CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A man reportedly “ate several doughnuts before leaving a store and not paying for them” in the 500 block of South Tower Avenue just before 2:25 p.m. on Dec. 22. He left the scene before officers arrived.
• Two pairs of shoes, with an estimated total value of $200, were reported stolen from a business in the 1300 block of Lum Road just before 4:10 p.m. on Dec. 22.
• A woman reportedly stole a pair of jeans from a store in the 1200 block of Lum Road at 4:50 p.m. on Dec. 22. The woman denied stealing the jeans, which police did not find.
Vehicle accident
• A minor-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of North Pearl and West Sixth streets just after 9:05 p.m. on Dec. 22.
Assault
• A teenage boy was arrested in the 1000 block of Eckerson Road just after 2:25 a.m. on Dec. 23 and was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence, for allegedly “pushing his grandmother down and causing a minor injury to her arm.”
Intimidating a public servant
• A 54-year-old Winlock woman was arrested in the 600 block of South Tower Avenue at approximately 7 a.m. on Dec. 23 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for intimidating a public servant after she allegedly “threatened the officer with bodily harm.” Officers had initially contacted her for allegedly stealing items from a convenience store. She reportedly “became non-compliant when told she was under arrest,” according to the Centralia Police Department.
Criminal trespass
• A homeless man from Longview was trespassed from a business in the 600 block of South Tower Avenue just before 7:15 a.m. on Dec. 23 after he was “located inside the fenced garbage can area with a small fire going inside a one-gallon tin can.”
Drug violation
• Officers contacted two subjects in a vehicle behind a motel in the 1200 block of Mellen Street just after 11:20 a.m. on Dec. 22. After officers saw drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle, they acquired a search warrant and found “illegal drugs, money, scales and a firearm.” One of the two subjects, a 46-year-old Tacoma man, was arrested at a nearby store. The other subject, a 32-year-old Tacoma woman, left the area on foot and wasn’t located. She has been referred on charges of possession of drugs with the intent to deliver.
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Sirens are compiled by reporter Emily Fitzgerald, who can be reached at emily@chronline.com. The Centralia Police Department can be reached at 360-330-7680 and the Chehalis Police Department can be reached at 360-748-8605. If you were a victim of physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence or sexual assault, call Hope Alliance at 360-748-6601 or the Youth Advocacy Center of Lewis County at 360-623-1990.
