NIGHTTIME ARSON ATTEMPT
• An individual out walking his dog just before midnight called police after seeing someone trying to light a fence on fire along the 400 block of Northeast Jefferson Avenue in Chehalis. He said he smelled smoke, saw flames and a subject parked there jumped in a dark red Toyota Corolla-type car and left, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The damage to the wooden fence was minimal and an officer was unable to locate a suspect, according to police. Burned paper and matches were found, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.
UNDERAGE DRINKING
An officer was called to W.F. West High School just before noon yesterday where an 18-year-old student appeared to have been drinking alcohol. The student was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for minor in possession of alcohol, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Someone lost their handicapped placard out of their vehicle while parked at the 900 block of South Schueber Road in Centralia yesterday. The report was made to police about 1 p.m., according to the Centralia Police Department.
HIT AND RUN
• Centralia police were called just before 3 p.m. yesterday to the 900 block of Johnson Road where it appeared a vehicle had struck the fence at the little league field.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor theft, protection order violation, driving under the influence; responses for suspicious circumstances, a retailer that accepted a fraudulent check, collisions on city streets … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter