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RAPE

• Police arrested a 36-year-old Centralia man for second-degree rape early yesterday morning on the 3000 block of Fords Prairie Avenue. Jason B. Banks had been staying a few days with a friend, and she awoke about 4 o’clock in the morning to him attacking her, according to Officer John Panco. She pushed him off her and called police, Panco said. Banks was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

ASSAULT

• Centralia police called to a report of a fight about 10:20 p.m. last night at the 1200 block of Windsor Avenue arrested a belligerent 19-year-old Centralia man for being a minor consuming alcohol. According to the Centralia Police Department, as an officer was transporting Emmanuel Martinez to jail, Martinez made threats to kill the officer and his family. Martinez was subsequently booked for felony harassment, according to Officer John Panco.

• A 41-year-old Onalaska man was arrested last night for unlawful imprisonment after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and either held or locked her into a bathroom at an Onalaska residence. Deputies who went to the 100 block of Fickett Road found Owen J. Fickett uncooperative and used a Taser on Fickett, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Fickett was booked into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful imprisonment and referred for potential charges of resisting arrest and fourth-degree assault domestic violence, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• Chehalis police arrested a 38-year-old Chehalis resident yesterday for second-degree assault in connection with an incident  last week in which a pedestrian said he was attacked by the driver of a red Jeep behind the Kit Carson restaurant and Relax Inn on Southwest Interstate Avenue. Michael A. Mitchell, 38, was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday evening, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police had been called about 9 p.m. on July 20 to a report of a fight and found an injured 46-year-old Toledo man. He told officers a driver yelled at him and as he approached the Jeep, the driver attacked him, police reported at the time. Mitchell is not being charged, pending further investigation.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called yesterday by a woman who reported someone used her bank account information to join an online dating website.

MISCHIEF

• Police were called yesterday morning to the 1200 block of Logan Street to a complaint that sometime during the night an unknown person pruned branches off a tree. It has happened three times, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 21-year-old woman last night for allegedly stealing checks from a former roommate in Mossyrock. A deputy called to the 100 block of state Route 122 was told by a 62-year-old man four checks of his were missing. Kimberly A. Hennagir was contacted and then arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of forgery and one count of financial fraud, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Chehalis police arrested a 29-year-old man for stealing a fingerprinting ink pad from the police department lobby Tuesday morning. Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said Daniel S. West had come in to report his wallet was stolen. West was arrested for third-degree theft and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to McNamara. Ordinarily officers don’t book people for misdemeanors, but West has exhibited some behavior that led police to hope to get him a position where he may be able to talk to a mental health specialist, according to McNamara.

DRUGS

• A 52-year-old Randle man was arrested for possession of heroin and methamphetamine last night in Centralia. Brian E. Bridges was booked into the Lewis County Jail following his contact with an officer at 9:20 p.m. at the 2300 block of North Pearl Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-INS

• Somebody entered a vacant Centralia area home and broke several windows as well as spray painted graffiti inside and out, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called yesterday to the 2200 block of Graf Road learned it happened sometime since last Wednesday.

• A deputy took a report yesterday of a burglary at the 400 block of West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia. Sometime between 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday someone entered through an unsecured door and stole $300 cash and jewelry, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police yesterday took a report of a burglary to a shed on the 300 block of N Street. It occurred sometime in the previous 10 days, according to police.

NO CONTACT ORDER VIOLATED FROM INSIDE JAIL

• A 48-year-old man was arrested for two counts of felony violation of a domestic violence protection order, following an investigation of phone calls made from the Lewis County Jail that began early last week, according to the sheriff’s office. James L. Evans Jr. of Kennewick, was arrested and also his case was referred for 13 more possible attempts to violate a protection order, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said this morning.

THEFT

• Centralia police took a report about 2:30 a.m. today of a vehicle and other items stolen from the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue. Police report the victim knows the  suspect and they are investigating, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called yesterday about a car prowl on the 100 block of North Market Boulevard that occurred overnight. Missing was a CD player and a wallet, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report of a car prowl yesterday morning at the 1300 block of Lum Road. A GPS unit was taken several days earlier while the vehicle was in the parking lot, according to police.

• Centralia police took a report yesterday afternoon from the 1400 block of Johnson Road of a laptop computer stolen by a person known to the victim.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that two more boats at the Lake Mayfield Resort were prowled over the weekend. Among the items reported missing were a cell phone charger, wake boards and life vests, according to the sheriff’s office. Four boat owners last weekend reported the theft of  fishing poles and wake boards.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called yesterday afternoon to a vacant home on the 1900 block of Ahlers Avenue that had been vandalized. Doors and blinds were damaged, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 52-year-old man from Bucoda was arrested last night in Centralia for possession of methamphetamine and an outstanding warrant. Del D. Zimmerman was booked into the Lewis County Jail following his contact with an officer about 9:30 p.m. at South Diamond and East Plum streets, according to the Centralia Police Department.

POLICE: DRUNKEN MAN FACES OFF WITH OFFICERS IN CENTRALIA

• A 25-year-old man who taunted police with “Shoot me m***** f*****” was arrested at gunpoint for multiple offenses in Centralia on Saturday night, according to authorities. It began with a call about 8:15 p.m. from the 600 block of Shanklin Road in Onalaska where a deputy was told Luis M. Tapia, of Elma, was really drunk and had taken a motor vehicle without permission, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement officers got information Tapia was in Centralia and police conducted a traffic stop at Woodland and Hunt streets about 9 p.m. Tapia was “throwing” what appeared to be gang signs, telling police to shoot him and ignoring commands to keep his hands up and get on the ground, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. A Centralia police officer used a Taser on him but was still unable to get him to listen to their instructions, according to Brown. Officers eventually subdued Tapia with physical force, according to the Centralia police. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence, resisting arrest, taking a motor vehicle without permission, third-degree assault and driving with a suspended license, according to Brown. A Centralia officer sustained a hand injury during the arrest, police reported.

ASSAULT

• Police were called about 7:15 p.m. yesterday to West First and M streets in Centralia where they were told a male was assaulted by the driver of a vehicle after yelling at the driver to slow down through the neighborhood.

• Chehalis police called to a report of several individuals fighting in the street just after 2 a.m. on Sunday near Northwest Chehalis Avenue and Park Street arrested four people. Three men and a woman, all in their 20s and from Centralia and Chehalis, were arrested for disorderly conduct, and then released, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 17-year-old Centralia girl arrested for fourth-degree assault yesterday afternoon was arrested for a second offense after she reportedly kicked out the rear window of a police car. Officers called to a family disturbance on the 400 block of South Buckner Street at about 3:20 p.m. also arrested a 20-year-old Centralia woman for obstruction and resisting arrest, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• A Smith and Wesson revolver was among the items stolen in a burglary yesterday morning n the Onalaska area. The sheriff’s office called to the 600 block of Shanklin Road learned someone broke in between 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., stealing an HD television, a laptop computer, a chainsaw, a DV player, DVD movies, a drill set and a fishing pole, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A pair of Chehalis residents were arrested after a vehicle prowl Friday morning near the 800 block of Hillburger Road in which a debit card was stolen and used later in the day at a truck stop in Napavine and a store in Onalaska. The victim parked her vehicle while she went for  a walk in the Rails to Trails area and returned to find a window shattered and her wallet missing, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. A deputy made a traffic stop later along Spencer Road and the missing wallet was laying in plain view, according to the sheriff’s office. David J. Eslick, 24, and Rainy N. Hepburn, 29, both of Chehalis, were arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree theft, Chief Criminal Deputy Stacy Brown said.

• Chehalis police were called about 5:15 p.m. yesterday to a vehicle prowl on the 800 block of South Market Boulevard. Medication and a medical card were taken from the unlocked vehicle, according to police.

• Morton police reported today someone entered a vacant residence on the 200 block of Davis Lake Road and stripped it of its wiring. A report was taken last Tuesday morning of the burglary, according to police.

• Someone broke into the wood shop at Morton High School and stole a chainsaw, according to Morton police. The break-in was reported last Tuesday morning. The loss is estimated at $350.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning on a string of thefts from boats moored at the Lake Mayfield Resort. A deputy took a report on July 16 from the resort on the 300 block of Hadaller Road from a man who said his fishing pole was stolen from his boat overnight, according to the sheriff’s office. Later in the day, three other victims reported five missing fishing poles and four wake boards, according to Chief Criminal Deputy Stacy Brown

DRUGS

• A 20-year-old male was arrested for a warrant and possession of illegal narcotics early this morning after contact with police on the 900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Adam J. Pluard, of Olympia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

WRECKS

• Two Napavine women were injured in a two-car crash on Saturday afternoon at the 1100 block of North Military Road in Winlock, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A male driver, whose information was not available, was cited for second-degree negligent driving following the rear-end collision, Chief Criminal Deputy Stacy Brown said. The victims are 23 years old and 18 years old and were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital.

• A 42-year-old Packwood woman was hospitalized after she was found laying on the road with broken ribs and other injuries following a motorcycle wreck on the 600 block of Cannon Road in Packwood on Saturday night . A deputy arriving about 9:15 p.m. reported the woman said an animal ran in front of her causing her to crash. She was taken to Morton General Hospital, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies suspect she had been drinking, according to  Chief Criminal Deputy Stacy Brown.

MAN FIGHTS POLICE IN HOSPITAL ER

• Centralia police arrested a man in the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital last night they say was belligerent and aggressive as staff were trying to treat his friend. Officers were called about 9:15 p.m. to the hospital on South Schueber Road and handcuffed Nicholas R. Dafoe, 20, who reportedly then fought with officers. Dafoe, of Centralia, was arrested for obstructing a public servant, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police reported the friend had life-threatening symptoms and had been brought to the hospital by another friend.

THEFT

• Somebody stole a 24-inch turquoise-colored metal squash blossom from a business on the 300 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Thursday.

• Officers took three different reports of flower baskets and flower pots stolen from residences on Thursday.

• Tires were stolen from a vehicle on the 800 block of Centralia College Boulevard in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday about noon.

• Centralia police found a stolen vehicle on Thursday afternoon at the 100 block of Benjamin Street.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report yesterday afternoon of graffiti spray painted on a vehicle at the 100 block of Virginia Drive.

• Police arrested a 34-year-old Centralia man last night for allegedly threatening two men with an AK47 rifle. Officers were called about 8 p.m. to the home of Al R. Ensminger on the 2400 block of Seward Avenue where Ensminger said he thought “two guys were trying to steal his stuff,” Officer John Panco said. The men, ages 30 and 50, were in or near Ensminger’s yard when Ensminger allegedly came at one of them with the gun and they started fighting, Panco said. The victims told police Ensminger fired one round into the ground to scare them, Panco said, but Ensminger told officers it discharged accidentally. Ensminger was booked into the Lewis County jail for first-degree assault. He was initially booked for being a felon in possession of a firearm, but police this morning concluded Ensminger is not a felon, Panco said. Panco said an AK47 is normally a fully automatic rifle and not something the general public is allowed to possess. However, he said he did not know if this particular weapon was fully or only semi-automatic.

• Chehalis police are looking for a man in his 40s driving a red Jeep who reportedly attacked a pedestrian last night near the Kit Carson restaurant on Southwest Interstate Avenue. Police were called about 9 p.m. about a fight behind the restaurant and adjacent motel and eventually found a 46-year-old Toledo man who said he’d been attacked by a motorist. The 46-year-old Toledo man said the driver yelled at him and when he approached the Jeep, the driver attacked him. Someone with the victim intervened and the Jeep drove away. The driver was described as a man in his 40s with brown hair, about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. The Toledo man was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital.

• A 40-year-old Centralia man was arrested last night for second-degree assault after allegedly hitting a female with a large stick. Officers called about 10:20 p.m. to the 100 block of West Summa Street booked Michael T. Hildesheim in to the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Centralia police arrested a 26-year-old woman for possession of methamphetamine and a warrant early yesterday morning. Natasha A. Moore, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail following her contact with an officer at the 500 block of North Pearl Street just before 1 a.m., according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 25-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of heroin in Centralia on Tuesday night. Carl P. Magyar was booked into the Lewis County Jail following his contact with an officer on the 1800 block of Collision Street in Centralia, according to police.

• A 27-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine Tuesday afternoon after contact with an officer at North Pearl Street and Tacoma Avenue. Courtney S. Smith was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police arrested two individuals for possession of methamphetamine and heroin late Tuesday afternoon at the 100 block of Virginia Drive in Centralia. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Jodi A. Hamer, 40, and Donald L. Peters, 47, both of Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Hamer was also booked for unlawful possession of a firearm, according to police.

THEFT

• Centralia police took a report of a theft from a storage unit on the 1000 block of North Pearl Street on Tuesday afternoon.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called Tuesday afternoon to the 400 block of East Main Street in centralia where someone had dumped a bucket of paint on the victim’s sidewalk and painted graffiti on a barn and garage door, , according to the Centralia Police Department.

PHANTOM EXPLOSION

• Firefighters were called about 2:15 p.m. yesterday to a vacant lot on the 900 block of Dexter Avenue in Winlock to the report of an explosion and white smoke. Lewis County Fire District 15 Firefighter Kevin Anderson said he heard it from the station and when they arrived, neighbors had gathered. They searched through the area but found no burnt grass, no shrapnel nor any kind of depression in the ground, Anderson said.