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DEPUTIES FIND WANTED MAN HIDING IN BEDROOM

• Deputies ended up Tazing a man who allegedly punched them as he was being arrested yesterday afternoon in Onalaska. Deputies went to a home on the 100 block of Third Street East about 3:30 p.m. yesterday looking for a person wanted on several outstanding warrants, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. After a 44-year-old woman said he wasn’t there, but allowed them to look around, he was found in an upstairs bedroom, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said this morning. The 21-year-old Salkum man refused to cooperate and began assaulting the deputies, Brown said. His case is being referred for possible charges of third-degree assault and resisting arrest. The woman, Jacqueline L. Benard, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for obstruction.

MAN PULLS GUN ON PAIR AT PARK

• Chehalis police weren’t able to find anybody after a report on Friday night a man came out of some bushes at Penny Playground, began yelling at a pair of 20-year-old men in a car there and pulled a handgun out of his pants. Chehalis detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said the Chehalis men were making some phone calls when it happened. The man, who headed toward 13th Street, was described as being about 6 feet tall and in his mid-to late 20s, McNamara said.

THIEVES REPEATEDLY TAKING POWER CORDS FROM FREEWAY JOB SITE

• A deputy took a report yesterday of about 450 feet of power cord getting stolen from where it was being used in a work area along Interstate 5 in Centralia. Sometime between Friday and Monday, several lengths of the cord – connected to pumps – went missing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The supervisor from Tri-State Construction said it has happened several times over the past few months, mostly on weekends. The sheriff’ office is asking anyone with information to contact Lewis County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-748-6422.

CAR PROWL

• A cell phone and a camera were taken from a vehicle on the 1400 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 3:30 yesterday afternoon.

VANDALISM

• Police were called around noontime yesterday about a vehicle window smashed out on the 1600 block of South Gold Street in Centralia.

RACING CARS

• Centralia police issued a citation to a driver spotted racing another motorist northbound on Tower Avenue about 9 o’clock last night. Brandon J. Weber, 25, of Centralia, was ticketed, according to the Centralia Police Department. The other car wasn’t found, police reported.

DRUGS

• A 22-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and an outstanding warrant after contact with a police officer about 10:50 a.m. yesterday on the 1300 block of Lakeshore Drive in Centralia. Spencer R. Barney was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CHEHALIS MAN BOOKED FOR TOUCHING 14-YEAR-OLD

• Chehalis police arrested a 51-year-old Chehalis man on Sunday night following a report he inappropriately touched a 14-year-old girl at a Chehalis church several days earlier. Kurt B. Hartman was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree child molestation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CHIMNEY FIRE IN CENTRALIA

• Firefighters spent about an hour last night at a Centralia home putting out a chimney fire. Riverside Fire Authority called about 9:30 p.m. to the Eshom Road residence put water inside the fireplace insert but found it continued to burn higher inside the chimney. They then attacked it from the roof with their “chimney nozzle”, according to Fire Capt. Greg Schwartz.

BAD CIRCUIT BREAKER SPARKED WEDNESDAY ROCHESTER HOUSE FIRE

• A fire on Wednesday that burned part of a Rochester home and destroyed its garage as well as a travel trailer appeared to be caused by an electrical issue in the trailer, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Chief Robert Scott. The chief said the early morning blaze on the 13,000 block of Southwest 188th Avenue was related to a bad circuit breaker. Four people were displaced by the fire that burned the upper part of the single-story house and left substantial smoke damage.

UNZIPPING IN ALGEBRA CLASS GETS STUDENTS IN TROUBLE

• A pair of 17-year-old boys found themselves in trouble on Friday after reportedly exposing themselves during an algebra class at Toledo High School. A deputy called to the school on Friday was told by three individuals the boys called out their names and when they looked, they saw the boys private parts out of their pants, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The incident is to be referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office for possible charges of indecent exposure, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

MAN JAILED FOLLOWING KNIFE THREAT

• A 40-year-old Winlock man was arrested after allegedly threatening his wife with a kitchen knife, telling her he would kill her or she would have to kill him during a dispute involving his concern she might take his children away, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called about 10 p.m. on Friday to the 100 block of Nelson Road outside Winlock arrested Miguel Jorge Sanchez Cisneros. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, domestic violence.

HONDA REPORTED STOLEN

• Centralia police were called yesterday about another stolen Honda, this one from the 300 block of North Diamond Street. The green 1995 car went missing sometime between midnight and about 1 p.m., according to police. Its license plate reads 609 TWD.

OTHER STUFF STOLEN

• Centralia police were called Saturday morning to a store on the 1300 block of Lum Road after an arriving employee discovered the front window smashed out and “items” stolen.

• A Still chainsaw was taken from the bed of a truck on the 3000 block of Russell Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday. It occurred sometime in the night, according to police.

• Police took a report yesterday of a vehicle prowl on the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue in Centralia which reportedly occurred sometime on Friday night.

• Items were stolen from a “front loader” along Beach Road off U.S. Highway 12 near Mossyrock according to a report made Friday to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Batteries, cable and diesel fuel were among the missing items, according to the sheriff’s office.

VANDALISM

• A deputy was called to Onalaska Saturday to a report somebody slashed four ties on a vehicle and “keyed” both sides and its hood. It happened at the 300 block of Second Avenue West, leaving an estimated $1,400 damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Four tires were slashed on a vehicle on the 100 block of North Iron Street, according to a report made to Centralia police on Saturday afternoon.

DRUGS

• Centralia police arrested a 24-year-old man about 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Shell station on the 1000 block of Ellsbury Street for possession of methamphetamine. Matthew L. Emery, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ICY ROAD CRASH

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that two vehicles were totaled in a wreck on Friday night at the 200 block of Twin Oaks Road outside Chehalis related to extremely icy and rainy conditions. A deputy called about 11:45 p.m. to the scene cited one driver for third-degree driving with a suspended license and not having insurance, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. Neither driver was injured, the sheriff’s office said.

CHICKENS SURVIVE STRUCTURE FIRE

• An outbuilding that was home to several chickens north of Napavine was destroyed by a fire last night, but all the poultry survived, according to Lewis County Fire District 5. Firefighters were called about 5:20 p.m. to the 500 block of Newaukum Valley Road, according to Lt. Laura Hanson. The 12-foot by 24-foot structure contained tools and other type-items, she said. Hanson said she didn’t know exactly how, but she understood the 10 chickens escaped. The cause is under investigation, she said.

STRING OF CAR PROWLS

• Centralia police have been getting hammered with car prowls, according to Sgt. Carl Buster. Officers took eight reports of vehicle prowls between 6:30 a.m. yesterday and 6 o’clock this morning. Four occurred on Eureka Avenue, three happened on the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue and one on the 1900 block of Ahlers Avenue. Among the stolen goods were items like CD players, a checkbook, credit cards , loose change, a GPS unit and a winch. Some cars were simply rummaged through and nothing appeared to be missing. Buster strongly advises people to lock their cars and not to entice prowlers by leaving valuables inside, especially where they are visible. Most of the break-ins appeared to have occurred during the night.

• On Thursday morning, an officer was called to the 1500 block of View Avenue where a chain saw and tow straps were missing from a vehicle. And on Wednesday, police took a report of several items missing from a vehicle on the 600 block of F Street.

VEHICLES CATCH FIRE AFTER COLLISION IN WINLOCK

• Two vehicles heading in opposite directions crashed and burned on state Route 505 in Winlock last night. Both were totaled and neither driver was seriously hurt, according to the Washington State Patrol. A trooper was called just before midnight to the scene near Harkins Road about one mile east of town. A 1981 Chevrolet pickup  was southbound when its Centralia driver lost control, his truck rotated and it was struck on its right side by a northbound Mazda Protege, according to the state patrol. The occupants exited the vehicles before they caught fire, the state patrol reported. Travis M. Thompson, 26, of Winlock, sustained an injury to his left knee and hand but declined to go to the hospital, the investigating trooper reported. Troy A. Criscola, 19, of Centralia, was to be cited for going too fast. He was reportedly uninjured.

MOM AND BABY OK AFTER ROLLOVER CRASH

• A 25-year-old woman and a 9-week-old baby were left uninjured after a vehicle rolled outside Centralia overnight coming to rest on its top, according to responders. Riverside Fire Authority was called just after midnight to the wreck on Centralia-Alpha Road near Widgeon Hill Road. Both the driver and infant had been securely buckled in and even though the mini van was upside down, she had gotten herself out and gone to a nearby home for help, according to Fire Capt. Ken Colombo. “It was icy up there,” Colombo said. Medics checked them out and neither needed to be taken to the hospital, he said.

SINGLE-VEHICLE WRECK

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported on Thursday a 1995 Honda Civic was totaled the day before when a 19-year-old driver lost traction on gravel laid down on the road for ice and traveled down a steep embankment. it happened about 1 p.m. on Wednesday on the 1800 block of South Schueber Road.

ANOTHER HONDA STOLEN IN CENTRALIA

• A blue 1991 Honda Honda Accord was reported missing about 5:30 a.m. on Thursday from the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia, according to police.

THEFT

• Centralia police took a report yesterday from an individual on the 200 block of Aurora Street about fraudulent activity on the victim’s credit card occurring in Texas.

• Centralia police were called about the theft of money from a hamburger stand Thursday morning on the 2300 block of North Pearl Street.

DRUGS

• A 39-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with an officer on M Street about 3:40 a.m. today. Shawn E. Owre was booked into the Lewis County jail. The case of a 42-year-old woman with him will be referred for possible charges of possession of meth, according to Centralia police.

CAR TAKEN OVERNIGHT IN CENTRALIA

• A red 1993 Honda accord was reported stolen yesterday morning from the 700 block of West First Street in Centralia. Police were told the car was taken sometime overnight. It is described as having tinted windows and white “Pirelli” rims along with a dent in the left rear of the truck lid.

DRUGS

• A 42-year-old homeless woman from Centralia was arrested about 1:30 a.m. today after contact with an officer at West Fourth and E streets in Centralia for a warrant and possession of heroin. Teresa L. Karnes was booked into the the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 24-year-old Centralia man was arrested by Chehalis police yesterday afternoon at Kresky Avenue and State street for possession of methamphetamine following a traffic stop. Justin D. Bussart’s license was suspended and he was found with a baggie with a small amount of a white substance suspected to be methamphetamine in his pocket, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

TWO WANTED MEN DISCOVERED AT FLUCKINGER ROAD HOUSE

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning two men wanted on warrants were arrested Monday at a residence on the 100 block of Fluckinger Road in Toledo, one of them in possession of suspected methamphetamine. Deputies were looking for Jeremy J. Kelley, 25, of Toledo, who had warrant for failing to appear in cases involving burglary, misdemeanor assault and malicious mischief, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. A search connected with his arrest turned up a small baggie of white powder, Brown said. At the same home, Jason L. Clifton was found in a bedroom, according to Brown. Clifton was wanted for failing to appear in connection with a case of second-degree assault, Brown said. Both were booked into the Lewis County Jail. The residence is the same one which in November deputies learned from items posted on Facebook was hosting a huge party that might and did include individuals both over and under 21 years old. It’s also the same residence where a month earlier, a 23-year-old man suffered a broken pelvis after he was pushed off the deck breaking his pelvis, according to Brown.

COUNTERFEIT MONEY

• Chehalis police were called yesterday evening by an individual who said they received a counterfeit $100 bill from a local business and couldn’t get it replaced with a real one.

ICE AND DITCHES

• A driver was reportedly uninjured when his fully loaded log truck rolled over yesterday on Lincoln Creek Road near Summers Road outside Centralia. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said the truck drifted and its tires caught in a ditch pulling the 1992 Kenworth onto its side. Firefighters called about 11:15 a.m. said the driver got himself out. The accident took out a a utility pole, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Stacy Brown said 32-year-old Winlock man was cited for defective equipment, expired insurance and expired “tonnage”.

• Two young women were hospitalized yesterday after a single-vehicle wreck on the 300 block of Big Hanaford Road outside Centralia. Firefighters called at 12:15 p.m. said the airbags deployed and the occupants were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Fire Capt. Ken Colombo said they were told by neighbors it was the third wreck along the bend in the road that morning. The 19-year-old driver and her 21-year-old passenger were transported because of back and neck pain, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 34-year-old Centralia man escaped serious injury when his Jeep Cherokee left Centralia-Alpha Road and landed on its top in a ditch yesterday afternoon. Aid and deputies were called about 2 p.m. to the crash east of Coal Creek Road. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said he was traveling southbound about 50 mph when “he felt the sheet of ice on a sweeping curve”.

THEFT AND FRAUD

• Centralia police took a report Monday afternoon from the 1200 block of Alder Street in which someone made fraudulent charges on a food stamp card.

• Earlier Monday afternoon, police were called to the 1100 block of Virginia Drive in Centralia about a stolen wallet and somebody then using the victim’s food stamp card.

• And even earlier on Monday, Centralia police took a report about fraudulent activity on a credit card belonging to an individual reporting from the 1200 block of View Street.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called to the Rite Aid store on South Market Boulevard yesterday to a report a prescription was altered. A 23-year-old Winlock woman was arrested later when she returned, as she had altered the quantity of pills in her Percocet prescription, according to Chehalis police. Amanda D. Barnhart was booked for into the Lewis County Jail for forgery of a prescription, detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said.

• A 34-year-old Centralia man was found in possession of a small baggie of suspected methamphetamine after he was arrested on Thursday afternoon when he was picked by Chehalis police and a Department of Corrections officer on the 300 block of North Market Boulevard, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Matthew W. Rackley was wanted for a DOC violation, according to police.

STOLEN GUN GETS ALLEGED SHOPLIFTER JAILED

• A 20-year-old Centralia man allegedly trying to shoplift ear ache medicine at Shop n Kart on North National Avenue in Chehalis was jailed Friday night as he was found with a .22 caliber pistol stolen out of Tacoma, according to police. Guillermo Rodriguez was charged yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of a stolen firearm and third-degree theft. He was ordered held on $20,000 bail.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office was called early Sunday morning to the 100 block of Mineral Hill Road in Mineral where they learned a 2008 Jeep Patriot had been stolen about 11 p.m. the night before. The vehicle was subsequently found wrecked and abandoned on the 400 block of Mineral Hill Road, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 32-year-old Longview woman was arrested Saturday evening by Centralia police after allegedly shoplifting some $1,200 in merchandise at the Outlet Mall on High Street. Amber M. Davis was booked into the Lewis County Jail and charged today with second-degree theft. Bail was set at $5,000 cash or bond. The stolen items were recovered, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called twice yesterday about fraudulent use of bank cards. Someone from the 300 block of Noel Avenue reported charges on their credit card and later in the day, someone from the 200 block of West Reynolds Avenue reported somebody used their debit card, according to police. The amounts in question were not readily available. Police say they don’t know if the cases are related, but detectives will be investigating.

• A deputy took a report on Saturday of theft from the 3100 block of Russell Road outside Centralia where a woman said her patio furniture was missing as well as the front bumper to her Volkswagen Beetle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office

• Chehalis police were called just before 7 o’clock this morning about a chainsaw stolen from a work truck on Northwest Maryland Avenue.

BROKEN WINDOWS

• Individuals from two locations in Centralia the 600 block of North Pearl Street and the 1000 block South Tower Avenue – reported on Saturday windows discovered broken on their vehicles. Centralia police noted it wasn’t clear if the second incident was related to the cold weather or vandalism.

• Chehalis police took reports on Thursday morning of at least two incidents on South Market Boulevard in which individuals thought a bullet or a BB damaged windows.

DRUGS

• Michael A. Kellogg was arrested and booked into jail early this morning for possession of methamphetamine, The Centralia resident was charged with that offense, as well as possession of a misdemeanor amount of marijuana and second-degree driving without a license, today in Lewis County Superior Court. Bail was set at $5,000.

• Sherry K. Dixon 44, of Chehalis, was arrested by Chehalis police following a traffic stop on West Main Street on Saturday and charged today with with possession of methamphetamine, paraphernalia and third-degree driving with s suspended license. Her bail was set with a $5,000 signature bond.

• Jessica Walton, of Seattle, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on Friday and then charged today with possession of methamphetamine, cocaine, a misdemeanor amount of marijuana and paraphernalia as well as obstruction and third-degree driving without a license. Her bail was set with a $10,000 signature bond.

WRONG-WAY DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED, POLICE SAY

• A Lacey motorist was arrested early this morning for driving under the influence after an officer observed him traveling the wrong direction on two one-way streets in Centralia, according to police. Romero Magellan, 22, was cited and then released after the traffics stop about 3:30 a.m. on the 600 block of South Tower Avenue, the Centralia Police Department reported.

MARIJUANA SEIZED DURING INQUIRY

• Centralia police are investigating the claims of a man who was found during a traffic stop to possess multiple packages of marijuana totaling more than 90 grams. The unnamed individual contacted about 10:40 p.m. last night at West Hanson and North Pearl streets told an officer he was a medical marijuana provider and had forgotten he had the items when he came to town to party at a local tavern, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police seized the drug.

DRUGS, STOLEN VEHICLE GET MAN ARRESTED

• A 20-year-old Centralia man was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of drugs with intent to deliver and an outstanding felony warrant. Mario Vasquez was taken into custody after he was contacted by an officer about noon at the 1500 block of Delaware Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CARS STOLEN IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police took a report of a stolen 1994 Honda Civic about 1 a.m. yesterday from the 400 block of North Diamond Street after its owner reported hearing it drive away from near his residence. The teal green hatchback has tinted windows, red wheels, “ice-blue” headlights and is lowered, according to police. Its license plate reads 959 ULD.

• Centralia police took a report on Thursday morning of a red 1990 Toyota Celica  stolen overnight from the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue. The car’s license plate is 584 ZAB.

BREAK-IN AT CENTRALIA HOME

• A laptop computer was stolen in a residential burglary on the 3200 block of Galvin Road on Thursday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called Thursday to the 200 block of Hemlock Street where an officer took a report a stolen debit card was used to make purchases and the victim said a forged check was deposited into his bank account.