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VEHICLE SHOT UP IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called just after 7 p.m. yesterday to the 3200 block of Galvin Road where someone shot out three windows of someone else’s SUV and slashed the tires. An investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ARRESTS MADE AFTER NIGHT TIME BURGLARY

• A Chehalis-area couple awoke yesterday morning to discover their home had been burglarized, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the missing items from the 100 block of Earl Court were two computers, a wallet, three credit cards a chainsaw bar and a propane tank, sheriff’s Cmdr. Steve Aust said. The break-in was traced to the 18-year-old grandson of the victim, who was arrested with another individual yesterday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office. Reid N. Conrad and Wilford Woodruff, also 18, were picked up at a residence on the 100 block of Nikula Road in Winlock, Aust said. They were booked into the Lewis County Jail for burglary and second-degree theft, according to Aust. All the missing items were recovered, Aust said.

BLUE TRUCK SOUGHT AFTER TOLEDO BREAK-IN

• The sheriff’s office is looking for information about an older light blue Chevrolet pickup truck observed in a driveway of a Toledo-area home on Monday when three computers and several “silver bars” were stolen. The loss at the home on the 500 block Cedar Creek Road at more than $2,700, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s Cmdr. Steve Aust says the burglary occurred between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

VACUUM STOLEN FROM CENTRALIA HOME

• A vacuum cleaner and chairs were among the items missing after a burglary on the 200 block of West Walnut Street in Centralia, according to police. The report was made just after 7 a.m. yesterday.

MEDS AND MONEY VANISH DURING VISIT

• A woman called police yesterday afternoon when she discovered cash and prescription pills missing following her visit to an apartment on the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A stereo was stolen in the night from a vehicle parked at the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday.

POLICE: INMATE PUNCHES EMPLOYEE IN FACE

• Chehalis police were called to Green Hill School just before noon yesterday after a 17-year-old boy allegedly slugged a staff member in the face. Officer Gwen Carrell said the employee at the state juvenile detention center was trying to get the teenager to go back into his room. Police will refer the case to juvenile prosecutors for a potential charge of third-degree assault, according to Carrell.

COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST ONLY FOR GUESTS

• Centralia police say a 26-year-old man who was not a guest at a hotel on the 1200 block of Alder Street ate a hotel breakfast and was spotted trying to get into a vehicle that didn’t belong to him. When officers responded about 6:45 a.m. today, the subject reportedly refused to obey officers’ commands and was pepper sprayed before being taken into custody, according to the Centralia Police Department. Jackson B. Orsborn a Fircrest resident, was arrested and booked for obstruction and theft, according to police.

STOLEN CAR, DEPUTIES, BLOW THROUGH LEWIS COUNTY AT 150 MPH

• Chehalis police were among those who tried to stop a stolen car during a pursuit that reached into triple-digit speeds from the Olympia area down to almost Castle Rock overnight, according to authorities. KOMOnews.com reports sheriff’s deputies in Thurston County chased a brand new Camaro onto Highway 101 and then down Interstate 5 just after 2 o’clock this morning. Chehalis Police Department Officer Gwen Carrell said Chehalis officers laid out spike strips on the freeway near Chamber of Commerce Way and also Main Street, but the car wasn’t stopped until much farther south.

POLICE: MAN EXPOSES HIMSELF TO UNDERCOVER OFFICER IN CENTRALIA PARK

• Centralia police went undercover after getting reports the past few days of a man exposing  and “maybe doing indecent things to himself” at Rotary Riverside Park in Centralia. Yesterday afternoon, a 71-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly asked an undercover officer if he wanted to go for a walk, and then exposed himself to the officer, according to the police Sgt. Brian Warren.  Gary H. Church, a Centralia resident, was arrested for indecent exposure and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SMASH AND GRAB

• An alarm may have scared a potential burglar way from an Onalaska area home yesterday when someone threw a retaining wall block through the window of a back door, but a similar break-in southeast of Chehalis ended with the theft of items such as jewelry and an X-box, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called just after noon to the 100 block of Leah Lane just off state Route 508 learned a white passenger car was seen driving slowly past that residence around the time of the alarm, Cmdr. Steve Aust said. Just after 4:30 p.m. a deputy called to the 100 block of Hewitt Road where a burglary was carried out learned a landscaping block had been used to smash a back window, according to Aust. A white Jeep was seen driving in the area, Aust said. The sheriff’s office is hoping for information to be called in to Lewis County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-748-6422.

DOG STOLEN FROM CENTRALIA HOME

• Police were called yesterday afternoon by a woman at the 500 block of South Ash Street in Centralia who said someone  and stole her dog and other belongings as well as changed the locks on her apartment.

THEFT

• Unspecified medication was reported stolen from the 1800 block of Beach Street in Centralia yesterday.

• Chainsaws, cordless lights a power drill and other tools were stolen from a garage on the 900 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police late yesterday afternoon

• Police were called to the 1100 block of Long Road in Centralia just before 8 p.m. yesterday about a gun and money stolen from a vehicle.

• Chehalis police took a report yesterday of a car prowl that occurred last Tuesday outside the theater at the Lewis County Mall. A door lock was pried and almost $1,100 of unspecified items stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 53-year-old man was arrested for possession of drugs and three outstanding warrants after he tried to evade police on foot about 8 o’clock last night near the 300 block of N Street in Centralia, according to police. Daryl A. Ball, a Centralia resident, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR HITS LITTLE GIRL IN CENTRALIA

• A 4-year-old girl hit by a car late yesterday afternoon in Centralia escaped with minor scrapes and bruises, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers called just before 5:30 p.m. to the 500 block of Jefferson Street learned the child ran in front of the car, and no arrests were made, according to  police Sgt. Brian Warren. She was taken to Providence Centralia and has already been released, Warren said this morning.

SHERIFF’S OFFICE: MAN POINTS GUN, MAN GOES TO JAIL

• A 28-year-old Winlock man was arrested last night after allegedly pointing a gun at a resident on the 2200 block of Highway 603 near Winlock. Deputies called about 7:10 p.m. were told Daniel B. Sethre went to the 30-year-old man’s residence to “discuss an issue” and when they argued, Sethre pointed a .22 caliber revolver at the victim, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sethre was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree assault. Cmdr. Steve Aust said.

DRUGS FOUND

• A 22-year-old Centralia man was arrested following a short foot pursuit early this morning near Roosevelt Avenue and East Van Buren Street in Centralia, according to police. Jesse R. Baxter was wanted on a warrant and when he was found around 5:15 a.m, was in possession of a “bag” of suspected methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just before 9:30 a.m. yesterday to a car prowl on the 900 block of South Market Boulevard. A window was pulled out and a DVD player stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police took a report on Friday afternoon of a car prowl that occurred during the previous few days at the 800 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue in Chehalis. A window had been left slightly open and someone got inside and stole the vehicle’ registration, according to police.

• A 250-foot length of steel cable was stolen from a logging site off Hope Creek Road in Doty, according to a report made to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. The cable which was taken last Tuesday is valued at $900, according to the sheriff’s office.

VANDALISM

• Three tires on two vehicles at the 300 block of Southwest 14th Street in Chehalis were found slashed and punctured, according to a report made to police just after 11 a.m. on Saturday.

GREEN HILL WORKER KICKED BY STUDENT

• Chehalis police took a report on Friday of a 17-year-old resident of Green Hill School who allegedly kicked a staff member in the leg a week earlier. The case will be referred for a possible charge of custodial assault, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

SMALL FIRE AT GOODWILL BURNS SELF OUT

• Firefighters called to a report of possible flames coming form the roof of the Goodwill store in Centralia last night found what appeared to have been a bird’s nest in a light fixture on the building’s facade had caught fire. The call just after 9 p.m. to the 500 block of Harrison Avenue drew three fire departments, but the fire had burned itself out and damage was minimal, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

THEFT

• A blue 1994 Mazda B3000 pickup truck was reported stolen yesterday morning from the 1200 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to police. An officer called about 10:30 a.m. notes it has a license plate of A99218Z.

• Centralia police reported yesterday someone broke into a building on the 200 block of South Silver Street and made off with a “Chicago” chop saw. It was reported just before 3 p.m. on Friday.

• Centralia police were called about noon yesterday to the 1100 block of Grand Avenue about a car prowl. Someone broke in and took a stereo, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called just after 10 a.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of H Street where someone had broken out the rear window of a vehicle, and left a dent, according to the Centralia Police Department.

HOME BURGLARIZED

• A firearm was among the valuables stolen when someone broke into a home on the 600 block of Logan Hill Road in Chehalis sometime between 7 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. yesterday. A deputy called to the residence learned that taken along with the Taurus .357 revolver was an LCD television, a coin collection and a battery “jump pack”, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $1,800.

DRUGS

• A 31-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for possession of heroin last night after getting pulled over by an officer who recognized him as having a suspended driver’s license. It happened about 9 p.m. at Ellsbury and Mellen streets in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. A plastic bindle of suspected heroin was found in Eathon A. Wesen’s clothing when he was searched, according police. Wesen was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

WRECK

• A 37-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs following a single-vehicle collision yesterday afternoon on the 3000 block of Jackson Highway south of Chehalis. His Chevrolet Suburban sustained extensive front end damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew T. Lovo was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

THEFT OF MAIL

• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon to the 900 block of Northwest Folsom Street where a resident reported a delivered package had been stolen from the porch. A DVD and CD had been ordered from an online retailer and the victim learned it had been delivered, but they did not receive it, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFT

• A deputy was called yesterday to the 100 block of Nix Lane outside Centralia where a woman said her iPad had vanished from where it was on a table inside her unlocked home sometime between 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday and 5 o’clock yesterday morning. The iPad is valued at $800, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning by a Toledo man who said he learned a check stolen from him was used at K-Mart on Northwest Louisiana Avenue, written in an amount just over $400.

SUSPICIOUS DOOR TO DOOR MAGAZINE SELLING

• Chehalis police were called yesterday by a woman on the 700 block of Northwest Maryland Avenue who wanted to tell them about a young man who came to her home the day before selling magazines, who seemed ‘rather persistent” and “seedy”. She said the teenager ran into her yard, was talking very fast and would only let her glance at her paperwork, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She also said she’d talked to others in town who’d had similar experiences in the the previous couple of days with door to door sales people, Officer Linda Bailey said. Police are looking into it, according to Bailey.

FUGITIVES PULLED OVER FOR SMOKING DOPE

• A pair of Longview men wanted in Idaho for robbery and conspiracy to commit grand theft by extortion were picked up on Interstate 5 yesterday evening after an off-duty police officer spotted them smoking marijuana as they traveled down the freeway in Centralia. It happened about 6:40 p.m. near the Mellen Street interchange, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police stopped the vehicle and  found a loaded gun on the seat next to the driver, according to police. Both men were arrested for their warrants and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to police. Harry K. Storch, 32, and Anthony K. Storch, 34, were booked into the Lewis County Jail.

BURGLARY

• Several firearms were among the more than $3,500 worth of valuables stolen in a burglary discovered about 1 p.m. yesterday on the 100 block of Berry Road outside Chehalis. A woman returned home to find the back door wide open and an air conditioner unit removed from a window, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A deputy was called yesterday afternoon to a burglary at a home on the 500 block of Avery Road West near Winlock where someone had broken a garage window to get inside. It happened sometime between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The home was ransacked and among the missing items were cameras and DVDs, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Police were called about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to a home on the 1000 block of Elm Street in Centralia about a burglary in which a 12-gauge shotgun, a DVD player and a watch were missing. An officer was told someone broke a window to get inside, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A deputy arrested a 52-year-old Winlock woman for possession of methamphetamine following a traffic stop abut 9:40 p.m. yesterday. A K-9 alerted to the presence of drugs and a search turned up suspected meth as well as a pipe with marijuana residue, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Rane C. Morrison was booked into the Lewis County Jail.