Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

July 8th, 2019
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POLICE: BIKE TAKEN BY FORCE

• Centralia police arrested two men after being called about 5:30 a.m. on Sunday to the 500 block of Harrison Avenue and told the subjects stole a bicycle from a homeless male, with at least one of them using pepper spray during the confrontation. Scott D. Hampton, 31, and Peter R. A. Anderson, 22, neither of whom has a fixed address, were arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree robbery, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• A silver 2003 Honda Accord was reported missing from the 700 block of West Pear Street in Centralia at about 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. The car has a license plate reading BPA9955, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A Toro lawnmower was stolen from the 1500 block of Lum Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 5:40 p.m. on Friday.

• A leaf blower and fishing tackle were stolen from a shed on the 300 block of Hemlock Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 8:20 a.m. on Sunday to take a report that sometime during the night, someone had broken a window on a vehicle parked on the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue.

INAPPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION

• Centralia police were called just after 6 p.m. on Sunday from a juvenile who reported receiving sexual advances via social media from an adult male. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police called about 11:45 a.m. on Saturday for a collision near Galvin Road and Northpark Drive found the driver “passed out” inside and administered Narcan to revive him. Nicholas M. Vernon, 34, of Chehalis, was arrested at the hospital for driving under the influence and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department. His vehicle had left the road and run over a phone box, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft and more among the many calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

June 24th, 2019
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AUTO THEFT

• A white Nissan Xterra was reported stolen from a car dealership on the 1100 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 3:50 a.m. today. It has a license plate reading BLS 5517, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle that was left unlocked at the 1300 block of Alexander Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 7:40 a.m. today.

DRUGS

• A 38-year-old Chehalis resident picked up on an outstanding warrant at the 300 block of Lowe Street in Centralia about 10 a.m. on Sunday was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Joseph K. Dodd was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• When Centralia police contacted a 24-year-old for sleeping at the 300 block of North Gold Street in Centralia about 8 a.m. on Sunday, they also arrested the Centralia resident for possession of methamphetamine. Sierra C. Yeager was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

‘EXPOSED’

• Centralia police called to the 600 block of North Tower Avenue at about 5:45 p.m. on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old man for indecent exposure. Lucas D. C. Bryan, of Centralia, was then released at the scene with a court date, according to the Centralia Police Department.

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Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

May 27th, 2019
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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A motorcyclist was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Sunday after an 80-year-old driver of a pickup truck attempted to cross U.S. Highway 12 in Salkum and the two collided, according to the Washington State Patrol. Warren J. Peterson, 59, of Olympia, was traveling westbound on the highway on a Honda GL1800 motorcycle when the 2000 Ford Ranger pickup crossed south from Salkum Road to Fuller Road, according to the state patrol. Troopers called to the scene at about 5:30 p.m. found the motorcycle hit the driver’s side door. The pickup driver, Wayne A. Dykeman, 80, of Winlock, was reportedly unhurt but was issued a citation for failure to yield the right of way.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• A 45-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for first-degree assault after police were called to the 2300 block of Eureka Avenue in Centralia regarding an altercation between the woman and her husband about 11:15 p.m. on Sunday. Christine M. Schiele was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DISORDERLY

• A 26-year-old was cited for interfering with a health care facility after police were called about 1:20 a.m. today to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road because the woman was allegedly causing a disruption, screaming and would not leave when asked to, according to the Centralia Police Department. Jennifer D. Turnbull, of Centralia, was arrested and then released, according to police.

HOUSE VANDALIZED

• A Centralia resident returning home from vacation discovered four windows, including a sliding glass door, at the rear of the home had been broken as well as garden hose turned on and left running, causing some damage, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers called to the 1000 block of Crosby Avenue about 11:15 a.m. on Sunday have not made any arrests as of this morning.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances and more among 147 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

May 13th, 2019
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BREAKING DOWN DOOR

• A 23-year-old Rochester resident was arrested after police were called to the 600 block of North Pearl Street about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday where the suspect allegedly kicked open the front door of a home and caused a small laceration to the leg of a female inside the residence. Dominic J. Lopez was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MISSING GUNS

• Centralia police were called to the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue about 6:45 p.m. on Sunday to take a report that an AR-15 rifle had been stolen from a vehicle. The Centralia Police Department took the opportunity this morning to advise members of the public to keep their firearms secured in a safe location within their homes or businesses, not inside their car or truck.

• Centralia police were called about 9:50 a.m. on Thursday to take a report that two guns were stolen or lost from a residence on the 700 block of North Washington Avenue within the past 12 months.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called regarding a vehicle prowl at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Missing was a wallet with a credit card, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday to take a report that headphones had been stolen out of a car the night before at the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard.

• Centralia police were called about 5 a.m. on Saturday to the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue to take a report that a 6-foot by 8-foot utility trailer had been stolen.

• Centralia police called about 2:25 p.m. on Friday regarding a vehicle which had been abandoned approximately three weeks earlier at the 300 block of West Pine Street discovered the vehicle was stolen.

• Mail was reported stolen from a mailbox on the 1400 block of View Avenue in Centralia on Friday afternoon.

DRUGS

• Officers called about 1:45 p.m. on Sunday to the 1300 block of Lum Road regarding a misdemeanor theft found the suspect was wanted on an outstanding warrant and had on him, allegedly, substances that tested positive for methamphetamine and heroin. Joseph J. Aulabaugh, 25, of Olympia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 38-year-old man arrested for an outstanding warrant at the 100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia at about 3:10 p.m. on Saturday was found to be in possession of a substance a substance that tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Michael L. Hensley, 38, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 29-year-old Chehalis woman was allegedly found in possession of a stolen car and heroin in a case associated with the 1200 block of Alder Street at about 12:10 a.m. on Saturday. Justine A. Abbott was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 37-year-old suspect in an attempted shoplifting incident at the 100 block of West High Street in Centralia was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and heroin with the intent to deliver. Reema M. Hanrahan, of Tacoma was booked into the Lewis County Jail following the Thursday afternoon call, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 53-year-old man contacted by police for allegedly unlawfully entering a residence he did not live at on the 100 block of South Silver Street at about noon on Thursday was subsequently arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Johnathan M. Davis  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND, FROM MORTON

• After a man was seen allegedly licking the windows of a patrol vehicle parked behind the Morton Police Department on Thursday evening and a lengthy confrontation ensued, he was detained and then taken to the hospital to be medically cleared before being arrested for third-degree assault and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Morton police. Erick Arceo appeared to be under the influence of a drug and was acting erratically, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Two people were flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a single-vehicle wreck Saturday night on southbound Interstate 5 in Centralia. Troopers called about 11:08 p.m. to the scene near Mellen Street found the Toyota Scion had struck the concrete barrier, rolled and landed on its top. Injured were the driver, Kristi R. Vaughan, 58, and passenger, Robert D. Vaughan, 48, both from Centralia, according to the Washington State Patrol. The car was impounded. The state patrol indicates it suspects drugs or alcohol were involved.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespass, harassment, obstructing, resisting arrest, protection order violation, driving under the influence,  driving with suspended license, protection order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, shoplifting, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances and more among the many calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 96-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

April 29th, 2019
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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were contacted about 10:45 a.m. on Sunday to take a report of an identity theft associated with the 900 block of South Scheuber Road. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday about a vehicle prowl associated with the 100 block of East Maple Street. The victim reported that a Jumping Jack plate compactor was stolen from the bed of his pickup, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 800 block of West Main Street at about 4:35 p.m. on Friday where they were told a chainsaw had been stolen.

• An individual reported just after 11 a.m. on Friday that someone had rummaged through his vehicle during the night at the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia. Nothing was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were contacted about the theft of three computers from the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue on Friday.

• Centralia police were contacted about 8:25 a.m. on Friday to take a report from the 1200 block of H Street that the back window of a vehicle had been broken. Nothing was taken from the vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called for a vehicle prowl at the 400 block of Northeast Adams Avenue at about 8 a.m. on Friday.

• Chehalis police were called at about 4:35 a.m. on Friday to take a report of a vehicle prowl at the 500 block of Northeast Adams Avenue.

• A white 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe was reported stolen from an auto dealership on the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 3:35 p.m. on Thursday.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old person with no address was arrested just after 8 p.m. on Thursday at the 200 block of South Pearl Street for an outstanding warrant and also possession of methamphetamine and heroin and identity theft. Kiya A. L. Kenney was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An individual was allegedly found to be in possession of marijuana products at the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia on Thursday afternoon. The case was referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office for charging, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TEEN SWIMS AWAY FROM POLICE

• Officers at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia just before 5 p,.m. on Friday arrested an 18-year-old Chehalis resident for an outstanding warrant and a 19-year-old Centralia resident allegedly disobeyed orders and ran from the officer. Ethan C. Mallory, 19, was apprehended after he swam across the Chehalis River and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for obstructing a law enforcement officer, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ABUSE

• A 37-year-old Centralia man was arrested for alleged child abuse at the 400 block of West Summa Street in Centralia following a 10:30 a.m. call on Thursday to police. Russell E. Vaughn was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespass, driving under the influence, driving with no license, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, violation of domestic violence court order, physical control of motor vehicle while intoxicated; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances and more among the many calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 96-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

April 5th, 2019
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BUSINESS BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called about 6:30 a.m. today to investigate a burglary at a store on the 100 block of East Maple Street.

• Police were called just after 2 o’clock this morning to the 400 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia for a burglary to a store.

• Centralia police were called about 8:45 a.m. on Thursday to a business on the 400 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia to take a report that someone had attempted to break-in during the night.

• Officers called to the 100 block of High Street in Centralia about 11:25 a.m. on Thursday because an individual allegedly went behind the counter of a business and stole items, arrested Robert D. Baldwin Jr., 34, of Mount Vernon, for second-degree burglary. Baldwin allegedly lied to police about his identity and was booked into the Lewis County Jail also for identity theft, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old Everett resident arrested for shoplifting after an approximately 8 p.m. call on Thursday to the 1300 block of Lum Road in Centralia was allegedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Garrett J. Dempsey was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, hit and run, probation violation, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances and more among 156 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

March 29th, 2019
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AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 11:45 a.m. on Thursday about a car stolen from its driveway on the 1400 block of Southwest Snively Avenue. The caller had the blue 2004 Dodge Stratus running while working on it, stepped away for a couple of minutes and returned to find the vehicle gone, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It has a license plate reading BNA 8672, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 31-year-old Chehalis resident arrested on a state Department of Corrections warrant last night at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue was also arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Officers had been asked to check on his welfare and when he was detained, located a smoking device with residue consistent with methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Brian A. Esparza was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• When officers contacted a 37-year-old man who allegedly brandished a knife to customers at a business on the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia about 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, he allegedly was found to be in possession of methamphetamines. John J. Crook, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called to the 10 block of Southwest Seventh Street in Chehalis about 2:15 p.m. on Thursday because an unknown person or persons had smashed the driver’s side window of a vehicle parked on the street.

• Chehalis police were called to the 900 block of Northwest State Avenue at about noon on Thursday where an unknown person or persons had damaged the gas tanks to “a couple of” vehicles parked there, possibly in an attempt to steal fuel. It will cost about $250 apiece to make the repairs, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, probation violation, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, violation of no contact order; responses for dispute,  vandalism, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances and more among 133 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.