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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 6:45 a.m. today to take a report of the theft of a 25-ton log splitter stolen from the 1000 block of Northwest Maryland Avenue. The 2017 CountyLine splitter is valued at $1,000, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 5:45 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of North Gold Street where someone had forced their way into a residence and stole jewelry, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called just after 8 a.m. yesterday to the 700 block of Southwest William Avenue where property was stolen from the yard and from a vehicle. Among the missing items are a case of four Freeman nail guns, a pair of two-and-a-half gallon gas cans and a Campbell-Hausfeld air compressor, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning they are investigating the theft of a necklace and two credit cards from the 1200 block of Eshom Road in Centralia. The items were believed stolen between 10:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said there is a person of interest in the case.

• A deputy was called yesterday to take a report of the theft of two cell phones from the 100 block of Orchard Drive in Salkum that occurred the weekend before last during a get together that included guests unknown to the victims. Missing are a pair of silver Samsung Edge S7’s each valued at $800, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A blue Trek Fuel mountain bike was stolen from outside a business at the 200 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:30 a.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• Police called at 12:06 a.m. today about apparent vehicle prowling in progress in an apartment complex parking lot at the 2800 block of Russell Road contacted two males, one of which ended up getting arrested for allegedly being in possession of heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department. Nicholas J. Huston, 24 of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 29-year-old Centralia resident –  Brandon W. Hackney – was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and heroin following contact with an officer about 11:10 a.m. yesterday at the 400 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday about people believed to be “shooting up” in a car at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue located paraphernalia which field tested positive for heroin, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Sarah A. Gee, 28, of Chehalis was arrested for drug possession and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue about 6:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of graffiti spray painted on a garage door.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, deputies attempted to stop a motorcycle that was southbound on Gold Street near the fairgrounds for reckless driving, but it fled and while another deputy caught up to it on Market Street in Chehalis, the motorcycle turned and headed north to Centralia, reaching speeds of 100 mph, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies discontinued the pursuit when the motorcycle turned onto Tower Ave driving the wrong way on the one way road, according to the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement is conducting follow-up to try to identify the driver, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen indicated this morning.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, no contact order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault; complaint of motorhome parked on neighboring property … and more among 156 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Updated at 3:04 p.m.

SHORT TERM VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were called at 11:59 p.m. yesterday to take a report that a red Toyota pickup truck had just been been stolen from the 400 block of Southwest 18th Street. A few minutes later another caller to 911 reported a red Toyota hit a utility pole at North Market Boulevard and Boistfort Street, and an officer subsequently made a traffic stop on the suspected stolen vehicle at the 700 block of South Market Boulevard, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It turned out to not be the missing truck, according to police. Shortly after 4:15 a.m., Chehalis police got word that a deputy had located the missing truck near state Route 6 and Scheuber Road, according to police.

GUN CRIMES

• Centralia police say two children shot several windows out of vehicles parked in the area of the 600 block of West Main Street with a pellet gun yesterday. Officers responding about 2:45 p.m. did not take the boys, ages 13 and 9, into custody, but are referring a case to prosecutors for second-degree malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Deputies were called yesterday to take a report of a firearm stolen from the 200 block of Bellicum Road near Morton. The $2,600 gun and some tools were taken from beneath a collapsed outbuilding sometime since January, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Missing is a nickel-plated .45 caliber Colt Combat Commander 1911, according to the sheriff’s office.

GARAGE CRIME

• Chehalis police were called to the 100 block of Southwest Fourth Street about 11:15 a.m. yesterday following the discovery a garage had been burglarized. Missing was a red and black 4000-watt Generac generator, two five-gallon plastic gas cans and a toolbox containing heavy duty Craftsman sockets, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The loss is estimated at $1,130, according to police.

PETTY THEFT

• Centralia police were called just before 10 o’clock yesterday morning about the front tire being stolen from a child’s bicycle at the 300 block of N Street.

DRUGS

• Two people were arrested about 4:15 a.m. today at the 1400 block of Alexander Street in Centralia. Jessica R. Gladue, 38, of Centralia, was arrested and booked for several outstanding warrants as well as possession of heroin and methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. James L. Allen, 50, of Winlock, was also arrested for providing false information to a public servant, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called about 1:25 p.m. yesterday to a store at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where some suspected methamphetamine had been found. It was turned over for destruction, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, resisting arrest, probation violation, misdemeanor assault, no contact order violation, driving under the influence, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 160 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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ATTEMPT TO ELUDE

• A 37-year-old Chehalis man was arrested after a long pursuit that reached speeds upwards of 110 mph last night through rural Chehalis. It began 10:35 p.m. when a deputy spotted a vehicle traveling 18 mph over the speed limit in the area of Forest-Napavine Road and Jackson Highway, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. As the deputy turned, the vehicle abruptly took off, skidding around a corner and driving down the center of the roadway, according to the sheriff’s office. The chase led up to near Kirkland Road, to the end of North Fork Road and then up a logging road, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The vehicle then traveled in reverse down a second road and eventually stopped when it struck the front of a deputy’s vehicle, Breen said. Andrew T. Bradley was taken into custody and booked into the Lewis County Jail for attempting to elude and for second-degree assault, according to Breen. The damage to the patrol car was slight, Breen said.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just after 7 a.m. today about the theft of a Honda Accord from the 200 block of Southwest 13th Street. The car went missing sometime after 2 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officers located the vehicle in the area missing all four of its wheels and tires, according to police.

TEEN TAKES WALLET, FAILS AT ATM

• A 17-year-old boy seen trying to get cash from an ATM yesterday at a business on the 100 block of Foster Creek Road, with several bank cards and receipts in his hand, allegedly admitted he’d stolen a wallet when he got a ride to the area from a Winlock man. The Longview teen spoke to a deputy just after 1 p.m. at the business and handed over the wallet, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was arrested for six counts of second-degree theft and booked at the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said today.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 3:10 p.m. yesterday for a second-degree burglary at the 1400 block of Mellen Street. “Items” had been stolen during the night, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MISSING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

• A business on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia reported the theft of a musical instrument yesterday afternoon. A summons was issued for the person who leased the viola, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 11:50 a.m. yesterday to a business at the 800 block of B Street where someone had cut through a fence and then unbolted and stole a 48-inch LED off-road light bar from a vehicle.

• Centralia police were called about 10:20 a.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 500 block of Hemlock Street in which a flashlight was taken. It happened last Thursday night, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Chehalis police were called to an apartment on North National Avenue about 6:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a metal bowl out of a bathroom.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, 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. today.

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BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday about a break-in to a business on the 500 block of West Main Street. A yellow Huffy bicycle and tools were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Kimberly R. Terrell, 40, of Georgia, was arrested about 9:35 a.m. yesterday for second-degree possession of stolen property, third-degree malicious mischief and trespassing, according to the Centralia Police Department. A yellow bicycle that had been stolen the night before was recovered. Terrell was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Prosecutors declined to file the felony charge today.

AUTO THEFT

A 30-year-old Tacoma man was arrested in connection with a stolen car found fully engulfed in flames on Saturday afternoon approximately three miles up Forest Service Road 73 near Morton. Deputies responding about 3:25 p.m. to the silver 1997 Honda Accord partially over an embankment spoke to an individual who said they’d spoken to a young man inside the (not-yet-burned) car asking for help to get it pulled out, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua L. Gunderson, 30, from Tacoma, was contacted walking away from the scene, according to the sheriff’s office. The car had been stolen out of Tacoma, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Gunderson was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle, Kimsey said. Felony charges are not being filed pending further investigation.

• A vehicle reported stolen from Portland on July 1 was found on Saturday in Centralia at the 900 block of South Silver Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police took a report about 6:30 p.m. yesterday from the 1200 block of North Washington Avenue of the theft of medication.

• Morton police are investigating at least one complaint of a theft from a campsite, reported yesterday morning at the 700 block of Main Street.

• Centralia police were contacted about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday to take a report of the theft of a child’s car seat. The victim said it had been left in an acquaintance’s vehicle, in the case associated with an address on the 400 block of Brock Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Several pieces of mail were turned in to the Chehalis Police Department on Saturday which had been found discarded by someone’s house in Thurston County.

• Morton police took a report last Wednesday night from the 200 block of Second Street of six checks stolen totaling $1,150. The investigation is ongoing, according to the Morton Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• In a case associated with the 500 block of Yew Street in Centralia early yesterday morning, vehicle registration paperwork was stolen from a vehicle. Officers located and returned the paperwork to the owner, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An officer was called just before 3 p.m. yesterday about a 48-inch LED off-road light bar stolen during the night from the 300 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia.

• Centralia police took a report just before 9 a.m. yesterday of a 54-inch LED off-road light bar stolen overnight from the 400 block of South Iron Street.

• Chehalis police were called about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday to take a report of tools taken out of a truck parked at the dealership on Northwest State Avenue.

• Chehalis police were called just before 10 a.m. on Saturday to the 200 block of Southwest Second Street regarding a chainsaw and a weed trimmer stolen from the back of a pickup truck during the night. Officers were called back to the same location about 11:40 p.m. and arrested the 31-year-old owner of the truck for reckless endangerment, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Benny J. Dyer allegedly had gone to his truck, retrieved a rifle and fired off a round, according to police. He said it was accidental, Sgt. Gwen Carrell said. Dyer was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

DRUGS

• A 39-year-old Centralia resident arrested on an outstanding warrant last night was also arrested for possession of meth when a search turned up a small baggie of suspected methamphetamine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement had been searching for a runaway juvenile when they contacted Lance J. Myhre walking into a convenience store at the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A 20-year-old Rochester man arrested with another subject for alleged shoplifting at Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis on Friday night was subsequently also arrested for possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. Chase A. Deguise was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• The Morton Police Department reported today that a boy on a bicycle was hit was a passing unloaded log truck in the area of Third Street and Main Avenue at about 2 p.m. on June 28. The boy had reportedly rode across a street without looking and did not have any injuries, but was transported to the hospital as a precaution, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, protection order violation, shoplifting, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor assault, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 292 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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THEFT CENTRALIA

•  A motorcycle was reported stolen from a resident’s carport area at the 500 block of Yew Street in Centralia early yesterday morning. A stereo was also taken from a vehicle parked in the driveway, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 2000 block of Borst Avenue about 10 a.m. yesterday where a burglary to a shed was reported in which some keys were stolen.

• Six lighted fence post caps were reported stolen during the night from the 1300 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Thursday morning.

• A business at the 200 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia reported yesterday they had received a fake – motion picture money – $100 bill, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A package containing opened mail was found by citizens and turned in the Centralia Police Department on Thursday. The items were bill payments from various citizens to businesses, according to police. It was determined that the suspect or suspects are using something sticky to “fish” the mail out of U.S. Post Service mailboxes.

• A summons was issued to a 29-year-old Centralia woman for third-degree possession of stolen property in connection with a bicycle, which was returned to its owner on Thursday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called to the 700 block of Northwest New York Avenue following a report of a burglary to a garage on Thursday afternoon.

SCAMMED

• A Centralia resident lost more than $2,000 when she was tricked in an apartment rental scam, according to the Centralia Police Department. The 21-year-old woman sent the funds via a money service to a person supposedly in another state, never received the paperwork and figured out it was a scam, according to police. She reported it on Thursday.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 7:20 a.m. today for a vehicle that had been rummaged through during the night at the 600 block of Yew Street. It’s unknown if anything was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Sunglasses and a backpack were reported stolen overnight from a vehicle parked at the 600 block of South Ash Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 7:20 a.m. today.

• An officer responding to a 2:35 a.m. call today for a vehicle prowl at the 600 block of South Washington Avenue in Centralia took note a set of keys had been taken.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday that $980 cash was stolen from one of three vehicles which were prowled at the 100 block of Cheney Drive in Glenoma sometime between 9 p.m. on Wednesday and 4:45 a.m. on Thursday.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday that someone entered a motorhome at the 100 block of Thompson Road in Cinebar and stole a 42-inch flat screen television, a DVD player and a 1972 Honda XL250 motorbike. The theft was reported on Thursday and occurred sometime since April 1, according to the sheriff’s office.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• At least five and possibly six vehicles were damaged when a man behind the wheel of a sedan suffered a medical emergency yesterday in the parking lot at the Twin City Town Center in Chehalis. Firefighters called to the scene at 12:25 p.m. report the driver was taken to the hospital with bumps and bruises but nobody else was injured.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, disorderly conduct, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 369 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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WANTED MAN CHASED IN RANDLE

• A 51-year-old Morton man allegedly twice prompted police pursuits yesterday in the Randle area, both times with stolen vehicles and ended up being “contacted” by a police dog. Tony L. Eastman who was wanted on felony warrants, was arrested for numerous offenses and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It began just before 11:30 a.m. when a deputy tried to pull over a stolen red Geo Metro, but the driver headed up Forest Service Road 75, left the car and ran off, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said other law enforcement arrived to set up containment but Eastman allegedly walked out onto Silverbrook Road and stole a pickup truck. A second pursuit ensued and eventually Eastman was caught running through a field where a K-9 was deployed, according to Breen.

VIOLENCE IN THE WOODS

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning they responded to a possible domestic dispute at a camp site about seven miles up Forest Service Road 52 near Packwood where a 52-year-old woman from Morton said her significant other had struck her loosening her teeth, thrown her to the ground and kicked her in the stomach and shot her in the foot with a BB gun. The suspect had also allegedly broke out all the windows of the motorhome with a frying pan and ripped the wiring out of its engine compartment and other areas of the vehicle, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Shawn L. Poupart, 45, was arrested for third-degree assault and first-degree malicious mischief and booked into the Lewis County Jail. It happened on Tuesday, Breen said. Prosecutors yesterday declined to file the felony charges, but evaluated the case for Lewis County District Court.

BURGLARY, THEFT AND FRAUD CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 7:10 p.m. yesterday to take a report of tools stolen from a garage on the 500 block of West Fourth Street sometime during the previous week.

• Paving stones are missing from the 1400 block of Logan Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 8:20 p.m. yesterday. They were taken during the previous week, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A victim reported that an unknown person wrote several checks on her account without permission in a case associated with the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:45 a.m. yesterday. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

INVESTIGATION

• Chehalis police were called to the 1200 block of Bishop Road just after 11 a.m. yesterday regarding the possibility of an altered prescription.

DRUGS

• A 40-year-old Winlock resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when he was apprehended after getting pulled over for allegedly speeding and jumping out and running off into the woods about 7:20 p.m. yesterday at the 900 block of North Military Road in Winlock. Aaron T. Sjoblom 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, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 190 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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BREAK-IN CHEHALIS

• A Chehalis resident called 911 about 3:30 p.m. yesterday after returning home to the 700 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue to find someone had entered their home through a window, according to the Chehalis Police Department. There was nothing listed in the report as missing as of this morning, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

MISSING MONEY

• Centralia police were called to the 1300 block of Alexander Street about 11:30 a.m. on Monday to take a report of the theft of $200 cash occurring during the night, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

•  Nicholas F. Henderson, 62, of Centralia was arrested and booked into Lewis County Jail  for possession of a controlled substance and an outstanding felony warrant following contact with police at the 100 block of East High Street in Centralia at about 1:40 a.m. today, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FIREWORKS ARRESTS

• Two Centralia residents were cited for violating the state fireworks law by allegedly lighting fireworks in the roadway at Fourth Street and Tower Avenue twice yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department. Christopher S. Anderson, 24, and Dennis R. Mathews, 23, had been warned by an officer, according to police.

VANDALISM

• A fuel line was cut and someone attempted to drain fuel from the tank on a van at Floral and South Gold streets in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:15 p.m. yesterday.

• Tires were slashed on two vehicles parked near the victim’s residence on the 300 block of North Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:45 a.m. on Monday.

• Chehalis police were called just before 9 a.m. on Monday to the 700 block of Southwest William Avenue where someone had broke the window of a vehicle.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Kellie E. James, 46, of Centralia, was arrested for hit and run collision in a case associated with the 500 block of North Tower Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, third-degree assault, malicious mischief, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, possession of marijuana, driving without ignition interlock device, negligent driving; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, dog on a roof; complaints of fireworks, warnings about fireworks violations … and more among 333 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.