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ASSAULT

• A 48-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for fourth-degree assault after being observed by police officers chasing an elderly man and trying to assault him at the 1000 block of South Scheuber Road at about 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The man was not injured and it is unknown at this time why the suspect tried to assault the victim who was unknown to her, according to the Centralia Police Department. Tracy L Thoreson was booked into Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Sensor wires to a garage door opener were cut by an unknown suspect at the 700 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:30 a.m. on Monday.

• A man was reported to have vandalized several signs in the area near Washington Avenue and Maple Street in Centralia when he drew on them with permanent marker, according to a call made to police about 8:18 p.m. on Monday. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A large box truck caused minor damage to the fire department building on the 500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia when it drove down the alley way and scraped the flashing with its cargo box, according to a report made to police just before 1 p.m. on Monday. The box truck then left the area, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, violation no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, harassment, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft; complaint of someone sleeping outside a store, someone outside urinating and smoking pot, people outside smoking a joint and drinking a beer, someone in a car parked in a parking lot possibly doing some type of drugs … and more among 147 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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ANGRY DINER

• Centralia police this morning said they were working to identify a customer who assaulted an employee when he was upset because his food was taking too long and wanted his money back on Sunday afternoon at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue. Officers called at 3:51 p.m. learned the “male” grabbed the phone from the worker as she was calling 911, striking her in the face. The subject left prior to police arriving, according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigation is ongoing.

BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called about 4:20 a.m. on Sunday to the 1100 block of Long Road where a 27-year-old Centralia man allegedly broke into a residence where he used to live, broke items and assaulted the homeowner but fled as law enforcement was arriving. A K-9 track was unsuccessful in locating the suspect, according to the Centralia Police Department. A case of first-degree domestic violence burglary is being referred to prosecutors, according to police.

PORCH PILFERING

• Police were called to the 900 block of B Street in Centralia about 5:45 p.m. on Friday where a package was reported to have been stolen from the front porch of a residence. Video surveillance footage shows a male suspect, but his face cannot be seen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A package was stolen from the front porch area of a home on the 300 block of Centralia College Boulevard, according to a report made to police about 5:35 p.m. on Friday.

• Centralia police were called about 10 a.m. on Friday regarding the theft of a package from a porch on the 700 block of Hamilton Avenue.

• A package was stolen off a porch on the 200 block of Latona Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:40 a.m. on Friday.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called just after 9 a.m. on Friday to take a report of fraud involving an Amazon account and the purchase of a laptop computer associated with the 1500 block of North National Avenue.

NAKED OUTDOORS

• A 42-year-old Centralia man was arrested for indecent exposure after allegedly being seen by a neighbor standing nude outside in front of a residence on the 300 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia at about 9 p.m. on Sunday. John K. Hagen was issued a citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A wrong-way vehicle going northbound at the 1200 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia caused a collision with another vehicle traveling southbound at about 8:43 p.m. on Sunday. One person was taken to the hospital for medical treatment, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 36-year-old Packwood resident was arrested for driving under the influence after deputies and aid responded about 3:18 p.m. on Sunday to a single-vehicle wreck along Forest Service Road 25 off the 300 Line outside of Randle. Matthew T. Bavikoff was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries before being booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was also booked for third-degree driving with a suspended license, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 40-year-old Centralia man was arrested after he was contacted by police for allegedly running into traffic and throwing rocks at cars at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 7 p.m. on Saturday. Jesus D. Montano was booked into the Lewis County Jail for disorderly conduct, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, protection order violation, malicious mischief, driving with no license, driving with suspended license; responses for dispute, harassment, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among many calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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POTENTIAL BURGLARY

• A deputy was called yesterday morning to investigate a suspected burglary to a wooden shed containing donated clothing at the 2700 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia. The total damage is approximately $40 and it’s unknown what may have been removed from the shed, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Chehalis police were called to the 2000 block of Kresky Avenue about 12:35 p.m. yesterday because it appeared someone had attempted to break in to buildings/containers at that location.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to the 2000 block of North Tower Avenue about 6:50 p.m. yesterday for a report of vehicle tires being slashed overnight.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault, protection order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 154 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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BREAK-IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called to the 100 block of North Market Boulevard at 8:15 a.m. yesterday for a burglary to a business in which the back door was broken out and money stolen from the till.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called to the 400 block of Harrison Avenue just before noon yesterday following the discovery a lock to a shed had been broken at some point during the night. It appeared that entry was not gained, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• A tablet was stolen from the 1200 block of B Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 3:10 p.m. yesterday.

• Police were called to the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia about 10:20 a.m. yesterday where an individual reported the theft of gasoline from their vehicle.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the 700 block of Northwest Liberty Place in about 8:10 a.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl in which a window was broken out.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to the 2300 block of North Pearl Street about 6:10 a.m. today where windows had been broken out of a building.

• Centralia police were called to the 700 block of Harrison Avenue about 7:50 p.m. yesterday for a report that a man had punched out a window of a business. The suspect, a 39-year-old Centralia resident, fled the scene and wasn’t located but a summons was issued for him for third-degree malicious mischief and sent to the city attorney, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An unknown person broke an exterior faucet on the side of a house at the 500 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:45 a.m. yesterday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, driving with suspended license, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor domestic assault … and more among 159 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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KNIFE FIGHT

• A 67-year-old Chehalis woman who allegedly waved a knife in front of her former roommate at the 1800 block of Bishop Road last night was arrested for second-degree assault. A deputy called about 9:45 p.m. was told Susan M. King made statements to the effect that she was going to kill the 46-year-old victim in the incident which was witnessed by another person, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. King was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

BURGLARY

• A deputy responded to the 600 block of Curtis Hill Road about 2:30 p.m. yesterday where someone had kicked in a back door and stolen an Xbox 360 and a blue comforter. Missing from the shed was a pressure washer, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It happened sometime since June 1, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Chehalis police were called to the 600 block of Northwest St. Helen’s Avenue about 3:45 p.m. yesterday after the discovery someone had entered a locked garage and made off with about $1,000 worth of items.

AUTO THEFT

• Two 15-year-old Tacoma girls were arrested about 2:30 a.m. today after a sheriff’s deputy ran the registration of the car they occupied in a business parking lot and then subsequently pulled them over on southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 72. The 2006 Crown Victoria had been reported stolen yesterday to the Kent Police Department, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The teens were booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for possession of a stolen vehicle, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The car was impounded.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A $3,300 electronic device was removed from a vehicle parked at the 700 block of Northwest Liberty Place in Chehalis, according to a report made to police about 5:50 a.m. today. The item was described as a black ultrasonic wear indicator, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

LIQUOR HEIST

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue about 9:34 p.m. yesterday after a male entered Safeway and stole $200 worth of alcohol.  Photos were taken of the suspect, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation.

RETAIL HEIST

• Centralia police were called just after noon yesterday to the 1400 block of Lum Road and then about 40 minutes later to the 100 block of West High Street on reports that two white females and two black males entered stores, stole armfuls of merchandise and fled.

ARROW LANDS IN YARD

• A Chehalis resident called police about 5 p.m. yesterday to report finding an arrow on his back deck at the 1400 block of Southwest Mills Avenue.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were contacted just after 1 p.m. yesterday by a property owner from the 700 block of Southwest 20th Street who reported that an estimated $2,000 worth of damage had been done to her fence since December, including holes which may have been made with rocks.

ZOOM, ZOOM

• A 35-year-old Oregon man was arrested for felony eluding after a deputy on routine patrol was passed by a black Volvo estimated to be traveling at 90 to 100 mph on northbound Interstate 5 in Centralia yesterday evening. The deputy activated emergency equipment just after 7 p.m. and pursued the car which was driving recklessly and passing vehicles on the shoulder, but lost sight of it at the milepost 88 interchange, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A witness reported the car turned southbound on the freeway and it was pulled over in front of businesses on Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis, according to the sheriff’s office. The woman in the driver’s seat and a passenger said they had let the driver out along Interstate 5 in Centralia, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Law enforcement was able to locate their suspect, Justin B. Wall, and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, Breen said. He had an outstanding warrant and had been driving with a suspended license, according to Breen.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 173 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

RFA conducts aerial attack on fire at Sierra Pacific Industries in Centralia / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

FIRE DOUSED AT SAWMILL

• Three fire departments responding to an approximately 1:30 p.m. call yesterday for a fire at a Centralia sawmill arrived to find personnel on site already applying water and a sprinkler system activated. Units from Riverside Fire Authority sprayed water into the top of the bag house, according to RFA. The fire at Sierra Pacific Industries on the 3000 block of Kuper Road was contained to the bag house and the damage was moderate, Capt. Erik Olson stated. It was likely caused by a spark from internal machinery, according to Olson. Nobody was injured.

VANDALISM

• It appeared the cause of six broken windows in a building at the 200 block of East Oakview Avenue in Centralia reported about 7:40 a.m. yesterday was someone throwing rocks, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 300 block of South King Street in Centralia at 8:50 a.m. yesterday where an individual reported that during the night someone had cut a fuel line on their vehicle and drained it of gasoline.

OFFICERS CALLED TO GET TRAVELER OFF TRAIN

• Centralia police requested just before 9 p.m. yesterday to remove a man from a train because he was reportedly causing a disturbance responded to the 200 block of North Railroad Avenue where the 29-year-old  Longview resident had locked himself inside a bathroom. Officers removed Keith A. Byman and then booked him into the Lewis County Jail for an outstanding warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department.

HARASSMENT

• Chehalis police were called about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of West Main Street by an attorney who said a man was yelling at her and harassing her outside a courtroom.

BANK CARD SHARING

• Chehalis police were called about 2:40 p.m. yesterday for a complaint of possible fraudulent use of a bank card in a case associated with the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue determined there was no criminal activity but it was instead a civil matter, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespass, hit and run, shoplifting, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 148 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.