Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Lewis County Authorities Seek Information on Trees Intentionally Cut to Fall on Power Lines (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

(CHEHALIS, WA) -- The Lewis County Sheriff's Office is investigating two incidents of malicious mischief where a suspect or suspects apparently deliberately cut down a tree so that it would fall into power lines about 1:30 AM Sunday morning.  The Sheriff’s Office says one incident happened at milepost 7 on Bunker Creek Road and the other in the 400 block of Manners Road.  In both instances, there was fresh sawdust and chain saw cuts at the base of the trees.  In the incident on Manners Road, the power line caught on fire.  Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call Lewis County Crimestoppers.