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Updated at 12:56 p.m.
DOMESTIC ASSAULT
• Deputies are looking for a 28-year-old Chehalis area man who allegedly head-butted a woman after shoving her onto a bed twice and tearing up the room. The victim drove herself to Providence Centralia Hospital and contacted law enforcement about 8:45 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She said he arrived, woke her up, the two argued about her telling him not to come home to the residence they shared west of Chehalis and the physical altercation ensued, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said the suspect is wanted for second-degree assault.
• A 22-year-old woman and her boyfriend were arrested for allegedly assaulting his father yesterday evening at the 600 block of Meier Road outside of Winlock. Deputies called about 7:40 p.m. about a dispute were told that during an argument, 27-year-old Kodey L. Howard began swinging punches at his father and his father restrained him, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Samantha E. Taylor allegedly struck the 48-year-old father in the head, causing a laceration, with what a witness said was a piece of wood, according to the sheriff’s office. Taylor was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault and Howard was booked for fourth-degree assault, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.
BURGLARY
• Approximately $400 in coins was stolen in a burglary at the 1200 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:35 a.m. on Saturday.
• A wallet containing $100 and a bag of nickels and dimes were reported stolen from the victim’s residence while she was at another apartment visiting at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 2:55 p.m. on Friday.
PAWNED SOMEONE ELSE’S ITEM
• A 42-year-old Centralia man was arrested for trafficking in stolen property after he pawned an item that did not belong to him in a Saturday morning case associated with the 800 block of West Main Street in Centralia. Steven R. Fenton was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
OTHER THEFT
• Centralia police were called about 5:45 p.m. yesterday by an individual who said she accidentally left her backpack unattended at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue and when she returned to retrieve it a short time later, it was gone.
• Centralia police took a report late Saturday afternoon from the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue from a victim who said money had been stolen from them sometime during the previous two days. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 42-year-old woman arrested for an outstanding warrant about 11:25 p.m. on Friday at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue was allegedly found in possession of stolen property. Kimberly R. Iverson, a homeless person, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
BAD BILL
• Chehalis police were called just after 7 a.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue to take a report that someone paid for their order with a counterfeit $100 bill.
CAR PROWL
• Chehalis police were called at 6:45 a.m. today for a vehicle prowl at the 1500 block of North National Avenue.
DRUGS
• Centralia police arrested a 20-year-old Chehalis resident just before noon yesterday after he was reportedly found passed out in a vehicle holding pipes used to smoke meth and heroin at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue. Logen K. Elliott was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 32-year-old man arrested about 1:50 p.m. on Saturday for a warrant at the 100 block of West Main Street in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Steven D. Couch, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• A 46-year-old Chehalis man arrested on an outstanding warrant about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday at the 800 block of West Main Street in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Joshua L. Harris was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Scotty E. Mullins Jr., 32, of Centralia was arrested and booked for possession of methamphetamine and for a felony state Department of Corrections warrant following contact with police about 7:23 a.m. on Friday at the 300 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• Deputies requested about 2:20 a.m. today to check on the well-being of a woman leaving Thurston County and traveling south on Interstate 5 at speeds of 130 mph located her near Napavine going about 90 mph, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Kaylee I. Jackson, 25, of Toledo, was arrested for driving under the influence but not booked into jail due to possibly having taken other medications and a potential prolonged hospital stay, according to the sheriff’s office.
• Deputies arriving just after 9 p.m. on Saturday to a single-vehicle collision at the 1200 block of Wildwood Road in Curtis found a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta was totaled and the driver’s breath smelled of intoxicants, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Jimmy R. Flores, 60, Ryderwood, said he had not been drinking but had taken some medication, according to the sheriff’s office. He was arrested for driving under the influence but not booked because of medical issues, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.
• Deputies responding to a rollover collision about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the 3100 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia arrested the 33-year-old driver for driving under the influence and also for reckless endangerment as she had the child passengers. The 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe sustained major damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Tara M. Burgeis, of Centralia, was cited also for third-degree driving with a suspended license and booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Nobody was injured, according to Breen.
• Police called to the 600 block of M Street in Centralia about 6:40 p.m. on Saturday after a motorist allegedly drove his vehicle off the roadway and damaged “personal property” subsequently arrested a 25-year-old Centralia man. Richard R. Morris was booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence and for hit and run, according to the Centralia Police Department.
RV FIRE
• Firefighters called to the 1000 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle about at 8:43 p.m. on Saturday extinguished a fire in a motor home believed to have had an individual who stayed there from time to time, according to Lewis County Fire District 14. There was nobody there at the time and nobody was injured, according to Fire Chief Jeff Jaques. The RV was destroyed.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 445 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter