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BIG KNIFE, BIG TROUBLE
• A 20-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for first-degree assault when police responded to a dispute between roommates at a residence on the 400 block of West Pear Street in Centralia on Friday evening. Angelica J. Parker was allegedly throwing items and ended up displaying a decorative knife with an approximately 12-inch long blade, according to the Centralia Police Department. She reportedly was swinging the knife, but nobody was cut, according to police. Parker was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
ASSAULT ALONG RIVER
• Centralia police contacted an individual about 4:30 a.m. today at Mellen Street and Old Airport Road who reported being assaulted at a transient camp near the Chehalis River. The suspect has not been identified and the case is currently under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DOWNTOWN THEFT
• Centralia police were called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday to a business on the 200 block of North Tower Avenue to take a report of a burglary involving the theft of cash.
PORCH PROWL
• Police were called about 12:25 p.m. yesterday about a bicycle stolen from a porch at the 1000 block of Scammon Creek Road in Centralia.
• Centralia police reported this morning an officer was called about 1:35 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of J Street where someone had stolen tables from a porch. One of them was subsequently recovered in an alley nearby and returned to its owner, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were contacted about 1:20 a.m. yesterday by an individual who reported financial information was stolen from their vehicle at the 100 block of North Buckner Street. The victim reported problems with his bank account, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Someone stole a lighter from an unlocked car parked at the 200 block of South Buckner Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 2:40 p.m. on Friday.
DRUGS
• Police arrested a 20-year-old Winlock resident early this morning at the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia for a warrant and also for possession of methamphetamine. Trevor L Bartley was booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with officers around 2:55 a.m., according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 149 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter