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BREAK-INS CENTRALIA, MORTON, TOLEDO

• Someone stole several pieces of jewelry, an iPod and about $100 cash in a burglary at the 1000 block of Scammon Creek Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11 a.m. yesterday.

• A 78-year-old Morton area woman called the sheriff’s office yesterday after discovering a burglary at her home on the 400 block of Dodge Road. Among the missing valuables are several pieces of jewelry, including a diamond wedding ring and freshwater pearls, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $3,500, according to the sheriff’s office.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that a deputy responded last Friday to a burglary at the 200 block of Drews Prairie Road near Toledo in which roughly $1,600 worth of property was taken. It happened between 12:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. Among the items missing are clothing, two laptop computers, an iPad, a Wii game system and a Canon camera with lens, flash and and case, according to Sgt. Rob Snaza.

CAR PROWL

• Morton police were called about a vehicle prowl at the 400 block of Temple Avenue on Saturday morning. Some of the missing property was later found in a nearby yard, according to the Morton Police Department.

PETTY THEFT

• Chehalis police were called after a woman was observed picking up change from the fountain in front of the library yesterday afternoon. A suspect was located in the area and returned approximately $2 in coins to an officer, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ASSAULT INVESTIGATION

• Chehalis police took a report yesterday of a possible sexual assault of a teenage girl. The case is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ATTEMPTED FRAUD

• A man who lives on Snively Avenue in Chehalis reported to police yesterday he received a phone call from a male claiming to be be his grandson who needed funds to get home from Cancun, Mexico. The potential victim of a scam told the caller to get the money from his parents and hung up, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 2:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of North Washington Avenue where someone had apparently shot one vehicle with a pain ball gun and another vehicle with a BB gun, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation, according to police.

WILDFIRE FIGHT

• Personnel from fire districts in Morton, Toledo and Napavine headed out over the weekend to assist with a wildfire in Chelan County, which was 70 percent contained as of yesterday. The so-called Milepost 10 fire – about eight miles south of Wenatchee, near Malaga – was sparked by lightening late Friday night and threatened some 150 residences, according to information from the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. Megan Van Egdom, of Lewis County Fire District 5, took the opportunity to remind  the public to be safe during fire season by making sure the exterior of their homes are cleared of any vegetation or debris.

TRAFFIC MESS

• A log truck making a turn at East Reynolds Avenue and North Pearl Street in Centralia yesterday morning bumped a utility pole and ended up pulling down live wires and snapping the pole, causing an hours-long closure of the road. Aid was called to the scene just after 10 a.m. as a woman on the sidewalk was struck in the head with something which possibly fell during the incident. She just wanted to make sure she wasn’t bleeding and did not need to go to the hospital, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Personnel from the state Department of Transportation and Centralia City Light responded and made repairs. North Pearl Street, which is part of state Route 507, was closed until about 7 p.m., according to Fire Capt. Ken Colombo.

TRAFFIC DANGER

• A 25-year-old motorist from Roy was arrested on Saturday afternoon after he allegedly drove through multiple camp sites which were being used by people at Gus Backstrom Park in Morton. Austin A. Coda’s vehicle was impounded and he was cited for reckless endangerment, according to the Morton Police Department.

• A 25-year-old woman detained for driving under the influence overnight was arrested for that as well as reckless endangerment as she had her two children in the vehicle with her, according to the Centralia Police Department. Mary A. Orlik, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail after the approximately 2 a.m. contact with an officer, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, violation of protection order, trespassing; responses for alarms, misdemeanor theft, disputes, disorderly subject, found bicycle, parental custody issues … and more.

ASSAULTS

• A sheriff’s deputy responding to a Silver Creek area home yesterday evening when a parent asked that a disorderly 50-year-old son be removed, was slapped, punched, kicked and then head butted by the man, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Initially, the deputy sergeant responding around 7 p.m. to the 1200 block of state Route 122 said the son couldn’t be arrested simply because of a verbal dispute, but as the deputy sergeant spoke with the intoxicated man, the man became aggressive and began assaulting him, according to the sheriff’s office. After the alleged assault, Dawayne C. McCash was taken to the hospital for medical clearance for an unspecified reason and they kept him because of a prior injury, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• A 27-year-old Centralia man was arrested yesterday after allegedly walking toward his neighbor holding a combat knife in his hand and making a threat to kill him. A deputy called about 12:25 p.m. to the 1600 block of Windsor Avenue arrested Henry Herrera-Montealegre for felony harassment, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.  He was booked into the Lewis County Jail. Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said it is unknown what the disagreement with the 39-year-old victim was about.

• Chehalis police were called about 8:20 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue where a 35-year-old man had allegedly grabbed his girlfriend by the neck. He is wanted for second-degree assault, according to the Chehalis Police Department

JOHN DOE BOOKED

• A male from Seattle was arrested for disorderly conduct when he reportedly walked into the women’s restroom on the 200 block of North Railroad Avenue in Centralia yesterday. Police responding about 1 p.m. didn’t believe he really was the person his “documents” said he was and because he would not give his “correct” name, he was booked into the Lewis County Jail as “John Doe,” according to the Centralia Police Department. He was Hispanic, according to police.

STOLEN FIREARMS

• Centralia police took a report from the 1600 block of Sunset Way in Centralia on Saturday of two revolvers which disappeared sometime in the previous five months.

DRUGS

• A 28-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for warrants and possession of methamphetamine just after 6 a.m. yesterday at the 1500 block of Lum Road in Centralia. Nicholas A. Mullins was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 20-year-old man from Bonney Lake who allegedly gave false information to a police officer during a contact on Saturday morning at the 200 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia was arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Austin Wenner was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• The case involving a 17-year-old girl contacted about 9 a.m. on Saturday at the 200 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia was referred to prosecutors for a charge of possession of marijuana, according to the Centralia Police Department.

STEALING FUEL

• Chehalis police were called to the 1000 block of Southeast Washington Avenue on Saturday morning regarding a gas can and siphoning hose with smears of blood on them found inside a garage.

• An officer took a report of the theft of gasoline from the 1200 block of Kayu Lane in Centralia on Friday morning.

CAR PROWL

• A 73-year-old man called the sheriff’s office on Saturday after discovering his unlocked vehicle was broken into at the 800 block of Ninth Street in Vader, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the missing items were an electric tire gauge, a GPS device and keys, according to the sheriff’s office.

THEFT OF WOOD

• Someone cut down a tree on city property at the 1000 block of Seminary Hill Road in Centralia and left with the wood, according to a report taken by the Centralia Police Department on Friday.

VANDALISM

• Police took a report of graffiti painted on a fence about 10 p.m. on Saturday from the 500 block of West Pine Street in Centralia.

WRECKS

• A 44-year-old Winlock man escaped a single-vehicle collision with just cuts and scrapes to his forehead but was booked into jail for numerous alleged offenses last night. A deputy called about 7:45 p.m. to the 100 block of Kangas Road near Toledo found a pickup truck had struck a speed limit sign and a fence, and its driver had left and then returned, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The truck sustained major damage to its front and diver’s side, a female passenger was reportedly uninjured, according to the sheriff’s office. Brian T. Bircher was arrested for first-degree negligent driving, driving with a suspended license and driving without an ignition interlock device violation as well as hit and run, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

• A 21-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for hit and run after allegedly running into a guard rail on Friday evening near Highway 603 and Twin Oaks Road west of Chehalis. A deputy responding about 8 p.m. found an unoccupied Kia Optima parked in a field down the road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It was impounded. Shea H. Slater was located and cited, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. He sustained minor cuts and scratches, Brown said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, violation of protection order, misdemeanor assaults, less violent disputes, minor collisions, bicycle stolen from in front of library, theft of garden tools, damage to a mailbox, disorderly-suspicious-loitering-and-or-stumbling subjects; complaints about neighbor’s loud party … and more.

POT GARDEN DISMANTLED

• Centralia police reported yesterday they confiscated marijuana including plants after serving a search warrant at the 200 block of North King Street the evening before. While some amount of marijuana plants are allowed under certain conditions in keeping with medical marijuana laws, the Centralia Anti-Crime Team suspected the occupant had an illegal growing operation, according to police. Officers also developed probable cause to believe the occupant, a convicted felon, was in possession of several firearms which would be unlawful, according to a news release from detective Sgt. Pat Fitzgerald. Police detained the male subject as he arrived home and searched the property, seizing marijuana plants in varying stages of growth along with dried product, according to Fitzgerald. No firearms were found. Officers did however locate holsters, ammunition and gun cases, according to the news release. The initial plan was to enter the home with the SWAT team, but after learning there were children present, police switched to the less risky approach, according to Fitzgerald. The target of the investigation was not arrested, but was released pending further investigation, according to police.

SUSPECT DOESN’T RECALL DROPPING HIS SHORTS

• The man who allegedly exposed himself to a group of people during a drunken ruckus in a neighborhood alongside the Skookumchuck River on Tuesday night was located and arrested yesterday, according to Centralia police. He told an officer he was so intoxicated, he didn’t remember a thing about it, according to police. Officers called to the 1300 block of Central Boulevard that night were told one of four men made lewd remarks to some young women and pulled his swimsuit shorts down and exposed himself. A neighbor defending the females got punched in the face and someone threw a full can of beer at the women, according to police. Two of the suspects were found that night. Yesterday, Dale R. Brotherton, 51, of Centralia, was arrested for six counts of indecent exposure, according to the Centralia Police Department.

METAL THIEVES BREAK OUT WALLS

• Chehalis police were called to a vacant residence on 600 block of Southwest 20th Street regarding various damage and stolen wiring yesterday morning. It appeared someone broke a window to get inside and then tore open walls to take various plumbing fittings such as copper tubing and other items, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The residence was being renovated, according to police.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called to an assisted living facility on the 900 block of South Schueber Road about 1 p.m. yesterday regarding the suspected theft of medications. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called just after 7 o’clock this morning to Southeast Adams Avenue in Chehalis about an attempt to steal fuel from a vehicle.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 9:30 p.m. yesterday about a car prowl at Rotary Riverside Park on the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia in which someone stole soda from a parked vehicle.

• A cell phone was taken from a vehicle parked a the 100 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 5 p.m. yesterday.

VANDALISM

• A Centralia police officer took a report yesterday afternoon regarding graffiti found on the back of a garage on the 400 block of North Oak Street.

UP IN SMOKE

• Firefighters were called just before 5 p.m. yesterday to a car fire on the 1800 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue in Chehalis. The interior of the vehicle was destroyed but nobody was hurt, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. A woman was driving down the road when her back seat began burning, Firefighter Steve Emrich said. She said it was an ash from her cigarette, he said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for driving with suspended license, drug cases that are hard to get information about; responses for alarms, shoplifting, disorderly persons, possible trespassers; complaints about fireworks, reckless driver, intoxicated male with a bicycle standing on a corner asking people for money, female in underwear pushing a shopping cart with her pants wrapped around her head … and more.