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UNAUTHORIZED WITHDRAWAL

• Centralia police are investigating the theft of $9,000 cash from the home of a woman on the 100 block of North Cedar Street. An officer called about 8:45 p.m. yesterday after the discovery learned the money was stored in a safe and had vanished sometime during the previous two weeks, according to the Centralia Police Department. Sgt. Stacy Denham said since there was no forced entry to the home and the safe itself was not taken, police are not leaving anyone out of the suspect pool. The reason she had such a large amount in her home, was she just didn’t like banks, Denham said.

THEFT OF FIREARM

• Someone stole a Taurus 38 special revolver from a home on the 300 block of Big Hanaford Road outside Centralia. A deputy called to the residence about 8 a.m. on Saturday learned from the 57-year-old victim it had occurred sometime since Thursday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is listed at $350, Sgt. Rob Snaza said.

THEFT OF BABY’S ESSENTIALS

• Someone stole a diaper bag from a woman at the 1700 block of South Market Boulvard in Chehalis on Friday afternoon. An officer called just before 3 p.m. was told the victim was unloading groceries into her home and had set the bag outside her apartment door, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• An officer took a report about 10 a.m. yesterday from the 1500 block of Lewis Street in Centralia of a wallet getting stolen from a vehicle.

COLD RABBIT CAGE INQUIRY

• Chehalis police called just after 3 p.m. on Friday to the 1700 block of Southwest 19th Street about a rabbit in a neighbor’s backyard cage which appeared to have died from the cold weather found indeed it looked like it had frozen to death. The incident is being referred to the city animal control officer for follow up, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

WORKER FLOWN TO HARBORVIEW WITH ARM INJURY

• A 35-year-old employee at a manufacturing business in the Chehalis Industrial Park was hospitalized with major injuries to his arm after his glove got caught in a machine with large rollers on Friday morning. Aid and the sheriff’s office responding about 7 a.m. to Imperial Fabrication at the 200 block of Maurin Road learned the Napavine man was cleaning the piece of equipment used to bend metal when his left glove, hand and then arm was pulled in and crushed, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital and subsequently flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. His current condition was unknown, Snaza said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, shoplifting; responses for alarms, protection order violation, non-injury rollover accidents on county roads, collisions on city streets; reports of hot pink wallet lost in area of Centralia Post Office, dog barking non-stop, dog tied up outside in the weather, kids throwing snowballs and firecrackers at family of raccoons in a tree,  ATV racing on a city street, truck doing doughnuts, kids being pulled on snowboards behind vehicle … and more.

Firefighters were on the scene of a structure fire in Adna for for about five hours this morning. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 6

FIRE AND ICE IN ADNA

• Members of five fire departments responded early this morning to a fire in a large shop building in Adna. Lewis County Fire District 6 was dispatched about 5:20 a.m. to the 500 block of Twin Oaks Road when an off duty deputy passing by spotted it, according to Chief Tim Kinder. The owner was already up and when she let her dog back inside realized it was burning, he said. The building, formerly a barn with a loft but converted to a shop was fully involved flames when crews arrived, according to authorities. It wasn’t snowing at the time, but chained-up responding vehicles made their way on compact snow and ice and then through inches of snow up a long drive, Kinder said. The metal-sided and roofed building was described as a total loss. Fire investigator Ted McCarty said it appeared to have been used to repair cars and other vehicles. “There was a front-end loader inside that didn’t get touched,” Kinder said. Neither the house or another barn in the area were affected, he said. The cause remains under investigation.

FAIL

• Police were called about an attempted vehicle theft about 11:25 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of East Magnolia Street in Centralia. Someone had hot-wired a Honda Civic but it was abandoned only a short distance away, apparently unable to get very far in the snow, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FIRE GEAR STOLEN

• An officer took a report about 5:25 a.m. yesterday that someone stole a firefighter’s air tank while crews were extinguishing the fire at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. A suspect has been identified and police are investigating, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• An officer took a report from the 600 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia on Friday that someone used the victim’s social security number to file a tax return.

SPECIAL (UN)DELIVERY

• An officer took a report on Friday from the 900 block of West Sixth Street in Centralia of mail getting stolen from a resident’s mailbox.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called on Friday to the 1100 block of West Walnut Street in Centralia regarding a vehicle prowl that occurred sometime after 4 a.m.

OBSTRUCTION

• A 64-year-old Centralia man was arrested about 6:30 a.m. yesterday after he reportedly drove around a closed-road barricade for fire at Harrison Avenue and East Bridge Street. Police say when Yvon H. Lamarche was contacted by an officer, he refused to identify himself or get out of his vehicle as requested. Lamarche was booked into the Lewis County Jail for obstructing a public servant, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PICKUP VERSUS BUILDING

• A 46-year-old Centralia man was arrested overnight for driving under the influence after he lost control of his vehicle on the 500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia and ran into the Weyerhaeuser  building. Police responding about 1:10 a.m. say a passenger sustained a minor injury. Douglas C. Hoheisel was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE SLIDES INTO RIVER

• A motorist was rescued from the Newaukum River south of Chehalis last night after his vehicle left the roadway and came to rest about 30 feet away in the water. Firefighters called about 8 p.m. to the area off of state Route 508 roughly two miles east of Interstate 5 near Guerrier Road found the sport utility vehicle upright in the river in about four feet of water, according to Lewis County Fire District 5. Spokesperson Lt. Laura Hanson reports he had been traveling westbound and hit a tree in the process. Crews, with help from firefighters in Onalaska, were on the scene almost an hour and were able to assist the man out of the SUV and up the bank of the river. His age and hometown were not readily available. Hanson said he was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for evaluation.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses minor non-injury collisions on slick city streets, bank checks stolen and cashed … and more.

Firefighters bring a driver up the embankment along the Newaukum River. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 5

Updated at 1:42 p.m.

SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS LINGER THIS MORNING

• Snow is likely again tonight throughout Lewis County with the only specific weather message for the region issued this morning focusing on the Interstate 5 corridor through Cowlitz County where one to four inches could fall. Cold temperatures and snow last night led to numerous vehicles sliding off the roadways but no serious injuries, according to responders. The freeway through Chehalis was like a ice rink for a couple of hours during the evening, Chehalis Fire Department Capt. Casey Beck said. “Nobody got hurt, we just got ’em off the freeway as quick as possible,” Beck said. One person was transported from one of three collisions in the area of the state Route 505 interchange, according to Lewis County Fire District 15. The state patrol says this morning, both U.S. Highway 12 and state Route 508 into East Lewis County look fairly good but traction tires are advised. Still, there is compact snow and ice on backroads, which are very slick, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Rob Snaza said. “Just because the sun is out, don’t be fooled the roads are better,” Snaza said. It’s only 22 degrees in Napavine, for example, he said. County crews are out sanding this morning.

• As many as three vehicles were involved in a mess on the hillside in the area of Southeast 16th and Prospects streets last night including a Chehalis police patrol vehicle. An officer in an SUV was responding about 8:30 p.m. to cars in ditches and his SUV started to slide on the ice and was involved in some kind of collision, Chehalis Police Department Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said. Another vehicle tried to pass them and slid into the patrol vehicle and then a sand truck was somehow involved as well, Kaut said. Nobody was injured and the Washington State Patrol was asked to conduct the investigation, Kaut said.

FUNNY MONEY

• Centralia police responded about 7:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue where a clerk said two individuals attempted to pass a counterfeit $10 bill, according to the Centralia Police Department. An officer was provided with a description of their vehicle and them and are investigating, according to police.

LOST AND FOUND

• An officer was called to the 700 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis yesterday when a baggie of unmarked green pills were found in the loose nuts and bolts area of a hardware store. They are destined for destruction, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, dispute; requests to check upon an elderly man on a scooter out of doors but not dressed for the cold weather, a pickup truck doing spin outs on a city street … and more.

WARMING PIPES BLAMED FOR MOSSYROCK FIRE

• A Mossyrock man trying to thaw water lines so he could feed his chickens, pigs and cows lost a metal outbuilding to fire this morning. Firefighters called just after 11 a.m. to the 500 block of Young Road found the shed fully involved in flames and at least one propane tank venting gas and adding to the fire, according to Lewis County Fire District 3. “It’s out, the building’s down to the ground,” Chief Doug Fosburg said. Fosburg said the man turned the propane heater on this morning to warm up pipes and it seemed to be the cause of the blaze. The approximately 20 foot by 20 foot structure stored livestock feed, he said. Nobody was injured and there were no casualties among the animals, according to Fosburg.

JOYRIDE ENDS BAD

• Firefighters were called about 4:30 a.m. today after a car traveling down an alley in a Centralia neighborhood somehow went out of control, sideswiped a parked vehicle, crashed into a tree and caught fire. The engine was fully involved in flames and the passenger compartment beginning to burn when responders arrived, but there was no driver immediately found, according to Riverside Fire Authority. It happened in between North Oak and Rock streets near Maple, Capt. Scott Snyder said. Crews quickly extinguished it, Snyder said. It had come to rest against a garage. Police report a 17-year-old who allegedly stole a relative’s car is in custody.

ASSAULT

• Centralia police responded about 9:15 a.m. yesterday to the 900 block of North Tower Avenue where they arrested a juvenile female for allegedly giving her mother a black eye. The girl, whose age was not readily available, was taken to the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for fourth-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 900 block of South Schueber Road about 7:30 p.m. yesterday where they arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly spitting on medical staff. Ronald J. Gleason was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, stolen wallet, hit and run, suspicious circumstances, fraudulent use of ATM card,  fraudulent spending of someone else’s checks, collision on city street, shoplift, shoplift, and shoplift … and more