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Riverside Fire Authority extends its ladder into a tree to bring down both a cat and the neighbor who attempted to rescue it. / Courtesy photo by West Thurston Regional Fire Authority

MAN, CAT RESCUED FROM TREE

• Firefighters responded to Grand Mound with their ladder truck last night to rescue a man and a cat from a tree. The 20-year-old had climbed about 40 feet up a cedar tree and was too tired from the position he was in to get himself back down, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The black and white long-haired feline was perched about five feet above his head, Acting Capt. Jesse Berry said. “It wasn’t even his cat, I think he was trying to get it for a neighbor,” Berry said. The Centralia firefighters responded about 8 o’clock to 186th Lane Southwest near Nutmeg Street where they joined a crew from West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. With the ladder extended, they were able to reach both, although the cat was a bit apprehensive about letting go of its hold, according to Berry. The human had been stuck for about an hour, the pet for as long as five days, he said.

BURGLARY

• Police were called just before 9 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of an unspecified item from a locked bedroom at the 2300 block of Sirkka Avenue in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 9:30 p.m. yesterday to a report of a burglary at the 100 block of Haliday Road in which a video game system disappeared sometime during the previous several days.

• A deputy was called about 5 p.m. yesterday to the 2900 block of Yahtahay Lane outside Centralia regarding a break-in to a shed behind the home in which a dishwasher was stolen. Also missing sometime since January 13 were shovels and other tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $800, according to the sheriff’s office.

OTHER THEFT

• An officer was called yesterday about possible fraud on a checking account in connection with the 2400 block of Borst Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

WRECK

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports both driver’s escaped without injury but a 2014 Kia Forte was totaled when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Bishop and Rush roads south of Chehalis yesterday afternoon. A deputy called about 4 p.m. learned Samantha Johnson, 25, from Centralia, was east bound on Bishop in her Jeep Grand Cherokee and Douglas Lawson, 50, of Glenoma, was headed north, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for shoplifting, breaking husband’s cell phone during dispute, drugs in which no information was readily available; responses for misdemeanor theft, minor collision on city street, non-injury accident on county road, graffiti scratched into a shop window … and more.

ROAD RAGE ALLEGED

• A 33-year-old Tenino man who allegedly tried to ram another vehicle while he had two young children inside his own ended up getting subdued by a Taser and arrested yesterday afternoon. Officers responded to a witness’s report of road rage rage incident that began on Kresky Avenue and ended near West Third Street on Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police were told Stephan J. Hanna attempted to engage a silver Ford, but Hanna denied any involvement, according to the Centralia Police Department. Hanna was booked into the Lewis County Jail for reckless driving, resisting arrest and two counts of reckless endangerment, according to police. The victim vehicle was not located.

PARENT RAGE

• A 40-year-old Morton woman was arrested last night after police were called because she allegedly was dragging her 12-year-old son by the neck through the house and threatened him. Officers responding about 9:45 p.m. to the 200 block of First Street in Morton found Kristine M. Hiatt out of control, for some reason or other, Morton Police Chief Dan Mortensen said. Mortensen said officers ended up taking her to the floor and booking her into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree child assault. It happened at her parent’s home where she has been staying and where her son resides, he said. He didn’t know what she was angry about, Mortensen said.

MISSING GUN, OTHER VALUABLES

• Chehalis police were called yesterday to the 500 block of Northeast Jefferson Avenue when an individual realized he’d been burglarized. There was no apparent forced entry but his .22 caliber rifle he had last seen about three weeks earlier was gone, as was a diamond bracelet and at least one iPod, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

TRUCK STOLEN

• Sometime between Thursday and yesterday, someone stole a white 1975 Ford box van and numerous tools from the 800 block of Adams Avenue in Morton. Among the missing items are a 900-pound winch, a receiver hitch and pulley blocks, according to the Morton Police Department. The loss is estimated at more than $1,000, according to police.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police were called about 7:30 p.m. yesterday to the parking lot at Wa-Mart after an individual came out and discovered someone had “punched” the locks on his truck and stolen a man’s Adidas tennis shoes and a pink case containing about $1,000 worth of CDs, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday about several vehicles getting egged in the 600 block of St. Helen’s Avenue in Chehalis.

CHIMNEY FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 7:45 p.m. to a chimney fire at the 1000 block of J Street in Centralia. Responders extinguished the burning in the “fire box”, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Capt. Scott Weinert said they found no obvious signs of damage to the chimney but it will have to be inspected by a contractor.

WRECK

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports a 20-year-old Napavine man was uninjured but his 2001 Ford Escape sustained major damage when he lost control and collided with a power pole about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday at the 700 block of Koontz Road south of Chehalis. Tristan J. McNeill was cited for speed too fast for conditions, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarms, rear-end collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, child custody dispute, damage to a mail box, damage to a car, possible violation of protection order, inquiry about the daily booms that sound like artillery; complaints of neighbor singing loudly, nasty picture received on teenage daughter’s cell phone … and more.

Car lands on its top on North Tower Avenue. / Courtesy photo by Tyson Willis

A.M. ACCIDENT ENDS WITH ARREST

• Police and aid responded about 7 o’clock this morning to the 900 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia for a single-vehicle rollover accident. The driver declined aid and was left in the hands of officers, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Police cited Thomas E. Nelson, 36, of Centralia, for second-degree negligent driving and arrested him for possession of heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department.

POLICE LOOKING FOR SUSPECT IN KNIFE INCIDENT

• Police are investigating an incident in which a person reported being threatened by an individual with a knife at the 100 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 7:40 p.m. on Friday. The victim knows the suspect who is being sought for first-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

UNDERAGE AND UNRULY

• A 20-year-old Rochester resident was arrested for minor in possession of alcohol and resisting arrest about 3:30 a.m. after officers were called to a dispute at the 500 block of South Rock Street in Centralia. Shane D. Fontenot was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN

• Officers were called about 9:40 p.m. yesterday to a burglary from a garage on the 300 block of Hickory Street in Centralia.

THEFT FROM BUSINESS

• A bank bag containing checks and approximately $100 cash was reported missing from a business on the 200 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia late Friday afternoon, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LOST AND FOUND

• Centralia police began investigating on Friday a bicycle stolen from the 200 block of East Chestnut Street that turned up at a second-hand dealer. Its owner found it and officers have a suspect, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called about 6:30 p.m. on Friday to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia when a driver reported she came out of a store to discover someone had broken the rear window.

HIT AND RUN

• A pedestrian suffered minor injuries when hit by a car just before 7 p.m. Friday at the 800 block of West First Street in Centralia. Police said the driver of a four-door gold hatchback left without rendering aid or exchanging information.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing … and more.