By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A 63-year-old woman told a deputy yesterday she lost a satchel filled with thousands of dollars cash and she was certain it disappeared in Randle.
The bag contained $15,000 to $20,000 in U.S. currency, mostly in $100 bills, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said she lives in Wapato but owns rental property on the 600 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle.
She said she recalled it being in the back of her car and the car being left unlocked while there between Oct. 20 and 31, Breen said.
The woman didn’t realize it was gone until a week or so after returning to Eastern Washington and spent a couple more weeks digging around looking for it, Breen said.
Breen said he didn’t know why she had been carrying so much cash with her.