Lewis County Sirens.com

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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Two young people were transported to Providence Centralia Hospital yesterday after a rollover accident caused by a tire blowing out on Interstate 5 in Chehalis. Troopers called just after 4 p.m. to the northbound lanes just beyond the West Street overpass found the driver, 18-year-old Rio P. Arriaga was traveling in the left lane but lost control of his Isuzu Rodeo, which came to rest in the right lane, according to the Washington State Patrol. The Chehalis teen was unhurt, according to the state patrol. Arriaga and his two passengers Crystian T. Bean, 14 and Madalyn N. Bean, 11, also of Chehalis, had all been wearing their seat belts, according to the state patrol.

FOOTWEAR LIFTED FROM PORCH

• Police were called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Central Boulevard where someone had stolen a pair of shoes and a small carpet from a porch.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 12:50 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of Woodland Avenue to take a report of a vehicle prowl. Missing was a cell phone from an unlocked vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, protection order violation, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more among 133 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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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 7:20 p.m. yesterday about the theft of a pressure washer from a locked shed at the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue.

• Police were called to the 200 block of Centralia College Boulevard in Centralia just before 11 a.m. yesterday where a check was missing from a mailbox.

• Police were called about 12:30 p.m. yesterday when an individual reported someone tried to use his social security number to gain access to his credit and make purchases. The case is associated with an address on the 700 block of F Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TRESPASSING

• Chehalis police were called about 11 a.m. yesterday to a business on the 1000 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue where someone had gained entry into two trailers. It was not immediately apparent if anything was missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A person at the 600 block of Northwest Ohio Avenue in Chehalis called police about 1 p.m. yesterday about a pair of chickens wandering on the sidewalk and in the road at West Street, with “leashes” attached to their feet. The neighbor took them home and their owner was given a warning about roaming poultry, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 32-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence after his truck collided with a utility pole at the 300 block of Mossyrock  Road East about 12:30 p.m. yesterday. Witnesses told a deputy the 2009 Ford F150 swerved off the road and hit the pole, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Ronald J. Allen Jr., of Mossyrock, 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, protection order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances … 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

LIGHTS LIFTED

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports someone stole four high-intensity LED flood lights from a rock pit off U.S. Highway 12 near Mossyrock sometime after 4 p.m. on Monday. The loss is estimated at $850, according to the sheriff’s office.

AUTO THEFT

• Police responded to the 1300 block of Oxford Avenue in Centralia about 10:15 a.m. yesterday for the recovery of a vehicle which had been stolen in Spokane County.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 3:40 p.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of Harrison Avenue where someone had stolen a tool box from the bed of a truck.

• An officer was called to the 100 block of Seminary Hill Road in Centralia about 11 a.m. yesterday following the discovery of several tools getting stolen from the bed of a pickup truck.

DOG-GONE

• An officer was called to the 10 block of Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis about 2:20 p.m. yesterday where a black and white Australian sheep dog was missing. It wasn’t clear if the animal or a person pushed open a gate to the yard, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• A 23-year-old Centralia resident was arrested just after 9 a.m. yesterday for second-degree theft and unlawful factoring of a credit card in a case associated with the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Zane M. T. Smith was arrested and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• An Onalaska resident was injured when a pickup truck crossed the centerline on Highway 101 in Jefferson County late yesterday afternoon and struck the box truck he was driving. Troopers called about 5:35 p.m. to the area about six miles north of Brinnon report that Woodrow L. Chandler, 31, from Onalaska, was transported by aid car to Jefferson General Hospital. The 2006 Ford E450 box truck was described as totaled. His passenger, James B. Hiatt, 27, from Centralia, was reportedly unhurt. The 44-year-old man from Port Townsend driving the Toyota Tundra that was southbound before it crossed the centerline at a curve was also unhurt, but expected to be cited for speeds too fast for conditions, according to the Washington State Patrol. His Tundra was also totaled, according to the state patrol. The roadway was blocked for about three hours.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, domestic malicious mischief, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 140 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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CORRECTION: This post has been updated to correctly reflect that Zane M. T. Smith was not booked into the Lewis County Jail following his arrest yesterday.

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ARMED, UNWELCOME VISITORS

• Centralia police were called about 11:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1400 block of Johnson Road where a woman told them two people came to her home armed with a rifle demanding the location of the previous resident who owed them money. The victim said it was a male and female and the gun was pointed at her, according to the Centralia Police Department. She didn’t know the previous resident, according to police. The incident is under investigation.

ILLEGAL KNIFE

• An officer on patrol came upon two young men on the ground hitting each other at North Market Boulevard and Cascade Avenue in Chehalis at about 12:45 a.m. today. Bystanders quickly moved away and neither of the two wanted to pursue charges against the other, according to the Chehalis Police Department. However, a spring loaded knife was located on one of them and he was cited for possession of a dangerous weapon, according to police. Cristian Ramirez-Dado, 18, from Centralia, was then released pending a court date, according to Deputy Chief Randy Kaut.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just before 6 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of South King Street to take a report a car had been stolen from there sometime during the previous three days. The white 1993 Acura Integra was subsequently recovered and returned to the owner, according to the Centralia Police Department. A deputy on routine patrol about 3:40 a.m. pulled the car over at the 3400 block of Harrison Avenue because of a defective headlight, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, Daniel L. Carpenter, 39, from Salkum was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, someone throwing eggs at vehicles … and more among 131 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 2:45 p.m.

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• Chehalis police are investigating an incident that occurred at the fitting room in Wal-Mart in which it appears someone may have been taking pictures by sneaking a phone through a gap. The victim called police just before 10 p.m. on Friday and told them she saw the phone on the floor and then realized it suddenly disappeared, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She then saw a male kneeling by a wall, picking up a phone off the ground and confronted him, but he denied it, Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said. The female contacted an employee for help, but the male was gone before an officer arrived, Kaut said. The male was described as blond, with a medium to heavy build and thin wire glasses, according to police. He was wearing a gray hoodie, Kaut said.

KNIFE SCARE

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office was called just before 10 a.m. yesterday when a woman said she was pulling over on Highway 603 near the Rails to Trails area when a man there brandished a knife. The Napavine woman was contacted at a nearby gas station and when the area was searched, a deputy made contact with a 30-year-old man described as transient, according to the sheriff’ office. He said he had just been threatened by a vehicle full of people and thought the same people were returning so he removed his knife to protect himself if needed, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The case is being forwarded to prosecutors for a possible charge of unlawful display of a weapon, Breen said.

BREAK ROOM INTRUDER

• Centralia police were called about 6:25 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of West High Street to take a report that a credit card was stolen from the employe break area of one store an used at another store to purchase merchandise. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FIRE DEPARTMENT BURGLED

• Someone kicked in a door at a Mossyrock area fire station and stole a ladder, a broom and tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called about 11:45 a.m. on Friday responded to the 700 block of Green Mountain Road and learned that among the property missing was a claw hammer, a wooden handled sling blade, a 6-foot fiberglass step ladder and a metal handled push broom, according to the sheriff’s office. It occurred sometime since Oct. 18, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

MORE THEFT

• An individual reported about 10:10 p.m. yesterday his laptop computer was stolen sometime during the day from the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 11:30 a.m. yesterday to the 800 block of Marsh Avenue where someone had stolen a bicycle from a fenced yard.

• Centralia police were called on Friday to the 800 block of West Plum Street where sometime during the night, someone stole a pair of work boots from a front porch.

• An individual at the 1000 block of J Street in Centralia reported on Friday that sometime during the previous week, someone stole a license plate from their recreational vehicle. It reads 7781XX, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called at 8:30 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Alder Street in Centralia regarding a vehicle prowl. A tablet computer and personal game console were missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 7:40 p.m. on Friday to the 800 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia where in the previous few minutes, someone broke in to a vehicle, stealing rain gear and backpacks, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An officer was called about 10:25 a.m. on Friday to the 300 block of East Pine Street in Centralia where gasoline had been stolen from a vehicle and damage reported.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 4:45 p.m. yesterday to the 300 block of East Pine Street where someone had busted a window from an individual’s van.

• Police were called to the 1500 block of South Gold Street in Centralia just after 11 a.m. yesterday where someone had broken the glass doors to a building.

• An officer was called to the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia at about 9:20 a.m. on Saturday following the discovery someone had kicked open the door to a concession stand. Nothing was missing from the building, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FAKE MONEY

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning to a business on West Main Street where a counterfeit $100 bill turned up on a bathroom floor.

• An officer was called to Jack-in-the-Box on Southwest Interstate Avenue in Chehalis yesterday regarding a counterfeit $50 bill. It’s not clear if the person with it was aware it was fake, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

LOST AND FOUND

• A found bicycle was turned in to the Centralia Police Department about 12:35 a.m. today. The owner is unknown, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A citizen found a Washington State J.R.A. badge and turned it into the Centralia Police Department on Saturday evening. The owner has not been located.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 47-year-old Morton man was arrested early Saturday morning for driving under the influence after he was seen doing “cookies” in a parking lot at the 400 block of Second Street in Morton. A deputy responding about 1:15 a.m. noted slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and “odor” but since John Blake refused field sobriety and breath tests, got a blood draw to check, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Blake had two passengers in his vehicle so was also booked into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of reckless endangerment, according to Chief Deputy Dusty Breen.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, breach of public peace, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, noisy neighbor, collision on city street … and more among 440 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.