Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 10:58 a.m.

KNIFE WIELDING MAN BOOKED

• A 31-year-old man was arrested overnight after he allegedly threatened and lunged toward two people, with a knife, during a domestic dispute at a motel on the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Officers called about 3:30 a.m. found the suspect had fled the scene and the victims were uninjured, according to the Centralia Police Department. When Brian M. Jackson, 31, of Mobile, Alabama, returned, he was arrested for two counts of first-degree assault and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

CHEHALIS SENIOR SCAMMED

• Chehalis police are investigating to find out who called an 80-year-old woman claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House and got her to send them $250. An officer was called to the 400 block of Northeast Washington Avenue about 8 a.m. yesterday and the department will be following up with the jurisdiction located where her money was sent, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 10:15 a.m. yesterday for a burglary to a residence undergoing a remodel at the 2300 block of Sirkka Avenue. A vehicle was seen there, but left before officers arrived, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 12:15 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of washer and dryer from a side yard at the 800 block of South Tower Avenue.

KIDS ALONE IN CAR

• A 29-year-old Centralia woman was issued a citation yesterday evening for leaving minor children unattended in a vehicle in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An officer was in the area about 15 minutes and spoke to the three boys, ages 10, 5 and 3, before two adults returned to the vehicle from inside the store, according to police. Rakala B. Campbell was arrested and then released, according to police. City ordinance requires a child to be at least 12 years old to be left alone in a vehicle, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 4 p.m. yesterday to take a report of someone smashing out the window to the rear door of an uninhabitable residence at the 900 block of North Washington Avenue.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 20-year-old woman was airlifted to a trauma center after a collision in which her vehicle went through a guard rail and came to rest on its top about 50 feet down an embankment along southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 68 yesterday afternoon. Troopers called to the scene about 2:20 p.m. are investigating the cause, according to the Washington State Patrol. Firefighters from Lewis County Fire Districts 5 and 15 responded as well. Kira R. Wirt of Vancouver, Washington was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer and suffered a broken arm, fractured pelvis and possible head injury, according to Trooper Will Finn.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, trespassing, civil issue, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 142 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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OUT OF CONTROL WITH DIESEL

• A 39-year-old Onalaska man who allegedly poured diesel onto hay bales on the front porch of a house and threatened to burn the place down with everyone inside was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday. Deputies called to a dispute in progress at the 400 block of Gore Road just before 7 p.m. stated the six individuals, adults and children, escaped to the neighbor’s place. Joseph D. Decoteau had allegedly choked two of the females, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Decoteau was booked for six counts of felony harassment and two counts of second-degree assault, according to the sheriff’s office.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of Hunt Street about 5 p.m. yesterday where an individual reported being deceived into purchasing concert tickets for approximately $200, and then never receiving the tickets, according to the Centralia Police Department. The incident is under investigation.

• Centralia police were called to the 1300 block of St. Helens Street at 5:35 p.m. on Saturday where an unknown person had entered an unlocked home and taken money and medicine.

• Someone kicked in a door to a residence at the 1900 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 5 p.m. on Saturday. No property was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 1300 block of South Gold Street in Centralia about 12:45 p.m. on Saturday where an individual lost his wallet in a store and a male suspect picked it up and left with it.

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of North Military Road after residents returned home on Friday to find a shop door pried open and property stolen including a Stihl weed eater, a Stihl pole saw, a five-gallon gas can and hand tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimate at $1,875.

• An individual at the 100 block of E Street in Centralia reported his firearm was missing from his house about 10:30 a.m. on Friday. The victim believed it may have been taken by any number of unwanted houseguests he had had over the past few months, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue on Friday to take a report of a customer two days earlier going through a checkout line and managing to walk out with $1,000 worth of merchandise without paying for it.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A stereo was reportedly stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 400 block of Union Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 4 a.m. on Saturday.

DRUGS

• A 24-year-old Shelton resident was arrested at the 200 block of North Railroad Avenue in Centralia about 10:40 a.m. on Saturday for an outstanding warrant and during the search of his person incident to his arrest he was allegedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Richard A. James was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 31-year-old Olympia resident contacted by police due to his erratic behavior at the 1100 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia about 4:10 a.m. on Saturday was also found with meth, according to the Centralia Police Department. Andrew S. Bates,was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, according to police.

• Adam P. Chapman, 32, of Centralia, was arrested on a warrant and allegedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue about 9:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

TRESPASSING

• A 28-year-old Centralia man found sleeping inside a vacant residence at the 900 block of West Plum Street in Centralia was arrested for first-degree trespassing plus an outstanding warrant at about 11 p.m. on Saturday. Lonny D. Clevenger was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Isaiah M. O. Davis, 34, a homeless person, was arrested for first-degree trespassing after he was found sleeping in the attic of a vacant house at the 900 block of West Plum Street in Centralia at about 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was issued a citation and then released, according to police.

PETS PERISH IN RV, GARAGE FIRE

• Four family cats were found dead after a motor home fire behind a residence on the 1300 block of Windsor Avenue in Centralia yesterday afternoon that spread to the garage as well as a neighbor’s shed. The pets were found deceased in the garage, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Crews called at 5:45 p.m. found the RV well-involved in flames and learned its owner had been working on its LPG gas-powered refrigeration unit, according to the fire department. The main house on the property suffered damage to the exterior siding from the heat, Fire Capt. Erik Olson stated.

• Officers assisted the Washington State Patrol and firefighters with a motor home that had caught on fire on U.S. Highway 12 at milepost 96 just before 5 p.m. yesterday, according to the Morton Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, trespassing, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, failure to transfer vehicle title; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, trespassing, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 491 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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BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called about 8:20 p.m. yesterday to take a report that sometime over the previous three days an unknown suspect entered a residence at the 600 block of Bryden Avenue in Centralia and stole a digital camera, a PlayStation 2 and games.

FALSE NAME

• A 28-year-old homeless man who allegedly gave his brother’s name as his own during a trespassing investigation about noon yesterday at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia was arrested for criminal impersonation. Aaron C. Hoban, who had an outstanding warrant, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRINKING IN PUBLIC

• An un-named adult male was issued a notice of infraction for open container/consuming liquor in public about 9:30 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of East Hanson Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 26-year-old Olympia resident was arrested this morning when he was found by a police dog about 50 yards from a stolen vehicle at the 1700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. John R. Cabell was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A sheriff’s deputy following up on a tip on the whereabouts of persons with warrants went to the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis at about 8 a.m. yesterday and arrested two people, one of whom was allegedly in possession of a small bindle of suspected meth. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Desirae M. Kowalski, 32, Chehalis and Andrez G. Reyna, 30, Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Reyna was additionally booked for possession of methamphetamine, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, disorderly person, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 155 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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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• A Kawasaki KSX700 four-wheeler was stolen from inside a container in which it was stored at the 500 block of Oakland Avenue in Centralia sometime between 2 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A lock had been destroyed, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 51-year-old homeless person was arrested yesterday for second-degree theft for allegedly stealing a bicycle valued at more than $1,000 in a case associated with the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Benjamin D. Huntley was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• An officer was called to the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 6:15 a.m. today to take a report of the theft of clothing and medications.

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Eckerson Avenue in about 12:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of mail.

FRAUD

• An individual called police about 3:50 p.m. yesterday from the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia to report her tax refund was diverted and applied to a debt that was not hers.  The matter is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• An adult male was issued a notice of infraction for smoking marijuana in public at First and B streets in Centralia at about 8:30 p.m. yesterday.

• An 18-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of marijuana after contact with an officer about 4:30 p.m. yesterday at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Gabriela A. Garcia was issued a citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, failure to transfer title; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, trespassing, suspicious circumstances … and more among 185 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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STRUGGLE OVER CURRENCY LEADS TO ROBBERY CHARGE

• An attempt to collect on a $20 loan turned ugly yesterday with a 25-year-old woman allegedly squeezing an acquaintance around the neck, hitting her and biting the top of her head as they struggled over the money. Emily S. Erickson, of Longview, contacted along Foster Creek Road, said she was actually attacked by 61-year-old Toledo woman, but Erickson had no apparent injuries and the older woman did, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The alleged victim told deputies Erickson arrived to her home at the 100 block of Charlotte Lane in Toledo yesterday afternoon for her money, but the alleged victim was only going to give her $15 since Erickson had borrowed a tube of Neosporin and never returned it, according to the sheriff’s office. They struggled over the bills and torn currency was found in Erickson’s pocket, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Erickson was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree robbery and second-degree assault, Kimsey said.

AUTO THEFT

• Shawna L. Schuster, 46, of Bremerton, and Scott E. Wilcox, 46, a homeless person, were both arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle in a case from about 3:50 p.m. yesterday associated with the 1300 block of Lum Road, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A Honda reported stolen on April 11 in Centralia was recovered about 10:10 a.m. yesterday at the 1100 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 9 a.m. yesterday by a business at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue regarding the receipt of some bad checks.

• A Chehalis resident called police about 8:30 a.m. yesterday to report someone had used her credit card number, although she still had the card.

BIKE THEFT

• Randy J. Mullins, 33, of Centralia was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree theft yesterday morning after allegedly stealing a bicycle valued at more than $1000, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRINKING OUTDOORS

• Dale W. Douglas, 46, of Centralia, and Lance R. Lafferty, 40, of Centralia, were cited for drinking in public about 12:30 p.m. yesterday at the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. They were then released.

SCHOOL BOMB SCARE

• Authorities plan to go through surveillance video from the hallway to the bathroom in the boys’ locker room at Winlock High School to see if they can figure out who wrote a message on a stall stating: “I’m going to bomb the school.” A student found the writing, reported it to a teacher and the principal reported it at 12:44 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Four responding deputies searched but were unable to find anything suspicious, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Kimsey said it’s the second or third time this year of a similar incident.

OUTBUILDING GUTTED BY FIRE

• A 17-year-old boy who fell asleep inside a small outbuilding used for a changing area adjacent to a hot tub at a Centralia residence awoke to a fire burning in the corner next to a portable heater overnight, but escaped without injury, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters called at 1 a.m. to the 100 block of Blanchard Road found the structure well-involved and threatening the residence, according to the fire department. The fire was quickly brought under control, but a.vehicle parked close by sustained some exterior thermal damage, Fire Capt. Scott Weinert stated. Damage is estimated at $5,000.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, protection order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, unfounded report, suspicious circumstances … and more among 163 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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Changing building gutted by fire. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

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DRUGS

• A 43-year-old Castle Rock man was arrested following a traffic stop in which a small blue bag seen on the driver’s side floor board turned out to contain a half ounce of methamphetamine, scales and $447 cash. A deputy had pulled Justin T. Monaghan over for multiple moving violations, southbound on Interstate 5 near the exit 76 interchange at about 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Monaghan refused to get out of the vehicle and smelled of intoxicants, according to the sheriff’s office. He was arrested for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act with intent to deliver was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

DIAPER BAG STOLEN

• Chehalis police were called about 12:10 p.m. on Sunday to the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard where someone had smashed a rear window of a vehicle and taken a diaper bag.

NAKED PICS

• Chehalis police were called about 4:20 p.m. on Friday by a parent saying someone had threatened to share nude photos of a teenage girl, if she didn’t send more pictures. The parent and/or the alleged victim however decided they didn’t want to pursue it further, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATION

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Southwest Third Street about 3:20 p.m. on Sunday where they investigated alleged sexual contact between a 17-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl. A case is being forwarded to prosecutors for evaluation of charges, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BUSINESS LICENSE

• The Morton Police Department reports today an officer served Roy’s Motel/ JDs Hotel and RV Park on the 100 block of Second Street with paperwork terminating the business license related to allegations of operating in a manner which endangers the public welfare or safety last Wednesday just before 2 p.m.

WARRANT

• Officers arrested Bryan W. Olson, 50, of Morton for an outstanding warrant about 7:25 p.m. on Saturday after a short foot pursuit near the intersection of First Street and Collar Avenue in Morton, according to the Morton Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, shoplifting, fourth-degree domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suicidal person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 135 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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POOR SPORT

• Several spectators helped subdue a man after he allegedly walked onto the field during a little league game, threatened a coach and while being escorted off, pushed a woman and tried to assault a man on Saturday afternoon at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia. Officers called about 5:40 p.m. took custody of Maalgeney R. Denetclaw, 42 of Centralia, and booked him into the Lewis County Jail for harassment and two counts of fourth-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A Lewis County District Court judge and bystanders intervened and restrained a man who allegedly struck a lawyer in the head during a proceeding in the courtroom on Thursday morning. Sheriff’s deputies and Chehalis police responded about 9:35 a.m. and arrested the Tenino man for third-degree assault, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Edward L. Danzer, 63, from Tenino, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. The 57-year-old victim attorney from Olympia had soreness, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

LUGGAGE LIFTED

• Centralia police were called at 11:45 p.m. on Saturday to the 700 block of Harrison Avenue where clothing and a suit case were reported stolen from a room at a motel. The suspect was known to the victims, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation awaiting further evidence, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• Two purses were stolen from a vehicle at the 200 block of East Main Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

• An individual reported about 6:20 a.m. on Friday that someone stole her purse from her vehicle at the 1600 block of Military Road in Centralia sometime during the night.

FAKE NAME

• A case for identity theft was referred to prosecutors regarding a 33-year-old man who provided a name other than his own when contacted by police just after 1 a.m. on Saturday at the 100 block of North Railroad Avenue in Centralia. Robert L. Jones, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for an outstanding felony warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 51-year-old woman picked up on an outstanding warrant just after 2 p.m. on Saturday at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia allegedly gave a family member’s name as her own, had a pipe on her and was subsequently arrested for identity theft and possession of methamphetamine. Tanya M. Henderson, of Burien, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to the 1700 block of Taylor Street just after 6 p.m. on Saturday to take a report of a tire slashed sometime during the previous several days.

• An unknown subject damaged a glass door on an electric fireplace at a business on the 1200 block of Lum Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 9 p.m. on Friday.

NOT STOLEN

• A vehicle that had been reported stolen to Lakewood police was recovered about 11 a.m. on Thursday at the 1400 block of South Gold Street and it was discovered that it had been repossessed.

WINLOCK BARN LOST TO FIRE

• A barn, a bunkhouse and their contents were destroyed by a fire on the 100 block of Morton Road east of Winlock on Friday morning. Crews called at 8:26 a.m. were joined by personnel from four neighboring fire departments, according to Lewis County Fire District 15. Firefighters initiated a defensive attack due to heavy fire conditions and structural instability, according to District 15 Fire Lt. Patrick Jacobson. The blaze was under control by 9:11 a.m. but units were on the scene until noon checking for and extinguishing hot spots, according to Jacobson. The cause is under investigation.

BIG RIG HAULING STARBUCKS PRODUCT AND MASS DRUGS

• Bail was set at $1 million for a truck driver and passenger detained by local drug detectives and found to have 126 pounds of methamphetamine in their sleeping berth, along with 2.4 pounds of suspected heroin, several thousand Oxycodone pills and a few grams of cocaine. Cmdr. Pat Fitzgerald of the Centralia Police Department states in a press release that on Thursday, members of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team and members of the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop on a blue 1996 Freightliner tractor and refrigerator trailer bearing California license plates. The truck was hauling Starbuck’s products between California and Spokane. Fitzgerald said suspicious activity on the part of the two men led to a request for a drug-sniffing K-9. No contraband was found in the trailer and none of the food product in the trailer was exposed or compromised, according to Fitzgerald. The owners made arrangements to retrieve the load. It was subsequently transferred to another truck and continued on its way. Booked into the Lewis County Jail on several drug charges were 22-year-old Carlos Alejandro Luna-Rodriguez of Mexicali B.C. Mexico, and his passenger, 62 year old Bernardo Olivas-Leyva from Fontana, California, according to Fitzgerald.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, harassment, hit and run, reckless driving, disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, civil issue, shoplifting, vehicle collision, disorderly person, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation … and more among 481 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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Barn on Morton Road in Winlock goes up in flames. / Courtesy photo from Lewis County Fire District 15

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JNET and sheriff’s deputies confiscate large amount of drugs from sleeper berth in semi truck. / Courtesy photo