Lewis County Sirens.com

Updated at 6:32 p.m.

OUTLET MALL EMPLOYEE FIGHTS OFF MAN

• Centralia police were called to an Outlet Mall store yesterday about noon after a man in his 30s came up behind an employee put one arm around her neck and fondled her with his other hand. The woman, in her 20s, kicked and yelled and he ran away, according to police. It happened outside the back door of the business along the 1300 block of Lum Road, according to the Centralia Police Department. The subject was described as a man with light colored hair, wearing a stained orange shirt and dark carpenter-type pants which were very dirty, Officer John Panco said. He was not found.

THEFT

• Somebody broke into a parts distribution business on the 400 block of East Summa Street in Centralia over the weekend and stole money and keys, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy who took a report Tuesday morning learned a window was smashed; the loss is estimated at about $500, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• Centralia police took a report Tuesday afternoon of the theft of a computer from a residence on the 1100 block of North Pearl Street. By Wednesday morning, a suspect had been identified and the computer recovered, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called Tuesday morning abut the theft of money from the 300 block of Southeast Washington Avenue.

• Centralia police were called Tuesday morning about theft of wire from a business on the 2000 block of Johnson Road.

• A stereo, sun glasses and some change were taken in a car prowl on the 900 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police Tuesday morning.

• Somebody stole the back license plate from a vehicle and replaced it with a plate from a vehicle stolen in Cle Elum, according to a report made to police Tuesday morning from the 1200 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia.

BRUSH FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday to a brush fire at the end of the football and track by Chehalis Middle School. Chehalis Fire Department Capt. Rob Gebhart said it was likely started by fireworks. He estimated it was 30 feet by 10 feet in size. They put it out, he said.

COLLISION

• Two people were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital Tuesday night after a three-car collision on northbound Interstate 5 north of Centralia. Troopers were called about 9:50 p.m. to the crash – in a work zone near milepost 83 – and found the driver of a Hyundai Elantra from The Dalles, Ore. failed to stop when other vehicles ahead were stopped, according o the Washington State Patrol. The driver and her 13-year-old passenger suffered bruises to their chests, her car sustained an estimated $5,000 damage, according to the state patrol. Her car hit the rear of a Toyota Camry, damaging it. The Camry was pushed into a 2002 BMW,damaging it. Driver inattention was blamed.

ASSAULT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who reportedly jumped a 42-year-old Onalaska man yesterday cutting him above his eye with a pocket knife.

Travis P. Shive

Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said a deputy called about 11:40 a.m. yesterday to the 600 block of Burchett Road in Onalaska was told the 42-year-old man confronted a motorist who was driving erratically and pulled into a driveway across the street. When the victim said he didn’t have a requested tool to fix the vehicle, the younger man “jumped ” him and when the two went to the ground, the younger man kicked the other man in the chest and also pulled out a pocket knife. The assailant then took off into the woods, Brown said. The sheriff’s office concluded their suspect is Travis P. Shive, 25, of Onalaska. He is wanted for first-degree assault, according to Brown. She is asking anyone with information on Shive’s whereabouts to call 911 or to leave an anonymous tip, call Lewis County Crime Stoppers at at 1-800-748-6422.

• Police called to the 1100 block of Scammon Creek Road in Centralia just before midnight last night arrested a 23-year-old Centralia man who lives there for second-degree assault for allegedly choking his girlfriend. The girlfriend had marks on her but did not need to go the hospital, according to Officer Wayne Compton. A 20-year-old woman who lives there was arrested also for misdemeanor assault, with the victim being another female, Compton said. The officer said the incident involved a disagreement. Pedro Romero Rivera was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FIREWORKS INJURY

• Lewis County Fire District 6 was called about 11 p.m. last night to a report a 40-year-old man was hit in the face with fireworks in Adna. The victim however went into a house off Chilvers Road and wouldn’t come out to be treated, Firefighter Mike Goodwillie said. Initial reports were it was a firecracker, but neighbors said it was a mortar that left the ground at an odd angle, Goodwillie said. “The patient refused care so we never saw him, but we’re guessing he’s okay,” he said.

THEFT

• Police dog Kayo was called out yesterday morning after officers were told a man inn his 40s with a beard kicked in the door to a house on the 700 block of Euclid Way in Centralia and then ran away. No suspect was found.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning the theft of an ATV valued at more than $11,000 from Country Tractor on the 1600 block of Bishop Road outside Chehalis. An employee told a deputy on Friday the 2011 Kubota had been parked in a row near others at the business and they didn’t know when it was taken, the sheriff’s office reported.

• Centralia police were called about a car prowl about 7 a.m. today on the 900 block of North Washington Avenue. A stereo was taken.

• Speakers were stolen from a vehicle on the 1100 block of E Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 4:40 a.m. today.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police arrested a 55-year-old man for possession of suspected marijuana and methadone pills following a traffic stop about 12:30 a.m. Sunday on the 500 block of North Chamber of Commerce Way. Robert F. Penfield, of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 27-year-old Rochester man was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of suspected drugs after he was detained for suspected shoplifting at Wal-Mart on Sunday afternoon. An officer called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue reported Casey D. Hasenbalg had taken binoculars and a phone from the store and then found on his person was white powder.

SEX CRIME ARREST

• A sheriff’s deputy witnessing a verbal dispute between a 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old female near the courthouse in Chehalis Sunday afternoon led to the arrest of the 19-year-old Chehalis man for allegedly having a sexual relationship with the teenager, according to Chehalis police. An investigating Chehalis officer learned about an encounter which apparently occurred  within the last few weeks, that prompted the arrest for third-degree child rape, according to the Chehalis Police Department. While the relationship was supposedly consensual, and no violence was alleged, sex between a 19-year-old and a 14-year-old is a crime, according to detective Sgt. Rick McNamara. Michael A. Gonzales-Fox, 19, of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

WRECKS

• A 20-year-old man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he crashed his dirt bike yesterday afternoon on a logging road in Adna. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said the Olympia man looked back for his friend as he as rounding a curve and ran into a large iron gate. The patient, whose name was not released, was believed to have broken both his legs, according to the sheriff’s office. It happened near the 100 block of Bowman Road prior to about 2:50 p.m., according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• A 19-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for driving under the influence after a single-vehicle rollover collision about 4:45 a.m. on Sunday on Koontz Road south of Napavine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s office. Tyler W. Wisner, of Chehalis, had cuts to his hands but declined aid, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. He was cited for the DUI and then released, Brown said.

• A 28-year-old Tenino man who was ejected from the passenger side window when he wrecked his pickup truck Saturday night is listed in serious condition this morning. Michael L. Hart was transported to  Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the crash on Skookumchuck Road Southeast near Northcraft Road Southeast near Tenino. Hart is in the hospital’s intensive care unit, according to a Harborview spokesperson.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

• The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office offers several points to ponder for the Fourth of July holiday. Consequences for irresponsible use of fireworks – such as possession of fireworks that have been altered  or possession of Illegal explosive devices (like M-80s and M100’s) can be harsh, according to the office. Examples: Making an explosive device is a gross misdemeanor, which can bring a fine of up to $5,000 and one year incarceration; If property is damaged, it could result in a charge of malicious mischief; If it is used to blow something up, it could be considered a destructive device, therefore a felony; If someone is hurt, a person could be charged with bodily harm or assault. Also, a person found responsible for a wildfire started by a firework could be required to pay fire suppression costs which can be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The chief deputy state fire marshal suggests folks consider attending public fireworks displays, produced by trained professionals.

• Lewis County Fire District 5 was called to a tree fire about 11:20 p.m. last night at Northwest Fifth Avenue and West Grand Boulevard in Napavine, most likely ignited by fireworks, Firefighter Brad Bozarth said. The approximately 40-foot tall tree was rotten inside and so they had to cut it down to extinguish all the fire, he said.

WRECKS

• A young boy was flown to Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver yesterday evening after a four-wheeler accident northeast of Winlock. Lewis County Medic One was called about 7 p.m. to the property off Meier Road where the child had somehow crashed into a parked road grader, according to Paramedic Kirk Johnston. He is about 11 years old, Johnston said. “Last I heard from the hospital he’s doing okay,” Johnston said this morning. “He was wearing a helmet. If not, it would not have been very good.”

• The driver of a Volvo was cited for falling asleep and sideswiping another car before rolling off U.S. Highway 12 just west of Packwood Saturday afternoon, according to the Washington State Patrol. Nobody was injured, according to Trooper Ryan Tanner.

BICYCLIST BRIEFLY AVOIDS WARRANT ARREST

• A Centralia man was arrested at Taser-point after fleeing on his bicycle from a police officer after being told to stop on Friday. Shane A. Mendoza, 22, was contacted near the 1200 block of Mellen Street and booked into the Lewis County Jail for obstructing and two outstanding warrants, according to Centralia police.

THEFT

• A stolen car trailer was recovered early this morning at the 1200 block of Lum Road, in the parking lot at the Centralia Outlet Mall, according to Centralia police.

• Centralia police were called yesterday afternoon to the 500 block of East Summa Street where someone had broken into a business and taken a jacket.

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning about a burglary to a church on the 1000 block of Alder Street. Taken were power tools, according to police.

• Centralia police were called to a burglary to a business at the 1700 block of South Gold Street on Friday morning. Somebody stole some speakers, according police.

• Centralia police were called about 11:30 p.m. on Friday to the 600 block of South Tower Avenue where two males reportedly entered the store and fled with a 12-pack of soda. An officer was given a description of the vehicle and the suspects, according to the Centralia Police Department. Earlier, about 12:30 a.m., an officer as also called to the same location where a male stole two cases of Budweiser beer.

DRUGS

• Jacob R. Woods, 36, of Centralia, was arrested for possession of heroin following his arrest yesterday in Centralia on an outstanding warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with an officer on the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue, according to police.

• A 21-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and marijuana at the 200 block of West Cherry Street in Centralia about 11 p.m. on Friday, according to police. David L. Davenport was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOG BITES CHILD

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a black lab that reportedly bit an 8-year-old boy, leaving him with with several injuries to his face and arm. The child had been playing on Thursday at a friend’s home on the 1100 block of North Fork Road outside Chehalis when the dog got aggressive and started biting, according to the sheriff’s office. A deputy contacted the boy and his mother at Providence Centralia Hospital that afternoon and the office planned to contact the animal’s owner, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

FIREFIGHTERS INVESTIGATE SMOKE SMELL AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY

• Firefighters spent almost an hour at an assisted living facility in Centralia late Thursday afternoon trying to track down the source of the smell of something burning.  The 4:15 p.m. call to 1700 Providence Place – to a building with approximately 15 apartments – eventually turned up a dish towel that had been left on a kitchen burner, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The resident had already tossed it in the garbage, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Kytta said.

WSP DRUG SNIFFING DOGS PRAISED FOR GOOD YEAR

Kershaw and Kilo

• The Washington State Patrol reported on Thursday that Thurston County-based drug sniffing dog “Kilo” and his counterpart in Pierce County combined have helped get more than 26 pounds of marijuana off the streets in the past year. Kilo, a chocolate Labrador has been working with her partner Trooper Jeff Kershaw for three years, according to Trooper Guy Gill. The two canines have also helped find methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and hundreds of pills including Oxycodone, Hydrocodone and Ecstasy, leading to the removal from the streets also of thousands of dollars in associated drug money during the 12-month period, according to Gill.