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By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Officials from the city of Chehalis are getting together with leaders of the neighboring fire district this evening to talk about shared fire services.

The joint meeting with members of the city council and the board of commissioners for Lewis County Fire District 6 begins at 6:30 p.m.

It will be held at District 6’s main station at 2123 Jackson Highway.

According to the agenda, they will talk about the future of fire service for the area and have an open discussion about annexation.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a 56-year-old woman who was reported missing on Sunday, but last seen a month earlier near Mossyrock.

Myrna R. LeBeau

Myrna R. LeBeau may suffer from mental health issues, according to the sheriff’s office.

She was last seen leaving her home southeast of Mossyrock on May 26, walking on Green Mountain Road, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

LeBeau was then wearing a green windbreaker, sweatpants, white tennis shoes and carrying a blue purse. She is described as a white female, 5-feet 6-inches tall, 130 pounds with brown hair, and green eyes.

Brown said LeBeau does not live alone and deputies are looking into why she wasn’t reported missing sooner. Detectives are interviewing an individual this afternoon, Brown said.

Anyone with information that can help locate LeBeau, is asked to please contact detective Jeff Humphrey at the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office at (360) 748-9286.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Police were called yesterday to the 500 block of North Pearl Street following the discovery of security video showing a male fishing into the after-hours utility payment box for the city.

It occurred between 1:20 a.m. and 2:20 a.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

The city suggests that anyone who dropped off a payment into the red box in front of the customer service center since 4:30 p.m. on Friday should call them at 360-330-7657 to ensure it was received.

Also, any customers who notice anything unusual about the processing of their account should call, according to city officials.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The 30-year-old man found with a gunshot wound behind a West Main Street business in Chehalis early Wednesday remains hospitalized, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

Police and firefighters responding to the man’s 911 call about 3 o’clock that morning found he was injured in the stomach area. A shotgun was recovered. The man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Chehalis Police Department Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said he understood the victim was staying in a camper nearby and working security.

Kaut said this morning he was informed yesterday afternoon the patient remained in the intensive care unit but was listed as stable.

The investigation is wrapping up, according to Kaut.

“At this point, it looks like it was self-inflicted and not an accident,” Kaut said.
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For background, read “Breaking news: Gunshot victim airlifted from Chehalis” from Wednesday June 22, 2016, here

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The sheriff’s office is investigating an armed robbery they learned about yesterday but occurred about 10:30 p.m. on Sunday at a warehouse in Centralia.

The 37-year-old victim told a deputy a masked individual came into the office on the 2600 block of Commercial Boulevard wearing black leather gloves and carrying a black semi-automatic pistol, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

The intruder took the cell phones of the victim and his friend and took $30 to $40 cash from the till, according to the sheriff’s office.

The victim said he retrieved his own pistol from a shelf while the robber went into an adjoining room and tried to shoot the robber, but had forgotten to chamber a round, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The subject fled, Brown said.

The victim is from Ellsworth, Wisconsin, Brown said. The business is Victory Fireworks.

The suspect was described as about 5-feet 11-inches tall, thin and having dark brown skin, Brown said.

Both phones were found in the grass of a neighboring business that night, according to Brown.

Brown said the victim told the deputy he normally keeps his 45 caliber Highpoint loaded with a magazine, but with no round chambered. The victim said he and his friend both had to work the following morning, so waited to report what happened.

There are no suspects, she said.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A woman pushing a stroller along a county road south of Chehalis was hit from behind by a car traveling about 30 mph yesterday.

Deputies responding to the approximately 6 p.m. incident learned the stroller was overturned and damaged but the 8-month-old baby was unharmed. The 49-year-old grandmother sustained a broken leg, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

It happened along Avery Road East near Coulson Road.

The grandmother said she was walking westbound, pushing the baby while talking on the cell phone and thought she was on the shoulder, Cmdr. Dusty Breen said. Evidence however showed impact occurred in the travel portion of the lane, Breen said.

The male half of a Chehalis couple in their early 70s said he did not see them until he hit them, Breen said. Their car is a 2012 Suzuki four-door, according to the sheriff’s office.

The grandmother also has a possible broken toe. She and the child reside in Chehalis.

Breen said the case remains under investigation and no citations or infractions have been issued.