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TWO ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF GUNS AND JEWELRY

• A pair of Centralia men were arrested yesterday in connection with a Thursday interrupted burglary in Toledo in which two semi-automatic pistols, a rifle and a 16-gauge shotgun were among the items stolen. Deputies called on Thursday to the residence on Poetsch Road were told two males fled in a small vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A photo montage was created and two men were identified, Sheriff Steve Mansfield said this morning. Kodey L. Howard, 20, and Daniel C. Miller, 20, were arrested for first-degree burglary, according to Mansfield. Also missing after the break-in were several pieces of expensive jewelry, Mansfield said. The loss was estimated at more than $5,000.

CAR STOLEN IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning of a car stolen from the 1600 block of Windsor Avenue. Taken was a blue 1992 Honda Prelude. The two-door vehicle has a license plate of 027 ZJY.

STOLEN VEHICLE FOUND IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police took a report about 11 a.m. yesterday of a stolen vehicle recovered on the 100 block of West Main Street.

WINDOWS “SHOT” OUT OVERNIGHT IN MOSSYROCK

• A deputy was called about 2:30 a.m. today to Lakewood Drive near Mossyrock to a report a window and a glass sliding door had been shot out. Sheriff Steve Mansfield said it appeared it was done with marbles and some sort of slingshot.

POLICE LOOK FOR WANTED PERSON AT ECKERSON ROAD HOME

• Centralia police arrested two people yesterday evening at a residence on the 1200 block of Eckerson Road. Officers were at the home around 5:30 p.m. looking for a wanted person, according to the Centralia Police Department. Christopher H. Quimby, 50, of Centralia, was arrested for obstruction and then released, according to police. Officers found Crystal P. Timbrook there and arrested the 30-year-old Centralia woman on an outstanding warrant. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called twice yesterday to reports of slashed tires on vehicles. The first was at the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue and the other was on the 600 block of H Street.

• Centralia police took reports of “gang-style” graffiti to two buildings yesterday. One was at the 200 block of South Tower Avenue and the other on the 500 block of North Gold Street.

ONALASKA AREA FIRE STARTED ON STOVETOP

• Fire investigator Ted McCarty said yesterday a kitchen fire east of Onalaska on Christmas night started after a burner was left on and nearby items ignited. Fire damage was minimal but there was smoke damage to the mobile home on the 100 block of Stub Road, according to McCarty. Residents had left around noon and after they returned she heard a commotion in the kitchen and spotted flames on the stovetop, McCarty said. The burner had been left on all day, he said. “Fortunately they were home when it took off, otherwise they wouldn’t have a home,” he said.

ASSAULTS

• Centralia police were called about 4 p.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of Lum Road where a woman said her boyfriend rammed her car with his when she tried to drive away. Police reported this morning they are still looking for him.

• A 35-year-old Winlock man was arrested after a Sunday night incident in which his wife told police he attacked her and started choking her with a “head lock-type” hold. She reportedly fled their apartment and called 911 about 8:30 p.m.  Erik J. Vanasch was later taken into custody and yesterday he was charged with second-degree assault.

• A 44-year-old Toledo man was charged yesterday after a Christmas Eve incident in which a woman told deputies they were at his residence when he began yelling profanities, grabbed her and threw her on the bed. She was eventually able to get him off her and leave, according to charging documents, but as she tried to get in her vehicle, he allegedly tried to pull her out of her car by her leg. Steven R. Stanton was charged yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court with unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree assault, domestic violence. He was released after court on a $5,000 signature bond.

FLAGS HEISTED

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning to a report somebody stole two flags from the flag pole at the Lewis County Mall. Missing from the Northeast Hampe Way location are an American flag and a POW flag, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said a key is needed to lower the flags so it’s not clear how someone got them down.

STOLEN STUFF

• An officer was called about 8:25 a.m. yesterday to a burglary at a business on the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia. Police report its not known if anything was taken.

• Tools were reported stolen in a burglary to a shed on the 300 block of North Rock Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10 o’clock yesterday morning.

• A vehicle found abandoned on the 900 block of Harrison Avenue yesterday was stolen from Yamhill County in Oregon and returned to its owner, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police took reports yesterday morning from two different locations in Centralia of stolen debit card numbers being used for purchases in Louisiana.

GRAFFITI

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning of graffiti being spray painted onto a wall on the 900 block of West Main Street.

DUI ARREST FOLLOWS ROLLOVER CRASH

• A motorist was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital overnight after a wreck in which responders found a vehicle upside down in water between Interstate 5 at milepost 71 and Estep Road, according to a news release from Lewis County Fire District 5. Fire Lt. Laura Hanson reported the driver had self-extricated from the car and was hospitalized for evaluation after the 3 a.m. call. The 30-year-old female driver from Raymond was cited for driving under the influence, according to the Washington State Patrol.

PRESENTS STOLEN FROM VEHICLE

• Chehalis police were called just before 8 o’clock on Saturday morning about the theft of Christmas gifts overnight from a vehicle parked outside on the 1400 block of Southwest Mills Avenue. At least some of the presents were toys, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The vehicle was unlocked, according to police.

STOLEN CAR FOUND IN CHEHALIS

• A car stolen out of Centralia was discovered Saturday afternoon parked behind a Chehalis home on the 700 block of South Cascade Avenue. It appeared someone was trying to hand paint the 1996 Honda Accord a different color, according to Chehalis police.

RACOON AND PIG FIGHT REPORTED

• Chehalis police were called about 3:40 a.m. on Sunday to a report a “really small” pig and a raccoon fighting outside off Washington Avenue. The arriving officer was unable to locate the animals, according to police.

MASS VANDALISM AT PARADISE ESTATES

• Detectives are investigating vandalism in Paradise Estates in Ashford totaling an estimated $10,000. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning somebody broke the glass on 31 water meters sometime between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. last Monday, according to Cmdr. Steve Aust.

TWO MEN ARRESTED AFTER CRAWLING THROUGH WINDOW

• Centralia police arrested two men on Sunday afternoon for trespassing into a vacant house on the 400 block of South Iron Street. A neighbor reported seeing two guys crawling in a window, according to Officer Paul McCormick. Zachary J. Maurer, 21, of Centralia, and Ezekiel L. Johnson, 22, a homeless person, were arrested, according to police. Johnson was booked into the Lewis County Jail as he was found in possession of a handgun reported stolen out of Winlock, according to McCormick.

BURGLARIES AND THEFTS

• A business on the 1000 block of Caveness Drive in Centralia was burglarized, according to a report made to police about 11:45 a.m. on Saturday. An unspecified amount of cash was taken from a drawer, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Tools were stolen from a vacant house being renovated on the 200 block of Hemlock Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police Sunday morning.

• Centralia police were called Saturday to a garage burglary on the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue.

• Centralia police were called about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday to a vehicle prowl on the 300 block of Latona Street. Among the missing items were CDs, a cell phone and unspecified medication.

WINDOW BROKEN

• Chehalis police were called about 4 p.m. on Thursday about somebody breaking out a window to Paradise Teriyaki on the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue.

TIRES SLASHED

• Police were called just before 8 a.m. on Saturday morning to a report of two ties being slashed on a vehicle at the Peppermill Empress Inn on the 1200 block of Alder Street in Centralia.

GRAFFITI TAGS

• Centralia police took a report about 2 o’clock this morning on the 1000 block of West Main Street where the side of a building was “tagged” with graffiti.

COLLISIONS IN FREEWAY BACKUP

• Two cars were totaled in two separate rear-end collisions on Interstate 5  south of the U.S. Highway 12 interchange on Sunday afternoon. Troopers were called about 2 p.m. to milepost 57 near the Lewis-Cowlitz county line where a northbound 2008 Dodge Avenger ran into the back of a Jeep which was stopped for traffic, according to the Washington State Patrol. The Dodge was totaled but its 42-year-old driver from Federal Way was reportedly uninjured. A pair of Woodinville residents in the Jeep were taken to St. John Medical Center in Longview neck pain or stiffness, according to the investigating trooper. About an hour later, a 20-year-old motorist from Renton unable to stop for slowing traffic ran into the back of a northbound Toyota Camry near milepost 67, according to the state patrol. The Camry was towed and its driver, a Redmond resident, was taken by ambulance to Providence Centralia Hospital with a lower back injury, according to the state patrol. An infant in the Camry was reportedly uninjured. The 20-year-old’s 1999 Toyota Corolla was described as totaled.