CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Hit-and-run • A hit-and-run on private property in the 600 block of West Pear Street was reported at 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 24. An officer located the suspect, … more

In the past two years, card skimmers have been found on payment devices virtually everywhere in the Evergreen State. From grocery stores in Tri-Cities to ATMs in Lynnwood, the illegal skimmers can … more

A woman who was fatally shot in a car and later died in a Lakewood motel parking lot Monday has been identified. Leslie Crossley, 35, of Lakewood, died from a gunshot wound to the head on the … more

In June 2023, three felons at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla died by suicide while in the state’s custody. Two inmates died after jumping from the third level of the … more

A Level Three sex offender has registered with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office to live in the 300 block of Southwest 13th Street in Chehalis.  Daniel Richard Vaeth, 68, has been … more

A man who was arrested in November 2022 as part of an undercover Washington State Patrol operation for allegedly arranging to meet two children for sex in Chehalis was arrested again on Tuesday for … more

The Centralia Police Department has arrested a suspect in a series of rapes that occurred more than 16 years before they were reported in August of 2023, the department announced Wednesday.  more

A man is in custody for alleged vehicular homicide after he was involved in a three-vehicle collision in Centralia that resulted in a woman’s death.  The collision was reported in the … more

The Centralia Police Department has arrested a suspect in a series of rapes that occurred more than 16 years before they were reported in August of 2023, the department announced Wednesday.  … more

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Attempt to contact • Officers responded to “a disoriented female in a grocery store parking lot” in the 500 block of South Tower Avenue just … more

A 38-year-old man arrested over the weekend in Western Washington has been linked to the shooting and killing of 40-year-old Deshaun Crawford nearly a year ago in Spokane Valley. Puyallup police … more

Between 800 and 1,500 Washington residents are sitting behind bars, serving extra time for their juvenile records — offenses state law says should not add additional time onto sentences for … more

Tribal leaders and state lawmakers on Monday urged a joint approach to tackle the fentanyl crisis and sought more funding to help tribes provide a spectrum of treatment for substance use disorder. … more

Billy Bartlett, the Amanda Park man accused of killing a 46-year-old man and injuring a 12-year-old in Chehalis in December 2021, pleaded guilty to murder, assault and burglary charges in Lewis … more

The Green Hill School staff member arrested last week for allegedly bringing marijuana into the facility was charged Monday in Lewis County Superior Court … more

The state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) has formally revoked former Centralia Police officer Phil Reynold’s peace officer certification, The Chronicle confirmed Monday.  … more

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Criminal trespass • Just after 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 19, officers were asked to check on two homeless men camped out behind a mission in the 400 block of North … more

About one in eight Washingtonians have reported being the victim of spousal violence, with injuries most common among females between the ages of 25 and 64 years, households with a below-average yearly income and those without a college degree. During a visit to a domestic violence advocacy organization in Centralia Friday afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee Inslee recalled one such incident. more

Concerned about drug overdoses among teenagers, Lake Washington High School seniors Theodore Meek, Joanna Lymberis, Olivia Milstein, Sofia Lymberis and Reilly Jones transformed a school assignment … more

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on Wednesday issued a plea for help in locating a female Mount Vernon teen who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Ella Jones, … more