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Javier Jimenez Villalavazo

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Detectives are looking for a 22-year-old man known as “The Joker” in connection with the shooting of a woman in Napavine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Javier Jimenez Villalavazo is considered armed and dangerous; anyone who knows his whereabouts is asked to call 911, according to a news release.

The sheriff’s office is assisting the Napavine Police Department in an investigation that led them to the 100 block of Haywire Road this morning.

A 24-year-old woman was shot twice outside an apartment there, they believe about 10 p.m. last night, according to news releases from the sheriff’s office. She has already been released from the hospital.

The incident came to the attention of law enforcement this morning, from the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital.

She was shot twice, the sheriff’s office reports. Her name was not released.

Villalavazo is described as 6 feet tall and weighing about 220 pounds, with a shaved head and brown eyes.

The sheriff’s office says his last known address is in Chehalis, but witnesses report seeing him in Centralia this morning.

The sheriff’s office says probable cause exists for his arrest for first-degree assault.

Further details are not available.

This news item was updated at 8:57 a.m.

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A woman was shot and wounded outside an apartment complex in Napavine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives believe it occurred about 10 p.m. last night; they believe it was not a random incident and have a person of interest, according to a news release this morning.

Detectives are on the scene at the 100 block of Haywire Road.

The victim, a 24-year-old Centralia woman, was treated at Providence Centralia Hospital and has already been released, according to the sheriff’s office.

She was shot twice, the sheriff’s office reports. Her name was not released.

It happened inside the city limits of Napavine, but sheriff’s detectives are conducting the investigation due to the technical expertise needed for a complex investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.

More to come.

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced a level two registered sex offender who has been residing in Centralia is now registered as homeless.

Justin A. Oliver, 23, is not wanted by law enforcement, but notification to the community is meant to inform the public and enhance public safety, according to the sheriff’s office.

Oliver finished serving his time in 2003 for sexually assaulting a 5-year-old neighbor girl when he was 12 or 13 years old, according to sheriff’s detective Jamey McGinty. His 2000 conviction in Lewis County Juvenile Court was for first-degree rape of a child, according to McGinty.

He was released from prison last September in connection with non-sexual crimes, according to McGinty.

The sheriff’s office designated him as a level two sex offender, meaning they believe he presents a clear risk to the community.

Oliver is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 155 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

To see more details from the bulletin and a photo of Oliver, visit the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Offender Watch page, here.

Questions? The sheriff’s office says call 360-748-9286 for detective McGinty or Chief Criminal Deputy Gene Seiber.

This news item was updated at 3:25 p.m. on Friday June 3, 2011

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A 32-year-old Chehalis man was killed when his car hit a power pole overnight east of Chehalis, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Troopers were called about 2:30 a.m. to the 1500 block of Centralia-Alpha Road where a 1993 Subaru Legacy was wrecked, the state patrol reported.

Colter Dunivin died from his injuries, according to the Lewis County Coroner’s Office.

His car had been heading southbound and failed to negotiate a sweeping right hand curve, according to the patrol. It traveled over the centerline and off the road before colliding with the pole, according to the investigating trooper.

It’s unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved, the state patrol reported.

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced yesterday it has become an accredited law enforcement agency.

The more than year-long process is one that takes considerable effort and determination to complete, and is something the community should be very proud of, according to the sheriff’s office.

The formal notice came last week from the Washington Association of Sheriff’s and Police Chiefs, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

“The men and women employed by this office continually strive to make a positive difference in our community,” Sheriff Steve Mansfield wrote. “The accreditation is just another way to show members of this community how truly professional and progressive our office is.”

Among various objectives, accreditation is meant to demonstrate an agency meets commonly accepted standards for efficient and effective operation, according to WASPC.

Only about 50 agencies statewide are accredited, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Chehalis Police Department was the first agency in the county to receive accreditation in 1999 and the Centralia Police Department followed in late 2008.