Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 5:26 p.m.

HIT AND RUN

• Centralia police were called just before 3:30 p.m. yesterday to a business on the 1200 block of Lum Road where an employee attempting to stop a theft suspect stood behind the suspect’s vehicle and was backed into, according to the Centralia Police Department. The employee was uninjured and the suspect fled, according to police. The investigation is ongoing.

HIT AND BREAK TOOTH

• Centralia police took a report of an assault at the 400 block of West Main Street at about 4:35 p.m. on Saturday in which the victim’s tooth was broken. The investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

COUNTERFEIT CASE

• Two people were arrested just before 4 p.m. yesterday at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia after an off-duty officer recognized them from a counterfeiting case he’d been working on.  Amanda Lopez 35, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for forgery and also an outstanding warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. John Lopez, 36, also of Centralia, was booked for forgery and for possession of methamphetamine, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 30-year-old Winlock driver pulled over at Ninth Street and McFadden Avenue in Chehalis about 8:15 a.m. on Friday was found to have outstanding misdemeanor warrants and then once at the jail, allegedly in possession of methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Joseph M. Gomes was  booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

GUNS STOLEN

• Police were called about 6:30 p.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of two firearms from a residence on the 1600 block of Sunset Way in Centralia.

TOOLS TAKEN

• Centralia police were called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday following the discovery of an overnight break-in to a shed at the 900 block of Woodland Avenue. Tools were taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PROPANE PILFERING

• Centralia police were called just before 8 a.m. on Saturday to the 200 block of North Rock Street to take a report that two propane tanks and small propane heater has been stolen.

• An officer was called regarding the theft of a propane tank from the 100 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia about 5:15 p.m. on Friday.

TV THEFT

• A television was stolen from the 600 block of J Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:20 a.m. on Friday.

BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called about 11:10 a.m. on Friday about a burglary to a thrift store on the 1800 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue. An officer today was waiting to receive statements for the case, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An officer was called to the same business yesterday evening when “a couple” counterfeit $20 bills were found in the till, according to police.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 6:15 a.m. on Saturday about a vehicle stolen from the 200 block of James Street. The maroon 2002 Dodge Caravan was warming up outside while the victim was inside, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A green 1998 Subaru Legacy was stolen from the 2400 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 6:40 p.m. on Friday. It has a license plate reading AOD 6308, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police recovered an abandoned stolen Honda accord from a parking lot at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia on Friday afternoon.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called for a vehicle prowl about 12:15 a.m. on Saturday at the 300 block of Yew Street in Centralia. Paperwork was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BAD IDEA NIPPED IN BUD

• An officer was called about 4:20 p.m. on Friday to take a report from the 100 block of West Chestnut Street in Centralia about threats made to an individual to publish their intimate photos by an acquaintance. No arrest was made, but the subject agreed to delete the pictures, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TARGET SHOOTING GOES AWRY

• The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office believes it was a long-distance shooting accident over Interstate 5 that sent two bullets onto the Great Wolf Lodge property in Grand Mound this weekend. One round hit a person’s arm and fell to the ground and another struck a wall, according to information passed along to Sgt. Carla Carter. They were 22 caliber bullets, according to Carter. It happened about 2:15 p.m. on Saturday and the male victim was not hurt, according to the sheriff’s office. The hotel complex is situated along Old Highway 99, with its backside facing the freeway. Given the scenario, they don’t think the shots were fired from the freeway and a deputy asked questions at a sparse housing development on the east side of Interstate 5 but didn’t find who was responsible, according to Carter’s information.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, minor in possession of alcohol, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, civil issue, hit and run, misdemeanor domestic assault, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 385 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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ALCOHOL HEIST

• A deputy was called about 9 o’clock yesterday morning to a Randle tavern where someone had broken in and left with at least 20 bottles of liquor, two cases of beer, a safe and some cash. It appeared the burglar had pried open a window covering to get inside, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy spoke with the owner of the business at the 9700 block of U.S. Highway 12 and learned $263 cash was taken, according to the sheriff’s office. A list of missing property is still being compiled, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

CENTRALIA BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called about 12:20 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of North Tower Avenue for a burglary to a business. Someone tried to sell the stolen items to another business, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FIREARM THEFT

• Police took a report from the 1800 block of Collision Street just before 6 p.m. yesterday of a handgun getting stolen.

POWER THEFT

• Centralia police cited a person for third-degree theft yesterday morning in connection with allegedly bypassing a power meter to provide electrical power to a house under renovation at the 1300 block of Rhobina Street. Melchor Bardinino, 49 of Vancouver, was arrested and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 11:20 a.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl at the 800 block of Hamilton Avenue. A door handle to the vehicle was broken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 8:20 p.m. yesterday to Pear and King streets where someone had broken the driver’s side window to a vehicle there.

MAILBOX TAMPERING

• Police were called to the 300 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia yesterday afternoon where someone had punched the lock out of a mailbox.

DRUGS

• A 20-year-old Centralia resident picked up on an outstanding warrant yesterday afternoon at the 3300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia was subsequently arrested also for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Jesse M. McCracken 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, shoplifting, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, civil issue, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 110 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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THREAT WITH FIREARM

• Centralia police are investigating after a call for a dispute involving two males and a gun at the 2800 block of Russell Road last night. Officers responding about 10:25 p.m. were told threats were made with a gun, according to the Centralia Police Department.”All the parties involved have been located as well as the gun in question,” police stated in a brief summary of the incident.

MISSING MONEY

• Centralia police were called at 10:50 a.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue about the theft of cash occurring sometime over the past several weeks, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to the 700 block of Southwest Market Boulevard where an individual reportedly attempted to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at a retail store, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 31-year-old Toledo resident was arrested for possession of heroin after contact with a deputy about 1:40 a.m. today at the 200 block of Drews Prairie Road outside Toledo, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement was in the area investigating a separate incident and made a traffic stop on a Honda Civic for a loud exhaust, and subsequently found Kaylon D. Trimmer was in possession of suspected drugs, according to the sheriff’s office.

ATTEMPTED SCAM

• Chehalis police were called about 12:45 p.m. yesterday by an individual seeking assistance for an elderly person who had gotten a phone call from someone pretending to be a grandson in jail who needed bail money, but wasn’t, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, probation violation, driving under the influence, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 149 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 12:49 p.m.

HOME INVASION

• Police were called to the 1500 block of View Avenue in Centralia about 9:20 a.m. yesterday where a man said he heard someone knocking, didn’t answer because he thought it was a solicitor and soon afterwards, two men in their 20s barged in. The victim, a man in his 60s, yelled at them and they fled, according to the Centralia Police Department. The suspects were possibly driving a white Toyota RAV4-type vehicle, according to police.

GAME CAMS SWIPED

• A deputy was called around noon yesterday to the 100 block of Boshart Lane near Mossyrock where a woman reported someone came onto her property and stole four digital game-type cameras and a driveway sensor. The loss is estimated at $975, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

SECURITY IMAGES LEAD TO SUSPECT

• A 38-year-old man was arrested last night in connection with an early-morning burglary at the 100 block of Templeton Road outside of Toledo on Jan. 14. The victim reported a safe, three cell phones and two security cameras were stolen and a followup investigation with security footage led to a suspect, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. When a deputy contacted Vince P. Perazzo, he returned the phones, according to the sheriff’s office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary. The safe had turned up down the road the next day, according to Chief Deputy Dusty Breen.

AUTO THEFT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office took a report last night that a silver 1997 Dodge 1500 extended-cab pickup was stolen from Hampton Mill in Randle. The victim said he parked it at 6 p.m. and then at 9 p.m. the truck was gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A green 1993 Honda Accord was reported stolen just before 3 p.m. yesterday from the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia. It has a  license plate reading  ANS 1983, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A car stolen from Portland was abandoned in the parking lot at the 2400 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia and recovered about 2:15 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BATHROOM THEFT

• Chehalis police were called at 11:30 a.m. yesterday to a business on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where an individual said someone grabbed his bag from under the bathroom stall and he chased after the subject. Jordan N. White, 21, of Chehalis, was subsequently arrested for third-degree theft and obstructing (for allegedly giving a false name) and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FUEL THEFT

• An officer was called about 9:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report from the 1200 block of View Avenue in Centralia regarding the theft of gasoline from a pickup truck during the night.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report last night that someone broke into a vehicle at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia. The victim’s 28-year-old boyfriend is getting summonsed to appear in court for third-degree malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called at 7:45 a.m. yesterday about the rear window of a vehicle getting broken by a rock during the night, when it was parked in a carport behind a residence along the 600 block Southwest Pacific Avenue.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Chehalis police were called at 11:43 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Northwest Shoreline Drive where a woman said a vehicle had just intentionally run over her cat on the road. It was described as a bluish-green single-cab pickup truck, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, domestic malicious mischief, minor in possession of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 143 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 3:33 p.m.

BREAK-INS CENTRALIA

• Police were called to a residential burglary at the 100 block of Jalyn Street in Centralia about 12:45 p.m. yesterday. Jewelry and collectibles were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A deputy was called about 7:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report that someone had broken a padlock on a storage shed at the 2500 block of Sandra Avenue in Centralia and stole a gravel compactor, a Honda 5.5 HP motor and four cables of varying thicknesses and lengths. The loss is estimated at $2,800, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The break-in occurred sometime since Friday, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Centralia police were called about 6:10 a.m. today to the 1100 block of North Pearl Street following the discovery a padlock to a shed had been cut. Exactly what might be missing is not yet known, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just after midnight to take a report that a white 1993 Honda Accord had been stolen from the 200 block of North Tower Avenue. It has a license plate reading AOJ 1873, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MAIL THEFT

• A deputy was called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report of mail stolen from a mailbox on the 3200 block of Jackson Highway in Chehalis. Taken sometime between 11 a.m. Jan. 14 and noon the following day was an $1,100 cashiers check and a trip reservation coupon, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BAD BILLS

• A counterfeit twenty dollar bill was recovered just after 8 p.m. yesterday a t the 1100 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called at 10 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of North Tower Avenue to take a report that counterfeit money had been received there.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 137 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 2:37 p.m.

STOLEN VEHICLE

• A deputy was called to the 2000 block of Taylor Street in Centralia about 4:15 p.m. on Saturday where a woman reported her blue 1993 Chevrolet pickup truck vanished shortly after she parked it in a friend’s driveway. It has a license plate reading B83249N, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

STOLEN BANK CARDS

• Police on Saturday detained two people in relation to a shoplifting investigation at the 1200 block of Lum Road in Centralia and allegedly discovered they had stolen credit cards. Tanya R. Griffith, 41 of Centralia, and Randy J. Fjeld, 44 of Renton, were arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree possession of stolen property, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police report Fjeld also had meth in his possession.

DRUGS

• A 53-year-old Centralia man contacted about 2:20 p.m. on Friday at the 100 block of Downie Road in Chehalis and taken in to custody for an outstanding warrant was arrested also for possession of methamphetamine. Randy J. Toups was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE

• Centralia police were called on Friday afternoon to take a report about suspected molestation of two small children, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case was turned over to detectives, according to police.

UNWELCOME VISITORS

• A deputy was called about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday to the 100 block of Wilcox Road in Salkum where a woman allegedly had let herself in to an acquaintance’s home, cooked and ate some of her food, went through her wallet and fell asleep on her couch, while the resident was not there. Georgia L. Miller, 56, from Salkum, was located, arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police responded to an approximately 1:10 a.m. call on Friday to the 1300 block of Lakeshore Drive where they arrested a 28-year-old homeless man after motel guests woke up to find him in their room. Michael J. Miller was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree trespassing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 9 p.m. on Saturday for a vehicle prowl at the 300 block of South Cedar Street. A wallet and cell phone were taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An officer was called just after 7 p.m. on Saturday to the Twin City Town Center in Chehalis where a shopper returned to her vehicle after being parked for 10 minutes and discovered someone had taken a multi-colored, metallic looking wallet from the glove box area, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The brand is Hobo, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called at 12:45 p.m. on Friday to the 10 block of Northeast Division Street where someone had prowled a car and tried to remove its passenger seat, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FAKE BILLS

• Chehalis police were called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue regarding the receipt of four counterfeit $20 bills.

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue about 11:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the receipt of a counterfeit bill the day before.

• Police were called just after noon on Saturday to a store on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia regarding the receipt of two counterfeit $20 bills.

• Centralia police were called to a retail store on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia at 7:45 a.m. on Friday regarding two counterfeit bills being accepted there.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A deputy was called about 2:45 a.m. today to the 500 block of Park Road near Winlock where a Toyota 4Runner had left the roadway, broke a utility pole and left power lines down, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The truck had struck a mailbox and damaged two PUD boxes, according to the sheriff’s office. No driver was located, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, third-degree theft, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, shoplifting, hit and run, vehicle collision, suicidal person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 382 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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ARSON AT COLLEGE

• Police were called to Centralia College about 6:20 p.m. yesterday following the discovery a small fire had been set to a paper flyer taped on a wall. It burned itself out before it was found, but left scorch marks, according to the Centralia Police Department. The incident is under investigation, according to police.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of North Oak Street about 5:50 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a chainsaw, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 1:15 a.m. today to the 700 block of Northwest Ohio Avenue in Chehalis for a suspected vehicle prowl.

• Chehalis police were called about 9:20 a.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of North National Avenue following the discovery that during the night, someone had cut a padlock to a trailer. It was not immediately apparent if anything was missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• James A. Nix, 50 of Centralia, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with an officer about 2:10 p.m. yesterday at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Firefighters were called just before 7:30 a.m. today for a wreck in which a car landed off the road on its side with the driver trapped at the 600 block of Meier Road outside Winlock. They were able to help her out without using any of their tools and she was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital with minor injuries, according to Lewis County Fire District 15.

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 156 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.