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Near Schaefer Park Centralia. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

CREW EXTINGUISHES BURNING RV

• Firefighters called at 12:25 a.m. today about a fifth-wheel trailer burning, possibly with someone inside, at the 800 block of state Route 507 north of Centralia knocked down the flames but found no victim. A fire investigator was called to the scene. The trailer was a complete loss, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

MUGGED IN CENTRALIA

• Police and aid were called about 1:30 p.m. on Friday after a 21-year-old reported he was headed to a pawn shop with some items when a male wearing brass knuckles hit him in the face and stole the items. It happened at Ash Street and Centralia College Boulevard, according to the Centralia Police Department. The injury was minor but police had not been able to contact the victim after he left the hospital to get a suspect description, police said yesterday morning.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 12:30 p.m. yesterday for a burglary to a shop at the 1200 block of West Chestnut Street. The lock was broken and stereo equipment was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 3:50 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of tools from a job site at the 2600 block of North Pearl Street.

• Two people were arrested for organized retail theft after police were called about 5:40 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Lum Road in Centralia. Rachel C. Reyburn, 30, of Seattle and Armed A. Ovchiyan, 35, of Burien, were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 52-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police just before 1 p.m. yesterday at the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia. Rodney D. Oleachea was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. A charge for third-degree driving with a suspended license was to be forwarded to prosecutors, according to police.

• Police were called just before 2 p.m. on Friday to the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia regarding a student who allegedly brought marijuana to school. A case is being referred to juvenile prosecutors for possession of marijuana, according to the Centralia Police Department.

INTRUDER

• Centralia police were called about 1:45 p.m. yesterday to take a report of someone entering a vacant house at the 500 block of Hillkress Street. It appeared someone had been staying there and consuming goods inside the home, as well as sealing unspecified items, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A black Dodge pickup was found crashed and abandoned about 2:40 a.m. on Saturday at Marion and Golds streets in Centralia. It was towed from the scene, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, obstructing, warrants, obstructing, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 320 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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Updated at 2:21 p.m.

BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police responded about 5:10 a.m. today to a coffee stand on the 700 block of West Main Street which had been burglarized during the night. Someone broke a window to get inside and it appeared cash was stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called just before 8 a.m. yesterday about a theft from a storage unit at the 200 block of Southwest Alfred Street in which a child’s green electric-powered scooter was stolen.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just after 7 o’clock this morning to take a report of the theft of a blue 2017 Subaru Outback from the 700 block of F Street. The car went missing between 10 p.m. yesterday and 6:45 a.m. today, according to the Centralia Police Department. A spare key to the Subaru and a purse had been removed from another vehicle on the property, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 37-year-old Chehalis area woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when a glass smoking device with residue was located as she was detained for driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop just before 11 p.m. yesterday at South Tower Avenue and Summa Street in Centralia. Georgia J. Zillyette was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, physical control of motor vehicle while under the influence, driving without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing,  vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, unfounded report … and more among 137 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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PHONE STOLEN

• Jason A. Landry, 40, of Centralia was arrested for second-degree robbery after police were called about 9:20 a.m. yesterday to Harrison Avenue and First Street in Centralia. Landry was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. The incident reportedly involved a phone and a shove, police indicated.

FRAUD

• A Chehalis resident on Southwest 16th Street called police yesterday evening to report the discovery of fraudulent charges on her credit card and that she needed a case number for her bank, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 9:35 p.m. yesterday to take a report that a wallet was stolen from a vehicle and a credit card it contained was used at an ATM a short time later. The case is associated with the 2200 block of Cooks Hill Road, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called just after noon on Monday to the 100 block of Engle Drive in Mossyrock by an individual who said she discovered more than $900 had been wrongfully charged to her credit card.

MISSING MAIL

• Centralia police were called about 7:50 a.m. yesterday regarding the theft of mail from the 700 block of West Third Street.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report just before 8 a.m. yesterday about a sign on the 400 block of East Summa Street getting spay painted during the night.

UNHAPPY NEW YEAR

• A 22-year-old Randle resident was arrested after police were called about 2 a.m. on Monday to the 400 block of First Street in Morton where a resident said he woke up to a stranger urinating in his driveway and then wanting to come inside. The suspect reportedly told an officer he was told he could crash at the home because he was intoxicated, according to the Morton Police Department. Mark D. John was booked into the Lewis County Jail for causing a breach of public peace, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports seven deputies conducted a traffic emphasis on Jackson Highway in Chehalis between 3 p.m. and midnight on Saturday issuing 44 warnings and three infractions as well as finding one person wanted on an outstanding warrant and two drivers with suspended licenses.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault, third-degree theft, protection order violation … and more among 163 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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FOUND INSIDE CRAWL SPACE

• A 26-year-old Tenino resident was arrested last night after a maintenance person responding for a large water leak at an apartment building on the 300 block of North Tower Avenue discovered a person inside the roof crawl space area. Tavrin R.C. O’Day allegedly had broken a hot water pipe which caused a large amount of water to seep through the building floors and caused major damage, according to the Centralia Police Department. The damage is estimated in excess of $7,000, according to police. O’Day was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ROBBERY

• A 39-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for second-degree robbery yesterday in an approximately 1 p.m. case associated with a location at the 600 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Tanya M. Cruz was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

EXTORTION

• Chehalis police called just after 9 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of West Main Street about a violation of a court order via text messaging are referring a case to prosecutors for a charge of second-degree extortion, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

HANDBAG STOLEN

• Centralia police were called to a store at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue about 7:15 p.m. yesterday where a purse was stolen while its owner was shopping.

BAD BILL

• Police were called about 1:45 p.m. yesterday regarding a counterfeit $20 bill being passed at the 1200 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia.

VANDALISM

• An officer was called about 8:40 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue where someone had tagged a garage with spray paint.

• Chehalis police were called about 11:10 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a garage getting tagged at the 200 block of Southwest 11th Street.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 133 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

• A deputy was called to the 400 block of Hemenway Road in Winlock about 8:45 p.m. on Sunday where an unknown person made entry through an unsecured  sliding glass door at a home and left with a safe and the paperwork inside it.

• A deputy was called about 1:40 p.m. on Sunday to take a report of a break-in to a storage unit at the 1500 block of Bishop Road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The lock was cut and the victim reported the only item that seemed to be missing was a box of shotgun shells, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A deputy responded to the 2900 hundred block of U.S. Highway 12 in Silver Creek on Friday after an individual arrived and discovered the window of their front door had been broken and someone had entered the residence sometime during the previous two months. Missing from the garage was a a commercial tile saw, valued at $1,200, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

THREAT

• A 23-year-old Centralia man who allegedly threatened to harm a family member was arrested for felony harassment after police were called about 5 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue in Chehalis. Jacob S. Drury was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 2 p.m. on Friday to take a report of a fraud in a case associated with the 2500 block of North National Avenue.

VEHICLE THEFT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports they are investigating the theft of a $5,000 black Maxey utility dump trailer stolen from a parking lot at the 1500 block of Bishop Road in Chehalis sometime between last Tuesday and Wednesday. The trailer’s license plate reads 3328 VM, according to the sheriff’s office. Inside the trailer was a $1,000 Dynapac model LF380 gravel compactor which is also missing, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said.

• A deputy was called on Saturday morning to take a report of the theft of a 1995 Saturn from the 300 block of Hawkins Road in Winlock and yesterday when the suspect returned the car, she was arrested for motor vehicle theft, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Carly R. Holmes, 38, from Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called just after noon on Friday about an overnight vehicle prowl at the 400 block of Southwest William Avenue. An electronic tablet was taken, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called on Saturday to a business on the 300 block of Northwest State Avenue which reported accepting a $50 bill that turned out to be fake.

DRUGS

• A 25-year-old man arrested about 11:25 p.m. yesterday for an outstanding warrant at Harrison Avenue and First Street in Centralia was also arrested for  possession of methamphetamine. Marcus J. Brennan, a homeless person, was was booked into the Lewis County Jail. according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is being referred to prosecutors also for is also being referred for possession of heroin and cocaine, according to police.

• Chehalis police called about 3 p.m. yesterday about a disorderly person at the 600 block of North National Avenue ended up arresting a 37-year-old Chehalis resident for a drug violation. Terry L. Bryan was first arrested for disorderly conduct and then a search turned up small crystalized rocks that field tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Bryan was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 30-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when she was searched after she was picked up for an outstanding warrant at about 12:25 on Sunday at the 4100 block of Jackson Highway, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Natasha C. Pogue was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called on Saturday by an individual who said their car was egged during the night on the 600 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 57-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for driving under the influence after police began to receive calls about 6:20 p.m. on Saturday of a vehicle hitting the side of the courthouse, taking out a fire hydrant, hitting a car, hitting a truck and driving over curbs and through a planting bed before finally parking in a driveway on the 500 block of Jefferson Street in Chehalis. Debra Adair Keys was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 48-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for hit and run after an officer was called just after 9 a.m. on Friday regarding an incident at the 1300 block of Northwest Maryland Avenue in Chehalis. Richard T. Jones was located and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, hit and run, trespassing, third-degree theft, fourth-degree domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, shoplifting, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 418 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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ON THE ROAD, ON THE HOOD

• A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was hit by a car yesterday evening in a crosswalk near Safeway in Chehalis. Firefighters called about 5:15 p.m. to South Market Boulevard at 11th Street found she was not injured too seriously, her only complaints were pain in her hand and wrist, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. “It appears she maybe rode on the hood aways and when the (driver) stopped, she fell off the hood,” Fire Capt. Ted McCarty said. The patient was transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, according to McCarty. He noted it was dark out and she was wearing dark clothing.

ON THE ROAD, IN FRONT OF SEMI TRUCK

• Three people were hurt when a rear-end collision on Interstate 5 south of Chehalis shoved a 2014 Mini Cooper in front of a semi truck yesterday afternoon. Troopers called about 2:45 p.m. to the northbound lanes near milepost 72 cited the 30-year-old Seattle man driving a 2006 Saab 9-2 with following too closely, according to the Washington State Patrol. He was uninjured as was the driver of the 2016 Great Dane semi, according to the state patrol. The occupants of the Mini Cooper were transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. They are driver Susan S. Hope, 53, of Portland; passenger Lindsay M. Hope, 19, from Portland; and passenger Ren W. Hope, 22, from Corvallis, Oregon.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• A residence in the 1000 block of West Chestnut Street in Centralia was entered and construction tools stolen, according to a report made to police just before 1 p.m. yesterday.

• Police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday to the 500 block of Hillkress Street in Centralia where an unknown person had gone inside a residence and stole miscellaneous documents.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just after 2 p.m. yesterday about a 1997 Honda Civic stolen overnight from the 1000 block of West First Street.  The vehicle was later recovered a few blocks away but the tires were missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 2:20 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 2900 block of Mount Vista Road in Centralia. An attempt to remove the stereo caused some damage, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police are investigating an incident of malicious mischief reported just before 4:30 p.m. yesterday in which someone entered a building on the 700 block of Pioneer Way.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, fourth-degree domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 157 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.