News brief: Centralia utility payment box burgled

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Police got a call about 6:25 a.m. today from a citizen who reported the Centralia City Light payment drop box had been broken into and everything taken.

An officer responding to the 500 block of North Pearl Street found it was opened and empty, according to the Centralia Police Department.

A representative of the utility was contacted and advised items from inside the box had been collected on Friday, according to police. They will be checking with other employees tomorrow to determine if anything was taken, according to police.

The case is currently under investigation.

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One Response to “News brief: Centralia utility payment box burgled”

  1. Burgled? says:
    Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 8:33 am

    One cannot burgle a utility payment box.