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SMOKE ALARMS ALERT PAIR TO HOUSE FIRE

• Two Adna area residents were displaced after a fire broke out early yesterday morning in the bathroom of their manufactured home. Firefighters called to the 100 block of Meadow Drive at about 5:30 a.m. arrived to find the dwelling glowing orange with smoke rising from the roof and the two adult occupants outside, according to Lewis County Fire District 6. One of them had told 911 dispatchers they awoke to their smoke alarms, found a ceiling fan in a bathroom was burning and fire was spreading to the roof, according to District 6’s DJ Hammer. Personnel from American Medical Response evaluated both victims and concluded they were uninjured, according to Hammer. The fire was quickly knocked down, confining the damage to the one room and hallway areas, Hammer said. Red Cross was called to assist the residents in obtaining a room at a local hotel for the night. District 6 was assisted by five area fire departments. Hammer noted the value of working smoke alarms, which roused the occupants from their sleep, allowed them to evacuate unhurt, and enabled a faster fire department response limiting damage to the residence.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• An individual reported the theft of a package that was delivered to his front porch at the 1200 block of West Main Street in Centralia sometime during the day before 4:13 p.m. on Tuesday.

• Centralia police were contacted about 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday by an individual who reported they discovered two fraudulent charges, totaling $180, from a fuel station located somewhere in Centralia. The victim was reimbursed by the bank and did not suffer a loss, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report of the theft of medication from the 100 block of South Rock Street about 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, driving motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, 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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TEEN INMATE FLEES HOSPITAL

• A 17-year-old student-inmate from Green Hill School transported to Providence Centralia Hospital at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road fled on foot from staff after arriving, according to a call made to police at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Law enforcement officers from Centralia along with units from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Chehalis, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Washington State Patrol assisted in the search for the escapee, according to the Centralia Police Department. While the Centralia police dog was searching the area, a trooper on containment located the teenager and took him into custody, according to police. The escapee was transported back to Green Hill School and a case will be referred to prosecutors for a charge of escape, according to police.

ASSAULT

• Centralia police were called about 8:40 p.m. on Monday to the 1900 block of Honeysuckle Lane where an individual reported an ex-roommate entered the residence and assaulted the victim, and then fled. The incident is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• A business on the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia reported the theft of power tools from its maintenance room at about 10 p.m. on Monday. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 500 block of Harrison Avenue about 10:40 a.m. on Monday to take a report from a business in which someone attempted to break in during the early morning hours by trying to pry the back door open.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue to take a report of a second-degree theft at about 9 p.m. on Saturday.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1900 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue to take a report of a vehicle theft at about 9:40 a.m. on Friday.

REPORT OF SHOOTERS ATOP TAVERN UNFOUNDED

• Officers responding to an 11:15 p.m. call on Saturday from an individual in Mossyrock who claimed there were several people on the roof of a nearby tavern shooting at his residence, contacted the caller and concluded he seemed to be hallucinating due to a possible medical condition combined with alcohol use, according to the Morton Police Department.

STRUCTURE FIRE

• Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that heavily damaged an outbuilding on Monday at the 200 block of Blanchard Road in Centralia. A crew was called at 11:15 a.m. to a fully involved fire and kept it contained to the building of origin, according to Riverside Fire Authority. No injuries were reported, according to the fire department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, assault, trespass, harassment, drug violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, no contact order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, minor in possession of alcohol, driving motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, disorderly person and more among 552 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 96-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 4 p.m. yesterday by a resident who discovered a fraudulent charge on her credit card account occurring at a business on the 1500 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

• Police were called about 5 p.m. yesterday after an individual learned a check they had received was fraudulent in a case associated with the 2000 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue.

STOLEN HOME RECOVERED

• The Chehalis Police Department said yesterday an investigation into the 26-foot travel trailer that was reported stolen from Wal-Mart’s parking lot on Tuesday night – with everything the victim owned inside of it – revealed a tow company had impounded the wrong trailer. It was to be returned to the 60-year-old owner who had left it parked there for less than an hour, according to police.

RYDERWOOD GARAGE FIRE SPREADS TO HOME

• A fire that caused extensive damage to a house and destroyed a garage in Ryderwood is under investigation, according to Cowlitz-Lewis Fire District 20. Chief Richard Underdahl said crews called to the 100 block of Monroe Street about 3:35 a.m. on Wednesday found the detached garage fully involved in flames and extending to the residence through a breezeway. The fire also threatened neighboring properties on both sides, according to Underdahl. The occupants got out unhurt but one individual running to the scene fell and suffered a minor injury to her face, according to the chief. Firefighters entered the residence and retrieved personal property for the home’s owners, saving as much as they could. Five neighboring departments joined in battling the blaze in work that that continued for almost 10 hours, according to Underdahl. Fire investigators from Cowlitz County Fire District 2 were contacted and responded to the scene.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespass, drug violation, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances 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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Six fire departments worked together to extinguish a blaze on Monroe Street in Ryderwood on Wednesday. / Courtesy photo by Cowlitz-Lewis Fire District 20

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FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 1:25 p.m. yesterday regarding a forged check discovered by a bank in a case associated with the 1300 block of Northwest State Avenue.

DISTURBANCE

• Officers called for a disturbance at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia about 7:35 p.m. yesterday arrested a 25-year-old man for interfering with a health care facility. Anthony J. Bordelon, of Brush Prairie, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 5:10 a.m. today to the 200 block of Southwest Alfred Street for malicious mischief.

MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

• Chehalis police were called to the 700 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue at 6:35 p.m. yesterday on a report that a man walking his dog walked by a window when it suddenly shattered.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation and more among 132 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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HOME STOLEN

• A 60-year-old man called Chehalis police about 10 p.m. yesterday when he returned to a parking lot on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where he had left his 26-foot travel trailer for less than an hour and discovered it was gone. Missing is a white 1998 Sunbeam King trailer, with everything the victim owned inside of it, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Surveillance images from Wal-Mart show a suspect vehicle that pulled the trailer away was a white quad-cab Ford pickup truck, that possibly had a brown stripe on it, according to police.

BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of Duffy Street regarding a burglary to a residence and garage about 3:35 p.m. yesterday.

THEFT

• An individual reported the theft of five PlayStation 4 video games from the 700 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia at about 7:20 p.m. yesterday.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were contacted about 4:35 p.m. yesterday by an individual who found a fraudulent purchase was made in the Kennewick area using their EBT card.

• Centralia police were contacted about 4:40 p.m. yesterday to take a report that multiple fraudulent checks were made and drawn from a customer’s account in a case associated with the 100 block of South Pearl Street.

• Police were contacted by a Chehalis resident about 10 a.m. yesterday after she discovered someone had opened an account using her information and charged $240 to have something delivered to a New Jersey address.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of North Tower Avenue about 7:25 p.m. yesterday where an individual reported that someone had entered her vehicle and left a cell phone. It appeared that nothing was taken and the suspect was scared off, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Someone ran over a fire hydrant at the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis and knocked it off its base, according to a report made to police about 3:40 p.m. yesterday. No water was spraying out, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft 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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VEHICLE THEFT

• An individual at the 100 block of West Walnut Street in Centralia reported the theft of a black open utility trailer just after 9 a.m. on Monday. The trailer has a license plate reading 7062YL, according to the Centralia Police Department. The theft occurred sometime over the weekend, according to police.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 6:10 p.m. on Saturday by a couple who had just discovered several hundred dollars had been removed from their credit union union account after shopping at various places including on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

• Chehalis police are investigating a suspected identity theft after being called about 3 p.m. on Monday in a case associated with the 2500 block of North National Avenue.

PORCH PILFERING

• A package was stolen from the front porch of a residence on the 800 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:30 p.m. on Friday.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 6:50 p.m. on Sunday by an individual who said they returned to their car and discovered a stranger sitting inside, but he ran off when she banged on the window.

• Chehalis police were called regarding a vehicle prowl at the 1900 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue in Chehalis at about 2:10 p.m. on Saturday.

OUT OF CONTROL

• A 38-year-old Centralia man who was detained about 7:25 p.m. on Saturday at the tractor parade on the 100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia for allegedly being disorderly was taken to the hospital for a medical clearance due to his intoxication level and there he allegedly assaulted a nurse and was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Adam P. Stroud was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault and possession of meth, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Officers called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road just after 11 a.m. on Saturday for an individual who allegedly was screaming and yelling in the halls, throwing his clothes around and had broken a wall phone arrested a 53-year-old Centralia resident. Steven W. Stewart was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree malicious mischief and interfering with a healthcare facility, according to the Centralia Police Department.

HARASSMENT

• Chehalis police were called to investigate a report of harassment at the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue at about 8 a.m. on Monday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, hit and run, probation violation, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, protection order violation, third-degree domestic malicious mischief, unfounded complaint and more among 553 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 96-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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THREAT

• Officers called to the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia about 7:30 p.m. yesterday arrested a 43-year-old for felony harassment. Rafael R. Ramirez, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue about 12:40 p.m. yesterday to take a report of mail theft from a mailbox by an unknown female.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault 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.