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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 5:35 p.m. yesterday to the 2400 block of Leisure Lane where food items were stolen from a freezer that was inside a shed on the victim’s property.

• Centralia police were called just before 1 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a tackle box and extension cord from an unlocked shed on the 600 block of Nick Road.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that someone broke into a garage at the 300 block of Roe Road in Winlock and stole three Stihl chainsaws and a gas can sometime between Friday and Saturday.

ASSAULT REPORT

• Chehalis police were called just after 8 a.m. yesterday to the Lewis County Juvenile Justice Center on the 1200 block of Pacific Avenue to take a report of an alleged assault. Police are waiting on a statement from the alleged victim, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 10:35 a.m. yesterday to the restrooms at Penny Playground off 13th Street to take a report of spray painted graffiti.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 40-year-old Chehalis man was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after a single-vehicle rollover collision early this morning at the 200 block of Kirkland Road. A deputy responding just after 3 a.m. indicated the 2007 Mazda landed on its top, showed major damage and the driver had to be extricated by fire and aid crews, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Benjamin O. Hoffman suffered leg pain and possible injuries to his head, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said a citation for third-degree driving with suspended license is expected.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, panhandling, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree assault, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, third-degree theft, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision, misdemeanor assault … and more among 146 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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Updated at 5:45 p.m.

DOMESTIC DISPUTE

• An 18-year-old Centralia resident was arrested after allegedly holding his girlfriend for an hour against her will during an argument and keeping her from calling 911 on Friday at the 600 block of South Silver Street in Centralia. Reece W. Giddings was booked into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful imprisonment, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OUT-OF-CONTROL KIDS

• Officers responding about 5 p.m. on Sunday to the 400 block of North Buckner Street in Centralia were arresting a 15-year-old girl for allegedly committing misdemeanor assault against her mother when the girl allegedly tried to bite the police. The girl was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 10:35 p.m. on Sunday to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia where a 14-year-old girl allegedly kicked a health care worker. A case is being referred to prosecutors for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER ASSAULT

• Centralia police were called about 10 p.m. on Friday by a female who reported she was assaulted by a male and a female and that later her purse was stolen in a case associated with the 700 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Police are investigating.

BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called about 5:30 a.m. on Monday to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue to investigate a break-in to a coffee stand. An undetermined amount of cash was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A deputy was called to the 200 block of Huntting Road in Silver Creek on Sunday morning to take a report from residents who arrived home to find they had been burglarized sometime since 8 a.m. on Jan. 9. Among the more than $1,000 worth of valuables stolen were two stereos, a chainsaw, a table fan, a bottle of champagne, tools and a jewelry box, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police were called to a burglary at the 500 block of Woodland Avenue about 2:10 p.m. on Saturday in which a safe was stolen.

• Centralia police called about 4:40 p.m. on Saturday to the 200 block of L Street for a burglary indicate that tools were taken.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A white with green stripe 1978 Ford pickup was reported stolen from the 1000 block of South Silver Street in Centralia at about 8:10 a.m. on Saturday. It has a collector’s plate reading 66638CV, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A deputy responded about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday to the 100 block of Rogers Road in Toledo to take a report of the theft of a 2018 Bulldog 16-foot flatbed trailer, stolen sometime since Wednesday. The loss is estimated at $2,900, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• The hood off of a parked vehicle was reported stolen about 11:45 a.m. on Saturday from the 300 block of West Second Street in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday to the 100 block of Virginia Drive where a male was caught trying to steal a Honda car. No arrest was made. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of West High Street about 1:15 p.m. on Sunday where an individual set her purse down while shopping and someone stole it.

• A 34-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for second-degree theft for allegedly taking a cell phone that had been left in a bathroom stall in a case about 10:20 a.m. on Friday associated with the 1000 block of Scheuber Road in Centralia. Shawnna L. Case was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. Prosecutors today declined to file a felony charge and forwarded the case to municipal court.

• A deputy was called to the 1500 block of Bishop Road south of Chehalis where sometime between 9 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. on Friday someone cut through a chain link fence at a storage area and removed a motor from a boat and dragged it away. Also missing is a depth finder, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $4,000, according to the sheriff’s office.

BAD BILLS

• A counterfeit $20.00 bill was recovered at a business at the 500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia on Monday afternoon.

• Centralia police were called about 2:40 p.m. on Sunday to the 800 block of Harrison Avenue where a customer attempted to pay his bill with counterfeit money and fled when he was told the bill was fake.

DRUGS

• When Chehalis police were booking a 25-year-old woman into jail last night for an alleged shoplifting of eggs, cheese and a sandwich from the 600 block of West Main Street, they reportedly turned up pills not in a prescription container. Amanda B. Smith was then arrested for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 34-year-old homeless person arrested on a warrant from the state Department of Corrections about 10:35 p.m. on Saturday at the 1100 block of West First Street in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Kalina J. Goodwin was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 30-year-old Napavine man arrested about 9:50 a.m. on Friday at the 600 block of West Pear Street in Centralia for a theft he had allegedly committed the day before was also arrested for possession of heroin. Robert R. Green was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 17-year-old boy was cited for not having a driver’s license or identification and allegedly was in possession of marijuana at the time of police contact with him about 4 a.m. on Monday at Hanson and Pearl streets in Centralia.

• A deputy responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in a driveway at the 500 block of North Military Road in Winlock on Saturday could not wake up the driver until opening the car door and shaking him. Justin B. Lawless, 30, from Napavine, was allegedly “obviously” under the influence of alcohol so he was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence as well as third-degree driving with a suspended license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A 45-year-old Centralia man was arrested for driving under the influence after police were called about 5:45 p.m. on Friday for a rollover accident at the 1300 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia. The driver fled the scene on foot but was tracked by a police dog and then located about two blocks away by a deputy, according to the Centralia Police Department. Pedro Alvarado-Garcia was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

ARSON

• Police called at 5:11 a.m. on Sunday for flames at the Panda Inn  on the 800 block of Harrison Avenue found two chairs burning in an enclosed patio adjacent to the front entrance. Police extinguished the fire and moved the chairs to the parking lot before the building caught fire, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The damage included scorch marks on an exterior wall, according to Fire Capt. Scott Weinert. A person of interest has been identified, according to the Centralia Police Department.

HOUSE FIRE

• Members of three fire departments joined Centralia firefighters on Sunday when a fire broke out at the back of a home on the 2300 block of Eureka Avenue, displacing the residents. Crews called at 1 p.m. found the occupants outside and safe, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The rear attached living space was found to be fully involved in fire and moving into the main body of the home, Capt. Tim Adolphsen stated. There was heavy damage to the laundry room, kitchen, second floor and attic space and the addition at the rear, according to Adolphsen. Nobody was injured and the cause is under investigation.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault, violation of anti-harassment order; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision, third-degree domestic malicious mischief … and more among 383 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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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• A deputy was called about 4 o’clock yesterday morning to the 1500 block of Bishop Road where someone had kicked in the door of a coffee stand and stole a cash register. The electronic 14CR machine had almost no money inside of it, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday it is investigating a burglary to a garage at a residence on the 2900 block of Graf Road in Centralia in which someone tried to pry open a Snap-On tool box and left with three five-gallon gas cans. It happened between 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 7 p.m. on Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 45-year-old Tenino woman was charged yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court with first-degree theft after her arrest a day earlier, in connection with a report made on Dec. 9 from the 200 block of Burchett Road in Onalaska that numerous items of value had been stolen from a storage unit. Missing was as much as $17,000 worth of jewelry, cameras and memorabilia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy concluded the suspect, a relative, was pawning the items at various pawn shops and made contact with her, according to the sheriff’s office. Barbara J. Henson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said.

• The 23-year-old Centralia man arrested at a residence on Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis on Wednesday was charged yesterday Lewis County Superior Court with first-degree trafficking in stolen property in connection with two large flat screen televisions, drills and chargers recovered by police at someone else’s Chehalis home, which had been stolen from Burkett Auto Sales on South Gold Street in Centralia last month. Jonathan C. Siler was charged with a second count of first-degree trafficking in stolen property related to firearms taken from a home on the 700 block of Deep Creek Road while two residents were sleeping in mid-December, according to court documents. Siler was also charged with theft of a motor vehicle related to the Ford Ranger stolen from Deep Creek Road which was located abandoned on the 2000 block of Big Hanaford Road in Centralia. His bail was set at $20,000.

• A 22-year-old Centralia man was arrested on Wednesday – at the same time and place where Jonathan C. Siler was arrested – for allegedly using a stolen bank card to purchase $30 worth of cigarettes at a convenience store. Jose A. Escamilla was was booked into the Lewis County Jail and then charged on Thursday in Lewis County Superior Court with second-degree possession of stolen property and forgery. His bail was set at $10,000.

DRUGS

• A 54-year-old Centralia man arrested for possession of methamphetamine on Wednesday at a home in Chehalis was charged the following day with possession of methamphetamine in Lewis County Superior Court. Members of the Lewis County Joint Narcotics Enforcement team had gone to the residence on the 100 block of Southwest Sixth Street to investigate a tip about a chainsaw, weed eater and blower stolen in a burglary at the Chehalis Tribal Community Center in Oakville. Stanley J. Hartman was booked into the Lewis County Jail. He was allowed release on a $5,000 unsecured bond.

• A 34-year-old Centralia man was arrested on Wednesday for items found in his car when it was impounded last month when a deputy responded to a complaint at the 100 block of Gold Creek Road. Derek J. Yost was was booked into the Lewis County Jail based on charges filed last month of possession of methamphetamine and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. His bail was set at $15,000 when he appeared in Lewis County Superior Court on Thursday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, reckless driving, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, disorderly person, 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.

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DRUGS

• Centralia police were contacted about 11:30 a.m. yesterday by an individual who reported that his money was stolen by a drug dealer. The 60-year-old man said that he paid for Oxycontin pills between Thanksgiving and Christmas but never received them, according to the Centralia Police Department. With little information and the time delay, there isn’t enough to follow up on, according to police.

• A 32-year-old Napavine woman who allegedly drove through a stop sign, jumped a curb and stopped at a pole then walked away yesterday morning was subsequently contacted by police and arrested. An officer called about 9:30 a.m. to West Main Street at Quincy Place in Chehalis found drug paraphernalia that tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Miranda J. Coppinger was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

HARASSMENT

• A 28-year-old Packwood resident was arrested for felony harassment yesterday after a deputy was called about 3:40 p.m. to the 12000 block of U.S. Highway 12 and told he had broken a window in his girlfriend’s vehicle and threatened to kill her. James M. Seaman was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

CUSTODIAL ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were called about 12:35 p.m. yesterday to Green Hill School to take a report that a 16-year-old student-inmate allegedly inappropriately touched a female staff member.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 4:20 p.m. yesterday by an individual who said they accidentally left a bank bag sitting on a chair inside a bank on the 600 block of South Market Boulevard and when they returned, the bag was still there but had been emptied of its contents.

• Centralia police were called about 10:50 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of West Main Street where cash was stolen from the business while the employee was not attending the sale counter.

• A business at the 1100 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia reported about 12:50 p.m. yesterday that an individual tried to pawn a tool that had been stolen from the business.

• Centralia police were called just after 5 p.m. yesterday to take a report medication was stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 2800 block of Russell Road.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called just before noon yesterday to take a report of graffiti spray painted onto the sides of a building at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 146 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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BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 12:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report a BB pistol was stolen from a residence at the 900 block of B Street.

• Centralia police called about 12:40 p.m. yesterday about a misdemeanor theft at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue determined an employee was their suspect. A summons for third-degree theft was to be issued for the 44-year-old Centralia woman, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 23-year-old Centralia resident was arrested yesterday afternoon for burglary in a case reported on Jan. 1 in which tools and electronics were stolen from a business at the 1100 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Jonathan C. Siler was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 33-year-old Centralia woman was arrested on Tuesday in a case from the day before in which her mother reported a credit card was stolen and used several times, according to the Centralia Police Department. Dominique D. Vanmeerbeke booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of stolen property and unlawful factoring of a credit card, according to police.

ESCAPE

• Chehalis police were called about 9:45 p.m. yesterday when a 17-year-old girl being returned to the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center ran off. She got about two blocks before she was caught, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Chehalis police were called to the 2600 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue just after 2 p.m. yesterday where a sport utility vehicle lurched into the side of a building, causing damage to the brick and aluminum siding. The driver was issued citations for improper lane usage and operating a motor vehicle without insurance, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, violation of court order; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 115 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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THEFT OF FUEL

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Long Road just before 2 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of gallons of diesel from an external tank over the past several months.

TRESPASS

• A 33-year-old homeless woman was arrested last night for trespassing on property at the 200 block of West Main Street in Centralia she had previously been warned not to be on. Kelly A. Holen was issued a citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department. Two males were given warnings for being on the property, according to police. At about 6:15 a.m. today after Holen was discovered sleeping inside a closed business at the 200 block of Centralia College Boulevard, she was arrested for trespassing a second time and then was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Police were called to the 300 block of N Street in Centralia about 4:45 p.m. yesterday after an unknown person spray painted graffiti on the door of a building.

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Southwest 15th Street about 4:15 p.m. yesterday to take a report of a fence which had been “tagged”.

• Chehalis police were called about 1:20 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of Southwest 18th Street where someone had broken a window on a pickup truck. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 8:35 a.m. yesterday to take a report of graffiti to a garage that occurred during the night at the 300 block of N Street.

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• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, protection order violation … and more among 159 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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MUGGED IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called just after 7 p.m. yesterday after a 17-year-old boy said he was walking down the street when three males assaulted him breaking his tooth and stole his cell phone near Pennsylvania Avenue and Vine Street.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 3:50 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of wire and plumbing from a foreclosed home at the 1200 block of Bayne Street.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 8:50 p.m. yesterday to take a report from an individual who said he parked his vehicle in a lot at the 100 block of South Pearl Street several hours earlier but when he returned, it was gone. The victim advised he may have accidentally left the keys in it, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BIKE STOLEN

• A red and grey Road Master 26-inch mountain bike was reported stolen from the front yard of a residence at the 1900 block of Ahlers Avenue in Centralia about 6:40 p.m. yesterday. The bicycle had a cable chain around the seat mount along with a red light under the rear of the seat, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Police were called about 11:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a credit card number and its fraudulent use in a case associated with the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.

• Chehalis police yesterday took note of an investigation conducted by the state Department of Licensing that began on May 10 of last year when a Chehalis officer made contact with a person at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. A driver’s license involved had been obtained using fraudulent information, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 2:35 p.m. yesterday to the 900 block of North Pearl Street where someone had stolen clothing and change from a vehicle overnight.

• An individual called Chehalis police just after 9 a.m. yesterday to report that when he returned to his car – after being transported by aid – at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue, money was missing from his wallet and his car keys were gone.

• Chehalis police took a report yesterday afternoon from a person who said their cell phone was stolen from their unlocked vehicle at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in October and they are now getting text messages from the phone.

STOLEN ITEMS

• A 30-year-old Centralia man was arrested about 10:10 p.m. yesterday at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue for an outstanding warrant as well as for first-degree trafficking in stolen property from another case, according to the Centralia Police Department. Anthony S. Lawson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 39-year-old Winlock resident arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail last night for an outstanding warrant was arrested after a search allegedly turned up two pills in his pocket he said were Vicodin, something he did not have a prescription for. Joshua D. O’Camb was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of a controlled substance, according to charging documents.

• When drug detectives stopped a vehicle on Reynolds Avenue in Centralia yesterday because they knew the driver had an outstanding warrant, three occupants were arrested for drug violations. They were all booked into the Lewis County Jail. Ryan B.M. Olson, 29, from Centralia, was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of heroin and methamphetamine. His longtime girlfriend, Sydnee J. Amurgy, 25, also from Centralia, was charged today with  possession of heroin. Teanna M. Simmonds, 24, with a Tacoma address, was charged with possession of heroin with intent to deliver, according to charging documents.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, resisting arrest, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor domestic assault … and more among 144 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.