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Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
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Surveillance video from Yard Birds Mall shows unpaid for Honda Trail 50 rolling out the front door. / Courtesy photo Chehalis Police Department

MINI MOTORCYCLE THEFTS

2013.0918.faceyardbidguy• Chehalis police are hoping somebody recognizes a shopper captured on security video who left Yard Birds Mall on North National Avenue with a stolen mini bike, after taking it outside with a child on it. The theft of the 1970 Honda Trail 50 was reported about 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 30. “It looked like he pushed the kid around to ride it and pushed it out the door and took it home,” Chehalis Police Department detective Sgt. Gary WIlson said. They left through the east side of the building and loaded it into a white mini van, according to Wilson. The van contained a man, a woman and two small children, he said. The vintage two-wheeler was valued at $900, according to police.

• A deputy was called about 10 o’clock yesterday morning to the 200 block of Stowell Road in Salkum where someone had broken into a garage and made off with a Honda 50cc motorcycle, tools and other property such as a tow hitch. The 37-year-old man said he was in the process of moving out and the burglary occurred between Friday and Sunday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office has possible suspect information, Sgt. Rob Snaza said.

ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN

• A resident on the 500 block of Madison Street in Centralia discovered yesterday evening someone tried to kick in his front door. The area around the latch was “shattered” but the deadbolt held, according to the Centralia Police Department. It occurred sometime between 8 o’clock Sunday night and 6 p.m. yesterday, according to police.

CAR PROWLS

• Police were called to the 500 block of Madison Street in Centralia about 6:25 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a sub-woofer from an unlocked vehicle.

• An officer responded about 2:15 p.m. yesterday to E and Fourth streets in Centralia where someone had tried to steal a stereo from a car.

• Police took a report about 10 o’clock yesterday morning that two vehicles were broken into during the night at the 1000 block of North Washington Street in Centralia.

• Centralia police responded to a two-vehicle accident about :40 p.m. yesterday at Borst Avenue and North Schueber Road. One woman with shoulder pain was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to responders.

GUNSHOTS

• An officer responded about 10:20 p.m. yesterday to the area of Southwest First near Main Street in Chehalis to a report of someone hearing three gunshots. They were unable to locate any problem, according to the Chehalis Police Department

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, protection order violation, disturbance, missing bicycle; complaints of dog running around alone, high school kid with noisy exhaust pipes on truck, marijuana smoke from neighboring apartment seeping over, irate customer when laundry removed from machine after being left for several hours, loud music in the night and request to please refrain from playing cell phone music so close to neighbor’s sleeping baby’s window… and more.

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Surveillance video from Yard Birds Mall on Aug. 30 shows white mini van into which a stolen mini bike was loaded. / Courtesy photo Chehalis Police Department

Sharyn’s Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Monday, September 16th, 2013

FAMILY FEUD

• A 47-year-old Centralia man was arrested for allegedly grabbing his 19-year-old stepson by the throat when the teen stepped in between his mother and step-father during an argument at a family gathering yesterday afternoon at the 700 block of Burchett Road in Onalaska. Charles E. Lloyd left but was later contacted and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He is to be released without charges pending further investigation.

INMATE ATTACK

• Chehalis police were called about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday to Green Hill School on Southwest 11th Street to take a report of a staff member who was reportedly punched repeatedly by an inmate-student. The case remains under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FLASH: BANKS USE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

• A 45-year-old Onalaska woman was arrested for allegedly stealing a wallet left on a counter by a customer at Twin Star Credit Union on Friday. A deputy called about 5:20 p.m. regarding the missing item from the 200 block of Second Street West reviewed security video which led to the suspect, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Christina G. Hendricks was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree theft, according to the sheriff’s office.

WOOD STOVE WALKS AWAY, WITH HELP

• Police called about 12:45 a.m. on Saturday regarding flashlights seen inside a vacant, foreclosed upon house on the 400 block of Gertrude Street in Chehalis arrested a 31-year-old neighbor who was reportedly found hauling a pellet stove away on a hand truck towards his home. Brady A. Morgan was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• A stolen baby blue 1970 Mach One Mustang worth “thousands and thousands of dollars” was recovered at a Chehalis gas station on Saturday when an individual recognized the car, blocked it in and called 911. Officers responding about 1 p.m. to the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue learned the vehicle went missing overnight from an Olympia auto dealer and the 35-year-old Olympia man who had it said he worked there. He didn’t, but he had been at the business the day before as a customer, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said. Curtis M. Sword was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree possession of stolen property, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Sword asked to be reimbursed for the $40 worth of fuel he’d put in the car but his request wasn’t granted, Wilson said.

• A Volkswagen Jetta reported stolen on Saturday morning from the 1600 block of South Schueber Road in Centralia turned up wrecked about 1 a.m. on Sunday near Ives and Gallagher roads northwest of town. Responding deputies and a police dog found two individuals hiding in nearby brush and they were arrested, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Raymond D. Faure, 32, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of stolen property and Brittany L. Carey, 25, was booked for a warrant, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A red 1997 Honda Civic was stolen from the 3200 block of Ives Road near Centralia sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It has a license plate of AFR 1730, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A maroon Ford Expedition reported as abandoned on Friday at the 400 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue in Chehalis turned out to be stolen from Tumwater. The SUV was in perfectly good shape with its keys still in it, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The owner retrieved the vehicle.

TOOLS TAKEN

• Two chainsaws and a chop saw were stolen from a home on the 12000 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Packwood sometime between Sept. 7 and Saturday, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. The loss is estimated at $1,500.

ZOOM ZOOM

• A 24-year-old Centralia resident was arrested about 9:45 p.m. on Saturday for allegedly racing another car on the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Nevarone N. Ruben was issued a citation for reckless driving and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 5:30 a.m. today to the 900 block of North Washington Avenue where someone had broken a window on a truck’s canopy and taken assorted tools.

• Chehalis police were called regarding three vehicle batteries stolen from an auto repair business at the 2100 block of North National Avenue in the Yard Bird complex on Friday afternoon.

• Someone stole the faceplate from a stereo of an unlocked vehicle parked in the lot of an apartment complex on the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis, according to a report made to police on Friday morning.

VANDALISM

• An officer was called about 3:45 p.m. yesterday to the 2500 block of Borst Avenue where someone had shot a BB through the windshield of a vehicle.

• Police were called about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday to the 400 block of Kearney Street in Centralia regarding graffiti discovered on an individual’s house.

SEX CRIME

• An Ethel area teen was arrested early Saturday morning at his home in connection with an alleged intimate encounter with a 14-year-old girl at a house party in Chehalis in late July.  It is unlawful for a person more than 48 months older than a 14 or 15 year old to engage in sex with them, according to detective Sgt. Gary WIlson. Quentin Deuel, 18, is 54 months older than the girl, Wilson said. Deuel was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree rape of a child, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assaults, violation of protection order, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, disputes, suspicious activity, bar fight, animal fight, shoplifting of crackers, candy, hair extensions, ice, and other items as well as other misdemeanor thefts, non-injury collisions in which drivers fell asleep, request to standby while an employer fired a temperamental worker, unlicensed black Labrador found walking alone downtown Centralia yesterday morning, unescorted friendly Pit Bull out in a field behind a Chehalis home on Friday morning; complaints of man pushing a shopping cart home from a grocery store, neighbors playing loud music in the night … and more.

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Friday, September 13th, 2013

COFFEE STAND BURGLARIZED

• Someone broke into an espresso stand on the 12000 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Packwood and stole a cash register and other items, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy responding just before 10 a.m. yesterday was told it happened sometime after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 8 a.m. on Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $1,000.

FIREARMS STOLEN

• A Winchester rifle and a 22 rifle were among the valuables missing after a burglary yesterday at a home on the 100 block of Nikula Road outside Winlock. A deputy called about 3 p.m. learned someone forced their way into the residence sometime after 11 a.m. and left with the guns as well as a laptop computer, an Xbox with games and jewelry, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

SAFE MISSING

• A safe was stolen from a home on the 200 block of West Second Street in Centralia while the residents were out for dinner last night. Police called just before 9 p.m. report it contained cash and various paperwork. It appears they pried a back door to get inside, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DISPUTE RESULTS IN ARREST

• Deputies arrested a 47-year-old Rochester man overnight who allegedly went inside an acquaintance’s home uninvited, kicked over numerous items and assaulted the resident. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to the 3300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia and learned that George F. Jones and the 50-year-old victim had been arguing and Jones left. He was subsequently located at the Travel Lodge in Centralia and booked into the Lewis County Jail for burglary, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. Information about what the disagreement was about or why Jones was not arrested for assault was not readily available.

NOT TRASH

• A checkbook found in a dumpster in downtown Chehalis yesterday by a woman looking for son’s lost cell phone turned out to have been stolen from Olympia in a July burglary. The item turned into police yesterday had been tucked inside a McDonalds to-go bag, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officer Linda Bailey contacted its owner and learned one check was missing.

LOST AND FOUND

• Chehalis police are hoping the owner of a ring found in the parking lot at Yard Birds on North National Avenue yesterday gives them a call. It has clear stones which could very well be diamonds as it looks like an engagement ring, Officer Linda Bailey said. If someone is missing that type of ring, they should call the Chehalis Police Department and describe theirs, Bailey said.

DOOR SHOT

• Centralia police responded about 5:20 p.m. yesterday when a resident on the 3000 block of Borst Avenue discovered several holes in her front door that appeared to have been made by a pellet gun.

DUI CRASH

• A 35-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for driving under the influence overnight after she allegedly struck two parked vehicles near the 100 block of Cascade Avenue in Chehalis. A deputy was contacted about 2:40 a.m. by the Chehalis Police Department to assist and arrested Miriam J. Rosenberg, 35, of Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Rosenberg 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, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarms, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, various disturbances … and more.

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Thursday, September 12th, 2013

MYSTERY CAMO MAN NOT LOCATED

• Law enforcement officers were called yesterday evening to the 200 block of Mossyrock Road East to a report of a suspicious male behind a home. Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Rob Snaza said he responded around 5 p.m. and later when some teens said they thought they saw a man wearing camouflage clothing and carrying a gun. There was also a report of at least one gunshot, Snaza said. They checked out the area and nothing was found, he said. “Maybe they saw something, maybe they didn’t,” he said.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT IN VADER

• Deputies and other law enforcement officers were called to Vader last night when a woman reported her ex-boyfriend showed up at the 700 block of C Street and beat her up. Deputies responding to the 10 p.m. call were told he had fled the residence, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Bernard J. Smith, 36, of Vader, allegedly shoved her, choked her and threw her onto the floor by her hair, according to the sheriff’s office. A search was conducted with a police dog but was unsuccessful, according to Sgt. Rob Snaza. Smith is wanted for second-degree assault, Snaza said.

DOMESTIC INCIDENT IN ADNA

• Deputies responded about 3:30 a.m. yesterday morning to the 300 block of Bunker Creek Road in Adna where a woman reported her ex-husband came into her home and into her bedroom. He left but was subsequently picked up by the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office and then arrested. Bonny R. Anderson, 42, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary and violation of a protection order, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

EUUUUW

• A Centralia man was arrested overnight for allegedly spitting in his girlfriend’s face. Officers responding about 3:15 a.m. to the 400 block of South Silver Street arrested Nicholas A. Graham, 30, for misdemeanor assault and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon to an assisted living facility at Southwest Woodland Circle about the possible theft of a resident’s purse. It’s not clear if it was stolen or lost, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police responded about 9:20 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of South Pearl Street where an individual reported something was thrown at his windshield breaking it.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

• Chehalis police called about 7 p.m. yesterday about a possibly intoxicated driver exiting from Interstate 5 caught up with the car on Mills Avenue, where the driver was slumped over the steering wheel with the engine still running. Susan M. Peha, 49, of Centralia, was arrested for being in physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

VEHICLE VERUS BIKE

• Centralia police responded to a vehicle versus bicycle collision about 11 a.m. yesterday at South Pearl Street and Centralia College Boulevard. The subject on the bike sustained “very minor” injuries, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, violation of protection order, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, misdemeanor theft, collision, other misdemeanor assaults, disputes between neighbors, suspicious circumstances, strange noises outside a house in the middle of the night; concerns about a female napping on a sidewalk; complaint about two people making out in public, lots of aid calls … and more.

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Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

COMPUTER TAKEN FROM DOCTORS OFFICE

• Someone walked off with a computer from the Chehalis Childrens Clinic yesterday. No arrest has made as of this morning. Police were called about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to the office at the 300 block of South Market Boulevard and told a Toshiba laptop vanished from an exam room sometime since 9 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department. Detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said he had no information if patient medical information or client financial data was stored on the device.

YOU’VE GOT MAIL! NOT

• Someone emptied the mail from the postal drop box outside the Morton Post Office. Police Chief Dan Mortensen said it was discovered about 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 28 and he still has no suspects. The chief said he had no idea exactly how much mail was stolen, but said personnel there collect the contents twice each day so it would be everything members of the public left there since the previous afternoon. “Obviously they were looking for identity theft,” Mortensen said. The lock had been cut. Mortensen said boxes at the post offices in Mineral and Elbe were hit the same night.

STOLEN PROPERTY

• Deputies arrested a man at the 100 block of Taylor Road yesterday for a warrant as well as trafficking stolen property and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Martin W. Gallagher, age and town unavailable, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. Gallagher is not being charged pending further investigation. Further details were not readily available.

OTHER THEFT

• An officer took a report yesterday morning regarding the theft of medication from an apartment on the 300 block of Southeast Washington Avenue in Chehalis.

• Someone stole a newspaper vending rack from the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:40 p.m. yesterday.

• Grapes and unspecified broken yard decorations were reported stolen yesterday from the 700 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police responded just before 4 o’clock this morning to the 200 block of North Gold Street when two males were interrupted prowling a parked car. The victim gave officers a description, according to police. but it’s unclear if any arrest were made.

• A purse was stolen from a vehicle at the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:15 a.m. yesterday.

ROAD CLOSURE

• A section of First Street in Centralia will be closed today for paving from noon until about 5 p.m. A detour will be set up while the city repaves the block between North Tower and North Pearl Street.

REWARD FOR INFO ON ART THEFT

• Lewis County Crime Stoppers is looking for tips about a residential burglary in Glenoma in which numerous pieces of a Native American art collection were stolen. Among the missing valuables are multi-colored beaded baskets, clay pots, sterling silver mini bowls, a beaded pipe, an Amazon Indian dance fan, an old string bag and a silver WWII Zippo lighter from the ship Lusitania, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The break-in at the 100 block of Frost Creek Road occurred sometime between July 20 at 4 p.m. and Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. At the time, the sheriff’s office said the loss was more than $5,000. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information leading to the clearance of crimes. Anonymous calls can be made to 1-800-748-6422.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assaults; responses for alarms, collision, misdemeanor assaults, reckless drivers; concerns about a female laying beside a building; complaints about a panhandler asking for money, a man with wet pants drinking a beer near  building … and more.

Sharyn’s Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

Updated

POLICE: EMPLOYEE THEFT FROM GROCERY STORE

• Police were called yesterday to Red Apple IGA in Toledo about suspected theft involving two former cashiers ended up arresting a pair of women before the day was over. Officer Sam Patrick said it appeared that between April and last month, numerous transactions were made in which someone purchased a pre-paid Visa card from the store and charged it to the account of one of the co-owners. Patrick said he believed one of the employees would come through the line of the other to buy mostly $100 cards. The loss is estimated at about $6,200, he said. Marisa R. Frost, 27, was arrested yesterday evening at her home in Toledo. Lacey L. Martin, 20, was arrested later at the police department when she came in to be interviewed, he said. Both were booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree theft and possession of stolen property, according to Patrick.

MAN JAILED AFTER IGNORING JUDGE

• A 20-year-old Tacoma man who went to Lewis County District Court yesterday afternoon to get his warrant quashed was instead remanded into custody by a judge and decided to leave. Police called to the courthouse at the 300 block of Main Street in Chehalis subsequently located James E. Russell near Market Boulevard and Boistfort Street and took him to the jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Russell was booked for third-degree escape, according to police.

FIRE SETTER SEEN

• A fire investigator was called yesterday afternoon after a female was seen lighting papers on fire next to a dumpster in a Centralia alley. Police responded about 4:30 p.m. but no arrest had been made as of this morning. It happened behind buildings on the 400 block of North Tower Avenue and just a small pile of burnt paper was left, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just before 6 o’clock this morning regarding a stolen vehicle from the 100 block of North Barner Drive. The car is a red 1999 Acura with custom rims and a plate reading ANC 9829, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police responded to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia just after 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon regarding a car stolen from a parking lot. Missing is a 1994 Honda Accord with a license plate of AEX 9992,  according to the Centralia Police Department. A witness saw a male with a tattoo on his neck drive the car away, according to police.

• A car located near the back of Rotary Riverside Park in Centralia about 7:30 a.m. yesterday was found at about the same time it was reported stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police are investigating a burglary to a garage on the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue, following a report made about 6:40 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police took a report just after 1 p.m. yesterday from the 1900 block of Van Wormer Street that a check mailed out for an unspecified payment was stolen and forged.

• As many as a half dozen batteries were reported stolen from a storage yard at the 300 block of East Summa Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 1 p.m. yesterday. Also taken was a large tarp,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 27-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine about 10:20 a.m. yesterday in Centralia. Michael E. Bieker was booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with an officer at East Maple and North Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• An officer was called about 5:35 a.m. today about a vehicle prowl at the 900 block of L Street in Centralia. missing were the stereo, speakers and an iPod, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LOST AND FOUND

• A purse found at Wal-Mart was turned in yesterday to the Chehalis Police Department. It still contained identification and money, according to police.

SHOT FIRED?

• Chehalis police were called just before 5 p.m. yesterday when man said he heard a gunshot just outside his office window at the 300 block of Ninth Street in Chehalis. No evidence of that was found, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

WANNABE FLAGGER

• Police were called about 3:23 p.m. yesterday about a child playing with a traffic crossing flag at South Market Boulevard in Chehalis. They were called again about 3:36 p.m. when a car stopped for him and another car slammed into its rear near Fairview Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department. No injuries were reported.

LIKELY SCAM

• A 55-year-old Centralia woman reported getting a call yesterday from a man with an accent who said he was with Microsoft and that he needed information to log onto her computer remotely so he could fix a virus. She said he hung up when she began asking clarifying questions, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Rob Snaza cautions the public not to provide personal information to those who ask for it unsolicited, but to instead contact law enforcement.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, protection order violation, shoplifting, vehicle getting keyed, found passport, civil questions about landlords, disorderly persons, disputes, disputes, more disputes, collision; concerns about a young mother deer not very savvy when it comes to crossing the road at Northeast Kresky Avenue; complaints about dogs running loose, occupants of a parked vehicle might be using drugs  … and more.

CORRECTION: This has been updated to correctly reflect the ages of the two women arrested in connection with Red Apple IGA. Marisa R. Frost is 27 years old and Lacey L. Martin is 20. Incorrect ages were provided by the police department.

Sharyn’s Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Monday, September 9th, 2013

Updated at 8:28 p.m.

STEALING FOOD

• An officer was called to Wal-Mart about 5:20 a.m. yesterday when a shopper reportedly walked out of the store without paying for a cart filled with groceries such as food, water and paper towels and loaded into a vehicle, told an employee  to “F off” off and drove away, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police tracked down a suspect based on the license plate and the investigation continues, according to detective Sgt. Gary Wilson.

• Chehalis police were called to Wal-Mart on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 4 p.m. on Saturday when a shopper allegedly left the store with a cart full of merchandise but abandoned it before driving away with a woman and two children.

STEALING OTHER THINGS

• Deputies are looking for a 46-year-old Centralia man suspected in a theft or attempted theft of tools, computer equipment and rain gear from the 100 block of Airport Road in Chehalis just before 9 p.m. yesterday. A deputy responding about 9:20 p.m. learned security personnel attempted to contact a suspect who ran off, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A 27-year-old Onalaska man was arrested on Friday in connection with credit cards stolen the week before from the 700 block of Burnt Ridge Road. Matthew T. Gorman allegedly used the cards and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree theft as well as identity theft, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

GUN CRIMES

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that an investigation led to the arrest on Friday of a 51-year-old Salkum woman being illegally in possession of a loaded shotgun. A deputy arrested Laurie Snowden at the 2500 block of U.S. Highway 12; she is prohibited from possessing firearms because of a prior conviction, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Snowden was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A deputy was called on Saturday to the 100 block of Forest-Napavine Road East regarding a Smith and Wesson 38 special revolver stolen from a 21-year-old man’s vehicle sometime between Aug. 31 and Thursday. The loss is estimated at $600, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

• A 24-year-old Vader man was arrested for an outstanding warrant and possession of methamphetamine after officers responded about 5 p.m. yesterday to a call about a person yelling and going into traffic at the 600 block of West Main Street in Centralia. Victor J. Hobbs was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 11:30 a.m. on Saturday to a report of a suspicious male “freaking out” in someone’s yard at the 1100 block of Grand Avenue. He told officer he was hallucinating and had taken acid, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation and a small paper square of the suspected drug was found on him, according to police. Potential charges are pending the results of lab tests, according to police.

CAR CRIMES

• Centralia police were called about 7 a.m. on Saturday to the 700 block of South Rock Street where someone had broken out the window of a vehicle. At about 8:30 a.m., an officer took a report of a car prowl in which a radio was stolen from the 500 block of North Rock Street. Just after 10 a.m., an officer took another report of a vehicle window broken out at the 600 block of North Washington Street.

• Police were called about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday to the 300 block of West Summa Street regarding a vehicle prowl in which credit cards were taken and subsequently “compromised”.

BRAWL SPILLS ONTO STREET

• Chehalis police were called about 11:50 p.m. on Saturday to the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue when a witness observed three males in a fight during which a  large window was broken out to a business. No injuries were reported but police are following up to find who was involved, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

KID FIGHT

• A playground fight amongst two groups of kids ages 10 to 14 ended with a 13-year-old getting a small cut above his eye on Saturday evening off Southwest 13th Street in Chehalis. Police called about 7:45 p.m. to Penny Playground learned an argument escalated when the 13-year-old threatened another juvenile and he got hit, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said one group of youngsters got a talking to and officers would be contacting the rest. “Technically, they all were disorderly,” Wilson said.

POLICE CHASE, WRECK, CAR FIRE LEADS TO BROKEN BONE, ARREST

• A 24-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for felony eluding after a single-vehicle wreck about 3:45 a.m. yesterday at the northbound Interstate 5 exit to Labree Road near Chehalis. Michael D. Kelly was driving a 2001 Chrysler Concorde that collided with a the guard rail at the northeast corner of the intersection, according to the Washington State Patrol. The crash was blamed on speed and Kelly is facing possible charges of vehicular assault and eluding, according to the state patrol. One passenger, 24-year-old Tanner H. Snell was reportedly unhurt but another, Tyler D. Working, 23, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital, the investigating trooper. reported. He was treated and then transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with a broken ankle. Both passengers are Chehalis residents. Trooper Will Finn said a police pursuit began when Kelly was observed by a trooper speeding eastbound on state Route 508 – 66 mph in a 55 mph zone – and sped away instead of stopping. Speeds on the freeway reached 123 mph and after the car crashed, fire broke out in the engine compartment while Kelly was still seat belted in, Finn said. A trooper and deputy pulled him from the car; he was somewhat uncooperative and a Taser was used on him, Finn said. The other two occupants had gotten out on their own, he said. The fire damage was minimal compared with the collision damage, he said. Kelly was found to be driving on a suspended license, without his required alcohol interlock device, and intoxicated, according to Finn. Working was listed in satisfactory condition this afternoon, according to a hospital spokesperson.

OTHER WRECKS

• A 40-year-old woman sustained minor injuries when she lost control of a vehicle at a sharp corner on the 3200 block of Cooks Hill Road about 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle sustained extensive damage and Kristine M. Hiatt was subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail for taking a motor vehicle without permission, according to the sheriff’s office. She is also being investigated for driving under the influence and without a valid license, Sgt. Rob Snaza said this morning.

• A motorist was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with minor injuries after a rollover wreck on the 400 block of Leonard Road near Onalaska at about 4:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle spun out on a wet road at a sharp curve and landed in a ditch, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 21-year-old Chehalis resident was cited for driving too fast for conditions when he lost control of his vehicle at the 200 block of Frogner Road west of Chehalis on Friday, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. The driver attempted to slow at a corner but ended up in the opposite ditch, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, disputes, collisions, shoplifting, other misdemeanor thefts; report that a woman was yelling at cars and bothering people at various places around Chehalis over the weekend – she is transient, new in town and was taken to the hospital for evaluation; report of suspicious person on Chamber Way overpass about 3 a.m. yesterday, possibly using a jackhammer – was a DOT worker … and more.