CRIME & SAFETY
Shooting threat forces Thurston County school into lockdown Thursday afternoon
A shooting threat forced Nisqually Middle School into a lockdown Thursday afternoon, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office and information released by the school. About 1 p.m., the threat was received by phone at Nisqually Middle School and the Lacey Police Department, sending deputies and police to the school on Marvin Road Southeast at Steilacoom Road Southeast.
Washington man sentenced for kidnapping wife and trying to bury her alive
LACEY, Wash. (TCD) -- A judge has sentenced a 54-year-old man to more than a decade in prison for tying his wife up, kidnapping her, and attempting to bury her alive in 2022. The Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday, April 24, that Chae An was ordered to spend 165 months — almost 14 years — behind bars after he pleaded guilty last month to attempted second-degree murder. Following his release, An must spend 36 months in community custody.
In focus: Driver crashes into concrete barrier on Old Airport Road in Centralia
A woman was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after crashing into a cement barrier at a dead end in the 900 block of 900 Old Airport Road in Centralia Thursday afternoon. The Riverside
Sirens: Three firearms lost or stolen; man arrested after knocking out two people; counterfeit money reported
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Vehicle accidents • A minor, non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 500 block of Centralia College Boulevard at approximately 9:30 a.m. on
Centralia man accused of striking a woman in the head faces felony assault charge
A Centralia man accused of striking a woman on the head during an argument on Tuesday is facing one count of second-degree assault, domestic violence, in Lewis County Superior Court. Jimmie Carl
Bail set at $100,000 for Cascade Mental Health patient accused of 'brutal' attacks on two employees
A patient at Cascade Mental Health in Centralia accused of punching two employees in the head, giving one employee a concussion and knocking out the other employee's tooth, on Thursday is ...
No injuries reported after shop fire off of Scheuber Road in Centralia on Wednesday
No injuries were reported in a fire that destroyed a shop in the 1800 block of South Scheuber Road Wednesday morning. Fire personnel with the Riverside Fire Authority were dispatched to the fire
Centralia officer who died in 1910 to be recognized at state Peace Officers Memorial
Over 110 years after his death, fallen Centralia police officer William H. Smith, who was crushed by a train while on duty in December 1910, will be officially recognized at the Washington state
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