Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 6:44 p.m.

DOMESTIC DISPUTE

• Centralia police were called about 10:25 a.m. yesterday by a resident from the 2900 block of Mount Vista Road who said she received a death threat and was blocked by the suspect the evening before from leaving their home. The investigation is continuing, according to the Centralia Police Department. Shane J. Carpenter, 41, was arrested, booked into the Lewis County Jail and today charged in Lewis County Superior Court with felony harassment, unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree domestic assault. Judge James Lawler set his bail at $100,000, twice what prosecutors requested. The woman who was living with Carpenter and Carpenter’s wife told police he punched his wife in the face, knocking her out and when he thought she was going to call police, he grabbed a BB gun rifle and slammed  the butt of it next to her toes and yelled he would kill her, according to charging documents. He then allegedly would not let either woman leave the residence, although they eventually left and got a hotel room, the documents allege. The wife reportedly would not cooperate with police. Senior Deputy Prosecutor Sara Beigh today indicated Carpenter has a rather lengthy criminal history and was in prison from 2005 until 2014.

• A 43-year-old man who was angry at his girlfriend and didn’t want her to leave allegedly used a piece of wood to strike her van, trying to get the door open, and was arrested for third-degree malicious mischief yesterday morning, according to the Centralia Police Department. An officer responding to the approximately 8:30 a.m. call to the 700 block of South Gold Street in Centralia booked Patrick J. McCarty into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

PROPERTY DISPUTE

• A deputy called about 1:15 p.m. on Friday to the 200 block of U.S. Highway 12 outside of Napavine regarding a property dispute between two neighbors found one of them building a cinder block wall in an area the other said was his easement. The 59-year-old man who had called 911 complained the wall would prevent large trucks from passing through to his property, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy advised the two it was an issue that needed to be resolved in civil court, advised they consult with attorneys and suggested seeking anti-harassment orders. However, before the deputy left, the 59-year-old started removing the blocks and began pushing on the wall to knock it over, which led to the 38-year-old neighbor yelling profanities and raising a large metal post above his head in an aggressive manner, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said the 38-year-old also began striking the blocks with the post. Joshua L. Nichols, 38, of Napavine, was arrested for harassment and booked into the Lewis County Jail, Brown said. Prosecutors declined to file the felony charge.

BIG THEFT REPORTED

• Chehalis police were called about 2:40 p.m. on Friday to a business at the 500 block of North Market Boulevard regarding an alleged first-degree theft. The case is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ALLEGED PACKAGE THIEF CAUGHT

• Centralia police were called just before noon yesterday when a passerby reported observing a male take a package off a porch on the 300 block of South Gold Street. Officers located the suspect a short distance away and recovered the item from Amazon, according to the Centralia Police Department. Arrested for third-degree theft and booked into the Lewis County Jail was 20-year-old Trevor A. Bartley, according to police. The delivery consisted of women’s make-up.

AUTO THEFT

• Officers overnight located a stolen 2016 Ford Explorer which had been sitting for several days in a parking lot at the 1200 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia. The sport utility vehicle which was missing from Oregon was returned to Enterprise car rentals, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 8:30 p.m. yesterday to the 700 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue for a missing vehicle. The person suspected to have taken it is someone who has been allowed to use the 2002 Chevrolet Blazer before, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the 1200 block of North Scheuber Road that sometime since last Wednesday, a guitar and a laptop computer were taken.

• An officer was called just after 8 p.m. on Friday to the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where he was told a customer brought a suspected shoplifter back into the store. The business decided to handle the issue without police involvement, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called to an auto dealership at the 1900 block of  Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis just after 8 a.m. on Saturday regarding a vehicle prowl. A set of keys was left inside the vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

GUN SHOT INTO BUILDING INVESTIGATED

• Chehalis police were called just after 11 a.m. on Sunday to an auto dealership at the 1900 block of  Northwest Louisiana Avenue after a copper jacket, shell casing, was found inside the building. The officer took a photo of a hole above a door and noted it appeared to have entered from the direction of the freeway, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called just before 2 p.m. yesterday to the 300 block of Southwest Third Street regarding a passenger side window broken out of a vehicle.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A horse was killed and 32-year-old motorist from Rochester injured when the two met at the 1100 block of Lincoln Creek Road west of Centralia at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. The driver said he came around a corner, saw a large horse in his lane and was unable to avoid it, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The horse rolled over the hood and the top of the Honda Accord and died at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office. The driver suffered a bruised forehead, the car was totaled, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Brown said the horse had broken out through its fence earlier in the day and its 19-year-old owner had been unable to find it. She will likely be cited for animal at large, Brown said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, loud neighbor music  … and more, among 126 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:50 a.m. today.

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TOOL TOSSING

• Centralia police took a report on Friday night about a wrench being thrown through the windshield of a car parked at Pearl and Walnut streets.

AUTO THEFT

• A 1998 baby blue Honda Civic was reported stolen this morning in a case associated with the 1400 block of Lewis Street in Centralia. Officers called just before 6 a.m. were told the owner loaned it to their brother and it went missing sometime during the night from in front of the brother’s home, according to the Centralia Police Department. The car has an Oregon license of 587 GZF and has three has three white wheels and one black wheel, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A black 1999 Toyota pickup truck was reported stolen just after 9 p.m. yesterday from the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOMESTIC DISPUTE

• Jesse C. Sheldon, 35, and Melissa A. Simmons, 36, were arrested for first-degree burglary overnight after being denied entry into a home on the 300 block of Kearney Street, whereupon they allegedly assaulted the resident who is a relative of one of the suspects, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers responding about 12:20 a.m. booked the Centralia residents into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called at 1:30 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. A purse was taken from the unlocked vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, disorderly conduct, violation of no-contact order, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, misdemeanor theft … and more, among 143 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:45 a.m. today.

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BURGLARY CENTRALIA, CHEHALIS

• A 45-year-old Centralia man was arrested for second-degree burglary yesterday evening in a case associated with the 1500 block of North Scheuber Road in Centralia. Charles E. Norskog was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 4:40 p.m. yesterday by an individual at the 700 block of Southwest McFadden Avenue who said some checks and other belongings had been taken but he didn’t know when it occurred or exactly what all was missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 6:20 a.m. today about a car stolen from the 800 block of West Pear Street. Missing is a silver 1986 Honda Accord, according to the Centralia Police Department. It has a license plate reading 866 WSM, according to police.

• The maroon 1992 Honda Civic stolen early yesterday morning from the 300 block of Southwest Third Avenue in Chehalis turned up yesterday in Grays Harbor County, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police got a phone call about 2 p.m. informing them it had been recovered.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 5 p.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 2000 block of North Tower Avenue. Someone smashed out a window to get inside, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called yesterday about bicycles stolen from both the 400 block of North Iron Street and the 900 block of Johnson Road.

BARN FIRE

• A fire investigator said he was unable to pinpoint a cause for a fire that broke out in a large shop building on the 100 block of Bunker Road west of Centralia on Wednesday. The newer metal building contained a tractor, a boat and other property, but its roof had already collapsed by the time the first crew arrived, Fire Investigator Ted McCarty said. “I’m not sure why it caught fire, but it did and destroyed everything inside,” McCarty said this morning. He said it didn’t appear suspicious.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, resisting arrest, protection order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issues, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, toddlers in the street, collision on city street … and more, among 146 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:45 a.m. today.

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AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 12:40 a.m. today about a car stolen from the 300 block of Southwest Third Avenue. Missing is a maroon 1992 Honda Civic, according to the Chehalis Police Department. One of its wheels is a different color than the other three, according to police.

BURGLARY

• Centralia police were contacted about 12:30 p.m. yesterday about the theft of clothing and a wallet from a tent.

OTHER THEFT

• Someone stole the rear license plate from a car parked near Southwest Saunders Way and First Street in Chehalis, according to a report made to Chehalis police yesterday afternoon.

STRUCTURE FIRE

• Crews called about 5 o’clock this morning for a structure fire on Conrad Road near Napavine arrived to find smoke and flames showing from a medium-sized shop building. “We got the fire knocked down reasonably quickly, but there was probably about 30 percent of the building damaged,” Firefighter Brad Bozarth said. Nobody was injured, he said.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Firefighters called about a rollover semi accident at the 200 block of Forest-Napavine Road just before 1 o’clock this morning found the truck driver was uninjured, according to Newaukum Valley Fire and Rescue.

• A motorcyclist was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after an accident on northbound Interstate 5 near the Main Street exit at Chehalis yesterday evening. When firefighters called about 5:30 p.m. arrived, the patient was leaning against jersey barrier and may have had a broken leg, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. Fire Capt. Rob Gebhart said he wasn’t sure exactly what happened.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 150 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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FUEL THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just after 9:30 a.m. yesterday to the 700 block of Northwest Ohio Avenue where they were told that sometime during the night, someone siphoned nine gallons of gas from a parked vehicle. It was the third time it happened in the past several months, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called to the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue about 1 p.m. yesterday to take a report of tires slashed overnight on a parked vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 123 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6 a.m. today.

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BURGLARY

• A deputy was called about 8:40 p.m. yesterday following the discovery of a residential burglary at the 3600 block of Tall Cedar Lane outside Centralia. Forced entry was attempted at multiple doors and finally made through a window, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The break-in occurred sometime since 5:45 a.m. last Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. A list of missing property is not yet available, Cmdr. Dusty Breen said this morning.

• A deputy responded about 6:15 p.m. yesterday to a report of a burglary at the 100 block of Kaiser Road in Ethel. Sometime since Dec. 1, someone entered an outbuilding and left with four rolls of insulation as well as 15 Rubbermaid tubs with various contents, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

GREEN HILL SCHOOL FOR BOYS

• Chehalis police were contacted yesterday about an alleged assault the day before at Green Hill School. Further information is not yet available, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• An officer was called just after 5 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 700 block of H Street in Centralia. Missing is a bag containing keys, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called at 11 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of South Silver Street in Centralia where an individual reported someone got into their unlocked vehicle and removed a set of stereo speakers.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, driving under the under the influence, minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, disorderly person, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, second-hand report that someone was walking around cars looking in their windows … and more, among 154 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:20 a.m. today.

CENTRALIAN MAKES DARING ESCAPE FROM THE LAW

• A 25-year-old Centralia man wanted for an outstanding warrant reportedly slipped away from deputies at Gee Cees truck stop apparently by hitching a ride on the underside of a departing semi truck. It happened on Friday afternoon and after viewing surveillance images, the nature of the escape was verified, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy had responded about 1:30 p.m. to the 100 block of Herriford Road near Toledo where they were told two people got their vehicle stuck on someone’s property and left on foot, according to the sheriff’s office. They were able to locate the couple at the truck stop off Interstate 5 south of Vader and as Ruben A. Inman was being questioned, he fled, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. A track by a police dog was being arranged when a truck driver said he’d seen the male crawl under the trailer of semi truck and it left with him still beneath it, Brown said. The un-named female told the deputy Inman had a warrant, although would not give his name, Brown said. Deputies were able to figure out who he was, traced the truck driver using information from the card used to purchase fuel and got the truck stopped in Arlington, according to Brown. The truck driver found Inman’s cap, but not the extra passenger. It’s unknown at what point he disembarked, according to Brown.

AUTO THEFT

• Officers were called about 9:20 a.m. on Saturday to the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia where a beige 1991 Honda Accord was taken from an apartment complex parking lot sometime during the night. It has a license plate reading bearing 034 YJN, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the 1800 block of Southeast Cypress Avenue about 6:40 a.m. today regarding a vehicle prowl.

AND, FROM MORTON

• Officers responded to the 700 block of Airport Way in Morton at about 4:23 p.m. on Saturday. Dispatch advised that someone was possibly tampering with the A/C unit, according to the Morton Police Department. Upon the officer’s arrival, a male advised the officer that he was trying to plug his cell phone into the electrical outlet.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 45-year-old woman was injured and transported to Morton General Hospital this morning following a single-vehicle wreck on state Route 7 about six miles north of Morton. The 2010 Jeep Wrangler was northbound when it lost traction and went into the ditch to its right, according to the Washington State Patrol. The driver, 19-year-old Corey R. Brewer of Venus, Texas, was reportedly uninjured. A trooper responding just after 10 a.m. cited him for speeds too fast for conditions, according to the state patrol. Both he and his passenger, 45-year-old Shelley A. Brewer from the same town, had been wearing their seat belts, the investigating trooper reports.

• The single-vehicle wreck on Brim Road on Saturday night in which a 19-year-old Onalaska resident was injured is suspected to have involved drunken driving, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 2006 Honda Accord traveled through a tree and came to rest atop an industrial brush hog, leaving the driver trapped, according to responders. Angelo K. Lopez had not been wearing his seat belt and suffered injuries to his face, the sheriff’s office reported this morning. He was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Lopez faces potential charges of second-degree negligent driving, driving under the influence, minor in possession-consumption of alcohol, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, probation violation, driving with suspended license, driving under the under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, malicious mischief, runaway teen, collision on city street; complaint a Bernie Sanders campaign sign was sliced up … and more, among 123 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:40 a.m. today.

The driver of this Honda Accord was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after wrecking off Brim Road south of Ethel. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 1