In brief: Centennial Trail users hit by vehicle break-ins

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is warning Centennial Trail users to leave valuables at home.

In the past week, 16 vehicle prowls were reported at Centennial Trail trailheads in Spokane County, the office said in a news release. Thieves have hit parking areas along many parts of the trail.

Thieves have stolen credit cards, checks, purses, wallets, GPS devices, stereos and other valuables. In some cases, only a few checks were stolen from the back of a checkbook left in a car and the victims did not immediately realize anything was missing, deputies say.

Woman found dead with wound to throat

A woman was found dead with a “significant” knife wound to her throat in her Lewiston home Friday after a delivery driver discovered her body.

A 54-year-old woman was found on the floor in her bedroom covered in blood, according to Lewiston police. The driver had been let into the residence in the 800 block of Pine Street by her 11-year-old grandson.

The death is under investigation. Her grandson, who lived with her, is staying with other relatives, police said.

ATV rolls onto driver, who suffers minor injuries

A Rathdrum man suffered minor injuries when he lost control of his ATV and it rolled onto him about 1 p.m. Friday in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest.

Gregory S. Randall, 59, was taken to Kootenai Health and Medical Center by helicopter, according to a Kootenai County sheriff’s news release. Randall was riding with a group of friends who called for help.

The incident occurred on Forest Service Road 209 near Forest Service Road 206. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor, the Sheriff’s Office said. Randall was not wearing a helmet.

Randall was treated and released from the hospital.

Early-morning collision claims three, injures two

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. – Three people were killed and two injured in a collision on state Highway 20 near Sedro-Woolley, the Washington State Patrol said.

Four people were in one car, Trooper Mark Francis told the Skagit Valley Herald. A 23-year-old Sedro-Woolley woman, Nicole A. Washington, and a 21-year-old Bellingham woman both died at the scene. A 19-year-old Mount Vernon man and another man were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

One person in the other car, 65-year-old Frederick A. Brand, of Concrete, died on the way to a Sedro-Woolley hospital.

Speed and possibly alcohol were factors in the crash at 5:10 a.m. Friday, Francis said.

Body wax excuse doesn’t smooth things over

BREMERTON – A 24-year-old Bremerton man told a Washington state trooper he was not wearing pants because he had recently received a body wax.

After the “manzilian,” or Brazilian hair removal for men, he said his jeans irritated his skin so he was driving in his underwear.

A witness saw the man exposing himself Wednesday, the Kitsap Sun reported. He was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure.