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ASSAULT

• Centralia police responded to an approximately 8 p.m. report yesterday from the area near Mellen Street and Airport Road where a victim said he was beat up and his property stolen. He refused however to press charges, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Officers responded to an alleged assault at the 200 block of Fourth Street in Morton at about 10:50 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. The case is still under investigation, Morton police reported this morning.

THEFT CENTRALIA

• Police were called about 1:20 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of West Pine Street in Centralia regarding an air compressor stolen sometime in the previous several days.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called about 2 p.m. yesterday after an individual ran two males out of his backyard on the 600 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue and discovered his truck had been broken into. Missing were a pair of black Oakley sunglasses and a case with several lenses, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A black digital Fuji camera and a handful of SD cards were stolen from a vehicle parked at the 400 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue, according to a report made to police about 7:30 p.m. last Wednesday. It is a FinePix SD2800 HD Series model, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday to Chase Bank on the 600 block of South Market Boulevard where someone had shot the ATM with either a BB gun or pellet gun and rendered it unusable, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday to the 600 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue where someone had egged a vehicle. Several other vehicles in the area were targeted as well, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND FROM MORTON

• Officers responded to a family dispute at the 100 block of Aberdeen Road about 7:30 a.m. yesterday.  The individuals were contacted and transported to a relative’s residence, according to the Morton Police Department.

UPDATE TO CHS THREAT

• Centralia High School’s principal informed parents yesterday that the Nov. 9 incident in which a threatening message was found written on a desk has been solved and “those” involved removed from school and are facing legal consequences for their actions. Unlike a somewhat similar find on Oct. 2 that prompted an hours-long search of students and the campus – and cancellation of a homecoming assembly – classes proceeded on Nov. 10, but all those entering the school were to be searched.

CHIMNEY FIRE

• Firefighters called about 2:15 p.m. yesterday to a fire at the 200 block of Devereese Road outside Chehalis found a chimney fire and extinguished it. The residents returned home to find smoke, according to Lewis County Fire District 6. District spokesperson DJ Hammer said there was no structural damage and it appeared buildup from the old chimney ignited, even though the fireplace and chimney had been re-done.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, no-contact order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, disorderly person, barking dogs, runaway juvenile, suspicious circumstances, collision on county road … and more.

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OFF THE ROAD

• A 21-year-old Mossyrock resident was injured in an overnight single-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 12 near Ethel. Troopers called at 1:07 a.m. to milepost 71 report Danielle A. Young was traveling eastbound when her car left the roadway to the right, struck a dirt embankment and then rolled, coming to rest among some trees. Young was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. She had been wearing a seat belt, according to the state patrol. She was to be cited for driving under the influence. Her 2007 Mazda 3 was described as totaled.

• A 36-year-old Glenoma woman was also cited for driving under the influence after she wrecked her Ford Bronco this morning on U.S. Highway 12 about two miles west of Randle. Troopers called at 10:10 a.m. found Lashawna J. Wolf was westbound when she drifted toward the shoulder, overcorrected and rolled, landing in the ditch. Wolf was injured and taken to Morton General Hospital,  according to the Washington State Patrol. Her vehicle was totaled. She too had been wearing a seat belt, according to the state patrol. Wolf was also arrested for possession of a controlled substance, the investigating trooper reports.

DRUGS

• A 27-year-old Centralia resident was arrested overnight for trafficking stolen property and possession of methamphetamine. Police made contact with Stephanie Case at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue about 12:50 a.m. and then booked her into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 6:15 a.m. today about a power saw and flashlight stolen from a trailer at the 1700 block of West Reynolds Avenue. Someone cut the lock to get in, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

• Centralia police responded about 9:45 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of North Pearl Street where a male was seen trying to open the drive-up window at a bank. No arrest was made, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, protection order violation, driving under the influence; responses for domestic misdemeanor assault, collision on city street … and more.

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THANKSGIVING DISRUPTIONS

• Centralia police used a Taser to subdue a man who allegedly tried to reach for a knife he was carrying after attempting to eat a baggie of methamphetamine while he was being detained by police for an alleged assault of his girlfriend. Officers responding to the approximately 3 p.m. call on Thursday at the 700 block of H Street booked Russell E. Charnell III, 33, of Centralia, into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A garage was reported burglarized about 4 a.m. on Thursday at the 800 block of South Gold Street in Centralia.

THANKSGIVING EVE RACING

• Alexx J. Pouge, 18, of Rochester was arrested after he was contacted on Harrison Avenue for allegedly racing at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Pouge was issued a criminal traffic citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWLS

• Centralia police were called at 8:20 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of Hunt Street where an individual reported the theft of their purse from their vehicle.

• A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle at the 1300 block of Logan Street yesterday, according to a report made to the Centralia Police Department at 8 p.m.

• Police were called about 12:25 p.m. yesterday to the 200 block of East Main Street in Centralia where they were told an individual jumped a fence and stole a stereo from a parked vehicle.

• An iPod was stolen from a parked vehicle at the 200 block of Downing Road, according to a report made to police at about 2:45 p.m. Thursday.

• Tools were stolen from a truck at the 1100 block of Creekside Court in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11 a.m. on Thursday.

BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING WITH COUNTERFEIT MONEY

• A white male suspect described as having Justin Bieber-style hair, passed fake $100 bills at two different businesses at the Centralia Outlets yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CRIME STOPPERS OF LEWIS COUNTY

• Two early morning smash and grab burglaries within an hour of each other at businesses in Toledo and Centralia last Sunday are believed to have been committed by the same suspects, according to law enforcement. Crime Stoppers of Lewis County reports security videos from both locations show the pair were driving a small dark colored pickup truck. Deputies responding to a 3:30 a.m. alarm at the Shell station on the 100 block of Mulford Road arrived to find the front glass door broken and merchandise on the ground. At 4:30 a.m., Centralia police responded to an alarm at a convenience store on the 100 block of Harrison Avenue and also found the front door glass door broken. Crime Stoppers is looking for tips and notes anonymous calls can be made to 1-800-748-6422 or information may be shared online at www.lewiscountycrimestoppers.org

ON THE ROAD

• Firefighters were called about 5:15 p.m. yesterday to the parking lot at Sunbird Shopping Center on North National Avenue in Chehalis where a car came to rest upside down. Chehalis Firefighter Jay Birley said he wasn’t certain how it happened, but said the driver was uninjured.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving without a license, driving with suspended license, operating a vehicle without a required interlock device; responses for shoplifting, hit and run, vandalism, misdemeanor theft, collision on city street … and more.

Friday evening at Sunbird Shopping Center in Chehalis. / Courtesy photo by Juan Martinez