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MOTOR VEHICLE MISHAP

• A woman was pinned into some shopping carts when her car suddenly lurched forward while she was looking into its engine compartment yesterday evening at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters called about 6:20 p.m. report she had parked in front of Halls Drug Center and was trying to fix an engine problem. The woman was able to free herself prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel, according to Capt. Scott Weinert. The victim, who was around 30 years old, was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital in stable condition, according to Weinert. There was no damage to the building, he indicated.

STUFF STOLEN FROM RESIDENCE

• Centralia police were called just after 5 p.m. yesterday regarding a theft of multiple items from a home on the 1100 block of Long Road. Among the missing property are a tablet computer, speakers and an unspecified amount of money, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRIVEWAY PROWLED

• Police were called to the 1300 block of Rhobina Street in Centralia about 2:40 p.m. yesterday where they were told that someone had removed the back license plate from a vehicle sometime during the previous two days while it was parked in a driveway. The plate number is AXH 9071, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 7:40 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue where sometime during the night, someone stole a 2002 Yamaha YZ250 motorcycle from the bed of a pick-up truck.

DRUGS

• Police called just before 8 a.m. yesterday regarding possible squatters at the 500 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia found unspecified drugs in a backpack belonging to an individual with an outstanding warrant. Guy A. Johnson, 41, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a controlled substance, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Twenty-two-year-old Jared A Heminger was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and heroin when he was detained for an outstanding warrant at the 2000 block of Borst Park Avenue around 9:20 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department. Heminger was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

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PLAN TO KILL, THREAT TO SHOOT WITH BOW AND ARROW  INVESTIGATED

• A 45-year-old Salkum man was arrested yesterday and his residence searched in connection with an incident in which he allegedly pointed a bow and arrow at his 24-year-old niece. Deputies learned that back on Feb. 7, Carl E. Griffith had told someone about what he did that day at his residence on the 2100 block of Spencer Road near Salkum. The un-named reporting person said Griffith spoke of an altercation, threatening to kill the young woman with the weapon if she did not leave and then grabbing her by the hair and pulling her out of the house, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning. Griffith also allegedly said he was going to kill his niece the next time he saw her, going into great detail, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Deputies contacted the Toledo woman and witnesses, corroborated Griffith’s story and obtained a search warrant for his home, Brown said. Yesterday deputies gathered  unspecified evidence there on Spencer Road and also arrested Griffith at the 900 block of Peters Road in Randle, according to Brown. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday for first-degree assault and also for harassment, Brown said.

SHOPLIFTING LEADS TO FELONY CHARGE

• A 32-year-old Centralia man who reportedly fought with store security when they tried to detain him for allegedly taking items without paying was arrested for second-degree robbery yesterday. Officers were called to the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 4:50 p.m. for a report of theft and subsequently booked Nathan A. Karl into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SHOPLIFTING LEADS TO DRUG CHARGE

• A 21-year-old arrested for shoplifting about 2 p.m. yesterday at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia was found to have unspecified controlled substances in a bag he was carrying, according to the Centralia Police Department. Dakota W. Davidson was arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called at 10 a.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl associated with the 200 block of Southwest Lewis Street.

AND MORE

• And as usual,  other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, collision on city street, various complaints in which reports taken down for informational purposes only  … and more, among the 158 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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Updated at 7:10 p.m.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KICKED BY SUSPECT

• Two deputies were kicked and scraped up but eventually able to take a man into custody after a 6:30 p.m. yesterday call about him making threats at the 400 block of Collins Road outside Toledo. While enroute, deputies were advised a dispute was underway, with possibly gun shots fired, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Once inside the home where Darrell R. Jackson resides with his parents, deputies tried to talk him in to coming out, but Jackson reached to an open desk drawer, prompting at attempt to Taser him, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said the Taser had no effect because of Jackson’s bulky coat and a fight ensued in which one deputy was kicked in the chest three times. Another deputy also deployed a Taser and that deputy was also kicked, Brown said. Jackson, 26, was ultimately detained and then booked into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of third-degree assault, resisting arrest and an outstanding warrant, according to Brown. Brown said they didn’t believe any shots were actually fired. According to charging documents filed today in Lewis County Superior Court, before he was handcuffed, Jackson grabbed a bottle of prescription medication and swallowed approximately 20 to 30 pills so he was taken to the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital to be treated for an overdose before he was taken to the jail. His bail this afternoon was set at $50,000.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 3:45 p.m. yesterday regarding a burglary at a business on the 200 block of North Tower Avenue. Paperwork was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOMESTIC THREATS

• A 28-year-old man was arrested early yesterday in connection with an incident a week ago in which he allegedly tried to steal a part off a piece of equipment in his step-father’s yard and when he was questioned, suggested he would blow their house up if they called police. According to charging documents, Dominic L. Combs was at the location on the 800 block of South Gold Street last Monday in violation of a protection order. Combs was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with second-degree burglary, harassment and two counts of intimidating a witness. His bail was set at $25,000. His temporary defense attorney indicated the former Centralia resident resides in Longview.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday to a report that a client arrived at the treatment center at the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue with drugs. Brandon E. Zanger, 35, from Lake Stevens, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ASSAULT SUSPECT ARRESTED

• Bail was set at $10,000 yesterday for a 31-year-old Chehalis resident Gustavo Casmiro-Gomez, charged with second-degree assault for his alleged role in the beating of a man early on the morning of Sept. 20 at the 1300 block of Southwest Mills Street in Chehalis. Casmiro-Gomez was arrested on Monday and charges filed the same day in Lewis County Superior Court. Charging documents state he and another man were asked to leave a birthday gathering and subsequently showed up on Mills Street and allegedly attacked “an old man.” The victim lost consciousness, suffered a concussion and had facial disfigurement, according to court papers. An arrest warrant was issued on Monday for the second suspect.

MOLESTATION ALLEGATIONS ARISE

• A 29-year-old Centralia man who turned himself in after learning from the sheriff’s office Facebook page he was wanted on a warrant appeared in court this afternoon out-of-custody, charged with three counts of first-degree child molestation. Robert L. Brash was ordered to wear a monitoring device and is allowed release pending trial on a $50,000 unsecured bond. Charges filed Feb. 3 in Lewis County Superior Court state that a now-retired detective was contacted by the Okeechobee (Florida) Police Department where two young girls said Brash had touched their “privates” when they resided in Onalaska during the summer and early autumn of 2013. The alleged victims were 6 and 8 years old and at least one is related to Brash, according to the documents.

AND MORE

• And as usual,  other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among the 140 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.

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Updated at 12:39 p.m.

MEDS STOLEN FROM SHOPPING CART

• Chehalis police were called just before 1 p.m. yesterday when a shopper said a male snatched prescription medications from her cart. Officers responding to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue were told he got into a vehicle and fled. It was cold medicine, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 10:35 p.m. yesterday to the 700 block of West Sixth Street where an unknown person got inside an unlocked vehicle and rummaged around. Nothing initially appeared to be missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 1200 block of Lum Road in Centralia about 1 p.m. yesterday where someone broke into a locked vehicle and stole a stereo and companion component. It looked as though the lock was “punched out,” according to the Centralia Police Department.

GARAGE PROWLER NOT LOCATED

• Morton police yesterday reported they didn’t find the individual who was prowling around inside a garage while the resident was home the night of Feb. 14 at the 800 block of West Main Avenue. An officer called about 9:30 p.m. that night was told that when the homeowner opened the garage door, the person fled the scene. Although the car door was left open, nothing appeared to be missing or damaged, according to the Morton Police Department.

COIN THEFT SUSPECT: ‘JUST BEING STUPID’

• Morton police arrested a 34-year-old Bonney Lake man for an incident from August in which someone tried to steal money from the coin machine at the Mossyrock Car Wash. An officer called on August 23 was shown where someone had drilled the key hole and also viewed surveillance images that showed a truck, and its license plate, pull up and a male get out and use a power tool on the padlock at 1:21 p.m. the day before, according to court documents. A Morton officer picked up the suspect on Friday as he was being released from the Pierce County Jail and the suspect allegedly admitted “he was just being stupid and that he needed gas money to get home,” charging documents state. Christopher McKee was booked into the Lewis County Jail and yesterday he was charged with attempted second-degree burglary. The judge allowed him release on a $5,000 unsecured bond. His arraignment is Thursday.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Morton police yesterday reported they are still investigating a vehicle versus pedestrian collision from the evening of Feb. 13 at the 100 block of State Street in Mossyrock.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, graffiti, civil issue, parking complaint, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, third-degree domestic malicious mischief, possibly suicidal person, request to ask a woman to stop sending out photos of her husband’s genitals to people, very bitey small dog found running in and out of traffic … and more, among the 162 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.

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RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY WINLOCK

• A deputy was called about 6 p.m. on Saturday to a residential burglary on the 700 block of Nevil Road in Winlock in which an estimated $7,000 worth of valuables were stolen. Among the missing items are a 12-gauge shotgun, two chainsaws, two flat screen televisions, two electric winches, a video camera, a laptop computer and a torch kit, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BREAK-IN ETHEL

• Deputies were called about 4:20 a.m. yesterday when the door was discovered open and its lock damaged at the Ethel Market on the 1400 block of U.S. Highway 12. Nothing at first appeared to be missing but the owner subsequently discovered several high-end fishing rods were gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called at 11 a.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 300 block of Northwest Georgia Avenue.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday regarding a tire slashed on a vehicle at Northeast Washington Avenue near Main Street.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, shoplifting, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances … and more, among the 103 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.

South Tower Avenue, this morning. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Police and firefighters called about 4:20 a.m. today to the 200 block of South Tower Avenue found a suspected drowsy driver with minor injuries and his truck damaged from striking a fire hydrant, the side of a building and a utility pole. The 18-year-old Centralia man was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

VANDALISM

• Police called about 9:45 p.m. on Friday after an individual broke out windows on a car at the 300 block of East Pine Street learned the suspect had left the scene but are referring the case for a charge of third-degree malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Centralia police say when they assisted the Department of Corrections in picking up a 38-year-old man at the 1100 block of Woodland Avenue in Centralia on Friday, they found suspected drugs on him. Jake A. Ruble was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OOPS

• Nathaniel E. Norris, 37, was issued a citation for driving with a suspended license after an officer saw him drive himself to the Centralia Police Department for a probation appointment on Friday morning, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual,  other incidents such as arrests for third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among the 139 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.

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Updated at 6:11 p.m.

BREAK-IN VADER

• A pump-action shotgun, two diamond rings and approximately 40 tablets of Oxycodone are among the items missing following a residential burglary at the 100 block of Enchantment Lane in Vader. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning it occurred sometime since Tuesday. Also taken was heart medication, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $2,700.

BREAK-IN PACKWOOD

• A deputy was called to the Packwood Community Center on the 12000 block of U.S. Highway 12 about 4 p.m. yesterday following the discovery that someone had stolen a box of hamburgers valued at $100 sometime during the previous week. An interior door was found damaged as well, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police yesterday morning arrested two people for second-degree burglary in a case associated with the 1100 block of West First Street. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Amber L. Boehm, 21, of Vancouver and Justin W. Cameron, 20, of Washougal, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers called at about 8:25 a.m. regarding intruders at the Church of the Nazarene learned the two had come in through an unlocked door the night before – while there were people in the gym – spent the night in the nursery and each drank a bottle of juice they found on the counter, according to charging papers. The detective found them hiding in a basement bathroom, the documents state. Each wrote a letter of apology and after the church administrator consulted with the church elder who indicated they wanted to press charges, the detective arrested them and they were charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with the class B felony. The maximum penalty is 10 years in prison. Bail was set at $10,000.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 12:50 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue by an individual who said he observed two people in his vehicle attempting to start it. He told them to get out and two suspects were subsequently arrested for vehicle theft, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Nathan A. Cheney, 22, and Christine M. Rahnert, 43, both from Centralia, according to police. Cheney’s defense attorney this afternoon told the judge he believed he was just getting a ride. The pair were each charged in Lewis County Superior Court with attempted motor vehicle theft and allowed release on $20,000 unsecured bonds.

• Centralia police yesterday began investigating a vehicle theft associated with the 300 block of North Diamond Street. The victim received a notice of impound on her vehicle and learned it was no longer in storage, according to the Centralia Police Department. She reports that the vehicle was last seen in December and she learned it had been stolen when she received the impound notice, according to police.

FATHER’S ITEMS PAWNED

• A 28-year-old man was booked into the Lewis County Jail this morning, based on a warrant issued when charges were filed on Dec. 30 for first-degree trafficking in stolen property. According to charging documents, a Lewis County resident on Sept. 23 reported the theft of “items” he had noticed were missing from his garage. The victim told a deputy he learned a pawn shop in Olympia sent a letter to his ex-wife indicating his son Shane M. Randall had pawned “items” and not repaid the loan, according to the court documents. The unidentified items were retrieved, according to the documents. Randall’s bail was set this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court at $10,000.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called to the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia at about 10:45 a.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl. Sometime during the night someone stole a headlamp, paperwork and CDs from an unlocked vehicle,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

MISSING MONEY

• Centralia police were called to the 300 block of Spruce Street about 1:25 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of cash from the home owner’s wallet. A person of interest has been identified, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Centralia police were called about 8:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of narcotic medications at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road.

SHERIFF’S OFFICE: STUDENT SHOVES TEACHER

• A deputy was called to Winlock Middle School yesterday morning after an 11-year-old boy reportedly became upset and pushed a teacher. The case is being referred to prosecutors for a possible charge of fourth-degree assault, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, misdemeanor theft, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street; complaint an individual appears to be living in vehicle in parking lot and going to the bathroom outdoors … and more, among the 130 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.