News brief: Nighttime intruders steal shotguns, rifles, slippers

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning they are investigating a burglary in which someone went into a home west of Chehalis while two people were sleeping and stole numerous firearms and then took their truck.

A deputy called to the 700 block of Deep Creek Road was told by the men, ages 59 and 20, it happened between 12:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday.

Also missing were a wallet, a pair of slippers and two bows, according to the sheriff’s office. The 2006 Ford Ranger was stolen, but found abandoned on the 2000 block of Big Hanaford Road, Chief Deputy Breen said. Its canopy and trailer hitch were gone, Breen said.

The stolen guns include a Bushmaster AR-15, a Savage .17 caliber rifle, a Marlin .357 caliber rifle, a Saiga 12-gauge shotgun and a Winchester 12-gauge shotgun, according to Breen.

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