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Updated: Boy, 15, accused of trying to throw football full of contraband over Green Hill School's fence
A suspect is in custody after police and Green Hill School staff intercepted a football full of contraband that someone tried to throw over the Chehalis juvenile detention facility's fence on ...
Two ‘hero’ dogs perish in Centralia fire
Two dogs died in a house fire at 610 Field Ave. in Centralia on Tuesday afternoon, the Riverside Fire Authority confirmed Wednesday. No other injuries or fatalities were reported. Firefighters from the Riverside Fire Authority responded at around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, to a report of a porch...
Bail set at $200K for man accused of strangling a woman, stealing gun in Toledo
Bail is set at $200,000 for a man accused of strangling a woman in Toledo, taking her phone, stealing a gun and initiating a standoff with law enforcement on Sunday. Ryan Adam Emery, 30, ...
Centralia woman asks for support after young son snuck out of house, drowned in a pool
A Centralia woman is asking for community assistance to raise enough money to give her young son a proper burial after he drowned in a pool on Thursday, July 11. Elijah Ortega reportedly snuck ...
Sirens: Juveniles steal cart full of alcohol; counterfeit currency passed; suspect climbs fence, sleeps in garage
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Criminal trespass • Two subjects were trespassed from a property in the 1200 block of Alder Street just after 1:10 p.m. on July 15. • A homeless ...
Bail set at $50,000 for Centralia man accused of breaking into neighbor's apartment
Bail is set at $50,000 for a Centralia man accused of forcing his way into a neighbor’s apartment on Friday and assaulting a man. Officers with the Centralia Police Department
Sirens: Woman hit by car, refuses treatment; Man arrested for burglary after attack; laptop, prescription medications, laptop and iPad stolen from vehicle
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Possession of a stolen vehicle • At approximately 9:20 a.m. on July 12, officers received a Flock security camera system alert for a vehicle that was
2nd Washington man pleads not guilty in 2022 attacks on Oregon electrical grids
PORTLAND, Ore. - A second Washington state man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of damaging power substations in Oregon in 2022. Tacoma resident Zachary Rosenthal, 33, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Portland on Tuesday to three counts of damaging an energy facility. On Nov....
Letter to the editor: We must work together to pursue treatments and solutions in face of 911 call center strain
I am writing in response to Commissioner Sean Swope’s recent commentary regarding the Lewis County 911 call center. Swope reports that he has received “alarming reports from two residents” whose 911 calls were routed to voicemail. He goes on to take a “deeper dive” into Centralia police reports related to trespassing. He purports that local businesses “often perceive such incidents as severe enough to warrant urgent police intervention due to the risks they pose to staff and customers.”
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