Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 5:55 p.m.

SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS IN RANDLE

• A 21-year-old man arrested and jailed on Monday in one case found himself facing possible new charges yesterday for incidents that allegedly occurred in November at his home on the 200 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle. Nickolas J. Hardman-Schmitt was arrested at his residence for allegedly talking about sex on Facebook with a young teen and then yesterday at the Lewis County Jail he was additionally booked for second-degree assault and two counts of third-degree rape in connection with alleged encounters with a 19-year-old woman he is acquainted with, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

FROG NEARLY STOLEN

• Chehalis police were called about 5:30 p.m. yesterday to a report that an individual got into a storage area or shed at the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue and took a large wooden frog. The man was confronted and dropped the frog before leaving, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 4:35 a.m. today about a car missing from the parking lot in front of its owner’s home on the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue. There had been a spare key left inside the unlocked blue 1997 Nissan Altima, according to the Centralia Police Department. The license plate is AKJ 8813, according to police.

BACKYARD THEFT

• An individual called Centralia police yesterday from the 2200 block of North Tower Avenue to report a marine battery had vanished from their backyard sometime since December.

MAIL THEFT

• Police were called about 2:40 p.m. yesterday regarding mail stolen from a mailbox on the 3000 block of Russell Road in Centralia.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old man from Toutle was arrested yesterday for possession of heroin after he was contacted by an officer who was responding to a call about unspecified suspicious circumstances in a commercial area at the 1300 block of Rush Road in Napavine. Craig D. Ballard was standing outside of a vehicle and allegedly admitted he was at the location to purchase heroin, according to court documents. The allegations include that he gave the officer a friend’s name instead of his own when asked, but subsequently acknowledged who he was. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail and charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with identity theft and possession of heroin. His bail was set at $10,000. The suspected heroin reportedly fell out of Ballard’s pocket onto the ground when Officer Noel Shields asked him take his hands out of his pockets.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

• Chehalis police were called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday about a boom box abandoned in front of a retailer business at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue which was making people nervous. The radio was wet and was thrown away by an officer, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, failure to transfer vehicle title; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, collision on city street … and more, among the 150 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 4 a.m. today

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MISSING CAR

• Centralia police were called about 8:15 a.m. yesterday to the 1900 block of Honeysuckle Lane where they were told that a person known to the victim may have taken their vehicle without their permission, according to the Centralia Police Department. Missing was a gray 1997 Honda Civic with a license plate of ATW7541, according to police.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning to South Market Boulevard to take a report that an individual got a bill for cable services in the amount of about $300 related to a location in California. It appeared someone had fraudulently used her information, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

IMMORAL COMMUNICATION WITH MINOR

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested an individual for allegedly talking about sex on Facebook with a young teen. The case is still being investigated, so details are not being released, according to the sheriff’s office. The man was booked into the Lewis County Jail for communication with minor for immoral purposes and is scheduled to appear in Lewis County District Court today.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• One individual was transported to Morton General Hospital after a single-vehicle collision on state Route 508 near Mosswood Park Road about 6:30 p.m. yesterday with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Lewis County Fire District 4.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, hit and run, shoplifting, vandalism, custodial interference, protection order violation … and more, among the 136 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending just before 7 a.m. today

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Updated at 5:12 p.m.

SMASH AND GRAB CHEHALIS

• Police responding to a burglary alarm about 4:20 a.m. yesterday at a Chehalis convenience store on the 600 block of North National Avenue found the front glass door broken, but no suspect. Cash in an unspecified amount appears to be all that was stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BURGLARY SILVER CREEK

• Almost $2,000 worth of chainsaws, tools and other property were stolen from the 200 block of Huntting Road in Silver Creek, according to a report made on Saturday to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the items missing are also ratchet sets, socket sets and wrenches, according to the sheriff’s office.

BREAKFAST FRAUD

• A 27-year-old Glenoma resident contacted authorities after finding someone used her bank card to spend $114.94 at IHOP in Tukwila. The victim said all her cards were accounted for, but deputies have some evidence they are following up on, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning.

OTHER THEFT

• A sign board was reported stolen from in front of a business on the 100 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia on Saturday afternoon.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police were called about 3 p.m. yesterday to a car prowl at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia. An officer was told a male who looked like a transient broke out a window and stole a backpack, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SPOOKY VANDALS

• Centralia police responded to an approximately 4:20 a.m. call on Sunday at the 500 block of South Pearl Street in which two hoody-wearing males came up to the victim’ window, yelled and broke the window with a hammer before fleeing. No arrest was immediately made, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MORE GLASS BREAKING

• Centralia police late Friday night took a report of a large window which had been smashed at the 100 block of West Pine Street.

DRUGS

• It was speeding that caught the attention of a Chehalis police officer about 9 a.m. yesterday at Fourth Street and Market Boulevard but it was the black substance that field-tested positive for heroin that got a 25-year-old Chehalis resident arrested for a drug violation. Zacharey J. Hanley was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

POLICE: OFFICER INJURED BY UNRULY BAR PATRON

• A 26-year-old Winlock resident who allegedly kicked a police officer in the face was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault early on Saturday morning. Jason L. Cothren was contacted by Toledo-Winlock police who responded to an approximately 12:25 a.m. call about a physical dispute at Franks Hideaway in Winlock, according to authorities. Police were told he had assaulted an employee but left and they subsequently found him at The Club, appearing to be intoxicated, according to court documents. Charging documents report Cothren was uncooperative and while enroute to the jail, was kicking at the rear window of the patrol vehicle, prompting the officer to pull over. When backup arrived and officers pulled Cothren out of the vehicle, he allegedly tried to kick Officer Randy Pennington in the groin and succeeded in kicking him in the mouth, according to charging documents. He was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with the same offense and a judge ordered him held on $10,000 bail. The court papers indicate Pennington suffered minor injuries.

FIRE CALL AT LUMBER MILL

• Firefighters responding to an alarm just after 1 p.m. on Friday at the 100 block of Ribelin Road in Chehalis found flames in the fire suppression sprinkler room at Cascade Hardwoods, according to Lewis County Fire District 6. The fire was knocked down within 10 minutes and no injuries were reported, according to District spokesperson DJ Hammer.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, disorderly conduct, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, runaway juvenile, protection order violation, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street; complaint of trains and helicopters impeding citizen’s sleep … and more.