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VADER VACATION HOME BURGLARIZED

• A deputy was called about 10:30 p.m. yesterday after a 44-year-old man discovered someone had ransacked his Vader vacation home. The California resident said he had last been at the home on the 200 block of Sixth Street on Saturday and when he returned yesterday, the front door was kicked in, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the missing valuables are 30 bottles of expensive wine, a 22 rifle and a box of knives, according to the sheriff’s office. Aftershave and items were also stolen from the refrigerator, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

POSSIBLE PICK-POCKETING IN PACKWOOD

• A Packwood woman called the sheriff’s office yesterday to say she may have been pick-pocketed while shopping at the Tatoosh Food Mart. The woman said she had her husband’s wallet in the “kangaroo pocket” of her sweatshirt but when she went to pay, it was gone. She recalled being bumped by one of three men who were in the store together and said she didn’t know if that caused the wallet to fall out, or if he took it, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. That happened between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the 13000 block of U.S. Highway 12, and since then, his credit card has been used in Yakima and Chehalis, according to the sheriff’s office.

FIREARM MISSING FROM CAR

• A 23-year-old Chehalis area woman called 911 yesterday to report her gun was stolen from under the seat of her vehicle while it was parked, unlocked, at the 100 block of Newaukum Golf Drive. Missing sometime since June 29 is a Ruger 380 LCP, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

TOOLS TAKEN

• Centralia police took a report about 3 o’clock this morning of a tool box taken from the 1300 block of Central Boulevard. Officers have a suspect and are investigating, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TWO JAILED FOR TRESPASSING

• Two individuals were arrested in connection with trespassing about 7:30 p.m. yesterday at the 500 block of South Silver Street in Centralia. Sixty-year-old Mark A. Johnson, who was allegedly in violation of a protection order when inside the uninhabited building, was booked for burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department. Karen Baumann, 58, of Chehalis, was booked for first-degree trespass, according to police.

BICYCLIST BOOKED

• Chehalis police called just after midnight about a male loitering around Southeast Prospect Avenue subsequently arrested a 23-year-old Vader man after figuring out he had given an officer a fake name. An officer re-contacted Victor J. Hobbs on his bicycle on North National Avenue and arrested him for obstruction, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He was wanted on a warrant from Centralia.

DRUGS

• Centralia police arrested a 35-year-old Chehalis man for possession of a controlled substance yesterday. Lance Myhre was booked into the Lewis County Jail following contact with an officer at the 200 block of East Chestnut Street around 5 p.m., according to the Centralia Police Department.  He is to be released without charges pending further investigation.

COLLISIONS

• A 22-year-old motorist from Castle Rock was cited for first-degree negligent driving after her car ran into a utility pole at the 100 block of Schreiner Road near Koontz Road near Napavine yesterday. A deputy called about 6:20 p.m. to the scene noted the impact was hard enough to knock out power to several residents in the area. The sheriff’s office was unaware of any injuries to the woman or her passenger.

• Centralia police and aid were called about 2:40 p.m. yesterday to a vehicle versus pedestrian accident at East Magnolia Street and North Tower Avenue. The injury was minor, according to police. At about 4:45 p.m., responders were called to Harrison Avenue near the southbound freeway exit where a child on a bicycle was struck by a car. The youngster had a bruised leg but wasn’t transported to the hospital, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

• A 25-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence after her car left the roadway at the 400 block of Hillside Drive in Chehalis, went over a steep embankment and “came into contact” with a garage. It also struck another vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It happend about 2 a.m. today. Both vehicles were seriously damaged, the driver was reportedly not injured, according to police. Anna L. Economou, from Tumwater, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for other misdemeanor thefts, suspicious circumstances … and more.

Updated at 4:36 p.m.

AUTO THEFT

• Police were called just before 4:30 a.m. today to the 500 block of West Fourth Street in Centralia where a male told them that when he went back inside to get his coffee after starting his vehicle, someone drove away with it. Missing is a silver 1994 Toyota Camry, according to the Centralia Police Department. The car has a license plate reading 650 WBV, according to police.

BURGLARY

• Someone stole an Xbox from  a residence on the 500 block of Hemlock Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 8 p.m. yesterday.

BURGLARY ARREST

• Police arrested a 32-year-old Centralia man near his home yesterday for second-degree burglary in connection with a break-in to a commercial building at Prindle Street near Cascade Avenue in Chehalis that took place in January. Detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said someone had tried to steal a pickup truck parked inside as well as lots of tools, but got spooked by an alarm. The arrest came yesterday after police got results of DNA testing on evidence found at the scene, Wilson said. William B. Fleming was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FIREWORKS ARREST

• Centralia police arrested a 29-year-old man about 6:20 a.m. today at Alder and Elm streets for discharge of illegal fireworks. Aaron A. Skidmore, of Chehalis, was released after an officer issued the citation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

KNIFE HIDDEN IN SLEEVE

• Centralia police arrested a 33-year-old Centralia man about 11 p.m. yesterday at the 1100 block of F Street for carrying a dangerous weapon. According to the Centralia Police Department, Jesse T. Anderson had a large knife concealed in the sleeve of his shirt. Anderson was then released after his contact with an officer. Further details were not readily available.

MAIL STOLEN

• Police took a report from the 2800 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia yesterday of mail stolen from a mailbox.

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of Edgewood Place near Mossyrock yesterday regarding the theft of outgoing mail. The resident found a sticky note from the mail carrier at about 3 p.m. noting the mailbox flag was up yet the box was empty, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. items which had been placed in the box after 9 a.m. contained checks and also credit card information, according to the sheriff’s office.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called about 12:20 p.m. yesterday to the portable building behind the Lewis County Juvenile Justice Center about a 16-year-old participant in a summer program there who allegedly was in possession of marijuana. An officer confiscated a small pill bottle containing green vegetable matter and will be referring the case for a possible charge, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• An officer was called regarding graffiti found on a garage door on the 700 block of F Street in Centralia yesterday.

SHERIFF’S OFFICE STILL INVESTIGATING THEFT OF FIREARMS

• Lewis County Crime Stoppers is looking for tips about two burglaries to the same north Centralia home last month, one of which occurred while the woman who lives there was sleeping. Sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. on June 14, someone got inside the residence on the 100 block of Wakefield Drive and ate some food and stole some medications, according to Crime Stoppers. Authorities believe the same person or persons returned sometime during the following two days and left with two pistols –  22 caliber Ruger and 22 caliber Taurus – a Dell laptop computer and a diamond ring. The loss is around $11,000. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information leading to the clearance of crimes. Anonymous calls can be made to 1-800-748-6422.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• Ruben A. Palomares, 28, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of delivery of methamphetamine. The Tenino-area man was arrested at the end of June following an ongoing investigation by the Chehalis Police Department. Prosecutors say he is a member of the local LVL gang. Deputy Prosecutor Shane O’Rourke said Palomares had no felony criminal history so the standard sentencing range for him was 12 months to 20 months. Attorneys on both sides agreed to recommend to the judge he be sentenced to 18 months and the judge agreed, O’Rourke said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, violations of protection orders; responses for alarms, shoplifting, stolen bicycles, other misdemeanor thefts, possible domestic assault, a person seen during the night banging around near dumpsters and talking to self; complaint about speeding vehicle in the neighborhood … and more.

Courtesy photo by Jessica Burd

VW TARGETED BY FIREWORKS

• Firefighters were called about 12:15 a.m. today to a report of a car on fire which was parked near the intersection of South Tower Avenue and East Main Street in Centralia. The damage to the 1971 Volkswagen station wagon was limited, because patrons at the Hub Tavern had sprayed it with a fire extinguisher, however police were called as it turned out someone had dropped a lit firework through the open sunroof, according to Riverside Fire Authority. It was found sitting on the seat, Fire Capt. Tim Adolphsen said. The Centralia Police Department said this morning they have no suspects. The car belongs to a 36-year-old Centralia man, according to police.

UNRULY ASSAULT SUSPECT

• Chehalis police called about 11 p.m. yesterday about a man chasing a woman around the Wal-Mart parking lot on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue subsequently located a 30-year-old individual from Melba, Idaho and cited him for fourth-degree domestic assault. Chehalis detective Sgt. Gary WIlson said Allan M. Carroll was intoxicated and belligerent and threatened to “do bad things” to the arresting officer when he got out of jail so he was booked for intimidating a public servant.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• A deputy called to the 2900 block of Jackson Highway south of Chehalis about 1:30 p.m. yesterday found two residences which had been broken into. Someone rummaged through several rooms at one home and next door, stole an Xbox and an iPad, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police were called about 8:20 p.m. yesterday to the 300 block of North Tower Avenue where the back door of a business had been forced open. Nobody got inside, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An officer took a report of medication stolen from a residence at the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia yesterday.

DRUGS

• Centralia police took a report yesterday from a 34-year-old Mossyrock man that his vehicle was stolen but concluded it really wasn’t and as he was taken into custody for making a false police report, suspected methamphetamine was found. The contact with an officer took place about 11:20 a.m. at the 1300 block of Lakeshore Drive, according to the Centralia Police Department. Booked into the Lewis County Jail was Christopher M. Jacobson.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A wallet was stolen from a vehicle at the 700 block of G Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:25 a.m. yesterday.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assaults, violation of a protection order, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, disputes, suspicious circumstances, various other misdemeanor thefts, non-injury collisions, possible suicidal subject; complaint about a dirty pickup truck left parked in front of a business for three days … and more.