Lewis County Sirens.com

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CHEHALIS INTRUDER APOLOGIZES, PEDALS AWAY

• Chehalis police were called about 8:20 a.m. yesterday after a resident at the 400 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue said a stranger walked into an open garage, apologized when he was confronted and then left on a bicycle. Nothing appeared to be missing or disturbed but an officer was asked if the individual was found, to let him know he’s not welcome back, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The intruder was described as in his 20s, wearing baggy pants and rubber boots and carrying a backpack.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 9:20 p.m. yesterday to take a report of a purse stolen from a vehicle parked at the 700 block of Marsh Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 1:40 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 800 block of Northwest Maryland Avenue. The owner was sure it had been locked the night before but found it unlocked and rummaged through, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A gift card was missing, according to police.

• Centralia police were called to the 1000 block of Mellen Street about 8:30 a.m. yesterday where someone had stolen a garage door opener from a parked vehicle.

DRUGS

• A 47-year-old Rochester woman turned over to a deputy yesterday by another agency at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia was further arrested for possession of methamphetamine when a search turned up a small baggie in her pants pocket containing a white crystal substance. Donna S. Cline was wanted on an outstanding warrant and subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

VANDALISM

• Police were called about 9:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report that an individual found the passenger side window of a vehicle busted out at the 800 block of J Street.

ON THE ROAD

• Responders to a single-vehicle collision about 3:10 a.m. today south of Chehalis found a man believed to have been a passenger with a significant head injury but didn’t locate the driver. Deputies found two sets of footprints leaving the 2010 Honda Accord – in a ditch – in the area of Rush and Maurin roads, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 34-year-old man from Goldendale was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital with plans for a transfer to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to the sheriff’s office. Cmdr. Dusty Breen is asking anyone with any information to call the sheriff’s office or Crime Stoppers of Lewis County.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, malicious mischief; responses for stray dog, runaway teen, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more.

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MAN BOOKED FOR BREAKING FRONT DOOR

• A 50-year-old Centralia man armed himself when someone tried to break down his door around 3 o’clock on Saturday morning at the 600 block of State Street and arriving deputies detained a 28-year-old man leaving the porch area, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew A. Poston gave an explanation for why he was there that didn’t make sense, according to the sheriff’s office. Poston was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for attempted second-degree burglary, but prosecutors declined to file the felony charge. He is being seen in Lewis County District Court today for a possible charge of malicious mischief. The front door and its jamb were damaged, the sheriff’s office reports.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• A deputy was called yesterday to the 400 block of Reinke Road outside Centralia where a resident reported having found items out of place upon returning home from out of state, and initially thinking it was his children, but finding out it wasn’t. Sometime between Nov. 23 and Dec. 15, someone stole or damaged about $1,000 of valuables, including gas cans, propane tanks, books, CDs, food and clothing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Deputies called to a residential burglary at the 300 block of East Roanoke Street in Centralia on Thursday found that a BB pistol and a toolbox were stolen from a room in the back of the home and a Mongoose bicycle taken from its front yard. It happened sometime after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• Someone threw a rock through the front window of a convenience store on the 1900 block of South Market Boulevard about 2 a.m. on Friday, drawing a response from police and a police dog. K-9 Lobo and his partner conducted a track that ended at a home a few blocks away and found a 55-year-old Chehalis resident and a bag containing about $800 worth of cigarettes, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Ricky McVay was arrested for second-degree theft and burglary and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 8:15 a.m. on Saturday to the 500 block of North Market Boulevard in Chehalis where a 2002 Honda 600 motorcycle had been stolen overnight.

• A white 2002 Ford Crown Victoria was reported stolen on Thursday from the parking lot at the Lewis County Law and Justice Center. The car was taken sometime since Dec. 9, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police called about 10:40 a.m. on Thursday after someone broke a building’s window on West Main Street near Market Boulevard subsequently arrested a 42-year-old Centralia man for possession of methamphetamine, malicious mischief and resisting arrest. Booked into the Lewis County Jail was Peter D. Harris, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

• Centralia police were called about 12:15 p.m. yesterday by a resident at the 2500 block of Howard Avenue who said someone had spread roofing nails in their driveway.

ON THE ROAD

• Deputies responding about 9:45 p.m. on Friday to a single-vehicle collision at the 800 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle arrested the suspected driver for driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. Tracy S. Dopp, 55, of Randle, sustained scrapes to the face and the 1995 Chevrolet van sustained major damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Dopp was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, minor in possession of alcohol, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, failure to register as a sex offender; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, dog on a roof, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, collision on city street … and more.

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‘I SAW WHAT YOU DID’

• Police were called to the 100 block of High Street in Centralia about 3:30 p.m. yesterday for a hit and run to a parked vehicle. The incident was witnessed by another individual who left a note describing the running vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department. The suspect car is described as a dark blue or black Dodge Challenger with a Washington license plate reading AVJ 5681, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, drinking liquor in public, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license … and more.

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AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 7:20 p.m. yesterday about a red 1994 Mazda pickup truck stolen from the 100 block of South Tower Avenue. The license plate reads C25615C, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 1900 block of North Pearl Street. Taken was a tool box, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Tools and some paperwork were stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:45 p.m. on Thursday.

MORE THEFT

• Police were called about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday to the 1400 block of Johnson Road where packages that reportedly were delivered two days earlier were missing.

• Police were called about 2 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Alexander Street regarding a wallet stolen from inside the facility.

ANIMAL INJURY

• Centralia police were called just after 7 a.m. yesterday to Warsaw Street and Delaware Avenue where a dog returned home injured, with heavy bleeding from its chest. The owner could not afford to take the dog to the vet so it is not known what the injury was or how it happened, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD

• Police arrested a 25-year-old motorist for driving under the influence after a three-vehicle, non-injury collision at the 500 block of Woodland Avenue in Centralia at about 3:30 a.m. yesterday. Roberto C. Montes Reyes was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 3:30 p.m. on Thursday to a two-vehicle minor injury collision at Reynolds Avenue and Industrial Drive in Centralia, in which one of the vehicles continued on. The running vehicle was described as white and possibly a Chevrolet Suburban, which would have front end damage, according to the Centralia Police Department. About an hour later, a suspect was found during a traffic stop near Johnson Road, according to police. Servero Hernandez Cirilo 28 of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence and also for hit and run, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for hit and run, collision on city street … and more.