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INJURIES AND VIOLENCE

• A 30-year-old man who brought a friend and her friend to his travel trailer home in between Napavine and Winlock yesterday found himself hit in the head with a flashlight after two males showed up, began yelling at him, and then stole his fire safe, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. A deputy was called to the home on the 100 block of Wilson Road at about 7:15 a.m. yesterday, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. The victim hit one of the suspects in the back with the flashlight before they fled in a blue or gray vehicle, Brown said. She did not report what the safe contained.

• A 26-year-old Tenino man was arrested for second-degree assault after police were called to a Chehalis drinking establishment just before closing time over the weekend. The 1:34 a.m. call on Saturday to Paradise Teriyaki on Northwest Chehalis Avenue ended with Colt C. Johnson booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said another patron was taking a drink from a beer bottle when Johnson hit the bottom of the bottle, breaking the individual’s tooth.

• Cory R. Aldrich, 23, was arrested and jailed Sunday night for felony harassment, domestic violence, from the 2500 block of North Pearl Street outside Centralia after he allegedly made a comment about using his belt to snap his mother’s neck, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday.

• Chehalis police were called to what was described as a large fight in a parking lot at the 2100 block of North National Avenue about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived, most everybody was gone, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Firefighters expected a Chehalis toddler would be sent to  the burn unit at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center after they treated him for second-degree burns when a Cup of Noodles soup fell off a kitchen counter and scalded his chest and stomach yesterday. Firefighter Derrick Paul said the 20-month-old boy was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital after the afternoon call to Northwest Maryland Avenue.

FIRE BEHIND WENDY’S RESTAURANT IN CENTRALIA

• Firefighters called to extinguish several tall landscape shrubs behind Wendys restaurant in Centralia over the weekend had to air out the building as the air conditioning had pulled smoke inside. The cause of the approximately 10:15 a.m. Saturday fire at the building on the 800 block of Harrison Avenue wasn’t  known, Riverside Fire Authority Capt. Casey McCarthy said yesterday.

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS

• A black 1998 Honda Civic that went missing from the 7000 block of 183rd Avenue Southwest in Rochester sometime on Monday turned up abandoned about 12:45 a.m. today at the park and ride near Interstate 5 and Toledo. The ignition was punched out, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office was called Saturday night to the 500 block of Eadon Road outside Toledo where somebody had stolen a blue and white 2006 Yamaha YZ125 motorcycle, the sheriff’s office reported yesterday. The Yamaha was taken sometime between August 1 and Saturday, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

BURGLARIES OF ELECTRONICS AND OTHER THINGS

• An estimated $2,225 of electronics including a 42-inch television valued at $900 vanished from a Rochester area home in a weekend burglary, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. Somebody broke a window at a residence on the 17,800 block of Iris Place Southwest sometime between 8 p.m. on Friday and 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, sheriff’s Lt. Chris Mealy said. Some of the other valuables taken included a Sony Blu-ray, an X-Box, a Wii game and a Toshiba notebook, according to Mealy.

• Centralia police took a report Monday morning that somebody broke into a building on the 1000 block of Mellen Street and stole electronics.

• Centralia police were called Sunday to a residence on the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue where somebody had forced their way into the home and stole electronics.

• Centralia police reported the discovery early Sunday morning that somebody had broken the front window at a business on the 100 block of West First Street and stole cases of beer.

• Centralia police were called about 4:20 p.m. on Saturday to a residence on the 600 block of F Street where someone had forced their way inside and stole prescription medication.

• Somebody broke through a child’s bedroom window at a Centralia-area home on Friday and stole two hats and a backpack, after the dumping the child’s toys from the backpack onto a couch, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office reported today.  It happened sometime during the day on the 20,100 block of Shamon Court Southwest, according to the sheriff’s Lt. Chris Mealy.

FORGERY OF BUSINESS CHECKS

• Centralia police took a report on Monday about the forgery of business checks connected with the 2000 block of Borst Avenue. A person of interest was identified, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWLERS SOMETIMES TAKE NOTHING

• Chehalis police were called Sunday afternoon to the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue where a man said he left vehicle parked there overnight and then discovered somebody had gone through it, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to a vehicle prowl at the Holiday Inn Express at Liberty Place on Friday morning.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday that a woman on the 900 block of Cowlitz Road outside Centralia discovered that sometime between last Wednesday and Thursday somebody prowled around in her vehicle, leaving a door and the glove box open. Nothing was missing. On Thursday, a man on the 1600 block of Windsor Avenue outside Centralia reported somebody damaged a window to get inside his van but took nothing.

NAILS STUCK IN TIRE ON PURPOSE

• Centralia police were called on Monday afternoon to the 400 block of West Third Street where somebody had driven a number of nails into a tire.

WRECKS IN THE CITY

• Centralia police said a driver may have blacked out before she crossed the center online on West Main Street yesterday and struck a car coming the other way. The relatively minor collision happened about 2:40 p.m. near North Ash Street. A 37-year-old female driver was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with a medical issue, according to responders.

• A 20-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence after a collision on Saturday into a fire fire hydrant at Johnson Road and West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia. Luke C. Steelhammer of Rochester was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Centralia police.

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CRASH KNOCKS OUT POWER EARLY TODAY IN CHEHALIS

• The power went off to about a dozen addresses in Chehalis early this morning after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole along the 200 block of Coal Creek Road. The Chehalis Fire Department called about 4:35 a.m. treated a 25-year-old male whose Dodge Ram hit the pole, according to Firefighter Derek Pedersen. He was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital, Pedersen said. Crews from Lewis County PUD replaced the pole and restored electricity by about 8:30 a.m., according to PUD dispatcher Kenny Harmanson.

ANOTHER CHURCH BURGLARY IN CENTRALIA

• A second church in Centralia was burglarized, according to a report made to the Centralia Police Department yesterday. An officer was called just before 10 a.m. on Friday to the 200 block of North Washington Avenue where a microphone was taken. The break-in follows a morning report on Wednesday that someone went inside an unlocked church on the 500 block of South Washington Avenue, kicked open an office door and stole computer equipment and an unspecified amount of cash.

MEDS MISSING FROM CENTRALIA HOME

• Centralia police arrested a juvenile male yesterday for burglary following an afternoon report that medication was stolen from a residence on the 1200 block of J Street.

VEHICLE WINDOW BROKEN OUT

• Centralia police were called about 10:40 p.m. last night to the 200 block of West Hanson Street about the rear window being smashed out of a vehicle.

WOMAN BOOKED FOR  FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT

• Chehalis police booked a female into the Lewis County Jail overnight in connection with first-degree assault, according to the jail’s inmate roster. Further details were not readily available.

ORTING GIRLS 10 AND 8 HOSPITALIZED AFTER REAR-END CRASH ON INTERSTATE 5

• A three-car rear-end collision on Interstate 5 in Chehalis on Friday afternoon sent two little girls to the hospital. The Washington State Patrol reported a northbound driver of a Mercury Sable from Shelton slowed then stopped for traffic as did the driver in a 2010 Toyota Camry behind him. Matthew T. Hohman, 27, of Vancouver, however, ran into the back of the Camry with his Toyota Prius, shoving it into the Mercury, according to the state patrol. It happened in the inside lanes just south of the Chamber of Commerce Way interchange just before 3 p.m. Patrick L. Kelly, 64 and his passenger Lisa A. Kelly, 37, both of Orting, were reportedly uninjured although their Camry was totaled, the patrol reported. A 10-year-old and an 8-year-old in the Camry were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with neck pain, according to the investigating trooper. The Vancouver driver was expected to be cited for following too closely, the state patrol reported.

CAR CRASHES AND BURNS DURING POLICE CHASE

• A car crashed and caught fire after a police pursuit yesterday afternoon at Grand Mound. Rochester area firefighters called about 4:35 p.m. to southbound Interstate 5 near the milepost 88 interchange extinguished the flames and turned the 34-year-old individual involved over to law enforcement, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Lt. Brandon Betts. Further details were not readily available.

WORK TRUCK IN THE WOODS CATCHES FIRE

• Firefighters from Boistfort and Pe Ell answered a call about 11 o’clock yesterday morning for a vehicle fire on a Weyerhaeuser logging road off the Pe Ell-McDonald Road. It was a service truck and was burning pretty good when crews arrived, said Assistant Fire Chief Tim Baars. Nobody was injured, but the truck was a total loss, according to Baars. He didn’t know what caused the work truck to catch fire.

MOTEL CLERK TRICKED

• A police officer was called to Ferrymans Inn yesterday afternoon after a man posing as one of the guests returned a key to the front counter and collected the room deposit. Minutes later, the real renter of the room came to check out from the motel on the 1000 block of Eckerson Road next to Interstate 5, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police say there is no other suspect information and they are investigating. The amount stolen as not reported by police.

BRINGING MARIJUANA TO JAIL

• A 15-year-old Onalaska boy found himself in further trouble when he was being checked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center yesterday and they found marijuana on him, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CARRYING METHAMPHETAMINE IN THE CAR

• Chehalis police arrested a 47-year-old Randle man for possession of methamphetamine during a traffic stop about 4 o’clock this morning at Southwest Cascade Avenue and Southwest Third Street. Randy J. Toups was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFTS IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday about the theft of a PlayStation game box from Northeast Washington Avenue.

• Chehalis police took a report just before 4 p.m. yesterday of a wallet being stolen from a van near Southeast Washington Street.

THROWING EGGS AND ROCKS

• Officers were called about 12:45 a.m. today to a home on the 200 block of South King Street in Centralia where somebody had been throwing eggs at the windows. A resident told police they heard voices outside and then heard people running away, according to Centralia police.

• Three vehicles at a used car lot on the 200 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia were damaged by kids throwing rocks at them, according to a report made to police about 9:30 yesterday morning.

VACANT HOMES VANDALIZED

• The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning a caretaker for a bank-owned house discovered intruders had removed bathroom sinks, wall fixtures, mirrors and even the kitchen’s granite counter top from a vacant Rochester home. A deputy called about 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday to the 16,800 block of Leitner Road Southwest was told all was fine a week earlier but when the caretaker returned on Tuesday, the back french doors were open and several items stolen, sheriff’s Lt. Chris Mealy said. Among the many valuables missing was the alarm system, according to Mealy.

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning that somebody kicked in the front door of a home being renovated on the 600 block of South Silver Street.

CHURCH BREAK-IN

• Centralia police reported this morning somebody went inside an unlocked church on the 500 block of South Washington Avenue and kicked open a door to steal computer equipment and an unspecified amount of cash from the office. An officer was called about the break-in about 11:30 a.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of heroin and an outstanding felony warrant when he as contacted by an officer yesterday afternoon near the 800 block of West First Street, according to police. Thomas C. Pennypacker was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police arrested someone about 4 a.m. today near Wal-Mart during a traffic stop for possession of methamphetamine. Further details were not readily available.

• Chehalis police were called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday to an unspecified location about the theft of hydrocodone from a residence.

SMASHING WINDOWS

• Aid was summoned to North Tower Avenue overnight for a teenager with blood on his hands and scratches. The call followed police arresting a 17-year-old male just after midnight for allegedly smashing out the windows of two cars elsewhere in Centralia. The un-named teenager was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFTS

• Chehalis police responded to a report of the theft of jewelry yesterday morning following another theft of unspecified property, both at unspecified locations in Chehalis.

• Chehalis police were called about 8:40 a.m. yesterday to an unspecified address about counterfeit money received by an un-named person.

STICK USED TO STOP DIESEL LEAK

• A pair of jeans that got caught up beneath a semi-truck apparently ruptured a fuel line and caused a diesel spill on Interstate 5 last night that drew a fire department, Department of Transportation personnel and a tow truck driver. Lewis County Fire District 5 was called about 11 p.m. to the east side of the freeway near the U.S. Highway 12 and Avery Road interchange where the truck driver had pulled over after hearing “a lot of noise,” fire Lt. Laura Hanson said this morning. About 30 gallons of diesel had escaped when one of the firefighters plugged the hole in the fuel line with a stick from the side of the road, Hanson said. Responders built a trench to catch the liquid and used absorbent pads to soak up what they could, she said. Hanson said the fuel tank had to be emptied and the truck towed off the freeway.

TOYOTA CAMRY KNOCKS POWER OUT IN ONALASKA / SALKUM AREA

• A 50-year-old Onalaska man apparently escaped injury when he crashed into a PUD substation near Ethel last night. Authorities said  the man was driving too fast and blew through a stop sign before his Toyota Camry collided with transformers at Larmon and Leonard roads knocking them off their legs at about 5 p.m. Power went out in the Onalaska and Salkum area for more than an hour and the wreck cause several thousand dollars damage to the substation, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Steven P. Forbes, 50, was unhurt and was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence, sheriff’s Cmdr. Steve Aust said. Don Taylor, assistant fire chief for Lewis County Fire District 8, said the individual is lucky to be alive. The fire department doesn’t even approach the area inside the fence there until after PUD is called to ensure it is safe, Taylor said. “The quote from everybody is he got handcuffs instead of a plastic bag,” Taylor said this morning.

MINOR COLLISION AND DUI IN CENTRALIA

• A 54-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for driving under the influence after what was described as a minor accident yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Johnson Road. Carol M. Sitton, 54, was cited and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department. Sgt. Brian Warren said he understood she was not booked in part because there were children in the vehicle.

BRUSH FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN STARTED WITH FIREWORKS

• The fire department suspects fireworks might have ignited a grass fire yesterday at the end of Hillberger Road in Chehalis. Lewis County Fire District 6 was called about 2:15 p.m. and found an area about 10 feet by 15 feet burning. An individual fishing nearby had begun dousing it with water jugs, according to Chief Bud Goodwillie. They put water on the fire, and then found some old fireworks there, Goodwillie said.

NURSE ASSAULTED BY ER PATIENT

• Police were called to the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital early this morning where a patient allegedly hit a nurse. Jennifer R. Brown, 30, of Centralia, was arrested and booked  into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault after the 5:45 a.m. call, according to the Centralia Police Department. The assault resulted in a minor injury to the nurse, police reported.

BRASS KNUCKLES, KNIFE AND SOMEBODY ELSE’S PROPERTY LANDS MAN IN JAIL

• A 22-year-old Grand Mound resident was arrested early this morning for stealing “property” from a vehicle parked in the lot at the 100 block of South Railroad Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police reported a witness watched as a man was trying various door handles to cars in the parking lot and then enter one of them and take the “property”. Luis Armando Hernandez, 22, was contacted a short time later by an officer and the property was found on him, police reported. It happened around 1 a.m., according to police. Hernandez was booked into the Lewis County Jail for vehicle prowl and also, because he was carrying a butterfly knife and a set of brass knuckles, he was booked as well for possessing dangerous weapons, according to police.

CANDY STOLEN AT SOFTBALL FIELD

• Somebody broke into the concession stand at the girls softball field at Recreation Park in Chehalis and stole candy, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The theft from the park off Southwest 13th Street was reported just after 8 a.m. yesterday. The records of inventory were such that is wasn’t clear how much and exactly what was missing, detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said today.

IDENTITY THEFT INVESTIGATION

• Centralia police took a report yesterday afternoon from the 300 block of South Street that a victim’s identification is being used to pass fake checks.

CAR PROWLER HONKS HORN

• The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday a Rochester resident woke up in the middle of the night to the honking of their car horn but didn’t discover until the following morning somebody had prowled around in their vehicle. Nothing appeared to be missing but the passenger door was left open, detective Sgt. Cheryl Stines said. The incident from the 9500 block of 180th Way Southwest was reported last Thursday and occurred two days before that, Stines said.

REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were called yesterday evening to Providence Centralia Hospital about a sexual assault of a female. Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said the initial report was taken by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and he did not yet have many details.

THEFT

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning of the theft of “multiple items” from a storage unit on the 1000 block of West Fourth Street.

• Police were called yesterday from Sterling Savings on North Pearl Street by a female who reported somebody had been writing checks on an account she had closed. Officers are investigating possible identity theft.

METH

• Rhonda J. Baxter, 38, of Centralia, was arrested and jailed yesterday for possession of methamphetamine after a traffic stop in Centralia about noon at Alder Street and South Washington Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. She also had an outstanding warrant, according to police.