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CENTRALIA MAN SHOOTS SELF IN HAND

• A 24-year-old Centralia man was hospitalized after he accidentally shot himself in the hand yesterday at a home on the 100 block of Tri Mountain Lane outside Centralia. Aid and deputies called just before 1 p.m. were told he was taking apart his .40 caliber handgun and didn’t realize the magazine was in place and a round was in the chamber when he attempted to push the slide back with his left hand, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The gun discharged into a bathroom floor, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. The man was transported to Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma for treatment, Brown said.

POLICE: CENTRALIA MAN GRABS OFFICER, SWINGS AT SECOND OFFICER

• A 57-year-old Centralia man was jailed yesterday for assaulting a police officer who responded to a report of a dispute at the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Police reported William L. Thomas was irate and grabbed the officer’s arm and slammed it into a gate. He then swung at another officer but missed, according to the Centralia Police Department. Thomas was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault following the approximately 6:15 p.m. call, according to police.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• A deputy was called yesterday evening to a burglary at a residence on the 1800 block of Little Hanaford Road in Centralia in which thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen. Among the household items missing are a flat screen television, a computer and gift cards, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police arrested a 40-year-old man yesterday for second-degree theft and forgery following a report he used someone’s bank card without permission. Ernest A. Calderon, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon about an individual’s social security number being used at Grocery Outlet on Northwest Louisiana Avenue. The case is under investigation, according to police.

• A deputy was called early this morning after a truck was stolen from the 1000 block of West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia. The owner said it must have occurred sometime after 11 p.m. and before 3 a.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. When he woke up he discovered a latch on a gate was broken and the blue 1993 Chevrolet Cheyenne with a black rack on it and numerous stickers in the window was gone from where it had been parked, according to the sheriff’s office. It has a license plate of B91272E, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

• Chehalis police were called about 11:30 p.m. yesterday to Southwest Seventh Avenue where a resident spotted two men with flashlights prowling around his vehicle. No arrests were made.

DRUGS

• A 19-year-old Rochester woman was arrested for possession of suspected methamphetamine yesterday evening after she was taken into custody for a warrant after a traffic stop and subsequently admitted she had hidden something down her pants, according to Chehalis police. Kyrstin R. Daarud was a passenger in a vehicle stopped about 6:15 p.m. at Southwest McFadden Avenue and Eighth Street, according to police. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

FIRE BREAKS OUT INSIDE SEMI AT TRUCK STOP

• Firefighters called to Love’s Truck Stop on Rush Road in Napavine just after 4 p.m. yesterday found two pallets of used batteries burning inside a semi truck’s trailer. Nobody was injured and the damage was limited to the two pallets. according to Lewis County Fire District 5.

WRECK

• A 32-year-old Curtis man was arrested after a single-vehicle wreck on the 300 block of Middle Fork Road on Friday night in which he allegedly left his injured 28-year-old girlfriend at the scene. Deputies called about 9 p.m. found the woman with lacerations to her head and arm and were told the driver asked for a ride away, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning. The driver, Benjamin J. Breitenbach, was later found at the hospital and booked into the Lewis County Jail for vehicular assault, however he was released Sunday on $20,000 bail and a charging decision has not yet been made pending further investigation, according to authorities.

OTHER

• And local law enforcement officers yesterday responded as usual to a variety of misdemeanor assaults, misdemeanor thefts, misdemeanor marijuana possession and misdemeanor traffic crimes such as driving under the influence.

ASSAULT

• A 37-year-old Randle man was arrested after he allegedly attacked his wife last night because she was late getting home. Deputies called about 8:30 p.m learned the woman fled her home after her husband choked her until she saw stars, slammed her face into a floor and put his hand down her pants, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. David C. Haviland was arrested for second-degree assault, second-degree rape and related offenses and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• A 23-year-old Chehalis man was arrested on Friday night for allegedly dislocating a man’s shoulder during a dispute the day before at Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis. The 30-year-old victim told police he was sitting in a car with his girlfriend when her ex-boyfriend approached and assaulted him, according to Chehalis police. Ryan J. Vanetta was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault and also malicious mischief as he reportedly threw rocks at the vehicle, according to police.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 1:15 a.m. today to an attempted burglary at a business on the 600 block of West Main Street. Someone broke into the smoke shop but was apparently scared away by an alarm, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police reported it was not immediately evident if anything was stolen.

• A 32-year-old Centralia man was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly burglarizing  house under construction on the 1700 block of Hillview Road, according to the Centralia Police Department. The unspecified stolen property was found and returned to its owner, according to police. Steve Ingle Jr. was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Ingle was released without charges pending further investigation.

• A stolen garden pond was recovered at an Onalaska home after a couple were contacted Saturday in connection with a red pickup truck suspected to be involved with multiple burglaries and thefts. The part of the case involving a 20-year-old Onalaska woman is being referred for a possible charge of obstruction as she allegedly lied to protect her boyfriend, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The boyfriend, James C. Cunning, 35, of Onalaska, was arrested and booked for possession of stolen property in the second-degree, but he is being released without charges pending further investigation. A deputy was told of two other individuals who reportedly borrowed the truck at some point, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• A television and a laptop computer were among the items taken in a burglary at the 900 block of South Silver Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Friday morning.

• More than $1,000 of items were stolen from a Mossyrock-area home, shop and camper including tools, skis and two bottle of liquor, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The burglary reported Friday at the 100 block of Winston Creek Road happened sometime since early January, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A deputy took a report on Friday of a $6,000 farm implement stolen from the 200 block of North Military Road in Winlock sometime since April 13. The equipment, used to remove round bales of hay, had to have been towed away, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A leaf blower and a chainsaw were reported stolen from a garage Saturday evening on the 300 block of South Street in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday to a tavern on the 300 block of North Tower Avenue where a woman said someone had stolen her purse.

DRUGS FOUND HIDDEN IN VEHICLE

• Morton police reported they were called to the 200 block of Jastad Road last week after a citizen discovered two large bricks of marijuana when removing the rear seat in his car. He had locked his keys in the vehicle and when trying to get in, found the “bricks” each weighing a little more than two pounds, according to the Morton Police Department. They were believed to have been there for several years, according to Chief Dan Mortensen. Mortensen said he “back tracked” the car and found it was purchased at auction in Auburn and then sold at a car lot. The chief suspected the vehicle might have come from the midwest a few years back, he said. The marijuana was taken for destruction.

WRECKS

• A 25-year-old Centralia woman was hospitalized after wrecking a bike as she was towed behind a motorcycle in the Winlock area on Saturday night. A deputy called about 7:45 p.m. to the 300 block of Raubuck Road learned she and her brother were traveling downhill when the bicycle passed the motorcycle flipped and tossed her face first onto the black top, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The woman sustained a large cut on her forehead and multiple scrapes, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• A 54-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for driving under the influence following a two-vehicle wreck about 9:30 p.m. on Friday on the 2500 block of Jackson Highway south of Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. His PT Cruiser and the pickup truck driven by a 23-year-old Chehalis resident both sustained major damage, according to the sheriff’s office. Matthew D. Clark was  booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

VEHICLE PROWLERS HIT CHEHALIS OVERNIGHT

• Chehalis police responded yesterday to seven reports of car prowls, most occurring overnight and involving thefts or attempted thefts of stereo equipment and missing items such as CDs. Some windows were broken to gain access and some were not, according to Deputy Chief Randy Kaut. The calls began about 8:20 a.m. on South Market Boulevard and included locations such as Southeast Adams Avenue, Northeast Washington Avenue and Southeast Dobson Court. One individual heard a dog barking and saw two men walking up Adams Avenue but didn’t report it until later, Kaut said. He said it’s a lot for one time period and they are likely related to the same person. One attempt involved a delivery truck in the Twin City Town Center, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An officer was called just before 5 o’clock this morning to the area of South Market Boulevard near R.E. Bennett School where two subjects were observed looking inside cars, but no arrests were made, according to police.

DUMP TRAILER HAULED AWAY

• A dump-style construction trailer was reported stolen from the 1800 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday morning. The black 2007 trailer has a license plate of 4580TK, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BURGLARY

• An unspecified variety of home electronics were stolen from a home on the 1900 block of Ahlers Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:20 a.m. yesterday.

• Morton police investigated a burglary last Tuesday at a residence on the 300 block of First Street. Missing was a laptop computer and a Playstation, according to the Morton Police Department.

SUNFLOWER SEEDS PUT IN GAS TANK

• Police were called just before 6 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Roosevelt Avenue in Centralia where a vehicle’s tires had been slashed and sunflower seeds place in the fuel tank.

DRUGS

• A traffic stop just after 4 p.m. yesterday at the 1500 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia ended with two people getting arrested for possession of drugs. Charles Stilson, 37, no hometown noted, was driving with a suspended license and in his pocket an officer found a syringe and a baggie of suspected methamphetamine, according to officer John Panco. His passenger Diane Gange, 36,  no hometown noted, was found to have suspected heroin, Panco said. Both were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRIVER OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO RUN OVER DEPUTY

• A 23-year-old Tenino man was arrested for allegedly trying to run down a sheriff’s deputy with an ATV Sunday on the 7000 block of Skookumchuck Road, according to The Olympian. Read more here

LARGE MARIJUANA STASH DISCOVERED IN TIRE

• Chehalis police are trying to track down what they can after a call over the weekend from Les Schwab about a truck tired filled with marijuana. “It’s actually quite a large amount,” Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said. Kaut said a Centralia resident bought a truck a year or so ago with a spare tire in it he never used. He took it to the tire store on North Market Boulevard to have them destroy it, or whatever they do, Kaut said. That’s when the drugs were found, according to Kaut.

FOOT PURSUITS END WITH ARRESTS

• A Packwood man was booked into jail Saturday following a visit to Morton General Hospital after he was Tased by a deputy and fell to the ground, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies went to a residence late Friday night on the 13,000 block of U.S. Highway 12 looking for Efren E. Barron, wanted on a warrant, according to the sheriff’s office. Barron took off running and was chased, Cmdr. Steve Aust said. He was transported for treatment of what Aust described as minor cuts to his hands, knee and arm, before being booked into the Lewis County Jail for his warrant and obstruction, according to Aust.

• When Centralia police tried to contact a man wanted on a warrant about 8:20 p.m. on Friday in the 600 block of Harrison Avenue, he fled through a restaurant and was caught coming out the back door, according to the Centralia Police Department. Randy M. Haroldson, 29, of Centralia was found to be in possession of both methamphetamine and marijuana, according to police. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

VANDALISM

• Somebody threw a brick through the front window of a home on the 2900 block of Borst Avenue breaking a television set as well as the window, according to the Centralia Police Department. An officer was called to the scene just before 1 a.m. yesterday, according to police.

THEFT

• A blue scooter was reported taken from a garage on the 100 block of Haliday Road in Centralia on Saturday morning. It is a 202 Yamaha with a license plate reading 6A6980, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A deputy was called late Saturday afternoon to the 400 block of Jorgensen Road in Onalaska about the theft of a water pump and chain saw. The items were stolen sometime between April 12 and Thursday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $850, according to the sheriff’s office

• Police were called on Friday afternoon to the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia where an officer took a report that a 17-year-old boy stole medication and made unauthorized charges on a credit card including purchasing a cell phone, according to the Centralia Police Department

• Centralia police were called late Sunday afternoon about money stolen from a juke box at the 1200 block of Alder Street.

• Police were called about 11:50 p.m. on Saturday about a car prowl on the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia. Someone rifled through some papers in the vehicle, but nothing appeared to be missing, according to police.

• A wallet was stolen from a vehicle parked on the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police Saturday afternoon. A passenger window was broken out to get inside, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 45-year-old motorist was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after he was pulled over about 4:40 a.m. today in Centralia for driving with a suspended license. Eugene Amburgy was booked into the Lewis County Jail following his contact with n officer on the 300 block of Centralia College Boulevard, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 23-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for possession of heroin after she was detained for allegedly trying to steal a car cell phone charger about 7:20 p.m. on Friday at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to police. Jennifer M. Smith was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

WRECKS

• Centralia police assisted with a multiple vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 5 around 10 p.m. on Saturday that closed the freeway briefly. Nobody was seriously injured, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 39-year-old Onalaska woman was hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision about 7:30 a.m. today on U.S. Highway 12 at Morton, according to the Washington State Patrol. Debra Brehmeyer was traveling eastbound when she slowed to turn and her Jeep was struck by an eastbound Ford F350 pickup, according to the state patrol. Both vehicles were totaled, according to the patrol. Brehmeyer was transported to Morton General Hospital for back pain, according to the investigating trooper. The driver of the truck, 25-year-old Cody Carson of Oakland, Ore., was reportedly not injured.

CHILDREN SUSPECTED BEHIND SATURDAY’S SHOP FIRE IN CHEHALIS

• Three Chehalis boys detained after a fire on Saturday that destroyed a two-story shop building may have been playing with matches they found inside, according to police. Some kids were seen running away from the area of the Ohio Avenue fire and interviewed, according to Deputy Chief Randy Kaut. They are 10, 11 and 14 years old, he said. Kaut said it appeared, depending on which of the boys you talk to, it was either an accident or intentional igniting of items. A cardboard box caught fire and it sounds like they tried to put it out themselves, but then ran away, he said. The case is being referred to the Lewis County Prosecutors Office for possible charges of arson, he said.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called yesterday morning to a vacant home that had been foreclosed on after someone made off with the stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, water heater and wood stove, according to the Centralia Police Department. The home is on the 300 block of Linda Lane.

• Chehalis police were called just after 6 p.m. yesterday to a burglary on Southwest Third Street. Further details were not readily available.

• Someone broke into a vehicle on the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia and stole an iPod and other items, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the  900 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia about 8:30 a.m. yesterday where someone had broken out a window of a parked vehicle.

• Centralia police are trying to link a man arrested for trafficking in stolen property with local burglaries they suspect he may have been involved in over the past two months. Solano R. Trevino, 51, was arrested last week at a motel on 1300 block of Lakeshore Drive where officers found suspected stolen goods, according to Officer John Panco. Panco says detectives have connected him to at least four burglaries. Police are asking anyone who may have been burglarized during that period but not reported it to do so. Panco says to contact detective Rick Hughes at 33-7680.

SHED FIRE

• Firefighters couldn’t find anything that pointed to the cause of a smokey fire yesterday in an RV park on the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Riverside Fire Authority called about 1 p.m. found smoke billowing from a shed, according to Capt. Ken Colombo. It was gutted. He estimated the loss at about $5,000.

THEFT

• Somebody stole a John Deere utility vehicle and the garden tools stored on it from the 200 block of Tennessee Road in Winlock sometime between Monday and yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $4,700.

• Police were called about 12:30 p.m. yesterday about a burglary to a garage on the 700 block of Euclid Way, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday to a residence on Northeast Cascade Avenue near Main Street about a stolen .22 caliber gun. It had gone missing about two weeks earlier, according to the report.

SLEEPING MOM, CHILD WAKE TO FIRE IN BEDROOM

• A Napavine mother and small child escaped from a burning home today when the sound of fire burning in the bedroom wall woke up the mom. Firefighters were called about 11 a.m. to the house on the 700 block of West Washington Street, according to Lewis County Fire District 5. Most of the fire damage is in the attic, but an estimated 60 percent of the 1200-square-foot home was damaged, according to District 5. The mom at first tried putting it out, so needed to be checked out for smoke inhalation, according to Firefighter Brad Bozarth. It appeared to have started near a wall outlet where a heater was plugged in, Bozarth said. The cause is being investigated. The family of four is being assisted with a place to stay by the Red Cross, he said.

BURGLARY

• Somone broke into a Curtis-area home sometime between Monday and yesterday and stole numerous household goods as well as three sheets of sheetrock, a band saw and tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called about 5 p.m. to the house on the 500 block of Lost Valley Road reported an estimated $1,000 loss, according to sheriff’s Cmdr. Steve Aust.

THEFT OF DRUGS

• Centralia police said yesterday they were investigating a case in which an individual left his prescription at Rite Aid on Harrison Avenue to be filled and when he went to get it, was told someone else had already picked it up. The incident, reported Monday, is being looked at as a theft, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Chehalis police were called just before 2 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl in the parking lot at the Twin City Towne Center on Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

BAD REQUEST

• Centralia police arrested a 53-year-old man for allegedly asking if he could photograph a 14-year-old boy’s genital area. Larry J. Fraley, of Centralia, was arrested late Monday night after a witness to the incident that reportedly occurred over the weekend called police, Officer John Panco said. Fraley was booked onto the Lewis County Jail for communication with a minor for immoral purposes, according to the Centralia Police Department.