Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 6:01 p.m.

ANGRY TOLEDO UNCLE JAILED

• A 63-year-old Toledo man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly used his tractor to lift up the front end of his grown nephew’s car and choked and hit him several times, saying the 28-year-old was trespassing on his property. Deputies responding about 1:25 p.m. to the 200 block of Ray Road found Jeffery A. Oberg on a tractor and Oberg said he and the younger man had gotten into an argument, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The nephew, also from Toledo, was contacted and described what had occurred, according to the sheriff’s office. The Acura Integra was damaged, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. A cell phone video corroborated the incident, according to Brown. Oberg was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, Brown said.

ANGRY TENANT JAILED

• A 56-year-old woman who allegedly wielded a large knife during a landlord-tenant dispute northeast of Toledo was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail. A deputy called about 11:30 a.m. on Friday to the 100 block of Alder Creek Road was told Libby A. McDonald was living in a tent behind the home, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 64-year-old resident and McDonald were arguing because she was supposed to leave and, a witnessing neighbor said, McDonald held the knife and threatened to stab and kill the 64-year-old, according to the sheriff’s office. McDonald was arrested for first–degree assault, Chief Deputy Brown said.

ANGRY BOYFRIEND JAILED

• A 25-year-old Mossyrock resident was arrested after a report of a physical dispute that allegedly took place while he was driving from Centralia to Onalaska with his girlfriend on Saturday afternoon. Noe I. Lopez-Cruz would not let the 35-year-old woman leave his vehicle until he was driving along state Route 508 and slowed enough she was able to get out, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy advised of the situation abut 2:48 p.m. was subsequently told he struck her on the left side of her head, according to the sheriff’s office. Lopez-Cruz was contacted at the 4000 block of U.S. Highway 12 and booked into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree assault, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge.

INTERRUPTED BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• It’s unknown yet if anything is missing from the 92-year-old woman’s home on the 2400 block of Salzer Valley Road but when a neighbor confronted two people, they fled in a teal-colored 1990s Ford Ranger, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It happened about 6 p.m. on Saturday and appeared they got inside through an unsecured window, according to the sheriff’s office. Both were described as white and in their mid-20s. The female was slender with blond hair; the male had a medium build and short reddish hair, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

AUTO THEFT

• A 21-year-old Toledo area resident who had left his keys and wallet inside his 2001 Honda Civic was watching television just before 5 p.m. on Saturday when he heard what sounded like his car speed past his house at the 200 block of Sareault Road near Toledo. He went outside and saw his car was gone, along with the wallet which held $200 cash and bank cards, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The missing car is black, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 2006 Toyota Corolla, containing $500 cash, vanished from where it was parked at the 100 block of Rose Marie Drive in Chehalis sometime between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Friday. There is a person of interest in the case, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

MONEY TAKEN FROM DONATION JAR

• Centralia police were called just after 11 a.m. yesterday to a business on the 500 block of South Tower Avenue where they learned an individual had stolen cash from a donation jar on the counter and fled. The suspect in the third-degree theft is described as a white male in his early 20s with very short blond hair wearing dark pants and a dark T-shirt, according to the Centralia Police Department. The victim is Possibilities Pregnancy Center, according to police.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police are investigating a report of fraud reported on Sunday from the 500 block of South Market Boulevard.

• A 35-year-old Centralia woman with no criminal history allegedly admitted to police that she shoplifted at the Vanity Fair Outlet in Centralia, and returned merchandise for cash or gift cards after creating a store VIP account using a relative’s name. Jennifer M. West was arrested at the Outlets on Friday and brought before a judge in Lewis County Superior Court this afternoon. West made the reported admission when Centralia police took her into custody, after they were notified the day before of a suspicious customer, according to court documents. She was charged today with third-degree theft, forgery and second-degree identity theft related to what West estimated was $300 worth of theft over the course of five visits to the retailer. She was allowed release from jail pending trial on a $10,000 unsecured bond today.

VEHICLE PROWL

• An officer was called for a car prowl at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia at about 10:40 p.m. yesterday. Someone had broken out the window and stolen a purse, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called just before 1 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of North Tower Avenue regarding a wallet stolen from a vehicle. A credit card from inside of it ad been declined at a local business, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case was referred to detectives for review, according to police.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning a  firearm was stolen in a vehicle prowl just before 4 a.m. on Thursday at the 100 block of Vista Road near Chehalis. Taken was an XD 40 caliber pistol valued at $500, according to the sheriff’s office.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called yesterday to the 1100 block of Alder Street in Centralia to take a report that someone spray painted an unknown symbol on the side of someone else’s vehicle sometime over the weekend.

• Centralia police were called yesterday afternoon to the 100 block of K Street where someone spray painted on someone else’s vehicle during the night.

• Chehalis police were called on Sunday morning to the 900 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue where someone had cut tires and spray painted letters on a vehicle.

• Chehalis police were called on Sunday regarding graffiti spray painted on an apartment building at the 400 block of Northeast Jefferson Avenue.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 39-year-old driver showing off his new 2016 Corvette Stingray to a friend was cited for wheels off the roadway after at an unexpected stop sign east of Morton, he hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes and traveled though the brush and into a tree. The car was totaled and the 39-year-old from Amboy suffered a bump on his head, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy responding to the approximately 6:20 p.m. crash on Friday learned he had been northbound on Priest Road and missed the traffic sign at Davis Lake Road because he was going too fast, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, probation violation, no-contact order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, third-degree theft, runaway teenager, graffiti on a sidewalk … and more, among 119 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Updated at 12:34 p.m.

PARKING LOT RAGE AND HEAD BUTTING

• A 35-year-old driver confronted by an individual about going too fast through a Centralia parking lot ended up getting arrested last night after he allegedly grabbed a 34-year-old woman and head-butted her. Police called about 8:40 p.m. to the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue were told an argument ensued, that David G. Laroe shoved the 16-year-old boy and when the mother intervened, assaulted her, according to the Centralia Police Department. Laroe, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree assault, according to police.

MISSING JEWELRY

• Centralia police were called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to a business at the 300 block of North Tower Avenue about the theft of jewelry. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• An officer was called for a car prowl at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia at about 5:20 p.m. yesterday. Police were told that sometime during the day unknown person or persons broke out the window to their car and stole a Body Glove backpack containing a climbing rope, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BRUSH FIRE CHEHALIS

• Firefighters called about 7 p.m. yesterday for a brush fire off of Yates Road outside Chehalis found a slash pile burning in a field. It appeared the mixture of logs and branches had been intentionally burned previously and reignited, according to Lewis County Fire District 6.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, protection order violation, attempting to elude, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances … and more, among 135 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:45 a.m. today.

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TWO DETAINED AFTER POLICE CHASE

• A 41-year-old Olympia man was arrested after a vehicle pursuit around 2:25 a.m. yesterday involving both Centralia and Chehalis officers. Jacob R. Woods was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department. Also arrested was Alyssa E. Taylor, 28, of Olympia, for an outstanding warrant, according to police. The incident was associated with a location at South Tower Avenue and Summa Street in Centralia.

TIRES, WHEELS TAKEN

• Police were called about 10:10 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of South Rock Street in Centralia where they were told individuals were interrupted while stealing tires off a vehicle. The suspects fled in a gray or white older Chevy style pickup, according to the Centralia Police Department. The tires that were taken were on two Rock Star 2 35-inch rims, described as all black with a Star shape in the middle of them, according to police.

RESIDENT HIT TWICE WITH THEFTS

• Centralia police were called about 6:30 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of Jefferson Street where they were told a mountain bike had been stolen during the night and that on Tuesday, someone stole a package off the front porch.

CAR PROWL

• A purse reported stolen in a vehicle prowl about 10:25 p.m. yesterday at the 2500 block of Mount Vista Road in Centralia turned up later in Chehalis, minus its valuables, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 9:05 p.m. yesterday to the 900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia where they were told that within the previous 30 minutes, someone broke into a vehicle and stole a wallet.

• Centralia police were called to a vehicle prowl at the 1600 block of South Gold Street at about 11:50 a.m. on Friday.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE FIRE

• An unoccupied pickup truck parked on the shoulder along the 2000 block of Little Hanaford Road outside Centralia burned up early yesterday morning. Firefighters called about 2 a.m. quickly extinguished it, but the 2004 Ford F250 was a total loss, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The owner, who resides in the area, was contacted and said he was returning home from work about 12:30 a.m. when he got a flat tire, Fire Capt. Scott Weinert reports. “He had his wife pick him up and had decided to seek repair in the morning,” Weinert stated. A deputy responded because it was suspicious and the cause is under investigation.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police report at least one injury from an accident about 1:20 p.m. on Friday in which a vehicle stopped in a parking stall and then went forward and to the right striking two parked cars and a decorative pillar on a building at the 1700 block of South Gold Street. A driver and occupant of a parked car sustained minor injuries, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, resisting arrest, probation violation,  driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, disorderly person, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 359 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Fairway Shopping Center / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

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UTILITY PAYMENT BOX BURGLED

• Anyone who used the after hours box for the city of Chehalis at the 1300 block of South Market Boulevard after 5 p.m. on Wednesday to leave their water bill payment ought to contact the city. An officer was called yesterday morning following the discovery that someone had damaged the lock and pried open the payment box, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BOARDER’S BELONGINGS DISCARDED

• Centralia police are investigating a theft consisting of all the contents of a room, which was rented by a 63-year-old man in an apartment at the 2800 block of Russell Road. It appears the resident arranged to have all the man’s belongings hauled away, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 5:30 p.m. yesterday to a report of a burglary at the 600 block of Jefferson Street. Missing was a laptop computer and a play station, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 8 o’clock yesterday to the 800 block of Harrison Avenue where someone had stolen a bowling ball from a vehicle, but it was later located in a field behind Burgerville, according to the Centralia Police Department

TRUMP SIGNS STOLEN

• Three more Donald Trump signs were stolen from the front yard of a resident at the 1000 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia who has been repeatedly victimized in the same manner, according to a report made to Centralia police yesterday.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 16-year-old driver who took out a street sign and struck a fence at Southwest Cascade and William avenues in Chehalis called 911 about 3:30 a.m. today and was arrested for minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol and then released to his father. The Ford Ranger came to rest atop some type of water pump, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The teen was unhurt, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, protection order violation, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, disorderly person, third-degree domestic malicious mischief, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, collision on city street, collision on city street, collision on city street … and more, among 149 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 12:03 p.m.

CITIZEN TRACKS STOLEN PROPERTY

• Centralia police were called about 1:45 p.m. yesterday by a shopper who realized she’d left her purse behind in a cart at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue. She used a friend’s phone to track her phone, gave the location to an officer who contacted a woman connected with a vehicle, in a driveway, containing the purse, according to the Centralia Police Department. Tanya N. Harris, 37, of Centralia, was arrested for second-degree theft and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Prosecutors declined to file the felony charge today.

TOOLS TAKEN CENTRALIA

• A garage on the 600 block of Yew Street in Centralia was burglarized, according to  report made to police about 1:10 p.m. yesterday. Stolen was a tool box and tools, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called to a car theft yesterday at about 1:15 p.m. from a parking lot on Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis. Further details were not readily available.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 3:50 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. A window was broken out and a purse as well as other personal items were taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of West Summa Street about 7:40 a.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl. Missing were sunglasses, small personal items, cash and gift cards, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Officers called just after 1 p.m. yesterday about people inside someone else’s carport at the 500 block of Woodland Avenue in Centralia contacted a pair of individuals walking and ended up arresting them both. Police were shown a picture taken by a witness and recognized their subject, according to the Centralia Police Department. Both had outstanding warrants and police allegedly located more than the allowable amount of marijuana in a paper bag which Alejandro S. Escamilla was carrying, as well as suspected meth, according to police. Escamilla, 43, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of more than 40 grams of marijuana, according to police.

TRUMP SIGNS STOLEN

• Centralia police were called to the 1000 block of North Pearl Street just after 1 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of political signs. The victim twice before yesterday has found her Donald Trump signs missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, probation violation, no-contact order violation, possession of a dangerous weapon; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, suicidal person, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances … and more, among 138 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.