Lewis County Sirens.com

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SEAFOOD HEIST

• Someone broke a window at a restaurant, went inside and stole cash plus two 50-pound boxes of frozen shrimp, according to a report made about 10 a.m. yesterday to police from the 1700 block of North National Avenue in Chehalis.

SHED BURGLED

• Centralia police were called to the 300 block of Kearney Street about 9:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a break-in to a garden shed in which several propane canisters were taken.

FLAG VANISHES

• An unknown suspect stole a flag from a flag pole in the front of a residence at the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 4:50 p.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• A small baggie of a crystal-like substance inside the boot of a woman being booked into the Lewis County Jail early this morning led to her arrest for possession of methamphetamine. Asham Kaem, 31, from Spanaway, was pulled over for a traffic violation about 2:40 a.m. in a parking lot at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She was found to be driving with a suspended license and taken to the jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 33-year-old Edmonds resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and outstanding warrants after contact by police about 10:30 p.m. yesterday at the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia. Victor V. Sands was booked into Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Three people were arrested after being removed from a vehicle at gun point at the 1600 block of South Gold Street yesterday. Drug detectives had been looking for Britney N. Bailey, 22, Chehalis, because of a warrant for her arrest related to a recent charge of possession of heroin with intent to deliver related to a Nov. 29 incident when she and Logen K. Elliott were detained in Chehalis. All three were booked into the Lewis County Jail. Bailey was charged today with possession of heroin and possession of methamphetamine. Elliott, 20, from Pe Ell, and Brian M. French, 32, of Chehalis, were charged with possession of heroin. Elliott had just been sentenced yesterday for possession with intent to deliver and two counts of drug possession, so his bail was set at $20,000, according to Lewis County Deputy prosecutor Joel DeFazio.

• A traffic stop at the 100 block of Salkum Road about 12:30 p.m. yesterday in which a motorist was found to be driving with a suspended license led to his arrest for possession of methamphetamine. A deputy contacted Richard S. Kelly, 57, of Salkum, and a search incident to his arrest turned up a small plastic container in his coat pocket with a white crystalized substance, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Kelly booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 53-year-old Rochester man was arrested after a police pursuit overnight that reached speeds of 100 mph and ran through three counties, beginning in the Napavine area. A trooper reported he assisted with a traffic stop about 11:37 p.m. in which Napavine police issued citations related to a vehicle drifting out the parking lot at Love’s truck stop, according to court papers. Afterward, the trooper went to detain the driver again, as the truck stop reported he had damaged their landscaping, the documents relate. Trooper Justin Schaffer wrote in a probable cause statement he caught up with the driver at the intersection of Newaukm Valley and Labree roads, but the driver got onto Interstate 5 heading north reaching the high speeds. Schaffer terminated his pursuit but the chase continued through Thurston County and into Pierce County, where Donald R. Fletcher was arrested, according to Schaffer. He was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with attempting to elude.

• A 30-year-old Chehalis woman said she was reaching for her dog when her vehicle struck a pickup truck parked along the side of the road at East Forest Napavine Road and Forest Lane last night. A deputy responding about 9:45 p.m. allegedly detected an odor of intoxicants on the driver’s breath and conducted a field sobriety test before processing Racheal J. Johnson and booking her into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A 23-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for driving under the influence after he lost control of his 2002 Ford Mustang which ended up in a ditch along the 3800 block of Jackson Highway yesterday afternoon. A deputy responding about 4:15 p.m. conducted a field sobriety test and booked Stephan N. Johnson into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was unhurt but his car sustained major damage, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 162 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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BURGLARY RANDLE

• A deputy was called to the 800 block of Peters Road in Randle about 11 a.m. yesterday following the discovery someone had forced open a shop door at the Cowlitz Falls Campground, gone inside and left with numerous tools. It happened sometime since 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the items stolen were a Makita drill bit set, two Makita socket sets, a Skil sander and a saw attachment, according to the sheriff’s office.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 1:20 a.m. today regarding a vehicle stolen from the parking lot area of the Centralia Outlets at the 100 block of West High Street sometime after 4 p.m. yesterday. The vehicle was recovered about a block away with no signs of forced entry and returned to the owner, according to the Centralia Police Department.

GUNS STOLEN VADER

• A Vader woman reported about 2:40 p.m. yesterday that someone stole two firearms and as many as a dozen boxes of 12-gauge shotgun shells from her home sometime since Oct. 17. A deputy responding to the 300 block of Annonen Road learned one of the missing guns was a 38 special revolver and the other a silver pistol with a seven-round magazine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is about $800, according to the sheriff’s office.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called about 4:20 p.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where a woman said she had left her purse and her dogs inside her vehicle and when she returned, the purse was missing.

DRUGS

• A 39-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of a controlled substance when a suspect Oxycontin pill was located on his person during a search incident to arrest for a warrant about 8:30 p.m. yesterday and South Gold and Chestnut streets in Centralia. Clim G. Grant was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

•  A 15-year-old boy was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after he was contacted by the police about 11:10 a.m. yesterday about an outstanding warrant at the 800 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, resisting arrest, trespassing, probation violation, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic  assault, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, vehicle collision, protection order violation, suspicious circumstances … and more among 148 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 6:45 p.m. yesterday by an individual who reported their garage had been broken into and some items were stolen at the 1100 block of West Main Street. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 3:20 p.m. yesterday regarding a white 2003 Ford F350 stolen from the 1500 block of Lum Road. It was later recovered in Thurston County, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A deputy looking for a stolen 1998 Ford Ranger missing from the 700 block of West Plum Street in Centralia came across the vehicle about 3:45 .m. yesterday on the 2500 block of Salzer Valley Road and contacted the 25-year-old Centralia man behind the wheel who was driving with a suspended license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Benjamin Stenberg, the son of the vehicle’s owner, was arrested for taking a motor vehicle without permission and then was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

FAKE NAME

• A deputy responded to the Lewis County Jail this morning to investigate after finger print information was returned and showed a 23-year-old Chehalis man had allegedly provided a fictitious name from Minnesota when booked earlier this month by a trooper for driving with a suspended license. Michael L. Johnson was arrested and re-booked for identity theft and forgery, based on his signature on booking paperwork, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

DRUGS

• A 44-year-old Chehalis woman arrested at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 8 a.m. on Saturday for an outstanding warrant was allegedly found to be in possession of heroin. Genaveve R. Webb was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 24-year-old Mossyrock resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine following contact with a deputy on Friday night at the 2000 block of state Route 505 in Toledo. The deputy was responding to a report of a black pickup truck possibly driving where it should not in the cemetery, stopped the suspect truck and discovered Luke R. Mosteller was driving with a suspended license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A search incident to his arrest turned up the suspected drugs, according to the sheriff’s office. He was was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

UNRULY STUDENTS

• Centralia police called to the 800 block of Eshom Road about 1:25 p.m. on Friday arrested a 14-year-old boy and two 15-year-old boys for disrupting a school, school activities or meetings. They were booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• A 53-year-old Rochester man was arrested after Chehalis police were called to the park and ride lot on the 800 block of West Main Street about 11:20 a.m. on Saturday on a report someone broke windows on a Chevrolet Blazer. Donald R. Fletcher was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree malicious mischief, according to the Chehalis Police Department, but prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge pending further investigation.

ASSAULT

• Officers responded to the 100 block of Westlake Avenue in Morton following an approximately 1:10 p.m. call on Friday for a third-degree assault. A juvenile suspect was located later on Knittles Way and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to the Morton Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 66-year-old man in a wheelchair who was struck by a vehicle in a parking lot at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 10 a.m. on Saturday was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital to be examined, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

POSSIBLE CHILD LURING ATTEMPT

• Morton police reported today they responded on March 9 about 3:25 p.m. after a girl told her mother a male tried to lure her into his vehicle for a ride home with an orange cat at Third and Adams avenues. The suspect vehicle was described as a 2015 charcoal Honda Accord with black metallic rims, according to the Morton Police Department. Officers checked the area but were unable to located anyone of the description, according to police. The information was passed on to the other local police agencies.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, harassment, resisting arrest, malicious mischief, reckless endangerment, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault, protection order violation, minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing, hit and run, disorderly person, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 418 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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ELEMENTARY STUDENT ARRESTED FOR THREAT

• A sixth-grade boy who allegedly told his teacher he would shoot her after being repeatedly told to return to his seat in a classroom at White Pass Elementary School yesterday morning was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center. A deputy arrived about 11 a.m. following the approximately 9:40 a.m. episode in Randle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said the deputy learned the 11-year-old had been crawling around on the floor while the teacher was engaged in classroom instruction and he finally sat back down, but said, “No, I will shoot you, bi*ch.” She directed the child to the principal’s office and said she felt the threat was credible, according to Kimsey. The boy was arrested for a gross misdemeanor related to intimidation of staff or students by threat of force or violence.

BREAK-IN

• A side door was kicked in and the house was entered at the 500 block of Lakeshore Drive in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:45 p.m. yesterday. There are suspects identified and the case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of South Pearl Street about 6:20 p.m. yesterday when an individual reported that a large sum of money was stolen from him shortly after making an ATM withdrawal.

• Centralia police were called about 1:15 a.m. today to the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue where an individual committed “dine and dash” and threatened to assault the manager when confronted. The male suspect is wanted for second-degree robbery now, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 12:25 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Alder Street where a victim reported that someone used his personal information to open a Comcast account in South Carolina, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A female passenger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a stolen vehicle crashed in Thurston County following a police pursuit that began around 11:11 p.m. yesterday at the 8100 block of Interstate 5 in Centralia. An officer had attempted to make a traffic stop when the vehicle fled, according to the Centralia Police Department. The male driver, who has been identified, fled on foot and is still outstanding, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, disorderly person, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft … and more among 149 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m

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BREAK-IN

• Chehalis police were called to the 400 block of North Market Boulevard about 1:15 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a jewelry box from a residence.

• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of South Gold Street just after 9 a.m. yesterday where unlawful entry was made to a business and items were taken.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of West Main Street about 1:15 p.m. yesterday where a 27-year-old Winlock man had allegedly stolen a purse and tools from a vehicle in a parking lot. Kodey L. Howard was arrested for second-degree theft and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The items were recovered, according to police.

• Police were called just before 2 p.m. yesterday about a purse stolen from a vehicle at the 400 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called at noon yesterday to the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue for a possible fraud.

NOT A BOMB

• Winlock High School was evacuated and deputies dispatched about 11 a.m. yesterday for a possible bomb threat but it turned out the writing on the wall in the boys’ shower had  been there two to three days, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A message stated “bomb at 12,” according to Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor domestic assault … and more among 139 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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BREAK-IN

• Police were called just before 6 p.m. yesterday to a possible residential burglary at the 1400 block of Southwest Snively Avenue in Chehalis. The reporting person said she found her bedroom in disarray, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The case is under investigation, according to police.

MISSING CAR LOCATED

• A deputy was called about 6:20 p.m. yesterday by an individual at the 200 block of Stub Road in Onalaska who said they had loaned their car to a 35-year-old Ethel man, who instead of using it for a short period of time, kept it for several days, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. At about 1:20 a.m. today, Tumwater police found the 1995 Honda Civic and the suspect, according to the sheriff’s office. Jeromy R. Duryea was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for taking a motor vehicle without permission, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said.

OTHER THEFT

• A set of dentures was reported stolen after the victim left them in a pocket of a jacket that somebody else had worn and returned with the dentures missing, according to a report made to police about 10:30 a.m. yesterday from the 300 block of North Tower Avenue.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called over to the the state Department of Corrections office at the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way about 4 p.m. yesterday where a small amount of a crystal substance was allegedly found on a person. He said he’d found it a few days earlier, was going to get rid of it and forgot he had it, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The material will be tested, according to police.

• A 33-year-old Chehalis man contacted about 2:20 a.m. yesterday walking along the 200 block of Maurin Road in Chehalis was arrested for an outstanding warrant and possession of methamphetamine. Brandon L. Inman was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• One person was airlifted and another person arrested after a car collided with a tree yesterday morning along state Route 506 near Vader. All lanes were blocked near the River Oaks RV Park beginning about 7:40 a.m. and a detour put in place, according to the Washington State Patrol.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, harassment, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault … and more among 128 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.