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Updated at 4:26 p.m.

ONALASKA FIRE

• The cause of a fire in a large 1930s-era former chicken house in Onalaska on Friday night is still under investigation, according to Lewis County Fire District 8 Chief Duran McDaniel. Crews called about 9:30 p.m. to the 400 block of Burchett Road found burning mostly at the floor level of the all-wood building, according to McDaniel. The chief said the structure had been converted for use as a shop and for storage.

AUTO THEFT

• Someone stole a red Toyota Camry from the 1700 block of Military Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 5:35 p.m. on Friday. The car has a license plate reading 797 ZAA, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Police took a report about 11:40 a.m. yesterday regarding a purse stolen from the 300 block of Diamond Street in Centralia with possible suspect information, according to the Centralia Police Department.

NOT WATCHING SUPER BOWL TODAY

• A 34-year-old Winlock woman was arrested about 3 p.m. on Friday in Centralia on an outstanding federal warrant, according to police. Rebecca R. Mullis was booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with an officer at the 1100 block of South Gold Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 40-year-old Centralia man was arrested for a warrant and possession of methamphetamine after contact with a police officer about noon on Friday at the 700 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Travis L. Combs was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

KIDS

• Police responded about 12:15 p.m. on Friday to Centralia Middle School regarding several youngsters and possession of alcohol. The cases are being referred to juvenile prosecutors for evaluation of possible charges, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called to the area of the 500 block of West Roanoke Street in Centralia yesterday morning about several vehicles getting egged. A house on the 300 block of North Iron Street was egged as well, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER

• Centralia police arrested a 22-year-old resident about 5 a.m. yesterday for allegedly jumping in front of cars at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue. James V. Miller was cited for disorderly conduct and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

WRECKS

• Firefighters and law enforcement responded around 1 o’clock this morning to a single-vehicle wreck at the intersection of state Route 506 and Winlock-Vader Road. It is the same area where less than two weeks ago a motorist was killed when he slammed into a concrete wall at  a gas station there. A small pickup was found with quite a bit of damage to its driver’s side which appeared to have hit he wall before sliding, but there was no driver or patients at the scene, according to Lewis County Medic One.

• Police and aid were called about 4:30 p.m. yesterday to a vehicle that ran into a utility pole at  South Schueber and Military roads in Centralia. A male passenger complaining of back pain was transported to the hospital and the 18-year-old driver was cited for reckless driving, according to responders.

• The numbers are out for 2013 and the Washington State Patrol reports collisions on state routes and highways in Lewis and its four adjoining counties were down by nearly 5 percent compared with the previous year. Injury collisions dropped by 8 percent, according to a year-end report. The statistics come from the state patrol’s district five which covers Lewis, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties. Spokesperson Trooper Will Finn shares more details behind the efforts during the 12 months that ended on Dec. 31. Troopers in district five removed 1,250 impaired drivers from the roadways, stopped 44,568 speeders, contacted 4,172 vehicle occupants for not wearing or improperly wearing a seatbelt and contacted 5,681 motorists for driving erratically, according to Finn. During the year, troopers in the district investigated more than 2,800 collisions, Finn reports. Finally, over the past five years, troopers in the district have seen a 22 percent reduction in fatality collisions, he notes. In district one, comprised of Thurston and Pierce counties, troopers last year took 3,203 drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol off the roadways, according to spokesperson Trooper Guy Gill. “Every time a trooper stops an impaired, speeding, or aggressive driver, a life is potentially saved,” Gill says.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, misdemeanor assault; responses for collision on city street, violation of no contact order … and more.

Updated at 5:45 p.m.

CONFUSION OVER BABY LEADS TO COMMOTION OUTSIDE WAL-MART

• A security person pursuing a suspected shoplifter in the Wal-Mart parking lot shouting “they stole, they stole” about a woman carrying an infant led other customers to jump into action believing they were witnessing a child abduction. Police were told they saw a woman throw a baby in the backseat and try to drive away, according to the Chehalis Police Department. “One witness attempted to block her car in to prevent her from leaving and she ended up hitting their car,”  Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said this morning. It happened about 1 p.m. on Wednesday outside the retail business on Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis. Security personnel told police the woman shoplifted a pair of boots which subsequently were thrown out the car window in Chehalis, Kaut said. Through a license plate number, the 22-year-old mother was tracked down at her home in Centralia, and she told the officer she panicked and left the scene, according to Kaut. She was not taken into custody, he said. Police will be consulting with prosecutors evaluating the case for possible charges of theft and vehicular assault, Kaut said. The person who used their vehicle to prevent the woman from leaving isn’t expected to be in any trouble, he said.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

• Someone broke into a home in the Adna area yesterday morning between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., stealing well over $1,800 worth of jewelry, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called about 7:30 p.m. to the 100 block of Clinton Road learned a jewelry box containing bracelets, rings and necklaces were missing, along with some change, according to the sheriff’s office.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 9:20 a.m. yesterday to the 800 block of South Silver Street in Centralia regarding a bank card getting stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight.

• Someone took a wallet from an unlocked vehicle at the 100 block of South Silver Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 10 a.m. yesterday.

• Chehalis police were called to the parking lot at Wal-Mart around 11:15 a.m. yesterday when an individual discovered someone had broken into their unlocked vehicle. Among the items missing were jacket, tobacco, DVDs, CDs and prescription medication, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 30-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after he was caught allegedly shoplifting at K-Mart in Chehalis on Wednesday afternoon. An officer responding to the Northwest Louisiana Avenue retailer found he had taken three boxes of candy and a “stylus”: and a search following his arrest turned up a glass pipe with suspected drug residue, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Jason R. Dunham was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

RESIDENT FINDS TWO BURGLARS IN HOME

• Thurston County deputies are still looking for two males after an interrupted burglary on Wednesday in which the 60-year-old resident was assaulted. Deputies called about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday to the home on the 10000 block of Old Highway 99 north of Tenino near Rich Road learned the homeowner arrived to find his front door kicked in and saw two males coming out a back bedroom. One of them used a sheathed hunting knife he’d picked up to hit the 60-year-old before they ran out, according to Sgt. Ray Brady. A vehicle pulled into the driveway apparently to pick them up, but then drove away because they were taking too long to get in, Brady said. A deputy caught up to the suspected getaway driver, in his gold 2006 Mercedes and arrested a 25-year-old man from Mount Vernon who said they had been in the area because they were going to the mall, Brady said. Brady said it’s the second time this week in Thurston County where a resident has come home to find a burglar in their home.

COLLISION

• A 54-year-old Rochester man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after his truck rolled over a guardrail along a creek on Maytown Road just east of Interstate 5 yesterday. Firefighters called about 11:20 a.m. extricated the man after stabilizing the vehicle, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. The 2003 Chevrolet pickup was heavily damaged, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers suspect driving under the influence, but the man was transported to the hospital because of a possible head injury, according to the state patrol.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarms, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, window broken out of a business; complaint someone dumped trash in someone else’s dumpster … and more.

A Chevrolet pickup is heavily damaged after striking and then rolling over a guard rail on Maytown Road. / Courtesy photo by Washington State Patrol

UNDERAGE DRIVER WRECKS TRUCK

• The sheriff’s office says a pair of teenagers driving around smashing mailboxes with a baseball bat wrecked their truck last night, and the 15-year-old behind the wheel didn’t have a license. Deputies called about 7:30 p.m. to the 700 block of Pleasant Valley Road learned the boys were southbound when they struck a ditch, then a pole, then another ditch, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 1994 Chevrolet pickup was totaled, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. It belonged to the 16-year-old passenger, according to Snaza. As many as five mailboxes on Haywire and Pleasant Valley Roads were damaged. The case is being referred to juvenile prosecutors for charging decisions, according to the sheriff’s office.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• A 42-year-old Toledo woman will return to court next Thursday to make her plea in a public assistance fraud case. Kelly M. Hanson is alleged to have given false information to the state and collected $5,419 more in food assistance than she qualified for for the 13 months that ended in April 2012 but was just charged last month and summonsed to appear in court this week, according to court documents. A judge on Tuesday afternoon allowed her to remain free on a $5,000 signature bond pending trial. According to charging documents, Hanson collected medical and food benefits for herself and three children and authorities got suspicious in late 2011 the father was residing with them as well. Investigators learned Ty Hanson – her husband, and the children’s father – opened a construction business listing the same address where his wife reported living, but she didn’t report to DSHS he was a member of the household, or any household income beyond  $1,000 a month in child support, according to the allegations. Kelli Hanson terminated her food and medical benefits in March 2012, but an investigation was already underway, the documents show. The state computed what they believed was an overpayment to her by looking at his gross revenue filed with the state Department of Revenue. Kelli Hanson is charged with first-degree theft of public assistance, a felony with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and also charged with false public assistance verification, a felony with a maximum penalty of 10 years.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, collision on city street, violation of protection order, inquiry on child custody dispute … and more.

Updated at 8:02 p.m.

CANNABIS COOKING OIL KITCHEN SHUT DOWN

• Centralia Police Department’s special anti-crime officers visited a home on the 700 block of Sky Meadows Drive yesterday afternoon where they confiscated an ounce of butane hash oil, an ounce of hallucinogenic (psilocybin)  mushroom and nearly four pounds of marijuana. Officers served a search warrant about 2:30 p.m. and arrested the 25-year-old resident for manufacturing a controlled substance, according to police. Sgt. Carl Buster said as he understands it, the oil results from a newer processing style to make the hash more concentrated and useable for cooking products that will get a person high. It’s dangerous too, Buster said, and that’s what they were doing there. Logan P. Rodgers was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called yesterday morning to the 500 block of East Magnolia Street where they learned someone had taken out a loan using the victim’s social security number. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SPECIAL (UN) DELIVERY

• Some stole a box left by UPS on a front porch at the the 800 block of G Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police late yesterday afternoon.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 5:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a purse an individual had left on a gas pump at the 1200 block of Mellen Street.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called to the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center on Southeast Washington Avenue on Monday afternoon to a report a client was caught smoking marijuana in the bathroom. They were told basically it isn’t a criminal issue, its a policy issue for them to deal with, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• An officer was called just after 8 p.m. on Monday to ABHS treatment center again when a new client arrived with drugs in his luggage. Police took the individual and the small amount of black tar-like substance, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Matthew A. Perron, 34, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of heroin, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police took more calls on Monday about vehicles getting “egged” in the areas of St. Helen’s Avenue  and Northeast Washington Avenue.

GHOST DRIVER

• Chehalis police responded yesterday morning to a report from a woman in her 70s who said someone took her vehicle from the 100 block of Southwest Fifth Street during the night and then returned it. She said she knew that because they put 43 miles on the odometer and it wasn’t the first time it had occurred; it had been going on for some time, according to the Chehalis Police Department. There was no evidence to indicate such a situation had occurred, according to police.

CLOSE CALL

• A 68-year-old Rochester man was arrested for driving under the influence after his pickup truck veered off Harrison Avenue and one tire rolled up a wheelchair ramp entrance to a building, flipping the truck onto its side in the parking lot yesterday afternoon. Police and aid called about 2:30 p.m. found two males, neither with any serious injuries. “He went off the road, crossed a sidewalk, through the bushes, through the lot and onto the ramp,” Sgt. Carl Buster said. It happened on the 1200 block of Harrison, destroying the hand railing but only making slight contact with the building itself, according to Riverside Fire Authority. James L. Christensen was cited and then released, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, possible theft, disorderly persons, collision on city street, harassing text messages, violation of protection order… and more.

Nobody was hurt when a pickup truck drove nearly to the door of a Harrison Avenue business. / Courtesy photo by Travis Brown

Riverside Fire Authority extends its ladder into a tree to bring down both a cat and the neighbor who attempted to rescue it. / Courtesy photo by West Thurston Regional Fire Authority

MAN, CAT RESCUED FROM TREE

• Firefighters responded to Grand Mound with their ladder truck last night to rescue a man and a cat from a tree. The 20-year-old had climbed about 40 feet up a cedar tree and was too tired from the position he was in to get himself back down, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The black and white long-haired feline was perched about five feet above his head, Acting Capt. Jesse Berry said. “It wasn’t even his cat, I think he was trying to get it for a neighbor,” Berry said. The Centralia firefighters responded about 8 o’clock to 186th Lane Southwest near Nutmeg Street where they joined a crew from West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. With the ladder extended, they were able to reach both, although the cat was a bit apprehensive about letting go of its hold, according to Berry. The human had been stuck for about an hour, the pet for as long as five days, he said.

BURGLARY

• Police were called just before 9 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of an unspecified item from a locked bedroom at the 2300 block of Sirkka Avenue in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 9:30 p.m. yesterday to a report of a burglary at the 100 block of Haliday Road in which a video game system disappeared sometime during the previous several days.

• A deputy was called about 5 p.m. yesterday to the 2900 block of Yahtahay Lane outside Centralia regarding a break-in to a shed behind the home in which a dishwasher was stolen. Also missing sometime since January 13 were shovels and other tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $800, according to the sheriff’s office.

OTHER THEFT

• An officer was called yesterday about possible fraud on a checking account in connection with the 2400 block of Borst Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

WRECK

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports both driver’s escaped without injury but a 2014 Kia Forte was totaled when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Bishop and Rush roads south of Chehalis yesterday afternoon. A deputy called about 4 p.m. learned Samantha Johnson, 25, from Centralia, was east bound on Bishop in her Jeep Grand Cherokee and Douglas Lawson, 50, of Glenoma, was headed north, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for shoplifting, breaking husband’s cell phone during dispute, drugs in which no information was readily available; responses for misdemeanor theft, minor collision on city street, non-injury accident on county road, graffiti scratched into a shop window … and more.

ROAD RAGE ALLEGED

• A 33-year-old Tenino man who allegedly tried to ram another vehicle while he had two young children inside his own ended up getting subdued by a Taser and arrested yesterday afternoon. Officers responded to a witness’s report of road rage rage incident that began on Kresky Avenue and ended near West Third Street on Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police were told Stephan J. Hanna attempted to engage a silver Ford, but Hanna denied any involvement, according to the Centralia Police Department. Hanna was booked into the Lewis County Jail for reckless driving, resisting arrest and two counts of reckless endangerment, according to police. The victim vehicle was not located.

PARENT RAGE

• A 40-year-old Morton woman was arrested last night after police were called because she allegedly was dragging her 12-year-old son by the neck through the house and threatened him. Officers responding about 9:45 p.m. to the 200 block of First Street in Morton found Kristine M. Hiatt out of control, for some reason or other, Morton Police Chief Dan Mortensen said. Mortensen said officers ended up taking her to the floor and booking her into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree child assault. It happened at her parent’s home where she has been staying and where her son resides, he said. He didn’t know what she was angry about, Mortensen said.

MISSING GUN, OTHER VALUABLES

• Chehalis police were called yesterday to the 500 block of Northeast Jefferson Avenue when an individual realized he’d been burglarized. There was no apparent forced entry but his .22 caliber rifle he had last seen about three weeks earlier was gone, as was a diamond bracelet and at least one iPod, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

TRUCK STOLEN

• Sometime between Thursday and yesterday, someone stole a white 1975 Ford box van and numerous tools from the 800 block of Adams Avenue in Morton. Among the missing items are a 900-pound winch, a receiver hitch and pulley blocks, according to the Morton Police Department. The loss is estimated at more than $1,000, according to police.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police were called about 7:30 p.m. yesterday to the parking lot at Wa-Mart after an individual came out and discovered someone had “punched” the locks on his truck and stolen a man’s Adidas tennis shoes and a pink case containing about $1,000 worth of CDs, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday about several vehicles getting egged in the 600 block of St. Helen’s Avenue in Chehalis.

CHIMNEY FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 7:45 p.m. to a chimney fire at the 1000 block of J Street in Centralia. Responders extinguished the burning in the “fire box”, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Capt. Scott Weinert said they found no obvious signs of damage to the chimney but it will have to be inspected by a contractor.

WRECK

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports a 20-year-old Napavine man was uninjured but his 2001 Ford Escape sustained major damage when he lost control and collided with a power pole about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday at the 700 block of Koontz Road south of Chehalis. Tristan J. McNeill was cited for speed too fast for conditions, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarms, rear-end collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, child custody dispute, damage to a mail box, damage to a car, possible violation of protection order, inquiry about the daily booms that sound like artillery; complaints of neighbor singing loudly, nasty picture received on teenage daughter’s cell phone … and more.

Car lands on its top on North Tower Avenue. / Courtesy photo by Tyson Willis

A.M. ACCIDENT ENDS WITH ARREST

• Police and aid responded about 7 o’clock this morning to the 900 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia for a single-vehicle rollover accident. The driver declined aid and was left in the hands of officers, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Police cited Thomas E. Nelson, 36, of Centralia, for second-degree negligent driving and arrested him for possession of heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department.

POLICE LOOKING FOR SUSPECT IN KNIFE INCIDENT

• Police are investigating an incident in which a person reported being threatened by an individual with a knife at the 100 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 7:40 p.m. on Friday. The victim knows the suspect who is being sought for first-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

UNDERAGE AND UNRULY

• A 20-year-old Rochester resident was arrested for minor in possession of alcohol and resisting arrest about 3:30 a.m. after officers were called to a dispute at the 500 block of South Rock Street in Centralia. Shane D. Fontenot was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN

• Officers were called about 9:40 p.m. yesterday to a burglary from a garage on the 300 block of Hickory Street in Centralia.

THEFT FROM BUSINESS

• A bank bag containing checks and approximately $100 cash was reported missing from a business on the 200 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia late Friday afternoon, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LOST AND FOUND

• Centralia police began investigating on Friday a bicycle stolen from the 200 block of East Chestnut Street that turned up at a second-hand dealer. Its owner found it and officers have a suspect, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called about 6:30 p.m. on Friday to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia when a driver reported she came out of a store to discover someone had broken the rear window.

HIT AND RUN

• A pedestrian suffered minor injuries when hit by a car just before 7 p.m. Friday at the 800 block of West First Street in Centralia. Police said the driver of a four-door gold hatchback left without rendering aid or exchanging information.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing … and more.