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POLICE: WOMAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AT CENTRALIA MOTEL

• Police called to a Centralia motel last night to a report of a rape ended up arresting a 26-year-old Centralia man. A 28-year-old local woman told officers she was sleeping and had left the door to her room at the Travelodge unlocked and ajar for her boyfriend’s return, and that a black man entered the room and forced sex on her, according to the Centralia Police Department. According to police, the suspect followed her to the lobby, where she went to make the call to 911. Officers arriving to the 700 block of Harrison Avenue arrested Wellington M. Waggener for second-degree rape and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

SIDEWALK, ROAD RAGE TURNS VIOLENT

• Centralia police were called just before 10 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of South Gold Street where a pedestrian said after he hollered at a vehicle to slow down, the vehicle returned and a confrontation ensued between him and the two occupants of the car. Punches were thrown and the 24-year-old Centralia man had a tooth partially knocked out, according to the Centralia Police Department. The suspect vehicle was gone by the time officers arrived. It was described as smaller silver compact type vehicle, according to police.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 11 a.m. yesterday to a burglary at the 1400 block of Crescent Avenue. Money and jewelry were missing,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday to a parking lot on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue where someone stolen numerous items from a vehicle and deflated two of its tires. Police have a possible suspect,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

POLICE PUT OUT PORCH FIRE

• Police and firefighters responded just after 6 o’clock yesterday evening to a report of a porch on fire at a home on the 800 block of Wayne Drive in Centralia. Police responding to the 6:03 p.m. call used portable fire extinguishers to knock down the flames and contain the small fire to the porch, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters responding to the 6:10 p.m. call finished putting it out and made sure it didn’t extend to the residence, according to the fire department. Riverside reports the cause is under investigation. Police say it may have been accidentally started by a cigarette.

BOTH DRIVERS, ONE CHILD INJURED ON STATE ROUTE 6 WRECK

• Two vehicles were totaled and three people hurt when a 19-year-old driver rear-ended a sport utility vehicle which was stopped to make a left turn off state Route 6 this morning west of Chehalis. Troopers called about 9:35 a.m. to the scene near Stearns Road found Kaela R. Daugherty, 19, of Chehalis and her 10-year-old passenger Abi Christian were injured, as was the driver of the Ford Explorer, Katie M. Mulligan, 31, from Mossyrock, according to the Washington State Patrol. Reportedly uninjured were passengers ages 1, 4 and 12 in the Explorer, according to the state patrol. Everyone had been wearing their seat belts. The injured were transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the state patrol. Daugherty was cited for second-degree negligent driving. The 2003 Saturn Vue and the 2002 Ford Explorer were both towed and impounded.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, trespassing, shoplifting, ignition interlock violation, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for protection order violation … and more.

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Updated at 2:43 p.m.

MOM, CHILD, ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY IN WRECK

• A 41-year-old Chehalis area mother was arrested last night after the pickup truck in which her 6-year-old son was a passenger rolled and landed in a field some 100 feet off the roadway west of Chehalis. Carrie A. Knighten suffered minor cuts and bruises but refused care, according to responders. The child was transported by AMR to Providence Centralia Hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters called about 8:10 p.m. to the 1200 block of Bunker Creek Road found the vehicle in its side with both occupants still inside it, Fire Capt. Erik Olson reports. Both had been wearing seat belts. The driver told a deputy her wheels left the roadway and she must have over corrected, causing the vehicle to start sliding and then flip over, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Knighten was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for vehicular assault and the case is also being referred for a DUI, according to the sheriff’s office.

THREE ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY IN WRECK

• Chehalis police were called about 9:50 a.m. yesterday for a wreck on the 300 block of Southwest Riverside Drive that left a sport utility vehicle on its side and its three occupants walking away. One passenger was hiding in the brush in the water, but came out, perhaps because of the cold, police said. None were seriously injured and the driver was cited for reckless driving and driving with a suspended license, Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said. Based on the skid marks, she had been traveling quite fast, Kaut said. The vehicle was described as totaled.

MAN ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY IN WRECK

• A 46-year-old Onalaska man was arrested last night after he allegedly sped past a deputy on Middle Fork Road, sped up when the deputy tried to pull him over and then lost control of his truck and crashed off the roadway. It began just before 8 p.m. near Birchfield Parkway and ended near Krueger Road,  according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Darren S. Carmen was immediately detained and booked into the Lewis County Jail for eluding, according to the sheriff’s office. The case will be referred for possible charges of third-degree driving with a suspended license and driving without a required interlock device, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The 2007 Chevrolet Silverado was totaled, Brown said.

CARGO TRAILER MISSING

• Chehalis police were called just before 11 o’clock yesterday morning to Northeast Division Street where a cargo trailer had been stolen from behind the residence during the night. The 2004 trailer contained kitchen appliances and was taken sometime after 8 p.m. the night before, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAMPING FUN STOLEN

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office took a report of more than $10,000 worth of property stolen from out of a storage container on the 100 block of Hadaller Road near Mossyrock on Tuesday, that occurred sometime during the previous five days. Taken in the break-in were a 12-foot aluminum boat, a Quad, a Honda three-horsepower boat motor, camping equipment and tools, according to the sheriff’s office.

DOG GONE

• Centralia police were called about 3:20 p.m. yesterday to a report a puppy chained up in its front yard had been stolen. An officer arriving to the 600 block of K Street learned the owner of the Dachshund-Chihuahua mix had seen it about 20 minutes earlier, but went back outside and discovered it gone, according to the Centralia Police Department. It was wearing a green harness but had no tag and is more likely just missing, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old man was arrested for a drug violation when police discovered suspected controlled substances during a search when he was contacted about a warrant last night in Centralia. An officer saw Jeff D. Prindle about 8:50 p.m. at the 700 block of South Tower Avenue and knew he was wanted on a misdemeanor warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. Prindle was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

FIRE IN A FIELD

• Eight firefighters responded last night when a fire broke out in a recently cut hay field on Middle Fork Road in Onalaska, near St. Lawrence Drive. “We put it out in about five minutes, it didn’t damage anything,” Lewis County Fire District 1 Chief Andrew Martin said. They were called at 8:50 p.m. by an individual who said they’d heard a loud pop, Martin said. It was kept to an area of about 60 feet by 30 feet, he said. They weren’t able to confirm what ignited the fire, but did find what looked to be the ball from a Roman candle firework in the scorched area, he said.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, misdemeanor assault, malicious mischief, minor in possession of alcohol, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, collisions on city streets … and more.

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Updated at 2:42 p.m.

LAW LOOKING FOR BALDING MAN WITH SCRAGGLY BEARD

• A 22-year-old asleep in his bedroom yesterday morning north of Mossyrock, confronted a stranger in the next room after being awakened by rustling sounds, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The young man asked the 40-ish-looking intruder with thinning hair and scraggly beard who he was, and the stranger mumbled something and then shut the door, the sheriff’s office reports. The 22-year-old had observed the man going through things and saw some of the family’s knives laid out on the floor, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Deputies and an officer with his K-9 partner responded about 11:40 a.m. to the 100 block of Lambert Road, but no arrest was made, Brown said. The intruder had jumped out the window, damaging its screen, and run down the driveway, where fresh tire tracks were found in the grass, Brown said. The subject was wearing a light blue T-Shirt and blue jeans, and anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office, or Lewis County Crime Stoppers.

ANGRY BROTHER

• A 17-year-old boy who allegedly threw a skateboard at his older sister’s head while she was seated in a car at the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia on Tuesday was subsequently arrested for second-degree assault and malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department. The skateboard missed the 18-year-old, who pulled forward, but damaged the vehicle, police said. He was upset because he wanted a ride somewhere, police said. He was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police.

ASSAULT ARREST

• Shannon L. Wachter, 19, of Centralia, was arrested for third-degree assault yesterday for an incident associated with the 900 block of South Schueber Road, according to the Centralia Police Department. Wachter was booked into the Lewis County Jail, but prosecutors have declined to file the charge.

WOMAN WANTS IN

• A 33-year-old homeless person who asked police for help getting into a house on the 1000 block of North Pearl Street on Tuesday morning and then attempted to force her way inside was arrested for second-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department. Sarah Culp, 33, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police, but she was released with no charge filed by prosecutors.

PARENT REPORTS PORN ISSUE

• Chehalis police were asked by an adult to look into an issue involving teens exchanging naughty pictures, on Tuesday. The case is under investigation, according to police.

BREAK-INS AND OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 8:20 a.m. yesterday about power equipment stolen from a garage on the 400 block of Harrison Avenue.

• Chehalis police were called about 3:15 p.m. yesterday to West Fifth Street near Cascade Avenue regarding a burglary to a shed.

• Fishing equipment was stolen from a shed at the 600 block of J Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Tuesday. The shed had been unlocked, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police yesterday were looking into a case involving stolen documents. Further details were not readily available.

WALLET TAKEN

• Centralia police took a report around 3:50 a.m. today of a wallet stolen and then later found, without its contents. The case is associated with the 1200 block of Mellen Street,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

PILLS WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE

• A person who was said to be acting disruptive at Home Depot in Chehalis was subsequently arrested for a warrant around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Lloyd L. Wright, 49, from Centralia, was also found with pills not in a prescription container, so was booked into the Lewis County Jail for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, police said.

UNDERAGE AND UNDER THE INFLUENCE

• Chehalis police were called about 10:25 p.m. yesterday about a group of young people walking along Southwest McFadden Avenue at Eighth Street, trying to carry a young man who was passed out. The 15-year-old had a cut on his head, was very, very drunk and was taken to the hospital emergency room, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A case for him and another 15-year-old boy are being referred for charges of minor in possession of alcohol, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• A laptop computer and a portfolio were among the items stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 1000 block of Seminary Hill Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday.

• Centralia police were called about a vehicle prowl on the 1400 block of Lewis Street at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

VANDALISM

• Someone blew up a mailbox on the 1400 block of Southwest Johnson Avenue in Chehalis, with something that sent part of the box more than 50 feet, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The incident was reported on Tuesday morning.

AND, FROM MORTON

• Officers responded to an after dark report of a person in the area of Second Street in Morton with rifles. It was determined that they were waiting for a ride after camping, the Morton Police Department states regarding the June 30 incident.

• An officer responded to a report of an individual yelling at passing motorists at the 100 block of Main Avenue last Wednesday afternoon. The subject was contacted and advised to go home, according to the Morton Police Department.

• Lewis County Fire District 4 personnel reported juveniles throwing fire crackers at an ambulance as it was traveling down Main Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. on the Fourth of July.  Officers were unable to locate the subjects, according to the Morton Police Department.

• An individual reported an unknown fire seen through the trees at 11:18 p.m. on Saturday. It was determined by the caller that it was just the moon, according to the Morton Police Department.

• A Morton officer responded to a physical altercation at the 100 block of Hope Street in Mossyrock at about 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.  The case is under investigation, according to the Morton Police Department.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, disorderly person, hit and run, misdemeanor theft, fireworks complaint, suspicious circumstances, a woman getting bumped by a van in a parking lot, barking neighbor dogs, dog attacking woman and her dog … and more.

Flames rise from a barn outside Centralia. / Courtesy photo by Jason Krause

Updated at 7:15 p.m.

LINCOLN CREEK ROAD BARN BURNS

• Members of four fire departments responded last night to an approximately 8:30 p.m. call about a barn fire west of Centralia. The initial reports indicated it was burning through the roof of a building containing hay and some machinery, but no animals, according to Riverside Fire Authority. A volunteer firefighter arrived within a few minutes of dispatch and radioed an update that the building was engulfed in flames and the nearby pasture land and trees were threatened, Fire Chief Mike Kytta indicated in a news release. The area – on the 1200 block of Lincoln Creek Road – is not served by fire hydrants so water tender trucks were brought in from RFA and neighboring West Thurston Fire Authority, Lewis County Fire District 6 and Grays Harbor Fire District 1, according to Kytta. The Department of Natural Resources was notified of the threat to lands under their protection and a supervisor responded. Nobody was hurt, but the building and its contents which are uninsured are a total loss, he stated.

HARASSMENT

• Centralia police responded to the RV park at the 1200 block of Alder Street around noon yesterday for a harassment complaint in which an older man had been harassed and threatened by another occupant of the park. The investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Police were called about 12:30 p.m. yesterday to the 11000 block of Schueber Road in Centralia in which numerous pills were missing from the victim’s prescription bottle. The issue is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• An employee at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia reported to police late yesterday afternoon that antifreeze was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 2 p.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 600 block of Centralia College Boulevard. A ring was missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, drugs, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for suspected drug use in a park … and more.

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ELK AND MOTORBIKE COLLIDE

• A 48-year-old Chehalis man was hospitalized after his motorcycle struck an elk in Pacific County last night. Troopers responding about 12:25 a.m. to the scene two miles south of Grayland along state Route 105 report that Walter R. Twidwell’s 2000 Honda VT 1100 was able to be driven away from the scene. Twidwell and his passenger, Rhonda L. Pepin, 44, were both injured and  seen at Community Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. State patrol spokesperson Trooper Russ Winger said he didn’t have further details about the accident, but noted the highway goes through a remote area where there are elk herds.

VEHICLE THEFT CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 6:30 a.m. today to the 2000 block of North Tower Avenue where a red Yamaha motorcycle was reported stolen.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Police were called by a resident at the 100 block of North Schueber Road in Centralia late yesterday afternoon who said someone came into her home while she was out of town between June 23 and Sunday and left with her personal checkbook. There was no sign of forced entry, according to the Centralia Police Department.

YARD THEFT

• A generator and a propane construction heater were reportedly stolen from a driveway on the 1000 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday afternoon.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police took a report yesterday of a license plate removed from a vehicle by an unknown person at the 100 block of Virginia Drive.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, drugs, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, wallet lost while blacked out, reports of cat, dogs and kids left alone in different parked vehicles in the heat … and more.

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MISSING SHOTGUN

• A deputy took a report yesterday of a shotgun stolen from a man’s bedroom on the 1200 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Ethel. The 59-year-old resident said the Mossberg 870 12-gauge shotgun was taken sometime between June 20 and Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

MISSING DOG

• Centralia police were called about 7:35 p.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of North Schueber Road to take a report a dog was stolen from a home. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MISSING STROLLER

• A stroller was stolen from a a front porch at the 1200 block of G Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 3:15 p.m. yesterday.

MISSING PARCEL

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of West Pear Street about 2:30 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a UPS package from a porch.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called on Monday afternoon regarding a possible fraud. They are investigating, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Someone stole tools from an unlocked vehicle parked in front of a residence overnight at the 1400 block of Southwest Mills Avenue in Chehalis, according to a report made to police yesterday morning.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called just before noon yesterday about a window getting broken out of a vehicle during the night at the 900 block of Goff Street in Centralia.

ON THE ROAD

• A youngster on a bicycle collided with a car at Main Street and Cascade Avenue in Chehalis about 1:45 p.m. yesterday afternoon, but was not seriously injured, according to responders.

• A 32-year-old motorist was arrested for being intoxicated behind the wheel as well as having three child passengers at the time yesterday evening in Centralia. Police contacted Chad C. Cozby, 32, of Sumner, about 6:25 p.m. at the 1500 block of Kresky Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.  He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence plus three counts of reckless endangerment, according to police.

• An 18-year-old motorist totaled his own Mitsubishi Eclipse as well as a Chehalis woman’s Grand Am after traveling too fast, losing control in a curve and spinning out early yesterday morning at the 200 block of Maurin Road in Chehalis. A deputy called just before 5 a.m. learned the teen’s car T-boned the other vehicle and spun multiple times, also causing minor damage to a third vehicle that was trying to back away, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Nobody was injured, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. However, Trew A. Irwin, from Centralia, was cited for second-degree negligent driving, having no insurance and third-degree driving with a suspended license, Brown said. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, she said.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, possibly stolen property found in some bushes, barking dog … and more.

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Updated at 8:03 p.m.

DRUGS MISSING

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning of 70 hydrocodone pills stolen from a residence on the 1100 block of South Schueber Road, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Police received a report of credit card theft, possibly from the mail, yesterday associated with the 600 block of South Rock Street in Centralia.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called about 7:20 a.m. today about a vehicle prowl on Southwest James Street.

VANDALISM

• Police were called to the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia about 11:30 a.m. yesterday because of graffiti written on a sculpture.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE, ANGRY YOUNG MAN

• An 18-year-old Randle resident was ordered held yesterday on $50,000 bail in connection with the shooting death of his grandparent’s dog. Kolby G. Mullins was booked into the Lewis County Jail on Friday and appeared before a judge yesterday afternoon. According to charging documents, Mullins is accused of vandalizing the grandparent’s motorcycle in Glenoma, leaving a note expressing how angry he was and suggesting they meet up to fight. That was in February. The court documents go on to detail how two weeks later Mullins allegedly drove up to a residence in Randle where the grandparent Gene Dunaway’s dog began to bark, and Mullins lifted a rifle, took aim and shot the dog twice, before driving away. The documents don’t indicate why Mullins was upset, but he has a pending case in another county in which he is charged with first-degree child molestation, according to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office. And the day after the motorcycle incident, Mullins tried to kill himself, sustaining a large gunshot wound on his head, according to the documents. He is charged with second-degree animal cruelty, harassment, second-degree theft, second- and third-degree malicious mischief as well as making a false or misleading statement to a public servant. Back in mid-February, he allegedly trashed somebody else’s pickup truck and their television near the Glenoma incident and took a dirt bike and tools, according to the documents. During the same time he allegedly invited another individual to fight, even with guns, out of anger at that person’s association with his grandparent, the documents relate. Yesterday afternoon, defense attorney Joely O’Rourke told the judge both she and her temporary client were thoroughly confused as he was charged with the exact same incident in Lewis County District Court, and bail was set at $3,600. The prosecutor’s office said because of the severity of the charges and mental health issues, they wanted higher bail. Judge Richard Brosey left the bail amount at $50,000 as it was set in Mullins’ arrest warrant. The current charges were filed on April 15, and a passage in the affidavit of probable cause notes there was a time delay in the referral of these charges to their office and their office’s awareness the referral existed. Mullins’ arraignment is scheduled for Thursday.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for dispute, harassment, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, possible inappropriate touching, collision on city street, kids shooting off large fireworks, someone else setting off fireworks … and more.