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Homemade mini shotgun discovered with shells in Rochester woman’s SUV. Courtesy photo by Thurston County Sheriff’s Office

SEATBELT VIOLATION LEADS TO HIDDEN METH, SHORT SHOTGUN

• Neglecting to put on her seatbelt got a 23-year-old Rochester woman the attention of deputies last night, who in turn found hidden in the spare tire storage area of her SUV an unspecified quantity of suspected methamphetamine and a tiny home made shotgun. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office was working a seatbelt emphasis patrol at U.S. Highway 12 and Albany Street in Rochester when at about 7 p.m. a driver was spotted without her seatbelt, according to the sheriff’s office. A deputy who pulled her over found suspected meth on her person and so subsequently impounded and searched her vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said it was just a personal amount of meth found on the driver but more found in the storage area. The handheld shotgun shooting device discovered was homemade, spring loaded and illegal, according to Lt. Greg Elwin. Brianna Carrothers, 23, was arrested for possession of synthetic drugs while armed with a deadly weapon as well as unlawful possession of a short-barreled shotgun, the sheriff’s office reported. Law enforcement officers on Monday began adding extra patrols seeking out motorists who fail to buckle up and those who use cell phones while behind the wheel. The emphasis, which is also taking place around Lewis County  until June 2, is part of a campaign to end traffic deaths and serious injury accidents in Washington by 2030.

POLICE CHASE, TAZE WANTED MAN

• A short foot pursuit and a zap with a Taser ended with a 49-year-old man getting taken into custody yesterday morning near South Gold and East Summa streets in Centralia. Police say when they attempted to contact Jose A. Rodriguez around 8:20 a.m., he ran. He was wanted for an outstanding warrant,  according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers booked him into the Lewis County Jail also for obstructing and resisting, according to police.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• The Centralia mom who gave her toddler a hit off a marijuana bong – which was captured on a cell phone video – will spend six months in jail, a Lewis County Superior Court judge ordered this morning. More to come.

• The lawsuit against White Pass School District – sued by the family of a sophomore who committed suicide – is over, with a Lewis County Superior Court judge ruling this morning school officials had no duty to notify Brian Stephens’ family of a suicide note they learned of or a possible suicide pact between two students. More to come. Meanwhile, for background, read “Packwood teen’s suicide to be revisited, in court” from Sunday July 1, 2012, here

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for shoplifting, misdemeanor assaults, warrant; responses for non-injury collisions, stolen bicycle, gas station drive-off, to assist retrieving a 22-month-old who had locked self inside a bathroom; complaints of someone kicking at the back door to a business at the Lewis County Mall … a complaint by a taxi driver that after he gave a male a ride from Rock Street in Centralia to Yelm yesterday, the customer said he needed to go inside and get some money, but ran down an alley and never returned … and more.

MOM CONFRONTS BURGLARS IN ROCHESTER HOME

• A 28-year-old Rochester mother awakened yesterday morning by noises in her living room confronted two subjects carrying away her television. They dropped the TV, one said sorry, and they ran out the door, jumped in a car and drove away, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called just before 9 a.m. to the home on the 10,800 block of 188th Avenue Southwest said she described the intruders as teenage boys, both about 6 feet tall. Their car was a 1990s dark green “junkie” Chevrolet Impala, Lt. Greg Elwin said. Her door had been left unlocked, he said. They managed to get away with a Playstation II, according to the sheriff’s office.

GAS STATION THEFT

• Someone broke into an outside cabinet at Dave’s Chevron station in Toledo and stole six to eight recycled car batteries, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy who responded to the 400 block of state Route 506 was told it happened sometime between 11 p.m. on Tuesday and 3:30 yesterday morning, according to the sheriff’s office.

LITTLE MOTORCYCLE LIFTED

• Centralia police took a report yesterday regarding the theft of a small, bright yellow “pocket” motorcycle from the 500 block of South Pearl Street.

WHEELS REMOVED FROM VEHICLE

• Centralia police were called to an auto body shop yesterday afternoon at the 200 block of East Summa Street when the victim discovered a car sitting on blocks and missing two of its tires and wheels (wire spoke rims).

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were contacted yesterday morning about a diamond ring stolen out of a vehicle sometime during the previous two days. The loss is almost $1,000, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday regarding a car prowl at the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. It wasn’t immediately obvious if anything was missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Centralia police responding to a home on the 1200 block of West Main Street about a dispute just before 11 p.m. yesterday ended up arresting a 35-year-old resident for allegedly having a baggie with pills in her pocket she did not possess a prescription for. Melinda M. Murphy was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called just after 4 p.m. yesterday regarding graffiti spray painted onto an alley-facing garage off Southwest Cascade Avenue. The sliver “bubble” letters are not really decipherable, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

SNOOZING IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT

• Centralia police were called about 1:15 a.m. today to the area just north of East Maple Street and Railroad Avenue after a railroad officer discovered a man sleeping inside a locomotive. Dale L. Wester, of Quilcene, was cited for trespass and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ANOTHER CHEHALIS OVERPASS STRUCK BY LOAD

• One lane of northbound Interstate 5 at the 13th Street interchange in Chehalis was shut down for a time yesterday afternoon after a too-tall load on a flatbed trailer struck the overpass and caused some concrete to fall. Troopers and police responded about 3 p.m. found that a forklift being hauled hit the bridge. The truck driver from Ellensburg was cited for a load that was over the legal limit in height, according to the Washington State Patrol.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, failing to register as a sex offender by a transient; responses for misdemeanor theft, alarm, a report of forgery, dispute, parking lot hit and run; complaints of possible inappropriate touching … and more.

DISPUTE

• A 46-year-old Centralia woman was arrested after she reportedly took a swing at a neighbor yesterday afternoon. Police called just before 2 p.m. to the 500 block of South Silver Street were told Patsy A. Bartlett was calling the young woman names and when the young woman made a comment to her companion, Bartlett ran up to her and tried to hit her, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officer Mike Lowrey said it sounds like they are not getting along. Bartlett was booked into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree (misdemeanor) assault, according to police.

THEFT

• Centralia police took a report just before 11 a.m. yesterday about kitchenware and fishing rods stolen from a house on the 1000 block of Long Road.

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning about a wallet stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Southwest Fourth Street near Cascade Avenue.

• Centralia police took a report yesterday about mail-order medication that should have but didn’t show up in a mail box on the 700 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia.

DISORDERLINESS

• Centralia police were called just before midnight to the 600 block of J Street where they were told a 23-year-old occupant used a chair to break out a bedroom window.

DRUGS

• A 30-year-old Centralia man was arrested for alleged drug dealing after he was stopped on his bicycle yesterday evening on Cooks Hill Road in Centralia, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The contact about 7:30 p.m. with Anthony B. Velazquez came from an ongoing investigation, according to detective Sgt. Gary Wilson. Police found in his possession a plastic baggie with about one-eighth of an ounce of suspected black tar heroin and another baggie with suspected methamphetamine, Wilson said. Velazquez was booked into the Lewis County Jail for conspiracy to deliver heroin and possession of meth, according to police.

MORE DISORDERLINESS

• Chehalis police were called about 11 p.m. yesterday by a woman on Southwest 20th Street who said there were three males outside dressed in black and wearing skeleton masks who were yelling, screaming and kicking at each other. Detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said he knew that a warning was given, but he didn’t have further details.

BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY

• “We call that a clue.”  – Police Sgt. Gary Wilson about the cash falling out of the pockets of the suspected bank robber when he was pulled over yesterday on Interstate 5 near Kelso.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, misdemeanor assault; responses for minor collision, false alarms, disputes, stolen bicycle and other misdemeanor theft, suspicious activity, lost wallet; complaints of kids on the school roof … and more.