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Crews conduct a defensive attack on residence on the 100 block of Rarey Road in Winlock / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 15

HOUSE FIRES

• The cause of a fire that destroyed a double wide mobile home and its contents in Winlock early on Sunday morning is under investigation, according to Lewis County Fire District 15. Fire Lt. Patrick Jacobson said nobody was home at the time and nobody was injured. Crews called at 4:58 a.m. arrived within six minutes of dispatch to find the residence on the 100 block of Rarey Road heavily involved in flames, according to Jacobson. The blaze threatened a detached garage which they protected. The fire was under control by 6:20 a.m. and personnel remained on scene until 10 o’clock checking for and extinguishing hot spots, according to Jacobson. Approximately 18 firefighters responded, including from Lewis County Fire Districts 5, 6, and Cowlitz-Lewis Fire District 20.

• At approximately 6:52 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters with Lewis County Fire District 15 joined crews from Lewis County Fire District 6 on a fully-involved structure fire  in the 100 block of Rogers Road  outside of Chehalis. No injuries were reported, according to District 15 Fire Lt. Patrick Jacobson

VEHICLE THEFT

• A small utility trailer was reported stolen from the front yard of a residence on the 200 block of Tilley Avenue in Centralia by an unknown suspect on Sunday afternoon, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CREEPING INTO FOOD TRUCK

• Centralia police said it appeared someone had possibly slept during the night inside a food truck that was reported broken into about 11:15 a.m. on Sunday. Officers called to the 600 block of North Tower Avenue observed that someone had unscrewed a door and window from the truck and made entry, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FAKE PHONE CALLER

• Centralia police say they took a report of a scam in which unknown person have called called at least one resident and purported to be from the Social Security Administration and they needed payment or an arrest warrant would be issued to the recipient of the phone call. The federal agency would not telephone people and threaten to have them arrested, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• When Centralia police contacted two people at the 3200 block of Galvin Road at about 1:40 p.m. on Saturday who had outstanding warrants, one of them was allegedly found in possession of heroin. Kristen M. Karboski, 37, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. Her companion, Lorrie L. Keen, 58, of Centralia, was cited and then released with a new court date to appear in Centralia Municipal Court, according to police.

ON THE ROAD

• A motorist called police about 6:50 p.m. on Friday to report that as she was traveling along Harrison Avenue near High Street in Centralia, a male threw a rock at her windshield.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, hit and run, trespassing, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief, interfering with reporting of domestic violence; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation and more among 379 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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FRAUD

• Chehalis police were contacted about 8:20 p.m. yesterday in regard to a possible fraud. The case is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 2300 block of North Pearl Street just after 8 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of propane tanks and lumber from a  business.

• Centralia police called about 11 p.m. yesterday to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road where a staff member said her cell phone had been stolen by a patient, located the phone in the patient’s car, according to the Centralia Police Department. Blake D. Hansen, 28, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for an outstanding warrant and a case for third-degree theft is being referred for charges, according to police.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called just before noon yesterday to a business at the 2100 block of North National Avenue where a counterfeit $50 bill had been passed.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run, civil issue, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault and more among 169 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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ASSAULT

• Centralia police called to the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue about 7:15 a.m. yesterday arrested a 61-year-old man who allegedly assaulted his significant other and prevented her from leaving a residence. Timothy R. Griffith was booked into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree domestic assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to Green Hill School on the 300 block of Southwest 11th Street about 8:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report of an incident that occurred on Dec. 16 in which a 16-year-old student-inmate allegedly punched a staff member in the face. A case is being forwarded to prosecutors for a charge of custodial assault, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DISTURBANCE

• A 33-year-old Centralia man who allegedly caused a disturbance at the 2400 block of West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia, which was reported about 12:15 p.m. yesterday, was arrested. Jason R. Ferris was booked into the Lewis County Jail for  interference with a health care facility, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A 2005 GMC Sierra reported missing about 7:50 a.m. yesterday from the 1800 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis turned up around 2:25 p.m. with a broken window at Southwest John Street and Pacific Avenue in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 9 p.m. yesterday regarding hairdressing equipment stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked at a business on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue.

• Chehalis police were called just after 1 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Northwest River Street where someone had broken windows out of two vehicles.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, drug violation, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances and more among 139 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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CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE

• Centralia police were called to the 1400 block of Maple Valley Drive at 4:36 p.m. yesterday regarding an assault. A person was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. The jail log indicates Darren E. Ellis was booked at 6:20 p.m. yesterday.

• Gonzalo Murillo Ontiveros, 28 of Centralia was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful domestic imprisonment following a call about 10:10 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PORCH PILFERING

• Chehalis police were called about 11:35 a.m. yesterday because a chainsaw had been stolen from a porch within the previous hour on the 1000 block of Southwest McFadden Avenue. Missing is an older Stihl chainsaw model MS260 with an 18-inch bar, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called to the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 2:15 p.m. yesterday because a 39-year-old Portland man tried to pay for fuel with a counterfeit $100 bill. The case is being forwarded to prosecutors for a charge of counterfeiting, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 2:20 p.m. yesterday to take a report of fraud associated with a location on the 100 block of Southwest Third Street.

LEFT ALONE

• A 47-year-old Ethel man, Otis S. Dezern, was issued a citation for leaving a child alone in a vehicle after Chehalis police were called to the parking lot of a grocery store at the 1300 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 4 p.m. yesterday because a 3- to 4-year-old was observed alone inside a parked vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, trespassing, civil issue, suspicious circumstances,  misdemeanor  theft, misdemeanor assault and more among 123 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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FIRE CALL TO HOSPITAL

• The radiology department at Providence Centralia Hospital was evacuated for approximately one hour last night when it was discovered an MRI equipment room contained a large amount of smoke. Firefighters called at 10:22 p.m. to the the campus at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road checked the building to ensure the problem was confined to the one room, according to Riverside Fire Authority. There was no damage to the building and responders determined the likely cause of the smoke was overheated electrical equipment, according to Fire Capt. Casey McCarthy.

BAD CHECK

• A 42-year-old Centralia woman was arrested yesterday after allegedly trying to purchase merchandise from a business knowing there was no money in the account. Officers called about 3:25 p.m. to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue booked Sharon A. Todd into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful issuance of bad checks, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of West Main Street about 4:55 p.m. yesterday where someone had broken into a vehicle and left something broken off in the ignition. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• An individual reported damage to a door of their residence at the 1000 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia at about 9:40 a.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• The Morton Police Department reported yesterday that around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, an officer arrested an Aberdeen resident for attempting to elude, possession of heroin with the intent to manufacture, possession with intent to deliver another controlled substance and “escape” from community custody. Jose Guadalupe Ambrocio, 31, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Morton police.

MISSING BIKE

• The Morton Police Department reported yesterday that an officer took a report last Wednesday of a bicycle stolen from a garage at the 300 block of Mossyrock Avenue in Mossyrock. Missing is a blue and/or teal-colored NEXT brand mountain bike with 24-inch rims, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• The Morton Police Department reported yesterday they are waiting for (unspecified) information in order to investigate a possible hit and run involving a pedestrian and a vehicle at the 800 block of Main Avenue that was reported last Thursday at 5:16 p.m.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor domestic assault and more among 146 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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ASSAULT

• Officers called to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue about 11:25 p.m. on Sunday arrested a 24-year-old Centralia man because he allegedly chased somebody with a knife. Nicholas D. Calosso was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 12:05 a.m. on Sunday because an 18-year-old patient allegedly assaulted a nurse booked Brycen A. Friedley, of Chehalis, into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• An individual reported at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday that a solar powered motion light taken from his front porch on the 1500 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia.

• A debit card was reported stolen about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday in a case associated with the 100 block of West Magnolia Street in Centralia.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1500 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 7 p.m. on Saturday following the discovery a vehicle parked behind a building had been prowled. The glove box was cleaned out and the gas door was left open, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FAKE BILL

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 5:25 p.m. on Saturday because a customer getting shopping cart found a counterfeit $100 bill and turned it in.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 8:45 a.m. on Friday following the discovery that someone had broken out the driver’s side window of a vehicle in a city parking lot at the 10 block of Northeast Cascade Avenue. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, drug violation, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing, shoplifting, hit and run, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation and more among 396 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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VEHICLE THEFT

• A truck and trailer were reported stolen from a motel parking lot at the 1200 block of Alder Street about 7:35 a.m. today.

• At about 11:30 p.m. on Thursday an officer observed a stolen car in a parking lot at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis and arrested the occupant. The 2007 Chrysler Sebring was missing from Pasco, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Because a clear bag of a crystal substance was also found, Andres Luna-Gonzales, 43, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of methamphetamine, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 5:30 a.m. on Thursday when an individual heard their car start up and drive away from the 3000 block of Russell Road. Stolen was a black 1998 Honda Civic with a license plate reading BLS 8712, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ALDER STREET PROWLING

• A gas powered weed eater and a jump-box were stolen from under a carport on the 1100 block of Alder Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 8:10 a.m. on Thursday.

• Centralia police were called about 7:50 a.m. on Thursday to the 1100 block of Alder Street after a victim discovered the rear hatch of the vehicle open and a car stereo amplifier missing.

SWITCHED PLATES

• Centralia police were called about 10:25 a.m. on Thursday by an individual who reported the license plate was stolen from the their vehicle and replaced with a plate from a stolen vehicle in a case associated with the 200 block of North Ash Street.

TRICKSTER FAILS

• A scam was reported about 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in which a Centralia resident said they were told they had won a new car and cash. They had been sent a small locked safe and then contacted by a person who told them they had to send a check for $5,000 to get the safe access code to claim the prizes, according to the Centralia Police Department. The potential victim did not send money but instead notified police. It is unknown at this time where the scam originated from, according to police.

BAD BILL

• Centralia police were contacted about 9:30 a.m. on Thursday by a business on the 1000 block of Kresky Avenue where a counterfeit $100 bill had been passed.

BAD BEHAVIOR

• Cherish F. Willis, 19, and Journi R. M. Trask, 21, both of Centralia, were each arrested for fighting in public after officers were called to their workplace at the 1200 block of Alder Street for the report of a possible assault at about 6:40 p.m. on Thursday. They were then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday because two juveniles had allegedly brought green vegetable material and paraphernalia to school. The items are being sent out for testing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, disorderly person, protection order violation 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.