By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A male was robbed at gunpoint inside a vehicle by a person with him yesterday evening, leading to a short police pursuit that began in the area of Harrison Avenue and Johnson Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Officers responding at 6:53 p.m. to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue, just west of Interstate 5, report the suspect took money from the victim.
The suspect is described only as a person known to the victim.
Police located the vehicle, which refused to yield, according to a brief summary of the incident from the department.
The pursuit was terminated by police for public safety
concerns, according to police.
Centralia officers have positively identified the suspect, and recovered the vehicle in Olympia, according to the summary.
Further details were not readily available. The investigation continues, according to police.