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THEFTS

• A deputy was called yesterday to a burglary at the 800 block of Cannon Road in Packwood in which an estimated $3,000 worth of items were stolen. Sometime after 3 p.m. on Wednesday and before  8 a.m. Thursday someone made off with an air compressor, other tools and cedar boards, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Some time between 6 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. yesterday, someone entered a trailer and broke into a vehicle at the 200 block of Tillicum Drive outside Chehalis and stole two Stihl chainsaws, a weed eater, a leaf blower and a Dell laptop computer, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at more than $4,000, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A deputy took a report yesterday of a residential burglary at the 2500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia that occurred on Tuesday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Various pieces of jewelry belonging to a 92-year-old woman are missing, according to the  sheriff’s office.

• A 71-year-old Chehalis man reported yesterday morning his newly purchased boat and trailer had vanished from where he left them on the 100 block of Northeast Coal Creek Road. The trailer had a broken axle. A 38-year-old Curtis resident will be getting a citation – summons in the mail as an officer had come across him the day before in the area with the items loaded onto a car trailer, according to Chehalis police. He said at the time he was helping a friend move them, according to police.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police took a report yesterday from the 400 block of Southwest William Avenue regarding a potential fraud. The case is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• An officer took a report yesterday from the 2100 block of North National Avenue in Chehalis regarding possible fraud.  The case is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A female called Centralia police yesterday after discovering someone had passed a check of hers which apparently was stolen from the glovebox of her vehicle in July.

• Centralia police were called about 6:30 a.m. today to the 500 block of Jefferson Street where someone had smashed the window of  vehicle and made off with a purse.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving drugged, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, broken window, report of a phone scam, misdemeanor theft, found dog, disorderly subjects; complaint about 9:20 p.m. yesterday of fireworks in the area of Southwest Sixth Street in  Chehalis  … and more.

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT

• Firefighters were called to the mine at TransAlta near Centralia yesterday when a worker somehow got sprayed by sulfuric acid on his neck and arms, according to Riverside Fire Authority. He had been wearing face protection and was already in the shower when the crew arrived, according to Firefighter Terry Ternan. “I don’t know what they use it for out there,” Ternan said. They have tanks of it. His skin was red but he had no blistering, and he was transported by ambulance to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the fire department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police took a report yesterday afternoon from the 1100 block of South Schueber Road regarding someone stealing money from an individual through a phony phone loan scam. Further details were not readily  available.

THEFT

• Police were called yesterday morning regarding appliances stolen from a residence on the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue in Centralia which has been repossessed by the bank.

DRUGS

• A 25-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 4:15 a.m. today at the 1100 block of Long Road, according to the Centralia Police Department. Chad E. Holmes was booked into the Lewis County jail, according to police.

• Robert D. LaChance, 51, Randle, was arrested for possession and delivery of methamphetamine yesterday in the Morton area by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Rob Snaza said the arrest followed on ongoing investigation. Arrested at the same time for possession of meth was Bryan W. Olson, according to Snaza. LaChance was among several people rounded up by deputies in the Randle area in early June and was already facing delivery charges.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for alarms, minor-injury collisions, suspicious activity, disputes, stolen bicycles, other misdemeanor theft, protection order violation; inquiry about family member who forgot to pay for some grocery items and was escorted by store security and made to sign a form charging her money for alleged theft; complaints of man seen urinating by a dumpster behind a building … and more.

ALLEGED ASSAULT

• Centralia police began investigating an alleged third-degree assault yesterday after contact with a female from the 1600 block of Maple Valley Drive who said her ex-boyfriend hit and choked her while visiting from out of town. The suspect left before police arrived after the approximately 10:40 a.m. call, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case remains under investigation, according to police.

INDECENT EXPOSURE

• A 47-year-old Portland man was arrested yesterday morning for allegedly masturbating in public at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia. Jonathan M. Davis was arrested for indecent exposure and booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with an officer around 8 a.m.,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN MINERAL

• A deputy responded yesterday to a report of a burglary in the 2500 block of state Route 7 near Mineral which had occurred sometime since Friday. The victim said the missing items included two King portable radios and Garmon handheld portable GPS map, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

PILLS MISSING

• Chehalis police were contacted just after 9 a.m. yesterday by a woman on the 100 block of Southwest 11th Street regarding about 47 hydrocodone tablets missing from her home.

PORCH PILFERING

• “A couple of” potted plants were stolen from the front porch of a residence on the 900 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report police took about 3:15 p.m. yesterday.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police took a report about 12:30 p.m. yesterday of an attempted vehicle prowl at the 100 block of East Bridge Street. Nothing seemed to be missing, possibly because the family dog started barking, according to the Centralia Police Department.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarms, suspicious activity, disputes, collisions, lost items, issues about roommate; complaints of violation of protection order, auto dealer refusing to allow customer to return vehicle … and more.

Updated at 8:55 p.m.

WOODEN SPOON ASSAULT

• A 24-year-old Centralia father was arrested last night for child assault after he allegedly spanked his 5-year-old son with a wooden spoon leaving bruises on the child. Police called about 8:30 p.m. to the 1900 block of Foxglove Lane were told the boy had been chipping paint off the wall, the dad tried to correct him, but he continued doing it, according to the Centralia Police Department. The mother who went into another room to deal with a crying child heard yelling and a scuffle, came out and saw what the father had done, according to police. She gathered up the children and left, Sgt. Stacy Denham said. The suspect admitted he may have hit the boy too hard, Denham said. William S. Joyce was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree child assault. Denham said essentially anything that causes anything more than temporary or transient pain is assault.

GUN THREAT

• A 59-year-old woman who allegedly pointed a 22 rifle at her roommate and threatened to shoot him on Sunday morning was arrested for first-degree assault. A deputy responding about 12:45 p.m. to the 1100 block of Garrard Creek Road was told by the 54-year-old victim the two were having an argument, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sherry L. Erickson subsequently left but was located and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

BRIDE’S NIGHTMARE

• Officers responding  to a disturbance at the Washington Hotel in downtown Chehalis on Saturday night found about 50 people on the sidewalk in a heated dispute, encountered a fight on the stairs and upstairs found another group of 50 to 100 people in a corner fighting and throwing chairs, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It was a wedding reception at the 500 block of North Market Boulevard. Aid was called for fainting; the bride was passed out on the floor at the entryway, according to police. An officer had the announcer tell everyone the party was done and everybody needed to go home, Officer Linda Bailey said. Two people were arrested for disorderly conduct; Javier Lopez-Barron, 19, of Royal City; and Juan C. Alcantar, 26, from Hawthorne, Calif., Bailey said.

SILVER STOLEN

• An 80-piece set of sterling silverware valued at between $8,000 and $10,000 was reported missing from a residence on the 800 block of state Route 508 southeast of Chehalis. A deputy called on Friday was told it vanished sometime since December, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Police were called to the 1200 block of Windsor Avenue yesterday evening where someone had stolen numerous pieces of jewelry from a home. It appears they came through an unlocked window sometime since about 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon, according to the Centralia Police Department. Among the missing items were about two dozen pairs of earrings and some bracelets, according to police.

• An officer took a report on Sunday evening of a burglary at the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue in Centralia the previous week.

THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE

• Chehalis police were called to Yard Birds Mall about 5:40 p.m. on Friday regarding theft of a Honda trail bike. A male had been seen pushing a kid on it earlier, but left, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• A deputy was contacted about 2:30 a.m. yesterday by an individual who reported a burglary to a garage area at the 300 block of Mineral Road South. Among the approximately $900 of valuables missing is a self-propelled lawnmower, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It occurred sometime after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Someone cut a lock to the used car battery cage at Wal-Mart and stole 25 batteries, according to a report made to police on Saturday night. Security video showed a red Toyota Rave, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Waterbed sheets were stolen off a clothes line in the 1100 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Sunday.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 9:20 a.m. on Sunday about a vehicle prowl at the 400 block of South Washington Avenue. Tools were stolen,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Sometime between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, someone broke into a vehicle at the 100 block of Snyder Road in Packwood and stole about $1,500 worth of men’s and women’s clothing and a wallet, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

DRUGS

• A sheriff’s office response yesterday to a dispute at the 300 block of Big Hanaford Road outside Centralia led to a search warrant and a subsequent arrest of the resident for possession of methamphetamine. Found was suspected meth and pipes, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Booked into the Lewis County Jail was Justin M. Hale, 32, according to the sheriff’s office.

BIG GUN PROMPTS POLICE CALL

• Someone called 911 about 3:10 p.m. on Saturday to report a male in camouflage clothing walking down the 500 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis carrying an AR15 gun. The 22-year-old refused to answer questions from an arriving officer, advising their conversation was being recorded with his camera phone and that his second amendment rights allowed him to carry his gun, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He wasn’t pointing the weapon at anyone, according to police.

SALKUM FIRE SPARKED BY WATER HEATER MALFUNCTION

• A thermostat failure on a hot water heater is blamed for a fire that destroyed a Salkum area house the weekend before last. Fire Investigator Ted McCarty said some clothing near the appliance ignited at the two-story house on the 800 block of Gore Road. it happened about 11 a.m. on Aug. 24 and six individuals that included an infant escaped without injury. McCarty said he believed it was the original water heater in the home which was about 20 years old.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assaults, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarms, suspicious activity, marital discord and other disputes, collisions, hit and run, stolen bicycle, found purse, neighbors yelling about individual’s guitar playing, numerous instances of people asking police to remove people from various places, female wanting to tell police she smacked someone who got in her face, neighbor vehicle rolling into a house on the 400 block of Northeast Adams Avenue; complaint of woman who tried to return a puppy hours after purchasing it from a private individual and seller refused to talk with her … and more.

WRECK

• A 39-year-old Randle woman was transported to Morton General Hospital after a three-vehicle collision on eastbound U.S. Highway 12 in Glenoma yesterday afternoon. Troopers called about 4:20 p.m. to the scene near Martin Road found a Dodge Ram pickup had slowed to make a left turn and a Chevrolet Monte Carlo behind it had slowed as well, but a Ford pickup truck struck the rear of the Monte Carlo shoving it into the Dodge. Lorraine E. Rowell, in the middle car, suffered injuries the fire department described as minor. “It sounded a lot worse when it was toned out than what it was,” Lewis County Fire District 18 Chief Ed Lowe said. The driver of the Ford, Ellen M. Gleason, 54, of Randle, was cited for following too closely, according to the Washington State Patrol. None of the vehicles needed to be towed, according to the state patrol.

THEFT

• Police were called just after 11 p.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia where someone had stolen a lawn chair from a front yard.

FIGHT

• Two men were arrested for fighting in public after police responded about 6:40 p.m. on Friday to the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Michael H. Posey, 38, from Centralia, and Jason D. Thiery, 32, from Toledo, were both cited and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police took a report of medication stolen from a vehicle at the 2500 block of Mount Vista Road in Centralia on Friday afternoon.

NEIGHBORING PROSECUTOR STEPPING DOWN

• The (Aberdeen) Daily World reports that after 26 years as elected Grays Harbor County prosecutor, Stew Menefee will retire at the end of this month, although his current term does not expire until next year. Two candidates have expressed interest in the post, former county prosecutor and Superior Court judge Mike Spencer, who is currently in private practice in Aberdeen, and current Senior Deputy Prosecutor Katie Svoboda, according to news reporter Brionna Friedrich. Read about it here.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, misdemeanor assault; responses for shoplifting, vandalism, stolen bicycle, collisions; pancake breakfast at the fire station in Packwood  … and more.

PAWNED JEWELRY

• A 35-year-old Chehalis woman called police to report her wedding ring was missing from her home on the 700 block of Southeast Adams Avenue. It turned up in a pawn shop and police have put a hold on it while they investigate, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She suspects someone she knows took it, according to police. The ring is valued at around $5,000, Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said.

DRUGS

• A 31-year-old Centralia man was arrested for an outstanding warrant and possession of methamphetamine about 5:20 this morning after contact with an officer at the 700 block of North Tower Avenue. Joseph L. Nickols was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police responded to the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue about 8:45 p.m. yesterday when an individual called 911 to say a man approached them and asked if they would like to purchase some morphine. Officers arrested Ronnie L. Lawrence, 45, from Onalaska, for a drug violation and booked him into the lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN

• A deputy was called yesterday about 7:15 a.m. to the 100 block of Foster Creek Road outside Toledo after an individual discovered someone had tried to pry a rollup garage door. It occurred sometime between midnight and 7 a.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to the sheriff’s office.

ARSON

• A woman who lives in the 100 block of West First Street in Centralia called 911 about 4:42 a.m. today when she discovered a motorcycle inside her garage was burned. Police and firefighters responded and concluded it had happened at least 24 hours earlier and possibly as long as three days prior, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Fire Chief Jim Walkowski said it can’t be anything else but arson. Nothing else was harmed although there was a bit of smoke damage on a wall, and why she didn’t notice it when it happened he didn’t know, he said. Firefighters collected samples and evidence and have sent them of to the crime lab, he said. Police have a person of interest they were looking for today, according to Walkowski. There’s no reason to believe it is connected with the previous string of arson fires locally, Walkowski said.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault, possession of drug paraphernalia; responses for alarm, receipt of a counterfeit bill, receipt of bad checks, graffiti, stolen wallet, found wallet, other misdemeanor theft, suspicious activity, numerous fender benders on Interstate 5 at Centralia, vehicle fire; complaint that a woman who didn’t like the way her hair coloring turned out left a beauty shop after paying only $100 of her $140 bill … and more.

ONE WITH KNIFE ARRESTED AFTER FIGHT

• There was alcohol involved, there was a family dispute, a man punched somebody and then another man took offense and chased him with a knife around a trailer park. It happened at the Peppertree Motel and RV Park on the 1200 block of Alder Street about 9:30 p.m. yesterday. Someone handed a stick to the chasee who used it to strike Samuel L. Pearson across the back, according to the Centralia Police Department. Pearson was taken to to Providence Centralia Hospital for treatment of his injury and then booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault because of the knife, according to police.

VEHICLE RAMMING ALLEGED

• A 35-year-old Pe Ell man was arrested yesterday for second-degree assault after he allegedly used his vehicle to ram his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle as they were traveling eastbound on state Route 6 around 11 p.m. the night before. The 32-year-old woman told a deputy they were arguing and she left, and he followed her, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Daniel G. Thompson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Sgt. Rob Snaza. The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office is declining to charge him.

DRUGS IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police serving a warrant at apartments yesterday afternoon at the 500 block of Hillkress Street detained several people and ended up arresting four for either warrants of drug violations, according to the Centralia Police Department. “When officers went inside (two units), there were multiple people, like 10 to 15 of them,” Sgt. Stacy Denham said. Rebecca J. Andrade, also known as Rebecca J. McClain, 45, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for a warrant, according to police. Denham didn’t have many details, saying it was an Anti-Crime Team case. The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office is declining to charge three people arrested for alleged drug violations.

DRUGS IN CENTRALIA

• A 48-year-old man from Dallas, Texas was arrested yesterday at the service station on the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia after he allegedly tried to peddle pills to someone. Officers called about 10:30 a.m. by the 28-year-old man he approached ended up finding Clifton R. Young had bottle containing a variety of pills, according to the Centralia Police Department. Young was booked into the Lewis County Jail for a violation of the uniform controlled substances act, according to police.

DRUGS IN CENTRALIA

• An officer contacted two people walking down a Centralia street about 3 o’clock this morning, found one of them had an outstanding warrant and subsequently discovered a pipe with suspected methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. It happened near North Rock and West Pine streets. Amanda M. Ervin, 24, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of meth, according to police.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

• Police were called about 8:40 p.m. yesterday when a resident arrived home to the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue in Centralia to discover someone had stolen his Dell computer, an iPod, a backpack … and T-shirts, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation, according to police.

• A deputy was called yesterday afternoon to a home on the 200 block of Spencer Road near Toledo where someone had broken in and stolen two sinks, an ice making machine, utility wiring and other items. The deputy was told the burglary occurred sometime since Monday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A red 1965 Chevrolet pickup truck was reported stolen about 7 o’clock this morning from the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. It has a primer red box and no rear window, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning from a business owner regarding graffiti painted on several buildings, including in the area of the 100 block of South Tower Avenue.

CAR FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 10:15 p.m. yesterday when a motorist pulled over along the 800 block of state Route 507 north of Centralia because of a fire under the hood. It was extinguished, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

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• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for disputes, child custody issues, suspicious circumstances, teenager in possession of marijuana paraphernalia  … and more.