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LARGE BRUSH FIRE IGNITES NEAR GRAND MOUND

• Four south Thurston County fire departments were called about 5 p.m. yesterday when a five to seven acre brush fire broke out north of 183rd Avenue Southwest near Leitner Road. Burning was scotch broom, tall grass and some trees, according to Chief Robert Scott of West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. Scott said nine of his firefighters assisted the Tenino area fire department in keeping the flames away from some homes and extinguishing the blaze.

THEFT

• Somebody broke through the back door of a Centralia tobacco shop and stole eight cartons of cigarettes overnight. Police and a police dog responding about 1 a.m. to the 1000 block of South Gold Street found some of the cigarettes nearby, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called yesterday afternoon to Riverside Nursing Home on the 1300 block of Alexander Street about money being stolen from a resident. Details were not readily available.

• Centralia police were asked yesterday to investigate the theft of money from a business on the 700 block of West Main Street. Details were not readily available.

• A deputy was called yesterday to a truck repair shop on the 100 block of Labree Road in Chehalis to view video footage of a theft from about 8:30 p.m. on Monday. Missing from Miles and Sons is an estimated 145 feet of copper wire from a service truck parked inside a fenced area, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The images show two individuals with flashlight, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to an apartment on the 600 block of South Iron Street about 8 p.m. yesterday where someone had gone inside and broken light bulbs. Two individuals were arrested for second-degree burglary after a short foot pursuit, according to police. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Jacob D. Holmgren, 21, of Winlock, and Dominic Combs, 24, of Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to a business on 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia about 2 a.m. after a male reportedly punched a window and broke it.

ANOTHER GAS LEAK ON SOUTH PEARL STREET

• Firefighters were called about 2:30 p.m. yesterday to a natural gas leak at South Pearl and West Cherry streets in Centralia. An excavator had pulled up a one-inch line and residents in a one-block radius were asked to leave the area until it was repaired, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

DOG SHOT DEAD NEAR ONALASKA, NEIGHBOR ARRESTED

• A 50-year-old Onalaska area man was arrested last night after he allegedly shot and killed a neighbor’s dog. According to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, a neighbor saw Michael A. Goad go onto another neighbor’s property on the 100 block of Tillie Road, shortly after 5 p.m. heard yelling about dogs barking and then heard three shots. The 6-year-old canine named Samson was found dead although Goad denied any involvement, Cmdr. Steve Aust said this morning. Deputies searched Goad’s home and found an air rifle, as well as cleaning rods and a bore brush for a rifle, Aust said. It was not immediately obvious what caused the animal’s wounds, he said. Goad was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree animal cruelty, Aust said.

METHAMPHETAMINE ARRESTS

• Centralia police arrested three people yesterday for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver at a home on the 300 block of West Pine Street. Also, a 22-year-old woman was arrested for possession of meth, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officer John Panco said officers got some information that led them to the home where they conducted a search which turned up several baggies containing suspected methamphetamine. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Sabra R.E. Burgess, 28, of Centralia, and Ricardo L. Zuniga, 30, also from Centralia, according to police. The resident, Dale G. Schmidt, 68, was referred for a charge of  possession with intent, but not booked, Panco said. Another resident, Ashley D. Robertson, 22, was booked for possession.

RAPE

• A 22-year-old man was arrested last night for second-degree rape in connection with an incident reported to have occurred yesterday with a teenage female acquaintance in a wooded are outside Centralia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher A. Jacaway was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

ASSAULT

• A 21-year-old Toledo man was arrested yesterday for second-degree assault after he allegedly struck his 25-year-old sister in the head and face when he was trying to get her out of his bedroom, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called about 12:45 p.m. to a dispute on the 100 block of Wrangler Drive in Toledo booked Arnulfo J. Alaniz into the Lewis County Jail. Alaniz’s case was referred today to Lewis County District Court for possible non-felony charging instead of second-degree assault.

THEFT

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning by an individual who discovered a burglary to a residence being remodeled on Southwest Elzina Street in Chehalis. Among the items missing were cabinets, flooring, a sink and a dishwasher adding up to a loss of about $6,500, as well as a Plymouth Voyager van, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Also broken into was a nearby home on the 400 block of Southwest Riverside Drive where about $4,000 of cabinets, light fixtures and other items were stolen, according to police. The same person said his Dodge Ram pickup was missing from Lewis Street in Centralia, according to police. Officers are investigating.

• Centralia police were called yesterday afternoon about a laptop computer taken from a home on the 100 block of North Diamond Street.

• A $25,000 mini excavator was reported missing yesterday from near milepost 136 on U.S. Highway 12 in Packwood. A deputy called yesterday morning was told the model 50 John Deere was stolen sometime since last Thursday morning, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report yesterday morning about the window of a vehicle being broken out on the 1600 block of Harrison Avenue.

• Chehalis police were called to a business about 10 a.m. yesterday on the 300 block of Northwest Pacific Avenue about a window getting broken.

COUNTY TRUCK WINDOWS SHOT AT

• Somebody fired a gun at the windshields of two parked dump trucks belonging to Lewis County Public Works, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It was reported on Thursday morning and happened sometime after 4:30 p.m. the Friday before at the county shop on Kiona Road in Randle, according to the sheriff’s office. The damage estimate is $1,200.

THEFT

• Somebody stole an estimated $5,000 of tools and equipment from a construction shed on Garrard Creek Road west of Centralia, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning.  It happened near milepost two sometime after 6 p.m. on Friday and 8:15 a.m. the following day, according to a report made to a deputy on Saturday.

• A 2006 Craftsman riding lawn mower was stolen from the 100 block of Jordan Road in Salkum, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. It was taken sometime between Aug. 24 and 29, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $1,000.

• A deputy took a report yesterday of the theft of “New Zealand” fencing tools from  the 600 block of U.S. Highway 12 near Napavine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A break-in to a storage building on the 100 block of Kjesbu Road near Mayfield Lake netted someone several collectibles such as an autographed Wayne Gretzky trading card, three hockey pucks, an antique Viewmaster with Disney slides, Hot Wheel cars and other items. It happened sometime between Aug. 1 and Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Liquor and several bottles of beer were missing after a residential burglary on the 400 block of Larson Road near Mayfield Lake, according to a report made Saturday morning to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A stolen vehicle was recovered yesterday morning on Southwest Olympic Drive in Chehalis, according to police.

STALKING

• Centralia police arrested a 34-year-old man yesterday for alleged stalking of his estranged girlfriend. According to police, Chad M. Landsiedel repeatedly followed her, sent harassing text messages and made threats to harm her. Landsiedel, a Centralia resident, was booked into the Lewis County Jail after his arrest last night, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 26-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of heroin yesterday evening at the 800 block of Ham Hill Road in Centralia. Andrew T. Fields was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 19-year-old Centralia man was arrested last night for possession of methamphetamine after his contact with an officer on the 900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Tanner Z. Russell  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MAN TAKEN TO JAIL FOR TARDY TITLE TRANSFER

• A 40-year-old man from Salem, Ore. was arrested and jailed by Centralia police yesterday for failing to transfer the title of his car within 45 days. Federico Nieves Rojas was stopped about 3:25 p.m. yesterday at East Locust and South Gold streets after an officer “ran” his license plate and noted the misdemeanor, according to Officer John Panco. Rojas was booked and then released about five hours later, according to the Lewis County Jail log.

LEWIS COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS

• Lewis County Crime Stoppers is looking for information about a theft in April of a 2006 16-foot trailer taken from the 300 block of state Route 506 near Vader. The trailer is described as tandem axle dump trailer with side racks. It’s value is $10,000. Crime Stoppers pays for information leading to the clearance of crimes and takes tips anonymously at 1-800-748-6422 or online at www.lewsicountycrimestoppers.org

GRASS FIRES IN SALKUM, RANDLE

• Hay falling on the exhaust pipe of a one-ton pickup truck ignited yesterday in Salkum, spreading fire to a freshly cut pasture. About a dozen firefighters from Lewis County Fire District 8 were joined by firefighters with the state Department of Natural Resources at the 800 block of Gore Road around 5 p.m., according to Assistant Fire Chief Don Taylor. The truck and an estimated 50 bales of hay – both loaded and sitting in the field – were lost, Taylor said.

• A campfire got out of control near Randle yesterday drawing about seven members of Lewis County Fire District 14 and firefighters with the state Department of Natural Resources. Fire Chief Jeff Jaques said it happened around noontime at recreational property at the River Run Ranch Estates off U.S. Highway 12 east of town. Nobody was hurt and about an acre or more of grass burned, according to Jaques. A travel trailer someone had been dismantling also burned, he said. It happened because the grass around the campfire area had not been adequately cleared beforehand, he said.

DRUGS

• A 51-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when suspected meth was found in her purse during a traffic stop on Friday night. Deanna M. Frye was stopped about 11:35 p.m. on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue and found to be driving with a suspended license, according to the Centralia Police Department. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

• A motorcyclist from Kent was hospitalized with a laceration on his nose after his 2005 Yamaha ran into the back of a car at a stop sign at Chilcoat Road near U.S. Highway 12 in Randle yesterday. A trooper called about 12:50 p.m. reported that Christopher T. Darcy, 31, was going too fast when he struck the rear of a Toyota Camry, driven by Louise A. Darcy, 25, also of Kent. Neither vehicle was damaged, according to the Washington State Patrol.

SECOND CHASE NEAR SALZER ROAD FOR SAME SUSPECT

Item below updated 11:55 a.m. on Tuesday Sept. 6, 2011

• A 39-year-old man who eluded deputies last week in the area of Profitt and Salzer roads was apprehended Sunday afternoon after a pursuit that ended on the same dead-end road outside Centralia. Centralia police assisted the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office around 3 p.m. with a chase that began near Salzer Valley Road, went into the city and back out to Salzer Road, according to law enforcement. The vehicle was boxed in and both the driver and passenger fled into the brush, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sara A. Jones, 34, of Centralia was taken into custody, with some minor injuries from bare feet and barbed wire, Cmdr. Steve Aust said. Police dog Kayo was called in and subsequently caught up to Jerry L. Warfield, 39, of Rochester, Aust said. Aust said Warfield refused to give up and was bitten in his lower left leg by the dog. Both were treated at Providence Centralia Hospital and then booked into jail, Aust said. Warfield was wanted on a warrant from the state Department of Corrections, according to the sheriff’s office.