Lewis County Sirens.com

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RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY WINLOCK

• A deputy was called about 6 p.m. on Saturday to a residential burglary on the 700 block of Nevil Road in Winlock in which an estimated $7,000 worth of valuables were stolen. Among the missing items are a 12-gauge shotgun, two chainsaws, two flat screen televisions, two electric winches, a video camera, a laptop computer and a torch kit, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BREAK-IN ETHEL

• Deputies were called about 4:20 a.m. yesterday when the door was discovered open and its lock damaged at the Ethel Market on the 1400 block of U.S. Highway 12. Nothing at first appeared to be missing but the owner subsequently discovered several high-end fishing rods were gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called at 11 a.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 300 block of Northwest Georgia Avenue.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday regarding a tire slashed on a vehicle at Northeast Washington Avenue near Main Street.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, shoplifting, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances … and more, among the 103 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.

South Tower Avenue, this morning. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Police and firefighters called about 4:20 a.m. today to the 200 block of South Tower Avenue found a suspected drowsy driver with minor injuries and his truck damaged from striking a fire hydrant, the side of a building and a utility pole. The 18-year-old Centralia man was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

VANDALISM

• Police called about 9:45 p.m. on Friday after an individual broke out windows on a car at the 300 block of East Pine Street learned the suspect had left the scene but are referring the case for a charge of third-degree malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Centralia police say when they assisted the Department of Corrections in picking up a 38-year-old man at the 1100 block of Woodland Avenue in Centralia on Friday, they found suspected drugs on him. Jake A. Ruble was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OOPS

• Nathaniel E. Norris, 37, was issued a citation for driving with a suspended license after an officer saw him drive himself to the Centralia Police Department for a probation appointment on Friday morning, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual,  other incidents such as arrests for third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among the 139 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.

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Updated at 6:11 p.m.

BREAK-IN VADER

• A pump-action shotgun, two diamond rings and approximately 40 tablets of Oxycodone are among the items missing following a residential burglary at the 100 block of Enchantment Lane in Vader. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning it occurred sometime since Tuesday. Also taken was heart medication, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is estimated at $2,700.

BREAK-IN PACKWOOD

• A deputy was called to the Packwood Community Center on the 12000 block of U.S. Highway 12 about 4 p.m. yesterday following the discovery that someone had stolen a box of hamburgers valued at $100 sometime during the previous week. An interior door was found damaged as well, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police yesterday morning arrested two people for second-degree burglary in a case associated with the 1100 block of West First Street. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Amber L. Boehm, 21, of Vancouver and Justin W. Cameron, 20, of Washougal, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers called at about 8:25 a.m. regarding intruders at the Church of the Nazarene learned the two had come in through an unlocked door the night before – while there were people in the gym – spent the night in the nursery and each drank a bottle of juice they found on the counter, according to charging papers. The detective found them hiding in a basement bathroom, the documents state. Each wrote a letter of apology and after the church administrator consulted with the church elder who indicated they wanted to press charges, the detective arrested them and they were charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with the class B felony. The maximum penalty is 10 years in prison. Bail was set at $10,000.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 12:50 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue by an individual who said he observed two people in his vehicle attempting to start it. He told them to get out and two suspects were subsequently arrested for vehicle theft, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Nathan A. Cheney, 22, and Christine M. Rahnert, 43, both from Centralia, according to police. Cheney’s defense attorney this afternoon told the judge he believed he was just getting a ride. The pair were each charged in Lewis County Superior Court with attempted motor vehicle theft and allowed release on $20,000 unsecured bonds.

• Centralia police yesterday began investigating a vehicle theft associated with the 300 block of North Diamond Street. The victim received a notice of impound on her vehicle and learned it was no longer in storage, according to the Centralia Police Department. She reports that the vehicle was last seen in December and she learned it had been stolen when she received the impound notice, according to police.

FATHER’S ITEMS PAWNED

• A 28-year-old man was booked into the Lewis County Jail this morning, based on a warrant issued when charges were filed on Dec. 30 for first-degree trafficking in stolen property. According to charging documents, a Lewis County resident on Sept. 23 reported the theft of “items” he had noticed were missing from his garage. The victim told a deputy he learned a pawn shop in Olympia sent a letter to his ex-wife indicating his son Shane M. Randall had pawned “items” and not repaid the loan, according to the court documents. The unidentified items were retrieved, according to the documents. Randall’s bail was set this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court at $10,000.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called to the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia at about 10:45 a.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl. Sometime during the night someone stole a headlamp, paperwork and CDs from an unlocked vehicle,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

MISSING MONEY

• Centralia police were called to the 300 block of Spruce Street about 1:25 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of cash from the home owner’s wallet. A person of interest has been identified, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Centralia police were called about 8:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of narcotic medications at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road.

SHERIFF’S OFFICE: STUDENT SHOVES TEACHER

• A deputy was called to Winlock Middle School yesterday morning after an 11-year-old boy reportedly became upset and pushed a teacher. The case is being referred to prosecutors for a possible charge of fourth-degree assault, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, misdemeanor theft, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street; complaint an individual appears to be living in vehicle in parking lot and going to the bathroom outdoors … and more, among the 130 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.