Lewis County Sirens.com

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LOG TRUCKS WRECK

• A Vader man was injured when his log truck rear ended a log truck and logs entered the cab of his semi yesterday morning on Interstate 5 in Tacoma. Troopers called about 9:30 a.m. to the scene northbound near 38th Street report that Delbert E. Beatty, 63, from Vader, was transported to Tacoma General Hospital. The roadway was blocked for five hours, according to the Washington State Patrol. Beatty was issued an infraction for speeding, according to the state patrol. His 2005 Kenworth was towed. The 34-year-old driver of the 2010 Kenworth log truck, Ronald S. Brownlow, from Rainer, Oregon, was reportedly unhurt.

BREAK-IN

• A burglary to a residence that was being rehabilitated at the 300 block of L Street in Centralia was reported about 1:30 p.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old Napavine resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 10 p.m. yesterday near southbound Interstate 5 in Centralia. Michael E. Bylsma was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, graffiti, civil issue, vehicle collision, counterfeit money, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 136 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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AUTO THEFT

• A deputy dispatched about 7 a.m. yesterday about a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Brenda’s Market on the 1700 block of state Route 508 in Onalaska discovered the 1997 Yukon had been stolen from a man in Olympia. Both occupants were contacted and a search turned up a syringe and a small baggie of suspected methamphetamine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, Collin E. O’Neill, 34, from Kent, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehcile and a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, according to the sheriff’s office.

HOUSEHOLD THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Long Road about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of household items. The theft was captured on video surveillance, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation.

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• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 123 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

Multiple agencies responded early this morning to residential fire on Pendleton Street Southwest. / Courtesy photo by West Thurston Regional Fire Authority

FIRE BREAKS OUT OVERNIGHT IN ROCHESTER

• Crews called about 2:35 a.m. today for a fire in a single-wide mobile home in Rochester were able to get there in four minutes and get the flames extinguished, but not before the fire caused extensive heat and smoke damage throughout, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. The residents at the 18100 block of Pendleton Street Southwest had woken up to popping noises around their clothes dryer, discovered fire and got outside, Fire Chief Robert Scott said. Nobody was hurt and the Red Cross is assisting the couple, according to Scott. The chief said there was no working smoke alarm.

ASSAULT

• William F.H. Adams, 41, of Centralia, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a nurse when police were called about 1:40 a.m. today to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• Chehalis police called just after 2 a.m. today about a disturbance at the 400 block of Northeast Jefferson Avenue ended up booking a man into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful imprisonment. Prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge.

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• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, dispute, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … 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.

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KNIFE ASSAULT

• A 24-year-old Winlock man was arrested for first-degree robbery after he allegedly stabbed a 55-year-old Centralia man in the leg and took his money during an altercation just before 2:15 a.m. on Sunday at the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Jose S. Torrence, Jr. was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE ASSAULT

• Police were called just before 4 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of West High Street in Centralia to take a report that a driver intentionally bumped a man in his 40s with his car during a dispute over a parking spot.

PELLET GUN INJURY

• Cenralia police said yesterday morning they are investigating an incident where a 19-year-old male was shot in the head with a pellet gun at the 600 block of South Diamond Street. It was reported about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and all indications were it was accidental, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• A 35-year-old Centralia man was arrested for second-degree assault for allegedly striking his wife in the head, dragging her by her hair into a bedroom where she hit her head and fell to the floor unconscious and at one point grabbing her by the throat. A deputy called to the 3100 block of Ives Road in Centralia about 5:35 p.m. on Friday booked Bernardo Duarte Ibarra into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

THREAT TO KILL

• A 14-year-old boy who allegedly messaged his former significant other telling her he wanted to kill her, her family and her dog and went into great detail about how he would do it was arrested on Friday for felony harassment. A deputy called to Centralia Middle School about 11:15 a.m. on Friday contacted the 14-year-old girl who said the boy had communicated with her via Instragram two days earlier, also telling her it gave him great joy thinking about it, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The teen was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center.

• Michael L. Keenan, 50, a homeless person, was arrested and booked on an outstanding warrant and for harassment following an incident about 9:20 a.m. on Sunday at Interstate 5 and Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BAR FIGHT

• Elizabeth E. Dan, 45, Centralia, and Kaliegh R. Grab, 28, Chehalis, were cited for fighting in public at the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia after police were called there about 1:15 a.m. on Saturday. They were released pending court, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TRESPASSING

• A 53-year-old homeless person found sleeping inside a closed business at the 1100 block of View Avenue in Centralia was arrested for burglary as he had allegedly done (unspecified) damage to the property this morning. Police called just before 7 a.m. booked Charles A. Riggs into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

YARD THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 500 block of Jackson Street just after 9 a.m. on Saturday where a wheel barrow was reported stolen from a yard.

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue just before 8 a.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of a chainsaw from a shed.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police are investigating a report of fraud made to them about 11 a.m. on Friday from the 2500 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue.

CAR PROWL

• A 58-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for second-degree attempted vehicle prowl after allegedly being spotted trying doors of vehicles in a parking lot at the 300 block of South King Street in Centralia last night night. Police contacted Jace D. Reuther around 10:10 p.m. and issued him a citation and then released him, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of South King Street about 9:20 a.m. on Friday where a wallet and helmet were stolen from a vehicle.

K-9 APPREHENSION

• A 60-year-old Packwood man who allegedly ran out his back door when a deputy arrived to contact him about a warrant surrendered when he saw a K-9 coming after him, putting his hands in the air on Friday in Packwood. Daniel W. Dancer was arrested just before 4 p.m. at the 100 block of Bonell Road and booked into the Lewis County Jail for resisting arrest, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

DRUGS

• A 47-year-old homeless person was arrested on an outstanding warrant and also possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 9:25 a.m. yesterday at the 600 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Israel J. Morrison was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

HOUSE FIRE

• Firefighters called about 7:15 a.m. on Saturday to the 100 block of McAtee Road in Centralia found fire starting to show on the exterior side of a house, next to a chimney. Residents had evacuated the home and were attempting to apply water to the fire with a garden hose, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The exterior wall had to be cut open for final extinguishment, according to the fire department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• The driver of a pickup truck that took off the front porch of a house on the 1100 block of West Main Street in Centralia at about 1 p.m. on Saturday had suffered a medical issue, according to the Centralia Police Department. The 39-year-old man was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for further evaluation, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The vehicle was totaled and the damage to the home was described as heavy.

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• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, harassment, trespassing, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, driving with no license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor domestic assault … and more among 370 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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Pickup truck drives through porch off of West Main Street in Centralia. / Courtesy photo by Katherine Gulmert

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FREEZER RAID

• Deputies dispatched to a possible burglary in progress about 7:30 p.m. yesterday found the residents’ neighbor inside their garage, allegedly removing frozen meat from their freezer and stuffing it into his coat pockets and backpack, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Curtis J. Farrier, 51, reportedly admitted to twice before doing the same thing at the same place, on the 100 block of Roe Road in Winlock, according to the sheriff’s office. Farrier was arrested for three counts of second-degree burglary and also for possession of methamphetamine and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

THREAT

• A 16-year-old girl was arrested for harassment and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center yesterday after she allegedly threatened to harm staff at the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 77-year-old Centralia man was arrested after he allegedly he drove his vehicle off of the roadway at the 1200 block of North Gold Street in Centralia and fled the scene yesterday. Officers called about 6:45 p.m. located Francisco Dado-Contreras nearby and booked him into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence and for hit and run, according to the Centralia Police Department.

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• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, driving with no license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 143 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 46-year-old Centralia man behind the wheel of a 1998 Toyota RAV4 had a possibly broken arm after his vehicle rolled at least once in icy conditions along Northwest Louisiana Avenue just north of Airport Road in Chehalis yesterday. Deputies and aid called just before 8 p.m. found the Toyota was totaled. He and his passenger, a 31-year-old man the sheriff’s office said was uninjured, were both transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

• A 26-year-old Winlock man was arrested after a single-vehicle wreck in which four people were injured last night along the 600 block of Winlock-Vader Road. Nicholas R. Dafoe appeared to have been under the influence and traveling too fast on the icy road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies called about 6:45 p.m. found the  2013 GMC was totaled, according to the sheriff’s office. Defoe sustained a minor injury but his passengers included a 22-year-old man who got a broken nose and two black eyes, according to the sheriff’s office. Also in the vehicle were a 1-year-old child and a 4-year-old child, Chief Dusty Breen said. Dafoe was booked into the Lewis County Jail for three counts of vehicular assault, Breen said. The case will be referred for possible additional charges of driving under the influence and reckless endangerment, Breen said.

BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called for a burglary to a business at the 300 block of West Main Street about 3:45 p.m. yesterday. Money and tools were reported stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia yesterday for a break-in to a business in which hair cutting tools and clothing items were taken.

• Chehalis police were called following the discovery of a burglary to a business just after 7 a.m. on Monday at the 1400 block of Northwest Airport Road. A cash register containing approximately $2,000 was stolen and found empty a short distance away, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of Knowles Road in Winlock on Sunday afternoon by an individual who discovered rods, reels and tackle were taken from an unlocked outbuilding days earlier while he was in the process of moving, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday they were investigating a break-in to an outbuilding at the 100 block of Burchett Road in Onalaska. A deputy was called to the property on Thursday after a door was found wide open and a window broken but it wasn’t clear yet if anything was missing, according to the sheriff’s office.

THEFT

• A photographer working at a dog show over the weekend at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds called Chehalis police yesterday to report she had left her camera bag on one of the tables there, a bag containing about $16,000 worth of items.

• A clerk was reportedly assaulted when trying to stop suspected shoplifters at the 2300 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia just before 7:25 p.m. on Monday, according to the Centralia Police Department. A male and female had stolen deodorant, according to police. A backpack was dropped which contained identification.

• Chehalis police were called regarding a second-degree theft at the 1600 block of  Northwest Louisiana Avenue at about 9:40 a.m. on Friday.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Deputies called about 3:30 a.m. yesterday for a 1988 Toyota pickup just stolen from the 100 block of Fisher Road in Glenoma located the vehicle near Kosmos Road and a K-9 track led them to a home about two miles away. After they served a search warrant for the suspect at the 1100 block of Davis Lake Road in Morton. Jeremy D. Smathers, 30, from Morton, was arrested and taken to jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Three people there who refused to come to the door were arrested for second-degree rendering criminal assistance, according to the sheriff’s office. Also booked into the Lewis County Jail were the three Morton residents: Amber D. Dittebrandt, 35, Jacob E. Thompson, 42, and Daryl L. Wright, 55, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• A burning stolen silver 2011 Honda Accord was still smoldering when it was found on Sunday on a logging road off Echo Road outside of Rochester,  according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The car went missing from the 1200 block of Centralia Avenue between Thursday and Friday, according to the sheriff’s office.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 9:20 a.m. yesterday to take a report of unauthorized charges made on an individual’s bank account in a case associated with the 2200 block of Cooks Hill Road.

• A 40-year-old Centralia man who allegedly gave someone else’s name as his own during a traffic stop at Jackson Highway near North Fork Road about 10:30 p.m. on Monday was found to have an outstanding warrant and was arrested for identity theft. Chad R. Crow was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

FAKE BILL

• Chehalis police were called to collect a counterfeit $100 bill from a retail business at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at about 11:25 a.m. on Monday.

CAR PROWL

• A snowboard was stolen from the bed of a pickup truck parked at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 3:15 p.m. yesterday.

• A Saris brand bike rack was stolen from the back of a pickup truck at the 1200 Alder Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:20 a.m. on Monday.

DRUGS

• A 19-year-old Seattle resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after police were called about 2:30 p.m. yesterday about a patient acting strangely at the 500 block of Southeast Adams Avenue in Chehalis. Jennifer A. Whipple was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 36-year-old Toledo woman picked up on Friday for an outstanding warrant was arrested when a strip search at the Lewis County Jail revealed a plastic baggie with a substance believed to be heroin. Michelle L. Price was booked into jail for possession of a controlled substance, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, disorderly conduct, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault, probation violation, third-degree theft, failure to register vehicle, failure to register as a sex offender, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 307 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m.