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NIGHTTIME DISTURBANCE

• Centralia police called at 2:30 a.m. today about an unknown person banging on someone’s door on the 200 block of Jackson Street subsequently arrested a 38-year-old man described as highly intoxicated for third-degree malicious mischief. John C. Ellison allegedly broke the window of a vehicle’s canopy when he was banging on things. Ellison was issued a citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called just after 9 o’clock yesterday morning to a drug and alcohol treatment center on the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue where they arrested a 47-year-old man from Kent for possession of methamphetamine. Michael MacDonald was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 57-year-old woman who turned herself into the jail in Chehalis last night was found to have two small plastic baggies hidden in her underwear containing what she said was Oxycontin, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called to the Lewis County Jail about 2 a.m. today contacted Tanya L. Parker, from Sedro-Woolley, and learned she did not have a prescription, according to the sheriff’s office. Parker was booked additionally for unlawful possession of a legend drug and introduction of a controlled substance into the jail, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. However, criminal charges are not being filed pending investigation.

CENTRALIA FIRE

• A $10,000 detached outbuilding behind a Centralia home was destroyed by fire overnight. Firefighters called at 2:30 a.m. to the 100 block of South Cedar Street found the structure fully involved in flames but extinguished it before it could spread to the house and a nearby garage, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Its cause is under investigation, according to the fire department. Nobody was injured.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, domestic malicious mischief, driving with suspend license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, collision on city street, a request to check on the welfare of a man not seemingly present at his flooded tent-home under a bridge, request to check on a seemingly drunk and irritable man begging for food, request to remove a man wrapped in plastic bags – yelling at people and talking to self – from a parking lot … and more.

Responders work to extricate a motorist from his vehicle after it collides with a tree on Mellen Street. / Courtesy photo by Jessica Munn

VAN HITS TREE

• A driver who became unconscious because of a medical condition was trapped in his van after it ran off the road, sheared off a power pole and ran into a tree, leaving utility lines on the ground in Centralia yesterday. “He appeared to be okay, definitely shaken up,” said Jessica Munn who watched the vehicle drive up onto the sidewalk on the 1100 block of Mellen Street. Munn said she pulled over to check and see if the man was alright and watched as crews cut his vehicle to extricate him. Police, firefighters and personnel from Centralia City Light responded to the approximately 10 a.m. wreck. The pole was stabilized and the patient transported by ambulance to Providence Centralia Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to Riverside Fire Authority and the Centralia Police Department. All lanes of Mellen Street were closed during emergency operations.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 24-year-old woman from Florida was arrested for eluding and related offenses after her 2014 Mercedes collided with a traffic island and curb at the LaBree Road interchange of Interstate 5 south of Chehalis last night. It was about 11:20 p.m. and the car was carrying two passengers, from Fort Lauderdale, according to the Washington State Patrol. The southbound car exited the freeway and continued through the intersection, speeding and failing to yield to a traffic device, according to the state patrol. Information released by the state patrol didn’t address why the car was being pursued but indicated a male and a female in their mid-20s were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital. One was injured and the other was transported for precautionary reasons, according to the state patrol. The driver, Georgina M. Jadgeosingh, was booked into the Lewis County Jail also for vehicular assault.

ATTEMPTED FRAUD

• Chehalis police were contacted by an individual yesterday who reported someone attempted to hack into their computer and get them to pay money to protect it.

DISPUTE

• Nobody was arrested, nobody was assaulted and someone may or may not have pointed a gun at someone yesterday on Southwest Pacific Avenue in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officers were called about 5:30 p.m. for a disturbance where people had been arguing and both sides were pointing fingers at each other, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspend license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, collision on city street … and more.

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BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• An alarm drew deputies to a business on the 2800 block of Harrison Avenue about 11:30 p.m. yesterday where they found a large broken window on the east side of the building and discovered a $100 was stolen from an office, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BREAK-IN CHEHALIS

• Police were called yesterday afternoon about a garage burglary at the 100 block of Northeast Summit Road in Chehalis. A tool box is missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called at 8:50 a.m. yesterday about a break-in to a garage on the 100 block of Northeast Fair Oaks Terrace. A bicycle and a cart were stolen, but were found a short distance away, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

PORCH PILFERING

• A jacket, a radio and a machete were stolen from a back porch on the 1300 block of Central Boulevard in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 10:30 a.m. yesterday.

CAR PROWL

• Someone got inside a vehicle at the 1100 block of Mellen Street and stole the registration, according to the Centralia Police Department. The vehicle was locked inside a garage at the time, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 4:30 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of Yew Street where someone prowled a vehicle. There are no suspects, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Police were called to Chehalis Middle School yesterday regarding two girls allegedly in possession of marijuana. They were released into the custody of the school and their cases are being forwarded to juvenile prosecutors for charging, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Two people were hurt and four vehicles damaged when an oversized load on a semi truck hit the Koontz Road overpass on Interstate 5 in Napavine yesterday. Troopers called about 11:30 a.m. found that concrete from the bridge fell onto or collided with the 2016 Kenworth, a motorhome, a sport utility vehicle and also a car driven by a 55-year-old Toledo woman. A man from Victoria British Columbia and his passenger were injured, but not transported to the hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. Debris from the overpass blocked two of the southbound lanes and the bridge shut down for inspection, according to the state patrol. Mark J. Lautenslager, 53, from Tacoma, was to be cited for first-degree negligent driving, the investigating trooper reports.

• Firefighters and deputies were called about 6:20 p.m. yesterday after a car missed a stop sign in Onalaska and drove down a ravine. It happened at Jorgensen and Burnt Ridge roads and a passerby had already rescued the driver, according to Lewis County Fire District 1. “I guess she happened to come up on it and helped the guy out of the car,” Fire Chief Andrew Martin said. “Which was fairly unstable and 10 to 15 feet down there.” The driver was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, mainly as a precaution, Martin said.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, reckless driving; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run, misdemeanor theft, domestic malicious mischief, credit card fraud, unfounded reports, suspicious circumstances, collision on county road … and more.

One lane was shut down for about an hour while the car was pulled from a ravine in Onalaska. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 1

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SENIOR CITIZEN JAILED FOR METH

• A 77-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for both possession and delivery of methamphetamine yesterday afternoon at the 2000 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia. Nelson R. Berquist was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 4:30 p.m. yesterday regarding fraudulent activity on a credit card in connection with a location on the 1300 block of Lum Road.

FREEWAY TRAFFIC IMPACTED

• Two lanes of southbound Interstate were closed near Napavine after a vehicle hauling an oversized load struck the Koontz Road overpass just before noon today. Additionally, Koontz Road at the bridge was shut down, according to the state Department of Transportation. Engineers will inspect the structure and determine if repairs are needed before it reopens to traffic, according to DOT. Drivers were advised to use alternate routes and plan for extended delays through the area.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence; responses for shoplifting, hit and run, graffiti on a fence … and more.

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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• It was a medical issue that caused an elderly woman leaving the gas pumps at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue to accelerate and crash into the back end of a taco bus late Friday afternoon, according to the Centralia Police Department. The impact was great enough the driver’s air bags deployed and the bus was knocked sideways, according to the Centralia Police Department. There was damage both inside and outside the bus, but the person inside was not hurt, according to police. The driver, in her 80s, was transported to the hospital, police said.

• Police were called about 6:10 p.m. on Friday after a train struck a vehicle near Northwest Prindle and Front streets in Chehalis. Aid was not needed because nobody was injured, according to authorities. Further details were not readily available.

• A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized with a possible concussion after an incident inside a school bus in which his head was struck on a part of the bus. Police called about 11:45 a.m. on Friday were investigating the case as a fourth-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. It occurred between the middle school and high school in Centralia, according to police.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police contacted a 30-year-old Tacoma resident yesterday in connection with alleged trafficking of stolen property. Ryan A. Nayran was booked into the Lewis County Jail in the case associated with the 1000 block of South Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called just after 6 o’clock this morning by a female who reported someone used her debit card in an attempt to make purchases of more than $600 on Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

• A ring was reported stolen from the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• A truck reported stolen in Chehalis turned up abandoned in a parking lot on the 1800 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia on Saturday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 9:30 a.m. yesterday about a nail gun stolen from the trunk of a vehicle at the 1300 block of Rose Street in Centralia.

• Chehalis police were called Friday night to the 400 block of Southwest McFadden Avenue in Chehalis regarding a vehicle prowl.

ALLEGATION INVESTIGATED

• Chehalis police were called about 8:35 p.m. on Friday about possible sexual misconduct involving a teenage girl. A possible incident from a couple of months ago is being investigated, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND FROM MORTON

• Officers responded to a complaint of a suspicious person at the 200 block of Westlake Avenue in Morton at about 2 o’clock last Thursday morning.  The reporting party thought they heard a loud noise in the room next door, according to police.  After officers contacted the individual next door, it was determined that they had just shut the door too hard. The officer cleared the area.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, misdemeanor assault, attempt to elude, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, disorderly persons, hit and run, civil issue, harassment, runaway juvenile, suspected panhandling, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, vehicle into ditch off county road … and more.

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REPEAT AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just before 9 p.m. yesterday by a 40-year-old woman who said her 1995 Dodge Ram pickup truck had been stolen. A department spokesperson said that according to the officer’s written report, the woman said it happened between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and she had been out looking for it and found it, but couldn’t get it started. The report says she went to get help and when she returned, it had been stolen again, spokesperson Linda Bailey said. It’s not clear where it was taken from in either instance, but it’s description has been entered into a law enforcement database for stolen vehicles, according to Bailey. The license plate reads C75070D, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

WARRANT, GUN AND DRUGS

• A 29-year-old Centralia man picked up on a warrant yesterday was also found in possession of a suspected stolen rifle and drugs, according to the Centralia Police Department. Francisco T. Lamas was contacted about 11:25 a.m. at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia and then booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

WARRANT AND DRUGS

• A 47-year-old man walking along the 1700 block of state Route 508 in Onalaska at about 4:20 p.m. yesterday turned out to have a warrant and when he was searched, a small baggie with suspected methamphetamine turned up, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Steve W. Tower, described as transient, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

DRUGS

• A 26-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with an officer about 9:30 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of North Tower Avenue. Tristan House booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD

• A 24-year-old Centralia man sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries yesterday morning when the vehicle in which he was a passenger collided with a tree on South Street near Woodland Avenue in Centralia. Firefighters responding at 9:20 a.m. learned the driver of the sport utility vehicle had left the scene, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The patient was extricated and transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the fire department.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, shoplifting, collision on city street, suspicious circumstances … and more.

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Updated at 2:31 p.m.

THEFT CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called just before noon yesterday to a business at the 1100 block of View Avenue where a tip jar had been stolen. A suspect was observed on security video taking the money, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police yesterday arrested a suspect in connection with a wallet lost and then picked up the day before at a convenience store on the 400 block of West Main Street. Victor A.L. Whalen, 49, from Centralia, was was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree theft, according to the Centralia Police Department. Whalen was identified while officers were at a residence looking for other people, according to police.

THEFT CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called just before 11 p.m. yesterday when a male reported a missing bank card and money removed from his account.

DRUGS

• A 36-year-old Toledo man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after being contacted by an officer about 11:25 p.m. yesterday at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Joshua Williams was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 8:20 a.m. yesterday to W.F. West High School in Chehalis regarding a student who allegedly was in possession of marijuana. The case was forwarded to prosecutors for charging, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Someone slashed three tires on a vehicle parked at the 700 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday.

ON THE ROAD

• Police and aid responded about 4:10 p.m. yesterday after a driver suffering a medical issue struck several parked cars and did significant damage to a porch on a home on the 800 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Aid and troopers responded to a collision about 7:15 a.m. today on southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 68. Further information was not readily available.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, protection order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, hit and run, reckless driver, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more.