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BEER TOSS LEADS TO ARREST

• A patron at the Tower Tavern in downtown Centralia was arrested last night after she allegedly threw a beer bottle at a bartender after being asked to leave. An officer called about 6:20 p.m. to the 100 block of South Tower Avenue found 37-year-old Angela K. Schlueter of Rochester at the establishment next door, according to the Centralia Police Department. She was arrested for fourth-degree assault and then released, according to police. The bottle struck the employee in the arm, Sgt. Kurt Reichert said.

FERRET GONE AFTER BREAK-IN

• A pet ferret, a shotgun, a rifle and two televisions are among the items missing following a burglary discovered yesterday by residents in the Curtis area who returned from a trip. There was no sign of forced entry, so a deputy suspects someone could have gotten into the home on the 200 block of Lake Creek Road through an unsecured dining room window, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Also stolen is a laptop computer, a Kindle and jewelry, detective Sgt. Dusty Breen said. It happened sometime since last Monday, according to Breen.

GUNS REPORTED MISSING

• An elderly couple called Chehalis police on Friday to report that sometime overnight someone stole three handguns from their home on Southwest Lewis Street. There was no obvious means of entry, according to the Chehalis Police Department. One of the firearms, an officer found, was reported stolen in 1985 by the same victim, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said. Wilson said they would enter the information into a shared law enforcement databases and if they turn up, perhaps the case can be followed up on.

WIRE THEFT

• A deputy was called about 8:40 .m. yesterday to the 2400 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia after an employee of a telecommunications company discovered 50 feet of copper wire missing from an outbuilding. The theft took place sometime between midnight and 8 a.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for driving under the influence; responses for alarms, disputes, shoplifting, suspicious circumstances, barking dogs; concern about a clean cut female in her late teens who came to the door and offered to vacuum a man’s house … and more.

AUTO THEFT

• Someone stole a maroon 1994 Honda Accord from the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia sometime between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department. The four-door car has a license plate reading AAB 8177, according to police.

COUNTERFEIT MONEY

• Centralia police were called about 2:30 p.m. yesterday to a restaurant on the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue where they had accepted three fake $20 bills as payment for food and drinks from a couple. The two showed California IDs for the alcohol, and the case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

UNRULY INDIVIDUALS

• A 26-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest about 1:50 a.m. today at the 1000 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Narissa A. Mackinnon  booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 23-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for a warrant, protection order violation and resisting arrest after contact yesterday about 6:45 p.m. with an officer at the 400 block of East Plum Street in Centralia. Kate A. Beckett was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A pair of Winlock men were arrested for fighting in public about 2 a.m. today at the 100 block of North Railroad Avenue in Centralia. Adam P. Borts, 34 of Winlock, and Matthew S. Amoroso, 31, were issued their citations and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BAD CHECKS LAND TWO IN JAIL

• A Chehalis couple was arrested for allegedly writing more than $2,700 worth of checks to area businesses that were returned for non-sufficient funds on a new account at Washington Federal Bank. Centralia police detectives concluded some of the merchandise was pawned and some for sale on Facebook and when they served a search warrant on Christmas Eve at the couple’s apartment, persuaded Miguel D. Forte, 33, to write a note of apology to the businesses, according to charging documents. Forte’s note indicated he was only doing it for the stability of his family and unborn son, the documents state. Forte and Jennifer K. Ames, 37, were booked in to the Lewis County Jail and subsequently charged with second-degree theft and unlawful issuance of a bank check. Their bails were set on Wednesday at $10,000 unsecured and $15,000  respectively. Their arraignments are scheduled for this coming Wednesday in Lewis County Superior Court.

WRECK

• Firefighters and police were called just after 8 p.m. yesterday to a two-vehicle collision on the 1800 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia. Police report there were injuries; the fire department noted they treated three patients.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for collisions on city streets, failure to return rental items … and more.

VEHICLE PROWLING ARREST

• Centralia police arrested a suspected car prowler yesterday morning when an individual on the 300 block of West Pear Street caught him inside their vehicle. Johnny R. Cyr, 29, of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CENTRALIA OUTLETS VICTIMIZED

• A 24-year-old Tacoma resident was arrested for retail theft shortly after noon yesterday after she allegedly was caught stealing from several outlet stores at the 100 block of West High Street in Centralia. Amber N. Fisher, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Police were called about 10:15 a.m. yesterday to the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia regarding the theft of electronic cigarettes.

BURNING CAR

• Firefighters were called about 3:10 p.m. yesterday to Harrison Avenue near Hoss Road where a motorist said he had been traveling northbound, smelled smoke, parked, got out and watched his Ford Taurus burst into flames. Nobody was hurt, according to Riverside Fire Authority. “We put it out, let it cool down, called a tow truck, and his son came and picked him up,” Firefighter Rick LeBoeuf said. The cause is unclear, but the car is a total loss, according to LeBoeuf.

CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING ROBBERY HAD ROOTS IN LEWIS COUNTY

• A trip to retrieve a borrowed car near Lacey – that morphed into a stabbing and a break-in where heroin and money were stolen – began in Lewis County, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. Early on Wednesday morning, deputies were called to the 5200 block of Rumac Street Southeast, where a 33-year-old Thurston County man sustained numerous stab wounds, although none were life-threatening, according to the sheriff’s office. He was transported by medics to Providence St. Peter Hospital, according to Lt. Cliff Ziesemer. The investigation revealed that seven individuals arrived to recover a female’s Saturn that had been borrowed and not returned, Ziesemer said. The suspects borrowed a Lewis County woman’s Ford Explorer to make the trip, but she was not involved in any way, nor did she know what they planned, Ziesemer said. While there, some of them broke into the house and into a bedroom where two people were hiding and demanded money and drugs, he said. A K-9 track led to one of the vehicles and three suspects, in an area off Mullen Road Southeast. Taken into custody for first-degree robbery and first-degree assault were a 15-year-old boy as well as Krista Hughes, 35, and Nakayla Hand,18, according to the sheriff’s office. Still outstanding on Christmas Eve were Joshua Kimbrough, 33, Aarin Salter, 18, Eric Ford, 20, and Aaron Simpson, 19, Ziesemer said. All live in the Olympia and Lacey area, he said. Anyone with information as to their whereabouts is asked to call Detective Mitch King at 360-786-5517, or 911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

COLLISION

• Zachery L. Chance, 19, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence after he crashed his car into a curb around 2 a.m. at the 1600 block of Military Road in Centralia. Elijah R. Ross, 18 of Chehalis, was in the same vehicle and was cited for minor in possession of alcohol and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants,  driving with suspended license; responses for misdemeanor theft … and more.