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CRIME & SAFETY
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
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 responded to the burglary in the 500 block of North Rock Street at approximately 9:10 p.m. on July 12, according to police call logs. The reporting party told dispatchers that Keith Hill, 41, was attacking his neighbor, according to court documents.
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
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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