Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 3:45 p.m.

FELONY ASSAULT

• Centralia police report they were called about 9:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1900 block of Honeysuckle Lane where a female reported being choked by a male at a residence after refusing to leave. The investigation is ongoing at this time, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called for a stolen car just before 7 a.m. today from the 10 block of Southwest Fifth Street. The dark green 1994 Honda Civic had been parked in front of the residence and the victim recalled hearing “something” outside about 6:20 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department. The driver’s side door is black, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of South Silver Street to take a report a red 1993 Honda Civic was stolen around 4 a.m. The two-door passenger car bears a license plate reading BFM 5567, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 4:40 p.m. yesterday regarding some missing medications at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road.

• Someone stole an antique milk jug from a yard at the 100 block of Southwest 16th Street in Chehalis, according a report made to police just after 8 a.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• A 50-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 2 o’clock this morning at the 1500 block of Lewis Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. A small plastic bindle was located on his person, according to police. Michael L. Keenan was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A traffic stop for excessive speed at about 1:30 a.m. today on Centralia Alpha Road near Oppelt Road led to an arrest for felony DUI. A deputy believed the driver was under the influence of intoxicants and arrested James G. Blunt, 51, of Mossyrock, for felony DUI because of previous driving under the influence convictions, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

• Centralia police were called about 2:35 p.m. yesterday to a wreck on the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue where a maroon S-10 Blazer collided with the back of a stopped vehicle before fleeing the scene. One witness indicated it appeared the Blazer had been racing a yellow Mustang just prior to the incident taking place, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Two people were hospitalized with minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision in which a 74-year-old Centralia driver crossed the centerline at a corner and side swiped a car on Salzer Valley Road near Centralia-Alpha Road yesterday. A deputy called to the scene about 11:35 a.m. stated that the woman’s 2003 RAV4 and the Honda Civic both sustained major damage. The woman had a possible broken bone and the 36-year-old Chehalis man suffered hand lacerations, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was issued an infraction, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 93-year-old Tenino woman who was a passenger in a 2016 Mini Cooper was injured when the car turned west onto the Moclips Highway and ran into a pickup truck sitting at a stop sign yesterday. The driver of the Mini Cooper, Sandi S. Hogben, 58, of Seattle, was hurt as well, according to the Washington State Patrol. It happened just before 1:30 p.m. at U.S. Highway 101, about 30 miles north of Hoquiam in Grays Harbor County. Dorothy M. Saunders, 93, and Hogben were both transported by aid to Community Hospital, according to the state patrol. The three occupants of the Dodge Ram pickup were reportedly uninjured. Both vehicles were totaled. The investigating trooper indicates Hogben was driving too fast.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, obstructing, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, driving with no license, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 196 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 12:56 p.m.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Deputies responding to a two-vehicle accident just before noon yesterday at the 600 block of Winlock-Vader Road smelled the overwhelming odor of intoxicants from a driver who suffered broken bones in the wreck, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Kiann M. Meloche’s Honda Civic crossed the centerline striking a Subaru Legacy driven by a 74-year-old Winlock man, according to the sheriff’s office. Meloche, 43, of Ryderwood, was arrested for driving under the influence but not booked into jail because she was being treated at Providence Centralia Hospital, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The other driver was reportedly uninjured. Both cars sustained major front end damage, Breen said.

MISSING CAR FOUND

• A Honda Civic believed to have been stolen from the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis about 11:30 a.m. yesterday turned up in Centralia later being driven by an acquaintance of its owner, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 8 p.m. yesterday following the discovery that tools had been stolen from the back seat of a truck parked at the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia.

DRUGS

• A 42-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for two outstanding warrants and possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 11:30 p.m. yesterday at the 300 block of Lowe Street in Centralia. Kimberly R. Iverson was booked into the Lewis County Jail,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police yesterday took reports of buildings tagged with graffiti on the 400 block of West Main Street and the 800 block of North Tower Avenue.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation, third-degree malicious mischief … and more among 171 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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PURSE SNATCHING

• Chehalis police were called just after 8 p.m. yesterday to a retail store parking lot on the 1400 block of  Northwest Louisiana Avenue where two males and a female were seen chasing a woman. A 39-year-old woman reported persons known to her assaulted her and took her purse, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The incident is under investigation, according to police.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just before 8 o’clock yesterday morning to take a report of a  2000 Ford Ranger was stolen during nighttime hours from the 300 block of East Pine Street. The vehicle was located and recovered later in the afternoon, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 1 p.m. yesterday about a Honda Accord that disappeared from the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. Someone who knew the victim located the car in Centralia about 4:30 p.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department.

IRRIGATION DEVICE TAKEN

• A deputy was called yesterday to the 3800 block of Jackson Highway south of Chehalis to take a report that someone had disconnected a $1,500 sprinkler head from a mobile watering system and stolen the Nelson SR150 Big Gun sprinkler head. It happened sometime between Sunday and yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

FUEL STOLEN

• Centralia police were called at 5:30 p.m. yesterday when an individual reported the theft of gasoline from the 1000 block of Scammon Creek Road that had occurred sometime during the previous two weeks.

DRUGS

• Police called about 11:35 p.m. yesterday about possible vehicle prowlers in the area of the 1300 block of Windsor Avenue in Centralia arrived and spotted one person running away, but he was contacted and it was learned he had an outstanding warrant. A search incident to the arrest turned up paraphernalia so Cory L. Hughes, 25, of Chehalis, was arrested for possession of heroin and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 26-year-old Salkum resident was arrested for unlawful possession of prescription medication when contacted about 12:15 p.m. yesterday by police at the 600 block of South Peal Street in Centralia. Joel L. Kaech was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Three people were taken to the hospital for evaluation after a two-vehicle wreck at the 3100 block of Galvin Road in Centralia last night. The 53-year-old man who crossed the centerline in a Ford F150 pickup had possibly suffered some type of medical episode, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. His truck struck a Ford Ranger with two occupants and then a residence, according to the sheriff’s office. His truck was described as totaled, the Ford Ranger sustained major damage and the type or amount of damage to the residence was not indicated by the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, probation violation, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 187 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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TRICKED IN PHONE SCAM

• A 65-year-old woman called Chehalis police yesterday after discovering money had been removed from her bank account. The victim had gotten a phone call about applying for a loan, gave all her information and was told to go purchase gift cards – with money which would be deposited into her account – and send the gift cards to California, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She checked to see if the money was in her account and learned she was overdrawn by $800, according to police. The case has been suspended because police have no information to go on, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.

WINLOCK HOME BURGLED

• A 31-year-old Winlock man was arrested yesterday following an investigation that began on Thursday with a call to a store in Vader about someone trying cash a personal check that appeared to have been stolen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation led a deputy to a home on the 200 block of Awmiller Road where a burglary was discovered with numerous items missing including an air compressor, horse shoes and checks, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Evan Kranz was contacted and booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary, Breen said.

CHEHALIS BUSINESS BURGLED

• Deputies called about 9:30 p.m. yesterday for suspicious circumstances at a business on the 100 block of Labree Road in Chehalis found what appeared to be forced entry to an outbuilding on the property. The initial information indicated male subjects leaving the area of the business in a vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office is waiting for a list of stolen items, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called at 6:34 a.m. today to the 1100 block of Eckerson Road where a white 1999 Ford F250 pickup truck was reported stolen. It has a license plate reading B19176F, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FAKE BILL

• Centralia police were called just after 9 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue where a counterfeit $100 bill had been used. The item was collected and placed into evidence, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report yesterday about graffiti left over the weekend at the 800 block of North Tower Avenue.

LOST AND FOUND NEAR PACKWOOD

• Deputies notified about 2:45 p.m. yesterday of a pair of overdue hikers located their vehicle at the Packwood Lake trailhead and then made contact with the men coming off the trail about 4 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 27-year-old Kelso resident and 23-year-old Randle resident had set out on Saturday to walk to Packwood Lake and then planned a one-day hike to Lost Lake, according to the sheriff’s office. They said they’d gotten lost on the return trip from Lost Lake and because it got dark, decided to stay over another night, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. They were in good spirits and were not injured, Breen said.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police arrested two people after a road rage incident yesterday, a 58-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a woman and the 26-year-old woman for allegedly damaging his vehicle. Officer called about 11:50 a.m. to Reynolds Avenue and North Pearl Street arrested Mark S. Folden, 58, of Centralia, for fourth-degree assault and arrested Tina L. Bell, 26, of Centralia, for malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, no-contact order violation … 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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ASSAULT

• A 22-year-old man who allegedly threatened a patron at a Centralia drinking establishment with a pistol during a dispute was arrested for second-degree assault over the weekend. Officers called about 12:50 a.m. on Sunday to the 100 block of South Tower Avenue booked Gustavo A. Ayala, of Chehalis, into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of Southeast Washington Avenue about 8 p.m. on Friday when a man in his mid-20s reported his roommate stole his prescription medication, bit him and threw a knife at him. The victim left, and officers contacted the 31-year-old suspect but did not book him into jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A case is being referred to prosecutors for second-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and third-degree theft, according to police. The injuries were very minor, according to police.

TORTOISE TAKEN, RETURNED

• Centralia police were called at 4:40 p.m. yesterday when someone stole a tortoise from a store on the 700 block of North Tower Avenue. A 30-year-old Centralia resident was subsequently arrested for third-degree theft and the animal was returned unharmed, according to the Centralia Police Department. The suspect, Anthony S. Lawson, was then released pending court, according to police.

BURGLARY

• A deputy was called last night to the 300 block of Zandecki Road south of Chehalis where they were told someone had stolen property from a garage sometime between noon last Tuesday and 8 p.m. yesterday. Among the items missing are a Husqvarna chainsaw, a Stihl chainsaw, a bicycle, an ax and a tool box, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A resident at the 2200 block of Wildwood Road in Curtis who stepped out for a short time on Saturday afternoon returned home to find someone had made forced entry and gone through her house, leaving with a Toshiba Chromebook tablet. It happened between 4 p.m. and 4:40 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is $150, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Chehalis police were called about 9:40 p.m. on Friday to the 700 block of Northwest State Avenue where they were told a shed had been broken into. Police are waiting for a list of missing property from the victim, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BLACKMAIL

• Chehalis police were called to a residence on Southeast Washington Avenue yesterday afternoon for a young man who was allegedly being blackmailed by a female who wanted him to pay $1,500 or she would post video she got while they video chatted on the Internet, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 27-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of heroin after police were called about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday because a witness reported seeing him spray painting graffiti on a building at the 600 block of West Main Street in Centralia. The suspect ran off but officers caught him a few blocks away and discovered he had an outstanding warrant, according to police. Genaro M. Rivas was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRINKS

• Deputies working a detail at a dance at Centralia High School on Friday night arrested two 14-year-old boys in separate incidents for minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol. They were released to parents at the scene, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

WALLET MISSING

• An individual called Chehalis police yesterday afternoon to report losing their wallet at one of two different places on Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police took a report about 1:10 a.m. on Saturday of a vehicle taken from a business in the 300 block of South Tower Avenue. Later it was discovered the vehicle was involved in a hit and run in Thurston County, according to the Centralia Police Department.

STARS SPIRITED AWAY

• Two red decorative stars were stolen off of a fence during the night at the 100 block of North Ash Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:20 p.m. on Friday.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called just before 8 a.m. on Saturday to the 400 block of North Ash Street to take a report of multiple items stolen from an unlocked vehicle.

• A backpack was reported stolen from a vehicle at the 1400 block of Lewis Street in Centralia at about 7:35 a.m. on Saturday.

• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of Old Airport Way at 11:30 p.m. on Friday for a vehicle prowl.

• A wallet and cell phone were stolen from a vehicle parked at the 400 block of Lakeshore Drive in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 4 p.m. on Friday.

• Police were called about 3:30 p.m. on Friday for a vehicle prowl at the 300 block of Lowe Street in Centralia in which a laptop computer and hard drives were taken.

• A chainsaw was stolen from a vehicle during the night at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:15 a.m. on Friday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, third-degree theft, rendering criminal assistance, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, protection order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, malicious mischief, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 437 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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DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• A 59-year-old rural Chehalis man was arrested last night after deputies were called at 7:17 p.m. about a dispute in progress on Deep Creek Road and learned he had earlier allegedly thrown his significant other into a door frame causing her to hit her head, had even earlier allegedly choked her and had allegedly threatened to kill her. The victim had bruising on the side of her face and the front of her neck, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Howard E. Runyan was booked into the Lewis County Jail for felony harassment, according to the sheriff’s office. A possible charge also of fourth-degree assault is being referred to prosecutors, according to Chief Deputy Dusty Breen.

OTHER ASSAULT

• Chehalis police called at 2:50 p.m. yesterday by a person who said they witnessed someone getting jumped at Southwest Seventh Street and Cascade Avenue subsequently made contact with a 33-year-old Centralia man who wouldn’t share information at the time but wanted to be taken to the hospital, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 9:25 a.m. yesterday for a burglary to a business office at the 900 block of South Gold Street. A safe was damaged and “items” were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A blue 2006 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was stolen overnight from the 900 block of Yew Street in Centralia, according to  report made to police about 6:20 a.m. yesterday. The license plate reads B62394V, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FORGERY

• A 33-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested yesterday for forgery and possession of methamphetamine in a case associated with the 1300 block of South Gold Street in Centralia. Aaron M. Lopez was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called just before 6 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia where a counterfeit $10 dollar bill was received as part of a purchase. The customer advised that they had received it as change from another establishment, according to the Centralia Police Department. No arrest was made.

OTHER THEFT

• Someone stole a package that had been left by the post office at the 1300 block of Central Boulevard in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 5:35 p.m. yesterday.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about a vehicle prowl at the 800 block of West Main Street in Centralia about 3:40 p.m. yesterday. A wallet was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called just before 10 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a vehicle prowl at the 2200 block of Sirkka Avenue.

KICKED OUT

• Chehalis police were called about 10:40 a.m. yesterday after a man removing an impounded travel trailer from the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue stopped on Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue to double check that there was nobody inside found a 35-year-old Centralia woman inside who would not get out. Rachel J. Rider owned the trailer before it got “tagged” and then impounded, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Rider was arrested and booked for second-degree trespassing and for “residing in a recreational vehicle,” according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, hit and run, trespassing, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 194 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

• Centralia police took a report that yesterday that a backpack and keys had been stolen on Tuesday from the 1600 block of Harrison Avenue.

CAR PROWL

• An officer was called at 1 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Woodland Avenue in Centralia for a vehicle prowl. Paperwork was taken from the unlocked vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of Jefferson Street about 12:45 p.m. yesterday on a report of paper work stolen from an unlocked vehicle.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 67-year-old Toledo man was arrested for driving under the influence following a single-vehicle collision at Evans and Hinkley roads reported about 1:40 p.m. yesterday. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports an off-duty trooper was the first to contact the driver, who appeared to be impaired by some type of controlled substance. Vincent M. Carley’s Chevrolet Impala sustained minor to moderate damage and he was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 24-year-old motorist allegedly observed traveling about 45 mph in the fast lane of northbound Interstate 5 south of Chehalis early this morning was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Jacob J. Viveiros, of Olympia, who was seen by a Toledo police officer near milepost 72, moved over, flashed his headlights and exited at Labree Road, according to the sheriff’s office. Viveiros appeared impaired by a controlled substance when contacted by a deputy, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Breen said.

• Firefighters called just before 9 p.m. yesterday to a rollover accident of a pickup truck at southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 77 found neither the driver nor the passenger were injured, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation, kids throwing $100 bills around near Chehalis library  … and more among 170 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.