Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 12:56 p.m.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• Deputies are looking for a 28-year-old Chehalis area man who allegedly head-butted a woman after shoving her onto a bed twice and tearing up the room. The victim drove herself to Providence Centralia Hospital and contacted law enforcement about 8:45 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She said he arrived, woke her up, the two argued about her telling him not to come home to the residence they shared west of Chehalis and the physical altercation ensued, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said the suspect is wanted for second-degree assault.

• A 22-year-old woman and her boyfriend were arrested for allegedly assaulting his father yesterday evening at the 600 block of Meier Road outside of Winlock. Deputies called about 7:40 p.m. about a dispute were told that during an argument, 27-year-old Kodey L. Howard began swinging punches at his father and his father restrained him, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Samantha E. Taylor allegedly struck the 48-year-old father in the head, causing a laceration, with what a witness said was a piece of wood, according to the sheriff’s office. Taylor was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault and Howard was booked for fourth-degree assault, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

BURGLARY

• Approximately $400 in coins was stolen in a burglary at the 1200 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:35 a.m. on Saturday.

• A wallet containing $100 and a bag of nickels and dimes were reported stolen from the victim’s residence while she was at another apartment visiting at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 2:55 p.m. on Friday.

PAWNED SOMEONE ELSE’S ITEM

• A 42-year-old Centralia man was arrested for trafficking in stolen property after he pawned an item that did not belong to him in a Saturday morning case associated with the 800 block of West Main Street in Centralia. Steven R. Fenton was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 5:45 p.m. yesterday by an individual who said she accidentally left her backpack unattended at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue and when she returned to retrieve it a short time later, it was gone.

• Centralia police took a report late Saturday afternoon from the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue from a victim who said money had been stolen from them sometime during the previous two days. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 42-year-old woman arrested for an outstanding warrant about 11:25 p.m. on Friday at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue was allegedly found in possession of stolen property. Kimberly R. Iverson, a homeless person, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called just after 7 a.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue to take a report that someone paid for their order with a counterfeit $100 bill.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called at 6:45 a.m. today for a vehicle prowl at the 1500 block of North National Avenue.

DRUGS

• Centralia police arrested a 20-year-old Chehalis resident just before noon yesterday after he was reportedly found passed out in a vehicle holding pipes used to smoke meth and heroin at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue. Logen K. Elliott was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 32-year-old man arrested about 1:50 p.m. on Saturday for a warrant at the 100 block of West Main Street in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Steven D. Couch, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 46-year-old Chehalis man arrested on an outstanding warrant about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday at the 800 block of West Main Street in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Joshua L. Harris was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Scotty E. Mullins Jr., 32, of Centralia was arrested and booked for possession of methamphetamine and for a felony state Department of Corrections warrant following contact with police about 7:23 a.m. on Friday at the 300 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Deputies requested about 2:20 a.m. today to check on the well-being of a woman leaving Thurston County and traveling south on Interstate 5 at speeds of 130 mph located her near Napavine going about 90 mph, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Kaylee I. Jackson, 25, of Toledo, was arrested for driving under the influence but not booked into jail due to possibly having taken other medications and a potential prolonged hospital stay, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Deputies arriving just after 9 p.m. on Saturday to a single-vehicle collision at the 1200 block of Wildwood Road in Curtis found a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta was totaled and the driver’s breath smelled of intoxicants, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Jimmy R. Flores, 60, Ryderwood, said he had not been drinking but had taken some medication, according to the sheriff’s office. He was arrested for driving under the influence but not booked because of medical issues, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• Deputies responding to a rollover collision about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the 3100 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia arrested the 33-year-old driver for driving under the influence and also for reckless endangerment as she had the child passengers. The 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe sustained major damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Tara M. Burgeis, of Centralia, was cited also for third-degree driving with a suspended license and booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Nobody was injured, according to Breen.

• Police called to the 600 block of M Street in Centralia about 6:40 p.m. on Saturday after a motorist allegedly drove his vehicle off the roadway and damaged “personal property” subsequently arrested a 25-year-old Centralia man. Richard R. Morris was booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence and for hit and run, according to the Centralia Police Department.

RV FIRE

• Firefighters called to the 1000 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle about at 8:43 p.m. on Saturday extinguished a fire in a motor home believed to have had an individual who stayed there from time to time, according to Lewis County Fire District 14. There was nobody there at the time and nobody was injured, according to Fire Chief Jeff Jaques. The RV was destroyed.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 445 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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BURGLARY TOLEDO

• A deputy was called the 100 block of Hopp Road North in Toledo yesterday after a resident arrived home to find his front door open and valuables missing. It happened sometime between 6 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Stolen was an Apple iPad II and a speaker, according to the sheriff’s office.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday to the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue where they took a report that someone broke into a warehouse and stole a chainsaw and a Tote coat. No suspect information is known, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 8:25 a.m. yesterday by an individual who reported the theft of black 1998 Ford Contour which had last been seen parked at the 200 block of North Market Boulevard about 8:30 a.m. the day before. The victim had the keys and said the car had been locked, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 38-year-old Winlock woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when she was picked up on an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop about 3:45 p.m. yesterday at the 600 block of Koontz Road outside of Chehalis. A search turned up a small bindle of a white crystalized substances in her jeans’ pocket, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Michelle R. Holt was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, fourth-degree assault, probation violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … 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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NIGHT-TIME BREAK-IN ONALASKA

• Deputies were called about 2 a.m. today to the 100 block of Hogue Road in Onalaska where an individual allegedly climbed through a bedroom window and assaulted his ex-wife and her new boyfriend. A suspect vehicle was leaving as law enforcement was responding but couldn’t be found, however the suspect was located in Port Orchard about 7:45 a.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. John R. Seifert, 38, of Onalaska, allegedly grabbed the female victim by the throat and punched the male victim, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said despite a no contact order, the suspect has been calling and messaging his ex-wife non-stop for the past few weeks, threatening to kill her, her family and burn the house down. Seifert was to be transported to Chehalis to be booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary, stalking, harassment and a violation of a no contact order, Breen said.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 11:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report that a 1992 Honda Accord had been stolen from the 400 block of Northwest Park Street. Police quickly learned the car had been recovered, although it was stripped, in Clackamas County, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Lewis County sheriff’s deputies were able to get footage showing a suspect driving a missing van at the Lucky Eagle Casino and are referring the case of a 28-year-old Chehalis woman to prosecutors for vehicle theft. A deputy was called about 9 p.m. on Tuesday to the 3500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia where a 62-year-old man said he’d given his van key to a houseguest so she could retrieve something and when he woke up later, both were gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Stolen was a red Ford Econoline van, with a license plate reading AXV 0620, according to the sheriff’s office. The van’s owner said that since the woman had been staying at his house, two firearms and a drill have disappeared, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

FRAUD

• A deputy was called yesterday by a Chehalis area man who said his credit card had been compromised between Saturday and Tuesday while he was vacationing in Oregon with withdrawals made from his account of over $2,000, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The transactions occurred in Bothell and Kirkland, according to the sheriff’s office.

BOAT MOTOR MISSING

• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of Richmond Avenue just before 10 a.m. yesterday where sometime during the night someone cut a lock and stole a Johnson Seahorse 7.5 hp motor from a boat, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A pair of Nike sneakers and a basketball were stolen in a vehicle prowl reported at 7:20 a.m. today at the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 3:40 p.m. yesterday to take a report of tools stolen from a vehicle at the 1800 block of Cooks Hill Road.

• Police were called to the 700 block of West First Street in Centralia about 10:10 a.m. yesterday where during the night someone stolen a Garmin GPS device from an unlocked car, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A GPS device and a camera were stolen during the night from a vehicle at the 1500 block of Lum Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:20 a.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• A 28-year-old woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police on an outstanding warrant about 5:10 .m. today at the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia. Jennie B. Young, transient, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SEX CRIME

• Centralia police were contacted about 8:15 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a possible sexual assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LITTERING

• Dawn D. Galbreath, 59, of Centralia was cited for throwing a lit cigarette out of the window of her vehicle at Harrison Avenue and Interstate 5 about 4:40 a.m. today, according to the Centralia Police Department. She was then released, according to police.

KITCHEN FIRE INJURY

• An individual was hospitalized with burns to her chest and arms from a grease fire in the kitchen of an apartment on the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia late yesterday afternoon. Firefighters called about 5:45 p.m. arrived to find a neighbor had used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, according to Riverside Fire Authority. A crew overhauled the area to make sure flames had not spread anywhere, Lt. Rick LeBoeuf stated in a brief summary of the incident. The victim was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital’s emergency room for treatment and later transferred to Haborview Burn Center in Seattle, according to LeBoeuf.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, fourth-degree assault, probation violation, driving with suspended license, failure to transfer title, driving without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, shoplifting, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances … 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.

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ASSAULT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning they are looking for a 52-year-old Tacoma man who got into a physical altercation with a woman in their vehicle at the flea market in Packwood on Saturday afternoon, but fled on foot when passersby heard what was happening and approached the vehicle. The suspect allegedly had said he was going to take her into the woods and kill her and then tried to drag her out of the vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office. The woman had minor injuries, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• Chehalis police are investigating a possible assault after being contacted about 5:20 a.m. on Sunday regarding a woman with a head injury at the hospital.

BREAK-IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called just before 10:30 a.m. yesterday to a marijuana store at the 1100 block of Northwest State Avenue for a burglary. They don’t know yet what was taken, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were contacted just before 7 a.m. on Saturday by an individual who said he found his vehicle which had been stolen a month or so earlier.

• Someone stole a green 2009 Kawasaki dirt bike from a garage at the 300 block of Southwest Eighth Street in Chehalis, according to a report made to police just after 9 a.m. on Friday. The model is KLX 140L, the bike has Monster Energy drink stickers on it, and a bent rear fender, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called at 8:40 a.m. on Friday to take a report that a business’s truck had been stolen during the night from the 200 block of Northwest Quincy Place. It was later recovered in Pierce County, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

SHOPLIFTING

• Centralia police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday after a male allegedly stole 12 bottles of liquor from a store at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue. The items were recovered when he was confronted by employees, according to the Centralia Police Department. It appears no arrest was made.

• Centralia police were called about 1:05 p.m. on Sunday after a female allegedly stole items from a store at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue and as she was leaving struck another vehicle and nearly struck pedestrians. Nobody was hurt, according to the Centralia Police Department. The vehicle was later located at the suspect’s residence and was seized as evidence, according to police.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 4:35 p.m. yesterday to Borst Park where an individual said that while she and her family floated the river, their vehicle parked near the boat launch was prowled. A window was broken out and a small purse stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 58-year-old Centralia man was arrested after police were called about 2:35 p.m. yesterday about a person passing a counterfeit $10 bill in the pharmacy area at a store on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. Charles E. Wiegard was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He was released after prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge.

• Chehalis police were called about noon on Sunday about a purse taken while a woman was unloading groceries in a parking lot at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

• Centralia police took a report from the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue on Saturday regarding a purse stolen the day before.

• Centralia police were called to the 2000 block of Ahlers Avenue in Centralia at about 7:15 p.m. on Sunday to take a report that a set of 34-inch tires and Weld wheels had been stolen.

DRUGS

• A Winlock resident arrested on an outstanding warrant just before 1 o’clock this morning at the 800 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Joshua A.P. Leblanc, 34, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 54-year-old man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after being contacted by officers called to the park at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue about 4:25 p.m. yesterday about a dispute. William Sacks Jr., a homeless person, was contacted in a portable bathroom in which an item or items containing suspected meth was located, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Prosecutors today declined to file the criminal charge.

• A 25-year-old Randle woman contacted about 4 p.m. yesterday at a shopping center at the 9700 block of U.S. Highway 12 was arrested and then when she was searched, a deputy allegedly found a small bag of a crystal substance, multiple syringes and then sour cream, pizza bites and a Mountain Dew she said she hadn’t paid for, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Maranda Griffith was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and charges related to paraphernalia and third-degree theft were going to be referred to prosecutors, according to the sheriff’s office. Prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge pending further investigation.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report on Sunday afternoon of air being let out of tires in the area of the 1000 block of West Walnut Street.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, failure to transfer title, third-degree theft, public urination, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, noisy neighbor music, dogs alone in parked vehicle, helping people put out their campfire … and more among lots of 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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CHEHALIS EATERY CATCHES FIRE

• Firefighters were called just before 4 o’clock this morning after a passerby spotted a fire at Kit Carson restaurant on the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue in Chehalis. It appeared to have started outside in a planting bed next to the concrete front steps, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. The crew was joined by personnel from Lewis County Fire District 6 and Riverside Fire Authority, Capt. Ted McCarty said. The fire spread inside the wall just a little bit before it was extinguished, McCarty said. He estimated $10,000 damage. The business was closed, but peat moss and shrubbery in the flower bed may have been ignited by a cigarette discarded earlier, he said.

CENTRALIA MAN BEAT UP

• A 29-year-old Centralia man was taken to the emergency room yesterday after he was assaulted by two individuals at the 600 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to police. Officer responding just after 2 p.m. note the victim was punched and kicked. An investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Police were called to the 100 block of West Third Street in Centralia about 1:50 p.m. yesterday to take a report that DVDs had been stolen from the front porch of a home.

• Centralia police were called about 12:15 p.m. yesterday regarding a yellow pressure washer stolen during the night from a yard at the 300 block of N Street.

• Centralia police were called about 10:40 a.m. yesterday to the 600 block of North Tower Avenue where a business reported receiving several bad checks over the course of two years. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A 38-year-old Centralia woman was arrested yesterday after allegedly attempting to break into a vehicle at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia and fleeing from police around 11:20 a.m.. Jessica R.J. Gladue was subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail for attempted vehicle prowl and obstructing a law enforcement officer as well as three warrants, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 35-year-old Centralia motorist allegedly struck a utility pole at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue and left the scene last night. Police responding about 9:10 p.m. subsequently arrested Micah C. Mollerstuen for driving under the influence and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A head-on collision about 8:30 p.m. yesterday at Northwest Louisiana Avenue and Chamber of Commerce Way in Chehalis sent one woman to the hospital with a possible broken wrist, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

• A two-vehicle collision just before 5 p.m. yesterday on National Avenue in Chehalis sent one person to the hospital with neck pain, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. The other driver was not hurt, according to Fire Capt. Ted McCarty.

• Just as a westbound Chevrolet Tahoe began to make a left turn off of U.S. Highway 12, the motorcycle behind her attempted to pass on the left, injuring the motorcyclist when they collided about halfway between Randle and Packwood. Troopers called just before noon yesterday to the scene at milepost 123 blamed the wreck on improper passing, according to the Washington State Patrol. Robert D. Estep, 56, from Crosby, Texas, was taken to Morton General Hospital, according to the state patrol. His 2008 Honda Goldwing was totaled. The 70-year-old driver of the Tahoe, Patricia L. Brown, from Arlington, was reportedly unhurt. Her sport utility vehicle was able to be driven away from the scene, according to the investigating trooper.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 192 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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UNWELCOME VISITOR

• A 32-year-old Centralia man was arrested early this morning after allegedly entering someone else’s home at the 200 block of West Magnolia Street in Centralia and frightening the occupants. Officers responding to a 3:30 a.m. call booked Sparticas Arrington IV into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree trespassing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act when police contacted her yesterday at the 200 block of Southwest 14th Street in Chehalis after a 12:40 p.m. call about a person staying in a camper parked at a condemned house. Megan M. Murphy was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 22-year-old Toledo resident who allegedly gave police someone else’s name as his own to avoid arrest on an outstanding warrant was arrested just after noon yesterday for identity theft, possession of meth and possession of heroin. Centralia police contacted Tavryn L. Lindsey at the 800 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Lindsey also swallowed a small plastic baggie he later said contained cocaine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Lindsey was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Centralia police indicate they plan to forward information to prosecutors for a potential additional charge of tampering with evidence,.

• Centralia police say a motorist tossed drugs out the window of his vehicle as he was being pulled over early yesterday morning at the 1500 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia. It happened just before 7 a.m.  David C. Rahnert, 40, a homeless person, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 51-year-old Rochester man contacted because he was riding a bicycle in an area where a car prowl had occurred on Wednesday night was frisked and a glass pipe was found in his pocket with a white powder residue that field tested a presumptive positive reading for methamphetamine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Gerald P. Abbott was contacted at a gas station at the 1100 block of state Route 6, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. Prosecutors declined to file the charge and he was released yesterday.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning that five small marijuana gardens discovered in the woods off Forest Service Road 25 south of Randle were photographed and then pulled up to be taken into evidence. Forest service employees found them when they were out spraying weeds on Monday near the Woods Creek wildlife area, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Seized were 43 adult plants, according to Kimsey.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 8:10 p.m. yesterday to the 2600 block of Seward Avenue where someone had damaged  vehicle with rocks and eggs.

• Chehalis police were called about 10:50 a.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Southwest Eighth Street to take a report of a fence getting tagged with spray paint.

ANIMAL ENCOUNTER

• An individual was airlifted to an unspecified hospital after getting attacked by a bull at the 700 block of Hamilton Road in Chehalis about 5:30 p.m. yesterday, according to Lewis County Fire District 6.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license, driving with no license, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, disorderly person, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, dog alone in parked vehicle … and more among 221 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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RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

• A Glenoma resident who arrived home yesterday to discover people inside his residence called 911 and then got in his vehicle to follow their car down U.S. Highway 12, which was stopped by a trooper at Morton. Deputies dispatched at 5:08 p.m. for the burglary at the 300 block of Meade Hill Road interviewed the two suspects and one of them reportedly admitted she had gone inside “to look around,” according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation was ongoing to find what if anything had been stolen, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said they learned items were being thrown from the suspect’s vehicle as it fled, and a glass pipe was located with a substance that field-tested positive for meth. Richard E. Prangley, 34, and Krista M. Dodson, 39, both from Graham, were arrested for residential burglary, Kimsey said. Dodson was additionally arrested for possession of methamphetamine, he said. Both were booked into the Lewis County Jail. Prosecutors charged the pair today with second-degree burglary and a judge allowed them release on $10,000 unsecured bail.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A deputy called about 8 p.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl in the area of Twin Oaks Road and Highway 603 west of Chehalis learned from the victim she was walking on the Rails to Trails when she heard her car alarm and then found someone had broken out her front passenger window and stolen a bag containing glasses, books and other items, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

DRUGS

• A 36-year-old Rochester man was arrested yesterday by JNET drug detectives who visited him at his home and persuaded him to allow them to search the residence and his vehicle. According to charging documents, they found $3,300 cash, two firearms, a small amount of a crystal substance, another bag that contained a crystal substance and then approximately four ounces of methamphetamine. Miguel A. Gallardo allegedly confessed to giving two packages to another individual who was to deliver them to three separate people, two of which were in Lewis County, according to charging documents. Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Paul Masiello wrote that Gallardo said he was in the United States illegally and had obtained his social security card illegally. Gallardo was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture or deliver, possession of methamphetamine and also alien in possession of a firearm without an alien firearm license. The defendant spoke through a Spanish interpreter in court this afternoon. Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher asked that he be held on $10,000 bail. Temporary defense attorney Rachael Tiller said she was aware of absolutely no prior criminal convictions. Judge James Lawler set bail at $20,000.

• In response to complaints from downtown Centralia business owners of suspected drug activity in the area, JNET worked a street-level narcotics enforcement detail downtown Centralia yesterday and arrested four people for drug violations plus one person for an outstanding warrant. Arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, and then released pending the filing of charges by prosecutors were Daniel W. Schroeder, 57, of Centralia; Lonny D. Clevenger, 27, of Centralia; Cole E. Taylor, 25, of Winlock; and Shyanne L. Chamberlain, 19, of Covington, according to the Centralia Police Department. Arrested and booked into jail for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant was Rebecca L. McIntire, 29 of Centralia. JNET is the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team made up of law enforcement officers from Centralia, Chehalis and the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. JNET plans on conducting similar details in other areas of Centralia and other communities throughout Lewis County over the next several months.

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• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, disorderly conduct, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, third-degree theft, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 213 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.