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CAR MISSING

• A deputy was called just after midnight when a 1992 Honda valued at $500 vanished from where it was parked in front of a house on the 1600 block of J Street in Centralia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

TOOL HEIST

• Approximately $10,000 worth of tools were stolen in a barn burglary on the 200 block of Blankenship Road in Mossyrock, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. Taken was also a Craftsman top-mount toolbox and a rolling tool box, according to the sheriff’s office. A deputy was called on Wednesday about the theft that occurred sometime between sometime between Saturday and Sunday, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

OUTBUILDING BURGLARIES

• A Stihl chain saw was stolen from a shed on the 100 block of Borovec Road in Chehalis sometime between 6 p.m. on Wednesday and 11:30 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A Stihl chainsaw, hedge trimmer and weed eater were stolen from a storage shed on the 1500 block of Bishop Road in Chehalis sometime between 11 a.m. on Wednesday and 11 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

SUSPECT FLEES WAL-MART

• A 19-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly was caught shoplifting at Wal-Mart and then fled from security personnel. Police called about 3 p.m. to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue were told the suspect picked items from the shelves and attempted to return them in exchange for a gift card. He was taken to “loss prevention” but then fled the store, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Johnny R. Vancil, from Spokane, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 5:30 a.m. today to the 500 block of North Rock Street regarding three car prowls. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called yesterday to two incidents of tire slashings. The first was reported on the 400 block of Madison Street just before 8 a.m. and the other was discovered on the 600 block of Jackson Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FATAL COLLISION

• A head-on crash southeast of Yelm in Thurston County last night left one woman dead and another – a 40-year-old Tenino resident – injured, according to the Washington State Patrol. According to the state patrol, Fiona M. Regan, of Tenino, fell asleep and drove her Isuzu Trooper into the oncoming lanes where it collided with a an Isuzu Amigo driven by a 55-year-old Puyallup woman. Trooper called about 9:40 p.m. to 161st Way and Smith Prairie Road reported Linda H. Burkhardt of Puyallup was taken to Harborview Medical Center where she died. Regan was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia with unspecified injuries, according to the state patrol.

DEER WRECK

• A 19-year-old driver was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital yesterday after he swerved to miss a deer and rolled his car on the 500 block of Larmon Road in Ethel, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s office. A deputy called about 1:25 p.m. found the Geo Metro totaled and the driver suffering from neck pain, according to the sheriff’s office.

TEEN FOUND WITH MARIJUANA

• Centralia police were called yesterday morning to the 800 block of Eshom Road regarding a 17-year-old boy with marijuana at Centralia High School. The case will be referred for possible charges, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SEARCH WARRANT IN CHEHALIS

• A 41-year-old Chehalis man was arrested when police served a search warrant just before 7 a.m. this morning at the 200 block of Southwest Second Street. Suspected meth was found in a zip lock baggie in his pants, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Thomas D. Crews was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to a department spokesperson, Officer Linda Bailey. Information about what officers were searching for wasn’t immediately available.

SEX ABUSE

• A 38-year-old Randle man pleaded not guilty yesterday to allegations of sex abuse involving a young relative. David C. Haviland  was in Lewis County Superior Court following his was arrest last week when incidents going back to 2008 were disclosed to a counselor and subsequently to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Haviland, who worked at Hampton mill for 16 years, according to his attorney, was ordered in July to undergo evaluations for domestic violence as well as drug and alcohol issues related to an April arrest involving an assault of a family member. His sentence in that case gave him one day in jail but was suspended for five years. He remains in the Lewis County Jail held on $250,000 bail.

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PARKING LOT BRAWL

• One person was arrested when a fight broke out between a pair of young men collecting signatures for a petition at Wal-Mart last night. Chehalis police called about 9:40 p.m. to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue were told Michael P. Arrants, 23, of Vancouver, Wash. thought he’d been scammed regarding his pay and tried to get the 21-year-old victim to get out of his car and fight, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Arrants allegedly opened the vehicle door and slapped and kicked at the victim, who got out and punched Arrants, according to police. When the victim tried to apologize and help Arrants up, Arrants allegedly threw a bottle shattering the rear window of a vehicle, Sgt. Brian Hickey said. Arrants appeared intoxicated and subsequently nodded off, so he was taken to the hospital to be checked out before being booked into the Lewis County Jail for disorderly conduct and malicious mischief, Hickey said.

THREE ARRESTS INSTEAD OF ONE

• Three people were arrested yesterday evening when Centralia police went to a suspect’s home to detain him for an earlier alleged domestic violence incident.  Raul Paramo-Rangel, 45, and Sarah J. Villalobos, 38, reportedly denied the suspect was there at the home on the 500 block of West Fourth Street and refused to let officers in to look, according to the Centralia Police Department. Paramo-Rangel blocked the doorway and was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed, according to Sgt. Kurt Reichert. She was arrested for obstructing, he was arrested for obstructing and resisting, according to police. Alex L. Paramo, 22, was arrested for the domestic violence incidents involved fourth-degree assault and malicious mischief, according to police. All are Centralia residents, all were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

MARIJUANA AND OTHER STUFF

• Centralia police arrested a 17-year-old Rochester boy this morning following an overnight burglary in which two bongs were reported stolen from a residence on the 1100 block of South Pearl Street. An officer called about 12:06 a.m. learned a window was broken out of the home while the resident was away, according to the Centralia Police Department. The teen was subsequently arrested for first-degree burglary and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police. The two marijuana bongs were found and returned to their owner, according to Sgt. Kurt Reichert.

• A 17-year-old girl was arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia after contact with police about 11:40 a.m. yesterday at the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia.

• A 24-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for possession of about 100 grams of marijuana and possession of methamphetamine related to a pipe found when she was pulled over for a traffic violation about 12:15 a.m. today on the 2900 block of Jackson Highway South of Chehalis.  Ashley C. Huner was also allegedly driving with a suspended license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

• An 18-year-old Chehalis area resident called the sheriff’ office yesterday when he heard voices by his shop and subsequently saw one person running towards the brush and then a white Ford pickup driving away. It happened just before 1 p.m. at the 1600 block of North Fork Road, according to the lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Nothing appeared to be missing, the sheriff’s office said.

THEFT OF GUITAR

• A guitar and amplifier were reported stolen from a home on the 800 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia yesterday afternoon.

TWO BURGLARIES ON BIG HANAFORD ROAD

• The sheriff’s office reported this morning that a shop and barn on the 100 block of Big Hanaford Road outside Centralia were burglarized just before 3 a.m. yesterday, in the case that led to the arrest of three people in Centralia in a stolen van. As deputies responded to the call, they observed various pieces of apparent stolen property along the road that turned out to have come from another burglary on the 300 block, from a vacant residence, according to the sheriff’s office. Andrew J. Larson, 20, Chad E. Holmes, 24, and William J. Larson, 49, were arrested for burglary, along with offenses alleged by Centralia police.

WANTED WINLOCK MAN TURNS SELF IN

• Winlock resident John I. Burkett was arrested this morning on a $100,000 warrant for alleged witness tampering in his assault case that is scheduled to go to trial next week. Burkett, owner of an automobile sales business in Centralia, called a Chehalis detective yesterday to let him know he would be at  Lewis County Superior Court today for a pre-trial hearing, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officers let him handle his court business and then took him into custody for the warrant, Sgt. Brian Hickey said. Burkett’s attorney Chris Baum said his client disputes the witness tampering allegation.

BURGLARY SUSPECTS CAPTURED IN STOLEN VAN

• Law enforcement officers dealing with an interrupted burglary out on the county caught up to a suspect vehicle on the 1500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia about 3 o’clock this morning and arrested three men, one of whom ran away but was caught by a police dog. Police allegedly found drugs on two of the van’s occupants and the Toyota mini van they were driving had been stolen from a car lot on North Pearl Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. Arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail were Centralia residents Andrew J. Larson, 20,  for vehicle theft; Chad E. Holmes, 24, for possession of methamphetamine and vehicle theft; and William J. Larson, 49, for vehicle theft, possession of methamphetamine and possession of prescription drugs without a prescription, according to police. Details about the earlier burglary were not readily available.

SHOPPER GRABS JEWELRY AND RUNS

• Chehalis police were called to the Twin City Town Center about 10:15 a.m. yesterday after a male went into a beauty supply store, grabbed a large jewelry display from the front counter and ran out with it. He jumped into a vehicle and drove away, according to police. The loss is estimated at more than $750, Officer Linda Bailey said.

STOLEN HONDA CIVIC

• A red and gray 1986 Honda Civic was stolen from the 2100 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia sometime between 4 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. yesterday. It has a license plate of ABY 9445, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 44-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine around 12:30 p.m. yesterday at the 1100 block of F Street in Centralia. Cheri A. Jones was detained for violation of a protection order, and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ACCIDENT AT CENTRALIA TRANSFER STATION

• Police and aid were called to the Lewis County Transfer Station on the 1400 block of South Tower Avenue about 10 a.m. yesterday when a driver arriving to unload trash accelerated, ran through a stop sign, along a guard rail and collided with the tire of a front end loader. The 60-year-old Rochester man had suffered an unspecified medical issue and was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to police.

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CORRECTION: This news item has been updated to reflect the correct place from which the Honda car was stolen, as well as its proper license plate numbers.