ATM MACHINE LIFTED FROM SKI LODGE
• Somebody broke into the ski lodge at White Pass over the weekend and hauled away an ATM machine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sometime between 11:30 p.m. on Saturday and 12:45 a.m. on Sunday someone pried a bar off an entrance door, went inside and pulled the machine loose from its bolts, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said this morning. Brown said deputies have suspect vehicle information and an investigation is underway. The loss, not including cash inside the ATM, is estimated at $1,000, Brown said.
MAN HIDES IN WOMEN’S RESTROOM AT CENTRALIA RESTAURANT
• Police were called to Burgerville on Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday when a woman reported she was inside the women’s bathroom, looked up and saw a man’s face from another stall. He fled the area and was not found, according to police.
THEFT
• Centralia police were called Saturday afternoon to an antique store on the 100 block of North Tower Avenue about the theft of a set of smoking pipes and a child’s rocker.
• Centralia police were called yesterday morning to a nursery on the 700 block of North Tower Avenue where someone had scaled the fence, damaged several items and took some plants.
• A 29-year-old Centralia man was arrested on Friday morning at the 1000 block of Eckerson Road for vehicle theft. Mical S. Ryan was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A deputy was called to the 500 block of State Street in Centralia Friday for a report of stolen white 1993 Honda Civic. The victim said at about 11 a.m. he was inside his home when he heard his car start up and drive away, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle has a license plate of 643 SGB.
• A stolen vehicle was found by its owner about 2:30 a.m. last Wednesday abandoned just east of Morton, according to the Morton Police Department.
• A pair of dogs escaped a vehicle parked in Centralia on Friday, ran across a parking lot and were picked up by an unknown motorist, according to Centralia police. An officer called about 11 a.m. to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue was told the owner tried to stop the motorist, but they drove away. One of the animals had apparently stood on the electric window switch to open the window.
GRAFFITI
• Centralia police were called Saturday morning to a report somebody hand-painted graffiti on a building on the 100 block of West Walnut Street.
GUN FOUND IN DUMPSTER
• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis yesterday when a gun was found in a dumpster. It was a BB gun, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 22-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine about 10 p.m. last night after contact with an officer at Mellon Street and Interstate 5 in Centralia. Javier J. Villalavazo was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. Villalavazo was not charged and was released from jail this afternoon pending further investigation.
• An individual arrested for shoplifting at K-Mart in Chehalis yesterday was cited and released but is also being referred for a possible charge of possession of methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
UNRULY PATIENT KICKED OUT OF HOSPITAL, ARRESTED
• Police were called at 9 a.m. on Saturday to Morton General Hospital for a reportedly disruptive patient who refused to leave. Officers escorted Steven B. Rogers, 42, out of the facility but then arrested him for fourth-degree assault after witnessing him strike his wife as she was helping him to their vehicle, according to the Morton Police Department.
WRECKS
• A 51-year-old Longview man was hospitalized after a motorcycle wreck yesterday in the Boistfort Valley. A deputy called about 10 a.m. to the 600 block of Wildwood Road reported the man was taken to St. John Medical Center in Longview with injuries to his shoulder, chest, ribs, elbow and ankle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• The Spokesman-Review reports 73-year-old Pe Ell resident William L. Ainsworth, was killed in a traffic accident on Sunday on Interstate 90 near Spokane. Read the news story here [1]