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THEFT AND BURGLARY

• Sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. yesterday, someone got inside a shop building on the 100 block of Mable’s Court Drive outside Chehalis and made off with an air compressor, a battery charger, a chainsaw and other tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies are looking for a person seen in the area described as tall wearing a dark jacket and hoodie, according to the sheriff’s office.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported today it appears someone attempted to steal items from a barn at the 1600 block of Rice Road outside Chehalis on Saturday. Five cow feeder dividers were missing but later found outside the barn as though someone may have intended to come back for them, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. Snaza said he wasn’t sure but thought perhaps they were wanted for their scrap value.

• Centralia police took a report about 10 p.m. last night regarding the theft of medications from the 600 block of North Tower Avenue. The case involves a possible suspect known to the victim, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DISORDERLINESS

• A 33-year-old Kelso woman was arrested about 3 o’clock this morning for obstructing a public servant after contact with an officer at the 400 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Meagan M. Hayward-Rice was booked into the Lewis County Jail,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Centralia police report they arrested a 36-year-old man at the 400 block of East Park Street in Napavine about 8 a.m. yesterday for possession of heroin. Ian D. Angelo was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

WRECK

• An 18-year-old Chehalis woman escaped injury when her car slid in gravel into a ditch at a sharp turn at the 100 block of Stearns Road west of Chehalis at about 9 p.m. yesterday. Her car sustained major damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as responses for misdemeanor theft, two-vehicle collision with no injuries, possibly a found potato gun; complaints of ongoing noise from across the street; fire departments responding to “a couple of medical calls”, “some aid calls” and “all aid calls yesterday”… and more.

ASSAULT

• An officer was called to Green Hill School for boys in Chehalis on Saturday after an 18-year-old student-inmate allegedly punched a 17-year-old in the mouth, causing loose teeth. A charge of second-degree assault was recommended in the case, although the resident of the state juvenile detention facility simply stayed in custody there, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 41-year-old Centralia woman was arrested at a residence on the 100 block of Southwest 11th Street in Chehalis on Friday evening when police arrived looking for an individual who allegedly stole beer from Safeway about two hours earlier. The suspect male was arrested for third-degree theft, according to police, but the woman who was wanted for a warrant was reportedly hostile and resisted attempts to detain her. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, but prosecutors declined to file that charge.

• A 23-year-old Winlock man was arrested for allegedly choking or attempting to choke his wife on Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies called about 10 a.m. following the incident subsequently booked Joshua T. Strobel into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, according to the sheriff’s office.

HARASSMENT

• Jason A. Green, 24, of Randle, was arrested on Saturday for felony harassment, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Further information was not readily available.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• A 36-year-old Chehalis area man returned home about 4:30 p.m. on Friday to find someone had kicked in his door and stolen approximately $1,000 worth of jewelry, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The burglary occurred sometime after 7:30 a.m. at the residence on the 100 block of Valley Meadow Road, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 59-year-old Morton woman was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for allegedly taking items from the receiving area at Jan’s Lost and Found in Morton yesterday. Prosecutors declined to file charges. She was scheduled to be released this afternoon.

• Police were called about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday to a report a battery was stolen out of a recreational vehicle on Southeast Aust Manor Drive in Chehalis.

VANDALISM

• Someone broke a window on a vehicle at the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday morning.

DRUGS

• A 46-year-old Rochester man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when he was contacted regarding a warrant and a violation of a protection order in connection with the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia yesterday afternoon. Bruce A. Nelson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

POST OFFICE MYSTERY

• Morton police reported this morning they are investigating an incident in which on New Year’s Day, blood was found smeared and strewn about at the post office. Officers responding just before 11 a.m. to the building at the 100 block of Second Street found it smeared on the front windows, on the sliding doors in the front, the glass doors leading to the lobby area and also droplets on the floor, according to Chief Dan Mortensen. The post office was closed until it could be removed, according to the chief.

WRECKS

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning an 18-year-old Centralia resident totaled his car but escaped injury when he lost control of his Mazda Protege on Friday evening at a ditch along the 1900 block of South Schueber Road outside Chehalis. A deputy responding about 8 p.m. issued a citation for talking on a cell phone to Jonathan A. Robles, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Morton police responded about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday to a one car rollover accident at the intersection of Second Street and Adams Avenue in which the driver sustained minor injuries. The driver said he wasn’t feeling well and passed out, according to the Morton Police Department. He was taken to Morton General Hospital, according to Mortensen.

• A 22-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for alleged hit and run in connection with a car running into a power pole on the 800 block of Bunker Creek Road outside Chehalis around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning. Brandon W. Bowen was also cited for speeds too fast for conditions, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that three teens and 26-year-old driver were hospitalized with minor injuries when a car skidded through an intersection at North Military and Koontz roads on Saturday night and ran into an embankment. A deputy responding about 10 p.m issued citations to Ryan Colby, of Toledo, for speed too fast for conditions and failing to stop at a stop sign, according to the sheriff’s office. Transported also to Providence Centralia Hospital were a 19-year-old man from Toledo and two 17-year-old girls, one from Toledo and the other from Chehalis, according to Sgt. Rob Snaza. The 2000 Saturn sustained major front end damage, Snaza said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for alarms, female staggering in the street, possibly suicidal person, parking lot collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, defiant 13-year-old, inquiry about child custody issues, request for help finding a homeless shelter, unwelcome naughty phone calls; complaints of vehicle egged in the night, person smoking inside a bus stop shelter  … and more.

COLLISIONS

• Wrecks due to black ice sent at least two people to hospitals yesterday evening and night. “It was extremely icy,” Riverside Fire Authority Casey McCarthy said this morning. Crews responded about 5:45 p.m. to the 1400 block of Bunker Creek Road where an airbag deployed after a car ran into a ditch, according to McCarthy. The driver was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital to be evaluated, McCarthy said. A rollover accident around 8 p.m. drew members of Lewis County Fire District 6 toward Centralia-Alpha Road near Beck Road, but they were cancelled before they arrived because there was no injury, according to Firefighter Mike Goodwillie. And about 9 p.m., a 28-year-old Rainier man sustained minor injuries when he struck a power pole on state Route 507 just north of Centralia, responders said. The Washington State Patrol reports Joseph S. Biggerstaff was northbound and lost traction on an icy roadway at a corner. He was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, according to the state patrol. At mid-morning today, a driver southbound on Interstate 5 near Maytown escaped serious injury when his truck rolled and landed on its top, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. The patient declined to go to the hospital. Weather forecasters this afternoon say tonight should be mostly clear, with temperatures falling into the 20s in many areas and fog towards morning in the south and central interior.

THEFT

• Police took a report from the 1100 block of Grand Avenue in Centralia on Friday regarding batteries stolen from a vehicle sometime during the previous two days.

DRUGS

• Centralia police reported yesterday they arrested an individual at the 700 block of Koontz Road south of Chehalis for possession of methamphetamine. Chris S. Haegen, 38, of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving without license, trespass; responses for two-vehicle, non injury collisions  … and more.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES TURNS UP RUNAWAY TEEN

• A 24-year-old Centralia man was arrested early yesterday morning for possession of methamphetamine and allegedly harboring a minor. A deputy responding about 5:45 a.m. to a suspicious vehicle parked in the area of the 100 block of Pleasant Hill Road west of Chehalis contacted Garrett M. Hadeen-Speer who was in the company of a 14-year-old runaway and subsequently booked Hadeen-Speer into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

POLICE: TALL TALE DOESN’T FLY

• A 30-year-old motorist from Glenoma contacted by police for unknown reasons near Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis yesterday found herself in jail after she allegedly misled an officer, saying she was rushing her passenger to the hospital. The passenger who was bent over as though in severe pain turned out to have an outstanding warrant, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Destiny C. Lloyd, 23, from Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for her warrant and making a false statement, according to police. The driver, Nadine A. Lopez, was booked as well, for rendering criminal assistance, driving with a suspended license and also identity theft, according to Officer Linda Bailey. Both cases were declined by prosecutors to municipal court.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, suspicious circumstances, house egged, two-vehicle non-injury collision on Rush Road; request for help finding a daughter living on the streets; complaint following an argument with a bus driver … and more.

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CORRECTION: This has been updated to reflect the correct age of the runaway found yesterday morning with a Centralia man.

RIVER CLAIMS TRUCK, BOAT TRAILER

• A 66-year-old Winlock man preparing to launch his new boat acted quickly when his GMC Suburban rolled backwards into the Cowlitz River near Vader on Tuesday. It happened at the Mandy Road boat launch, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He swam into the water and released his boat which floated free but the truck and boat trailer sank, according to the sheriff’s office. Sgt. Rob Snaza said this morning efforts are underway to recover them.

BREAK-INS AND THEFT

• Deputies were called about 10 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Palmer Road outside Chehalis after a woman checking on a neighbor’s residence found a door open, heard footsteps inside and then what sounded like a motorbike departing. An arriving deputy found a broken window but it’s not clear if anything was stolen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A track was conducted with a police dog without success after  woman caught someone in her shop on Monday night at the 400 block of Yates Road outside Chehalis. A deputy called about 8:30 p.m. was told the woman walked out her back door, saw lights on in the shop and then heard someone running away, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A Playstation was reported stolen from an unlocked apartment at the 200 block of North Ash Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Tuesday afternoon.

• A deputy was called on Monday when pry marks were discovered on a garage door at the 12,000 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Packwood.

• Police were called about 3 p.m. on Tuesday regarding a $300 camera missing from a home on Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis.

DRUGS

• Police arrested an allegedly disorderly person at Providence Centralia Hospital for possession of methamphetamine at about 11:50 p.m. yesterday. Nashaun T. Hammond, 37, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 45-year-old woman from Pe Ell was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and a warrant at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday at North Pearl and West Fifth streets in Centralia. Melinda S. Barber was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OOPS

• Police responded about 4:30 a.m. yesterday to a hit and run collision in which the suspect vehicle was left at the scene at the 200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.

LOST AND FOUND

• A purse – containing two smoking devices – was found in the apparel department at Wal-Mart on Tuesday. It’s owner can get it back by contacting the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault, shoplifting; responses for alarms, disputes, disorderliness; complaints of gunshots or M80s going off, 16-year-old driver unhurt when he swerved for a dog and rolled his vehicle onto its top … and more.

ARMED VICTIM FOILS CARJACKING

• A Chehalis man thwarted an attempted car jacking yesterday evening by pulling a pistol from his hip, scaring the would-be robber away. Police said the 22-year-old was parked behind the library on Northeast Washington Avenue looking at his phone when just after 6 p.m., a male pretending to have a weapon in his jacket, reached through the partially open window of the Jeep Cherokee and said “Surprise n*****, give me your car,” according to police. The subject saw the weapon come up and ran, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officers checked the area but did not find their suspect, Officer Linda Bailey said. He is described as about 5-feet 8-inches tall, with dark hair wearing a dark jacket and blue jeans, according to Bailey. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police or Lewis County Crime Stoppers, Bailey said.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police took a report yesterday of a vehicle prowl from the 3200 block of Galvin Road in which a bag containing an iPad was taken. The vehicle had been unlocked, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Someone slashed two tires on a vehicle parked outside a residence on the 400 block of North Ash Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just after 8 p.m. yesterday.

COLLISION

• A stretch of roadway in Centralia was closed this morning after a motorist ran onto a fire hydrant at about 6:30 a.m. Police and aid called to the area where West Main Street turns into Harrison Avenue found the Chehalis man was not injured but the “leaking” flooded the street for a period of time, according to the Centralia Police Department.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants;
responses for alarm, shoplifting, violation of no contact order, trespassing, inquiry about a protection order, subject digging through a dumpster … and more.

The driver escaped before his car went up in smoke. / Courtesy image by Carl Weiks

DRIVER ESCAPES CAR FIRE

• A column of smoke rising from Interstate 5 north of Centralia yesterday was a burning passenger car. Firefighters called about 3:30 p.m. to the southbound shoulder near the Lewis-Thurston county line extinguished the fire, according to Riverside Fire Authority. “From what I understand, the operator was just driving along, noticed smoke coming from under the hood and pulled over,” Capt. Greg Schwartz said. The driver began to remove some of his belongings from the vehicle and had to be checked by medics, but was okay, Schwartz said. An electrical issue was suspected, the car was destroyed, he said.

BURGLARY

• Chehalis police were called about 9:30 p.m. yesterday about medication stolen from the 1100 block of Southeast Washington Avenue from an unlocked residence.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, shoplifting; responses for alarm, disputes, suspicious circumstances, runaway teen, series of loud booms, individual threatening suicide, child playing on phone and dialing 911, delusional neighbor without medicine, suspected theft of a can of “chew” that subsequently turned up, intoxicated guy pounding on the door of a residence with his pants around his ankles … and more.