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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT
• Police were called just before 8 o’clock yesterday morning about the theft of three chainsaws from the 1400 block of Logan Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Someone reached through an unlocked apartment window at the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia and stole a laptop computer, according to a report made to police yesterday. The theft reportedly occurred several weeks ago, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• An officer was called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Lum Road in Centralia about possible theft by an employee, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Police were called about 1:45 p.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 800 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Missing were knives, medication and a GPS device, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Fishing equipment was stolen from the back of a truck at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday morning.
• A wallet, cash and cigarettes were among the itms stolen from a vehicle at the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis sometime in the previous three days, according to a report made to the Chehalis Police Department yesterday morning.
VANDALISM
• Chehalis police took a report yesterday afternoon of graffiti on a garage at Southwest Alfred Street.
DRUGS
• An officer responding just after 4 o’clock this morning about suspicious activity at the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue in Chehalis contacted a person wanted for a warrant and a search incident to his arrest turned up drug paraphernalia that field-tested positive for heroin, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Travis G. Frost, 29, of Chehalis, was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• A 19-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for shoplifting and being a minor in possession of marijuana late yesterday afternoon following an incident at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Uriah W. Osborne, who had an outstanding warrant, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 28-year-old Chehalis resident picked up for a warrant about 12:45 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of Southwest 10th Street in Chehalis was also found to have a small amount of suspected methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Donald B. Lindberg was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
OOPS
• Chehalis police were called about 4:45 p.m. yesterday after a firearm was found in the bathroom of a restaurant on the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue. Later in the evening, police were contacted by an individual who said he dropped his 9 mm handgun in a restroom in the area, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
‘PLEASE, DON’T LET HIM BITE ME’
• A 33-year-old Winlock man wanted for warrants and followed from Ferrier Road to Gee Cee’s truck stop yesterday afternoon fled on foot into the tree line, but threw up his hands and surrendered when K-9 Axel got within about 30 yards of him, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Kyle E. Rogers was taken into custody and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. His warrants were for contempt of court out of Kelso and from the state Department of Corrections, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.
ON THE ROAD
• A van and a semi truck both sustained major damage when the driver of the van fell asleep and crossed the centerline at the 3500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday. A deputy responding after the approximately 1 p.m. wreck noted nobody was injured, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, violation of no contact order, driving under the influence; responses for dispute, shoplifting, suspicious circumstances … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter