Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 8:41 p.m.

SLEW OF HONDA CAR THEFTS IN TWIN CITIES

• Centralia police were called about 6:30 a.m. today about a Honda Civic stolen from 1000 block of B Street and located a block away.

• An officer took a report last night of a black 1993 Honda Civic missing from the 2100 block of West Hanson Street in Centralia that was later found by its owner abandoned in the 1100 block of South. Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A Honda was reported stolen from the 900 block of F Street yesterday morning and then discovered a few blocks away, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police responded to an approximately 9:50 a.m. call yesterday about a red 1994 Honda Civic stolen from the 10 block of Southwest Fourth Street Chehalis.

• Centralia police responded about 6:45 a.m. yesterday for a Honda stolen during the night from the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue. It was recovered about that same time in Chehalis, according to police.

• A blue 1991 Honda Civic stolen from Centralia was found about 7:50 a.m. yesterday on the 500 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue in Chehalis.

• Chehalis police took a report just after 6 a.m. on Saturday of a white 1991 Honda Accord stolen during the night from Southwest Second Street.

• A green 1997 Acura Integra was stolen overnight from the 700 block of G Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 7:15 a.m. on Saturday.

NEIGHBOR DRAWS WEAPON OVER LOUD MUSIC

• A 66-year-old Toledo man was taken into custody after an argument with a neighbor over loud music ended with him allegedly pointing a pellet rifle at the neighbor. A deputy responding about 4:25 p.m. on Friday to the 400 block of state Route 506 was told by the 68-year-old victim he thought it was a real firearm and was in fear for his life, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The pellet gun was seized, the suspect was taken to the hospital emergency room to be checked out and ultimately was not booked into jail because of a medical issue, according to the sheriff’s office. The case is being sent to prosecutors for a possible charge of felony harassment against Ronald L. Chadderton, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were called at about 1:10 a.m. today to take a report of a rape. The case is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

MOTEL MISCHIEF

• Three men were arrested last night after one of them was seen climbing into a motel room window on the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia. An officer detained them inside the room, according to the Centralia Police Department. Booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary were: Daniel C. Miller, 25, of Chehalis; Panther W. Risling, 26, of Centralia; and Brian L. Friend, 36, from Vancouver, according to police. Prosecutors declined to file the charge against Friend.

OTHER THEFT

• A compressor was reported missing from the 200 block of East Plum Street in Centralia on Saturday. It was taken sometime over the previous several weeks, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police responded to the 900 block of F Street following a Saturday afternoon report someone had taken a stereo from an unlocked vehicle.

• Chehalis police took a report on Friday regarding a purse stolen from a vehicle parked on South Market Boulevard in Chehalis.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police called to a dispute in the Wal-Mart parking lot about 4:40 p.m. yesterday discovered an individual had an outstanding warrant and then located suspected methamphetamine. Booked into the Lewis County Jail was Kristina L. Craighead, 53, from Centralia, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police called to a dispute in the Wal-Mart parking lot about 7 p.m. yesterday discovered an individual had an outstanding warrant and then located suspected heroin. Booked into the Lewis County Jail was Steven M. Mullins, 33, from Centralia, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FLAMES ESCAPE BURN PILE

• Neighbors who went to investigate found a fire that burned through grass, brush and trees and grew to about two acres on Saturday at the 900 block of Bunker Creek Road west of Chehalis. Firefighters called about 2:30 p.m. were assisted by DNR, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. It appeared the property owner had been previously burning brush, Fire Capt. Ted McCarty said.

ON AND OFF THE ROAD

• A 19-year-old driver was hospitalized with minor lacerations and her three teenage passengers were reportedly uninjured when while traveling 60 mph on a 25 mph road southwest of Randle, her car left the roadway into the trees, and landed on its top yesterday. A deputy responding about 6:40 p.m. to the 200 block of Conlay Road was told by the driver she did not know the speed limit was 25, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Skylar C. Riggs, from Packwood, was cited for second-degree negligent driving, no insurance and wheels off the roadway, according to the sheriff’ office. The other occupants of the Nissan Sentra were ages 14 and 15, from Glenoma and Packwood, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

• A 48-year-old Centralia man was injured when he lost control of his speeding car, drove up an embankment along Interstate 5 and then rolled several times coming to rest in the center lane last night in Clark County. Troopers called to the northbound lanes about two miles south of Woodland at 11:25 p.m. note Ricky Owens was transported to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. His Honda Passport was totaled and impounded, according to the Washington State Patrol. Owens was attempting a lane change and then overcorrected, according to state patrol. He is facing charges including driving under the influence, felony possession of marijuana, second-degree negligent driving and driving with a suspended license, according to the investigating trooper. A WSP spokesperson said he didn’t have details about how much marijuana was found.

• A 26-year-old Rochester man ended up with a scuffed knee and a night in jail after a rollover wreck on the 400 block of Independence Road west of Centralia on Friday night. His 1979 GMC Sierra was totaled, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies called to the scene at 11 p.m. arrested Christopher R. Russell for for driving under the influence and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, trespass, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, possession of a dangerous weapon; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, receipt of counterfeit bill, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, possible drugs found at Green Hill School, someone saw a homeless-looking person using a cash machine outside a bank one morning and thought he was going to try to steal from another customer, but he didn’t … and more.

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POT PILFERED FROM YARD

• Officers were called to the 1800 block of Juneman Street in Centralia where a resident reported seeing a guy had jumped over his fence and stole medicinal marijuana. The victim’s “kid” chased the guy but lost him him when he got into a vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department. It happened just before 10 p.m. on Thursday.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 12:45 p.m. yesterday about a gray 2004 Yamaha 400 stolen from the 1200 block of Windsor Avenue.

• Police took a report from the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue yesterday regarding a debit card from a stolen wallet getting used locally, according to the Centralia Police Department.

KID BABYSITTING SELF INSIDE VEHICLE

• A citizen called police at 1:25 p.m. on Thursday when they saw a 5 or 6-year-old child in a vehicle in the parking lot at Safeway on Harrison Avenue in Centralia, alone and playing with the windshield wipers. The mother, 35-year-old Natalie P. Cole, was issued a criminal citation for leaving a child alone in a running vehicle,  according to the Centralia Police Department. She was then released.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called late Thursday afternoon to the 1100 block of J Street regarding a garage door that was spray painted with graffiti. A few hours later a resident on the next block reported the same thing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, drugs, misdemeanor assault, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for shoplifting, misdemeanor theft, collision on city street … and more.

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Updated at 3:11 p.m.

ON THE ROAD

• Two teenagers were uninjured but their pickup truck was totaled when it rear-ended a van in Onalaska yesterday morning which was carrying six children. The 62-year-old Onalaska woman driving the 2006 Honda Odyssey van was the only person hurt, taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with severe neck pain, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She had stopped at the intersection at Leonard Road and state Route 508 when her van was hit from behind, according to the sheriff’s office. A deputy called just before 8 a.m. found that all the youngsters, from ages 2 to age 16, were buckled in, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The 19-year-old driver of the 1987 Nissan pickup was cited for defective tires, no insurance and speed too fast for conditions, Brown said. The van was drivable, with about $3,000 worth of damage, Brown said.

• A 21-year-old motorist was reportedly not seriously hurt but was arrested for driving under the influence after his pickup truck landed in China Creek in Centralia overnight. Officers responding just before 1 a.m. to the area near the 1100 block of West Pear Street found Kody J. Foster had scratches from climbing out of the area, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

• A 22-year-old woman was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after a car in which she was a passenger car hit a fence and came to rest in a ditch along the 2300 block of Little Hanaford Road outside Centralia lat night. Firefighters called at 11:50 p.m. report she was to be evaluated for possible shoulder and back injuries, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

PHONE FIGHT

• Police were called to an apartment complex on the 1600 block of Johnson Road in Centralia just after 11 o’clock yesterday morning where they were told by a 57-year-old woman that after an argument with a 56-year-old man, he took her cell phone away from her. Police located the suspect, Ricky M Langley, and booked him into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree robbery, according to the Centralia Police Department. Prosecutors declined to file that charge.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• An officer was called about 9:50 a.m. yesterday to the 2900 block of Mount Vista Road in Centralia following the discovery by a resident that someone forced open his apartment’s front door. Nothing appeared to be missing though, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office took a report from a woman living at the 3300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia that someone forced their way through her back door on Saturday and stole a tupperware container holding her medications. Taken between 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. that day were 45 Valium, 45, morphine and 80 oxycodone tablets, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is about $75, according to the sheriff’s office.

BREAK-IN ETHEL

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that someone walked in to an Ethel man’s motor home on Saturday and left with an Xbox 360, more than 20 games and a tablet, according to the sheriff’s office. It happened between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. while he was at his mother’s house some 50 feet away, according to the sheriff’s office. It happened at the 100 block of Oyler Road, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. He had left his door open, she said.

AFTER DARK

• Police were called just before 3 o’clock this morning after a man thought he saw someone trying to break in to a car along Southwest Chehalis Avenue in Chehalis. The individual said he heard a car door handle then saw a male looking into a vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department. When they both looked at each other, the possible prowler ran off, and rode away on a bicycle, police said. A responding officer didn’t locate anyone.

VANDALISM

• Someone painted the viaduct and also the tailgate belonging to a person living near there at the 800 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to  report made to police yesterday afternoon.

FIRE ON PORCH

• Discarded smoking materials are suspected of causing a porch fire in Centralia yesterday afternoon. Firefighters called at 3 p.m. to the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue found individuals extinguishing the flames with a garden hose, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The residents were not at home, Fire Capt. Scott Weinert indicated. Firefighters removed decking materials from the porch to ensure the fire had not spread beneath the home, according to Weinert. The damage is estimated at about $5,000.

FIRE IN GARAGE

• The sheriff’s office is investigating to find out who was burning inside a detached garage of a vacant property in foreclosure in Centralia. A deputy was requested by the fire department yesterday afternoon to respond to the 1100 block of Pacific Avenue, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It appeared to have been started using garbage cardboard and tin cans sometime during the previous three days and extinguished already, according to the sheriff’s office. Neighbors said they’d seen transients in the area of the house, although not in the last week, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. A door had been forced open several times in the past, Brown said. The damage to the sheetrock, framing and exterior paint is estimated to be several thousand dollars, Brown said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, runaway teenager, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more.

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Updated at 7:15 p.m.

THEFT INVESTIGATION

• Centralia police were contacted yesterday by a local business about suspected embezzlement by an employee. The case was sent over to detectives to investigate, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A pair of teenagers taking photographs for a class project at Schaeffer Park off state Route 507 north of Centralia yesterday evening returned to their vehicle to find a window broken out and both of their purses stolen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Chehalis police were called about 3:20 p.m. yesterday about the theft of a puppy from inside a car parked behind Safeway on the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard. Its owner said she had locked the doors but left the windows cracked, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An officer got a phone call  few hours later from the victim who said her boyfriend recovered the dog from an individual in Centralia after seeing the dog on the Internet,  according to police. The male claimed he bought the puppy from another person, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said.

• Chehalis police were called about 3:20 p.m. yesterday by a teenage girl who discovered someone had got into her car and stolen a backpack containing among other items, school supplies and an iPhone. It happened while she was parked outside a business on the east side of the the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She had left her passenger window down, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of North Washington Avenue where approximately 50 CDs were stolen from a vehicle.

DRUGS

• A 42-year-old Centralia woman was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday for allegedly being caught by drug detectives with a pouch containing plastic packaging, a scale, more than $200 cash and a small bag plus a larger bag of a crystal substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine. Janet L. Gleason is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver – in a school zone – and went before a judge this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court. Her bail was set at $20,000. Charging documents indicate law enforcement began investigating Gleason sometime between May and August of this year and that she was pulled over by a detective, admitted she was on her way to Borst Park to sell 10 grams of and granted him permission to search her car. Jail records show she was booked at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The affidavit of probable cause does not specify where or even what day she was pulled over, but the information charging her states the alleged offense occurred on or about Sept. 17.

• A 36-year-old Packwood resident charged with allegedly growing 24 marijuana plants in his backyard this summer was summonsed to appear in Lewis County Superior Court this afternoon. James M. Miller is charged with manufacture of marijuana, a class C felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A judge agreed to a $10,000 unsecured bond so he could stay out of jail while his case proceeds. Before his hearing, Miller said he has permits but didn’t give them to the sheriff’s office because he didn’t want to get harassed. Charging papers state two deputies went to his home on the 100 block of Rainbow Lane on June 28 to speak with him on another matter, and noticed the marijuana growing in his fenced backyard when a female answered the door and said Miller was not there. The officers reportedly obtained a telephonic search warrant and collected 24 plants in various stages of growth and told the female that if Miller was a medical marijuana patient, he needed to provide the paperwork to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Twenty-four is beyond the 15 plants allowed for a medical marijuana patient. On Aug. 4, when a detective spoke with Miller in the jail, Miller said he had the authorization posted on his fence, but it was stolen, charging documents indicate. Miller’s arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 8. He is the same James Miller indicted in federal court with theft and damaging government property, as one of the three alleged timber cutters involved in illegally harvesting Big Leaf Maple from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which was allegedly sold by a Winlock man to out of state companies for more than $800,000.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, obstructing, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, harassment, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, violation of anti-harassment order … and more.

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Updated at 6:08 p.m.

BURGLARY CLUES: PANTIES, KID’S SHIRT

• A 63-year-old Toledo area man called the sheriff’s office yesterday after discovering someone had broken into his detached garage and stolen some equipment as well as frozen meat from his freezer but left behind a pair of women’s underwear, a child-sized T-shirt and a hair dryer. Missing is an Onan generator and a Karcher pressure washer, plus other items, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said the burglary at the 800 block of Spencer Road occurred sometime since Sept. 2, while the victim and his fifth-wheel were away from the property. It appeared someone used a card to open the lock on a side door and then reached in to push the garage door opener button, Brown said.

CUSTOMER’S RV VANISHES FROM LOT

• Police were called by the owner of a 2015 Cruise Light travel trailer who dropped it off at a Chehalis business Saturday evening to be serviced and then returned yesterday to check on the progress and learned nobody knew where it was. An officer responding to the RV sales and repair store at the 1000 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue noted it was taken through the gate when it was left there, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The loss is about $25,000, according to police. It was entered into the system as a stolen vehicle, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said.

MISSING MONEY

• Centralia police were called about 11 a.m. yesterday regarding the suspected theft of cash from a business on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue. The business owner will try to resolve the issue prior to police taking enforcement action, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TRESPASSING CASE

• Centralia police are continuing to investigate a trespassing incident, reported yesterday from the 1400 block of South Tower Avenue. Police say video captured images of a female entering into a fenced compound of a closed business.

FIREARM VIOLATION

• An individual pulled over for a routine traffic stop at U.S. Highway 12 and Second Street in Morton at about 10 p.m. on Saturday was issued a citation for having a loaded handgun in the vehicle without possessing a concealed weapon permit, according to the Morton Police Department. The gun was given back after its ammunition was separated from the weapon, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Somebody spray painted graffiti onto a shed at the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday afternoon.

• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of Ward Street yesterday where graffiti was spray painted onto a garage.

ON THE ROAD

• A Morton police officer assisted a trooper with an investigation in which a driver exited a vehicle, but left it running and in gear, and it rolled across a street into a building at the 200 block of Second Street in Morton last Thursday afternoon, according to the Morton Police Department.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, shoplifting, harassment, vicious dog, suspicious circumstances, violation of anti-harassment order … and more.

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Updated at 7:09 p.m.

ARSON INVESTIGATION

• The cause of a Saturday night fire at the 200 block of U.S. Highway 12 south of Chehalis is under investigation, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Members of Lewis County Fire District 5 – Newaukum Valley Fire and Rescue – responded to an 11:34 p.m. call and found an outbuilding burning, according to Fire Chief Gregg Peterson. They extinguished it, he said. Peterson described  the shed and its contents as a total loss. The sheriff’s office said this morning two sheds were set on fire. It is believed to be related to an ongoing neighborhood dispute and both parties are pointing fingers at each other, according to the sheriff’s office.

STUDENT ACCUSED OF PILFERING IN BACKYARD

• A 28-year-old Centralia College student was arrested on Saturday morning following a call about a man seen pulling a cart with a bicycle through a backyard on the 500 block of South Cedar Street and then a call soon after by a person on the 500 block of South Ash Street who said he came home to discover numerous items dumped in his fenced yard. Among the property found was an air compressor and solar radio that belonged on Cedar Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. The makeshift trailer located on Ash Street also contained metal and tools including a small chainsaw, according to police. The resident on Ash Street showed police other items he found, including four bicycles and a tote with bike wheels and bike parts, police reported. Jeremy A. Goldner was booked into the Lewis County Jail and subsequently charged today with second-degree burglary. Defense attorney Joely O’Rourke said he is a full time student, on the honor roll, trying to major in diesel mechanics who lives with his mother, but has arranged to go live at a sobriety house in Lewis County. His bail was set with a $10,000 unsecured bond when he went before a judge this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court.

BELONGINGS PLUCKED FROM OPEN WINDOW

• Centralia police were called to the 400 block of West Plum Street about 6 p.m. yesterday where they were told a bag sitting on the sill of of open window had been stolen. It contained $20, identification and a green card, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A pickup truck reported stolen about 3:40 p.m. on Friday from the Twin City Town Center was located on Sunday afternoon at Wal-Mart. It was returned to its owner, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

MISSING MEDS

• An officer was called about the theft of prescription medication yesterday from the 1000 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia.

• Chehalis police were called yesterday evening to the 500 block of Northwest New York Avenue where an individual said she discovered numerous of her Oxycodone pills were missing.

OTHER THEFT

• Police yesterday contacted an individual in Centralia who said the rear license plate had been taken from her vehicle. She didn’t know when it went missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 33-year-old woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Stephanie R. Keen, described by police as a resident of Ethel, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 6:15 a.m. today following the discovery of several windows damaged at R.E. Bennett Elementary School on the 200 block of South Market Boulevard. They had holes in them, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Somebody spray painted a car at the 1300 block of Windsor Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday morning.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• Prosecutors asked for $50,000 bail and a judge set it at $100,000 today for a 52-year-old Mossyrock man accused of assaulting his girlfriend, threatening to cut her head off, taking her phone and keeping her from leaving the home for five hours. Police were called on Thursday afternoon after she finally did leave and called 911 from someone else’s home, according to charging documents. The woman told police Stephen L. Shores was angry she wasn’t helping him sell his artwork and allegedly pinned her to the bed, spit on her and slapped her repeatedly, according to charging documents. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail early on Friday and went before a judge this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court, charged with unlawful imprisonment and harassment. Prosecutors told the judge they had concerns about community safety in part because Shores has seven convictions for second-, third- and fourth-degree assaults from 2008 and around that time period, plus five convictions in 2002 for assault and harassment.

ON THE ROAD

• A 29-year-old Castle Rock man was arrested for driving under the influence after his car took out several small trees over a distance of about 30 yards near Avery Road West and North Military Road early on Sunday morning. Deputies responding about 3:30 a.m. for a collision found burning rubber and smoke rising from the 2006 Dodge Stratus; it’s engine running, stereo blaring and wheels spinning at maximum RPMs, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A passenger window was broken to extract the driver Jeremy L. Franklin who was unconscious, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said Franklin woke up but was confused and was taken to the hospital to be evaluated. Blood was drawn as he was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, according to Brown. Franklin was then booked into the Lewis County Jail. The car was totaled.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, hit and run, drugs, urinating in public, protection order violation, reckless endangerment, malicious mischief, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, misdemeanor assault, misdemeanor theft, collision in parking lot, vehicle stuck on railroad tracks, student driving like a maniac at or near W.F. West High School, someone lighting off fireworks at a house with Christmas lights … and more.

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PEDESTRIAN KILLED ON I-5 NEAR WINLOCK

• A motorist attempting to retrieve an item that had fallen from his truck was hit by a car on Interstate 5 last night south of Chehalis. Troopers called at 7:50 p.m. to the southbound lanes just north of the Winlock-Toledo interchange report that Matthew B. Hearn, 46, of Castle Rock, died at Providence Centralia Hospital. The driver of the Toyota Camry that struck him was unhurt, according to the Washington State Patrol. The southbound lanes were closed until about 10 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 6:45 a.m. today to the 500 block of East Maple Street where someone stole a stereo and amplifier from a vehicle. It had been left unlocked, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called about 10 p.m. yesterday regarding two parked vehicles getting egged at the 900 block of Johnson Road in Centralia.

COLLISION

• No charges are expected in a fatality collision yesterday morning a mile east of McCleary in which an eastbound pickup truck crossed the centerline and hit an oncoming log truck driven by a Rochester man. Troopers called about 8:40 a.m. to the wreck on state Route 108 found the 2004 Ford pickup and the unloaded log truck on the westbound shoulder, according to the Washington State Patrol. Randall R. Russell, 52, of Rochester, was reportedly uninjured. Ernest J. Eichhorn Jr., 34, from Lacey died, the state patrol reports. Both men were wearing seat belts. The roadway was fully blocked for more than five hours.

ROCHESTER RESIDENTIAL FIRE

• One of two people that escaped a fire in a Rochester duplex yesterday was treated for possible smoke inhalation, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. Firefighters called at about 11:40 p.m. to the 6600 block of Southwest 188th Avenue found heavy flames and smoke on one side and extinguished the blaze, according to Lt. Lanette Dyer. Nobody was home at the time in the second unit, but it sustained heavy smoke damage, Dyer reported. A dog was unaccounted for, Dyer said. The female wasn’t taken to the hospital. An explosion reported by several individuals turned out to be what Dyer called a pressure tank for the water. Crews from five other departments assisted. The cause is being investigated, she said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, probation violation, malicious mischief, driving under the influence; responses for misdemeanor theft, collision on city street … and more.

Fire breaks out at 6600 block of Southwest 188th Avenue. / Courtesy photo by West Thurston Regional Fire Authority

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State Route 108 in Grays Harbor County. / Courtesy photo by Washington State Patrol.