Lewis County Sirens.com

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BURGLARY

• A 27-year-old Randle man was arrested yesterday for first-degree trafficking in stolen property in connection with gold necklaces, heart-shaped pendants and a ring deputies learned he allegedly tried to sell to someone. The jewelry was taken in a June 15 burglary on Morris Road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The valuables belonging to a 66-year-old woman were recovered, according to the sheriff’s office. Jacob A. Rowland was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• Centralia police were called about an attempted burglary at the 900 block of Orton Street in Centralia last night. An officer responding to the approximately 8:35 p.m. call reports the front door to the home was damaged but entry was not made, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 2:45 p.m. yesterday for a burglary at the 300 block of Kearney Street. Multiple items were missing from the residence, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A silver Chevrolet S10 pickup truck with matching canopy was stolen from its driveway in the 200 block of Uden Road East in Glenoma sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 7 o’clock yesterday morning, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 8 a.m. yesterday regarding malicious mischief to the interior of a residence at the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue. A prior tenant is suspected in the case, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report just before 3 p.m. yesterday from the 2700 block of Borst Avenue that someone tossed a lit cigarette through a vehicle’s open window leaving a hole burned in the seat.

CENTRALIA HIGH SCHOOL NOTE WRITER LOCATED

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports it turned out the student who turned in a note purportedly found in a bathroom at Centralia High School admitted to being its author yesterday. It was a very vague message that contained what was potentially a threat about something occurring at the school yesterday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. The case is being referred to prosecutors for evaluation of a criminal charge for the disruption caused, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A car traveling the wrong way over the viaduct collided with a motorcyclist near East Summa Street and Kresky Avenue in Centralia this morning. The motorcyclist was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for injuries, according to the Centralia Police Department. The wreck was reported at 5:50 a.m. and is under investigation, according to police.

• Centralia police report an officer responded about 1:40 p.m. yesterday for a collision between a school bus and another vehicle at Harrison Avenue and Alexander Street. No children were on the bus and no injuries were reported, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vandalism, vehicle accident, suspicious circumstances, dog alone inside an otherwise empty parked vehicle … and more among 174 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Customers relax in front of Napavine Starbucks after a vehicle crashes through the building’s glass. / Courtesy photo by Steven Hansen

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A van drove through the glass storefront of Starbucks in Napavine yesterday, coming to rest fully inside the building, according to Lewis County Fire District 5. Firefighter Brad Bozarth said nobody was injured, not even the driver. Firefighters were called to the scene at the 1200 block of Rush Road at 1:50 p.m. The crew helped remove hazards such as hanging shards of glass, Bozarth said. Police are investigating, he said.

CENTRALIA ROBBERY

• A 29-year-old Centralia man was arrested for first-degree robbery following a call about 8:15 a.m. yesterday associated with the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Chad C. Bass, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

RANDLE CARPORT THEFT

• Three people allegedly caught in a Randle man’s carport trying to steal items such as copper piping, tubing and wiring were subsequently arrested yesterday for second-degree burglary and second-degree attempted theft. A deputy dispatched to the 12600 block of U.S. Highway 12 at about 10:40 a.m. was told by the victim he blocked in one of their vehicles, but the trio reportedly got a ride from a stranger, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle in which they were traveling was stopped and they were taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s office. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Joseph A. Jones, 54, and Ashlie M. Nelson, 19, both from Orting and Sunni L. Stokes, 37, of Tenino, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

POWER PILFERING

• Centralia police are investigating following a report yesterday morning of the theft of electricity by someone who had connected to a utility pole at the 1000 block of G Street.

BAD BILL

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue at 3:20 p.m. yesterday where a customer attempted to use a counterfeit $50 bill. The subject claimed they had received it the day before as change from the store, according to the Centralia Police Department. The bill was taken as evidence, according to police.

PICKUP CATCHES FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 12:40 p.m. yesterday to a fenced area south of the Yard Birds Mall where a pickup truck with camper was burning. The vehicle was ruined, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

THREAT AT HIGH SCHOOL DRAWS LAW ENFORCEMENT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office placed extra personnel at Centralia High School today following the discovery yesterday of a “very vague note” referencing something happening at the school at 9 a.m. today. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said the law enforcement presence is to ensure everyone has a good last day of school.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, driving with suspended license, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, unfounded report … and more among 142 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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VANDALISM INSIDE JAIL

• A deputy responded about 11 a.m. yesterday to the Lewis County Jail regarding a broken kiosk there. A review of video surveillance indicated a 37-year-old inmate from Olympia had caused the damage at about 2:30 p.m. the day before, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The case against Ryan K. Riedesel is being referred to prosecutors for malicious mischief, according to the sheriff’s office. The damage is estimated at $1,000, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

AUTO THEFT

• A black Acura Integra stolen in Chehalis was located about 7:30 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of Wigley Road in Centralia. Engine components were removed, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

CAR PROWL

• A vehicle prowl was reported about 7:20 p.m. yesterday at the 1200 block of Alexander Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 37-year-old Centralia woman picked up on two outstanding warrants about 6:30 p.m. yesterday at the 1400 block of Johnson Road was also found to be in possession of heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department. Brandy J. Shea was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Police were called about 8:50 a.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Northwest State Avenue where a semi truck hauling a piece of equipment had caught on power lines and pulled them down. The road was closed while Lewis County PUD made repairs and nobody was injured, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, resisting arrest, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, hit and run, third-degree theft, barking neighbor dog … 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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BEAR SPRAY VICTIM SEEKS HELP

• Centralia police were called at 6:20 p.m. yesterday to the fire department on the 500 block of North Pearl Street for a female who said she was bear sprayed by an unknown person. The investigation revealed she actually knew who had done it, but would not reveal who it was, according to the Centralia Police Department.

NURSE ASSAULTED

• A 36-year-old man from Aberdeen who allegedly assaulted a nurse at the hospital on the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia on Saturday afternoon was arrested for third-degree assault. Michael L. Hensley was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOGNAPPING CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called to the 10 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue where a puppy was stolen from its cage on the porch on Saturday. The call came just before 10 p.m., but a relative said it had occurred about five hours earlier, according to police. The missing dog is about five weeks old and is a male black-tan-beige chihuahua with a white chest, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.

AUTO THEFT

• The owner of a black 1995 Acura called police about 3:40 p.m. yesterday to report the car was missing from behind their residence at the 300 block of Southwest 14th Street in Chehalis. The vehicle has white after-market wheels, faded paint on its hood and has a doughnut-type spare tire installed on its right rear, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

TOOLS, EQUIPMENT MISSING FROM SHEDS

• A deputy responded yesterday to a report of a theft of about $2,000 worth of equipment from a maintenance shop of a business at the 2200 block of Centralia-Alpha Road outside Chehalis. It had occurred sometime between 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and 8:30 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the missing items are two Stihl weed eaters, two chainsaws and 20 gallons of gas, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A deputy took a report from the 200 block of Paradise Drive in Ashford about roughly $1,500 worth of power tools missing from a shop building, taken sometime between Tuesday and Friday, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. Among the missing items are a power washer and a leaf blower, according to the sheriff’s office. There was no forced entry, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

PORCH PILFERING

• Centralia police were called to the 1000 block of K Street about 10:45 a.m. on Saturday to take a report of the theft of the contents from a delivery package.

YARD PILFERING

• A Honda lawn mower, reclining lawn chairs and several gardening tools were stolen from a back yard on the 500 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:50 a.m. on Friday.

• Police were called about the theft of a hammock from the 500 block of South Gold Street in Centralia at about 8:20 a.m. on Friday.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where an individual attempted to spend a counterfeit $100 bill. An officer spoke to the person and is trying to contact the individual who passed it along to him, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A deputy contacted a 47-year-old man about 3 o’clock this morning at the Doty store on the 200 block of Stevens Road who had allegedly been walking in the area and looking at people’s houses and subsequently arrested him for possession of methamphetamine. James L. Louthan, from Aberdeen, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police are referring the case of a 47-year-old Centralia man to prosecutors for allegedly possessing illegal narcotics in a case from just after noon on Saturday associated with the 900 block of Long Road in Centralia.

• Centralia police arrested two men for possession of methamphetamine in a case associated with the 200 block of South Pearl Street from 3 p.m. on Friday. Daniel G. Church, 56, of Onalaska and Adam W. Dickerson, 43, of Centralia, were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 19-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for driving under the influence following an approximately 2:15 a.m. call on Sunday about a single-vehicle collision on the 200 block of Penning Road outside Chehalis. There was no driver at the scene but a deputy contacted Jesus L. Lazo walking along on nearby state Route 6 and booked him 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, obstruction, driving with no license, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, hit and run, vehicle collision, third-degree theft, runaway juvenile … and more among 471 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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BURGLARY

• A deputy responded about 3:10 p.m. yesterday to a residential burglary at the 100 block of Morris Road in Randle in which the victim returned home to notice items out of place and then discovered a jewelry box, hunting knives and family memorabilia were missing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A red Craftsman riding mower, an oxygen tank and an acetylene tank were stolen from the 300 block of Toledo-Vader Road sometime between May 31 and Saturday,  according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

IMPERSONATION ATTEMPT

• A 27-year-old Toledo man was arrested yesterday for identity theft after he allegedly gave someone else’s name as his own when contacted by a deputy. Darrell R. Jackson was wanted on an outstanding warrant and it turned out the person whose name he gave was also wanted, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The alleged deception was noticed when he was brought to be booked at the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said this morning. Jackson allegedly got upset and broke a pay phone in a holding cell. The initial contact came when a deputy stopped a vehicle at the 100 block of Bethany Lane in Winlock about 2:30 p.m. and arrested Matthew T. Johnson, 46, of Winlock, for driving under the influence. Jackson was a passenger, according to Breen.

ARREST

• A 43-year-old Chehalis woman who went to the Chehalis Police Department to pick up some of her belongings there yesterday afternoon was arrested for second-degree possession of stolen property related to alleged checks which did not belong to her, according to police. Jennifer L. Davis, was also wanted on an outstanding warrant and was booked into the Lewis County Jail. Prosecutors however declined to file the felony charge at this time.

AUTO THEFT

• A 2005 Chevy Impala that had been reported stolen from Oakville was recovered at the 300 block of North Railroad Avenue in Centralia at about 5:45 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• An officer was called to the 100 block of Pioneer Way in Centralia about 9:25 a.m. yesterday where an unknown person had broken out a car window and stolen a cell phone, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, third-degree theft, protection order violation  … and more among 134 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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SASQUATCH REPLICA MISSING

• Centralia police were contacted about 2:30 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a concrete Big Foot statue from a home on the 1600 block of Oxford Avenue.

GOLF CLUBS MISSING

• A deputy was called yesterday to investigate a burglary to a garage at the 1400 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia in which Craftsman tools and Tommy Armor golf clubs were taken. The loss is estimated at $1,260, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said the break-in occurred between May 15 and Monday.

SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT MISSING

• A security camera was stolen from a residence in the 300 block of Centralia College Boulevard, according to a report made to the Centralia Police Department just before 9 p.m. yesterday.

• A closed-circuit television camera was stolen from the outside of a building on the 10 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue, according to a report made to the Chehalis Police Department yesterday.

PUD SCAM

• A business on the 700 block of West Main Street reported to Chehalis police yesterday they’d received a call from someone pretending to be with Lewis County PUD and threatening to shut off their electricity. It was a scam, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ASSAULT ALLEGED

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning to Green Hill School to take a report of an incident that occurred a week earlier in which an 18-year-old student-inmate allegedly threw a game controller at a staff member.

THREAT ALLEGED

• Centralia police responded to a complaint of harassment yesterday from the 100 block of West Magnolia Street by issuing a summons to a 38-year-old Toledo resident. The episode involved allegedly threatening emails, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, unfounded complaint, suspicious circumstances, third-degree theft … 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. today.

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Updated at 5:26 p.m.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 5:35 a.m. today to the 900 block of B Street where an individual said someone broke into his garage during the night. It is unknown what was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation.

HARASSMENT

• Chehalis police were called about 2:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of one juvenile harassing another juvenile via social media.

• Chehalis police were contacted about 3:15 p.m. yesterday about harassment involving juveniles.

CAR PROWL

• Several items were taken from a vehicle that was parked in the 600 block of G Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 10:10 a.m. yesterday.

OTHER THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report that a Seattle Times newspaper box valued at $500 was missing from the 1300 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

• Police responded to the 100 block of East Main Street in Mossyrock about 8:35 a.m. yesterday to a report of someone writing a fraudulent check to the store. The case is  pending the receipt of further information, according to the Morton Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Chehalis police and firefighters were called about 1:15 p.m. yesterday to the Twin City Town Center on Northwest Louisiana Avenue where a car pulling into a parking spot in front of an unoccupied business space accidentally struck the front glass entrance, leaving the driver shaken up, but not injured. It appeared her foot slipped onto the accelerator instead of the brake, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

• Centralia police reported today they have referred the case involving a 24-year-old Centralia man for possible criminal charges, related to the car that was discovered upside down in China Creek on Sunday morning. Officers and firefighters responding just after 7 a.m. to the area near the 500 block of North Gold Street determined the vehicle was unoccupied and the wreck had occurred sometime during the night, according to the Centralia Police Department. Search dogs as well as a water rescue team were summoned to search the water and the banks but nobody was located, according to police. Officers were finally able to track down the owner of the vehicle, who admitted to being the driver. Police say that Colton C. McDonald told them his vehicle was unable to negotiate the S-curve and went off the road, rolling and landing on its top in the water, according to police. “Both he and his female passenger were able to get out of the vehicle and walked from the scene,” the police department stated in a press release. The passenger was later located and it was determined she had non-life threatening injuries, according to police. The case is still under investigation as speed and/or alcohol may be a contributing factor, according to police.

• A 37-year-old man was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday morning and charged today with three counts of second-degree assault in connection with an incident on Saturday night in which he allegedly rammed his vehicle into a vehicle occupied by his wife and two of her companions. Police called just before 8 p.m. to the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia were told Bert A. Holmes had been arguing with his wife and she went inside the Chevron gas station while he was circling the location outside looking for her, according to charging documents. When she came out, she got into the backseat after the two asked her if she needed a ride out of the area and then Holmes allegedly drove over the curb, gunned his engine and struck their vehicle in the rear passenger area knocking it out of its parking spot, before fleeing, according to court documents. Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer this after recounted an “alarming” number of previous convictions, with several involving domestic violence involving his wife. Meyer asked for and the judge agreed that bail should be set at $250,000.

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• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, displaying falsified trip permit; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, civil issue, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances … and more among 151 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.