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MEDICATIONS STOLEN IN NIGHT FROM CARE FACILITY

• Centralia police were called at 5:30 a.m. today to a residential care facility following the discovery that someone moved a medication cart into a stairwell, pried it open and stole narcotics. It happened sometime between 11 p.m. yesterday and 4 o’clock this morning at the 2000 block of Cooks Hill Road, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just after 2 o’clock this morning about a black 1995 Honda Accord that vanished from the 600 block of Northwest Quincy Avenue. Last night, the owner had noticed its back license plate was missing which turned out to have turned up earlier in the evening on a vehicle stopped in Centralia, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The stolen plate was returned but the car is still gone, police said this morning.

• Centralia police were called about 10:50 a.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle stolen during the night from the 200 block of West Reynolds Avenue and then recovered out in the county. The investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 8:25 a.m. on Saturday to the 2100 block of Northwest National Avenue where an individual located a friend’s pickup truck stolen from Centralia. The owner came and got it, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FAKE BILLS TRICK MACHINE

• Chehalis police are investigating after a shopper managed to spend five counterfeit $100 bills at the self service check out at Wal-Mart. An officer called on Friday morning to the retailer on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue was told it occurred the day before and it appeared to be a male customer, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 7:40 a.m. yesterday to the 700 block of H Street in Centralia regarding an overnight vehicle prowl. The stereo was missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An individual called Chehalis police about 9:30 p.m. on Friday after running into a store 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue for about 10 minutes and returning to find her truck was prowled. One door had been unlocked and someone stole a sweatshirt and house keys as well as removing the LED screens from an engine monitoring device on the dashboard, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

TEEN POKES OFFICER IN CHEST, GETS BOOKED

• An 18-year-old Centralia resident was arrested just before 2 o’clock this morning after allegedly poking a police officer in the chest at the 200 block of South Iron Street in Centralia. Jephthah D. Appiah Donkor was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LOST AND FOUND

• Chehalis police were called on Friday afternoon to Northwest State Avenue and North Street where a “huge” knife was discovered stuck in a fence. It looks like a large “Bowie-style” type blade, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DISSATISFIED DINER

• Chehalis police were called about 3:40 p.m. on Friday to a restaurant on the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue where a customer unhappy with poor service was demanding compensation. An officer took a report “for information only” and told the customer not to return to the business, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, probation violation, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, harassment, suicide attempt, parenting plan issue, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, third-hand report of a sexual assault, apartment window broken during the night, female in a bus shelter yelling about nothing, a shoeless person wearing pajama pants laying on a sidewalk; complaint about barking neighbor dog, loud neighbor party, neighbor pounding on wall as though hanging pictures  … and more.

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THREE INJURED IN MORTON WRECK

• A 6-year-old boy in one vehicle was injured and three little girls in another were reportedly unhurt in a collision yesterday afternoon on U.S. Highway 12 at Morton. Two adults were hurt as well, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called at 4:50 p.m. found the Honda Civic and Oldsmobile Silhouette van both totaled. Teshia M. Reed, 29, from Spanaway, was southbound on state Route 7 and turned left to head east on U.S. Highway 12, according to the state patrol. Her Civic struck the westbound van, the investigating trooper reported. The van’s driver, 55-year-old John Jakubowski, from Randle, was also reportedly unhurt. However, his passenger 38-year-old Dora M. Jakubowski, Reed and Reed’s 6-year-old passenger were all transported to Morton General Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. The state patrol indicated Reed failed to yield the right of way and faces charges of reckless endangerment and vehicular assault as well as a ticket for driving without a valid license. Alcohol appeared to be involved, according to a preliminary summary of the incident.

VIOLENCE

• A 31-year-old woman was arrested for second-degree assault overnight after Centralia police were called to a fight in a parking lot at the 1000 block of Scammon Creek Road. Officers responding to the approximately 1:20 p.m. call booked Mandy L. Williams, of Centralia, into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 26-year-old Centralia man was arrested after police responded about 5:30 p.m. yesterday to an altercation at a bar on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue. Gregorio Cordero was booked into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police responded to an approximately 3:10 p.m. call yesterday at the 1600 block of Eshom Road where an individual allegedly violated a protection order and damaged the front door as he was leaving. The case is being investigated as a second-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SHED BURGLED

• Police were called to the 1400 block of Lewis Street in Centralia on Friday afternoon about a break-in to a shed. Taken were two hand drills, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CASH MISSING

• Centralia police were called to the 1400 block of Lois Lane just before 11 a.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of money from a residence.

THIS JUST IN: MOSSYROCK OFFICIAL ARRESTED

• The Lewis County Jail’s online roster shows Doneia A. Santiago was arrested this afternoon for first-degree theft and misappropriation by a public official. Santiago is listed as the city clerk for Mossyrock. Lewis County Sirens.com is reaching out to get more information. Check back for more.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, drugs, probation violation, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, third-degree theft, identity theft, misdemeanor domestic assault, graffiti to a fence, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street,  … and more, among 314 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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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 19-year-old Centralia woman was injured this morning when she fell asleep at the wheel and wrecked her Jeep Grand Cherokee on a Grays Harbor County highway. Troopers called just after 8 a.m. to state Route 8 two miles east of McCleary report Alycia I. Gerou was transported to Capitol Medical Center. Gerou was eastbound when her vehicle began to swerve, left the roadway and spun into the cable barrier median, according to the Washington State Patrol. She was not wearing a seat belt and is expected to be cited for second-degree negligent driving, according to the state patrol. The totaled Jeep was impounded.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called at 8:10 p.m. yesterday about the  theft of a gray 1989 Ford F350 pickup truck from the 600 block of North Tower Avenue. It has a license plate reading B13924P, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police were called about 2:20 p.m. yesterday regarding a purse stolen from a vehicle at the 1000 block of West Main Street in Centralia.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were contacted yesterday morning by a business on Northwest Louisiana Avenue following a phone call in which someone tried to transfer money via phone to Western Union. It seemed suspicious and the caller was “smooth” but the transfer wasn’t made, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

HOUSEHOLD THEFT

• Chehalis police were called yesterday to Southwest 11th Street where some marijuana went missing and a family member was suspected.

MAYBE NOT A THEFT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning an outdoor lantern believed stolen from the 100 block of Topaz Court outside Winlock turned out to be misplaced. The 76-year-old woman who reported on Wednesday she thought her home was burglarized on Monday thinks her missing Ellipsis 8 electronic tablet may also have been misplaced, according to the sheriff’s office.

STOLEN FIREARMS LOCATED

• Lewis County sheriff’s deputies have recovered several stolen guns and other items in connection with a burglary last week at the 400 block of Coal Creek Road outside Chehalis. Members of the Sheriff’s Enforcement Team served a search warrant on Wednesday off Steam Boat Island Road NW northwest of Olympia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called on the evening of June 15 when a 52-year-old man discovered his home had been broken into and ammunition as well as at least eight rifles and two handguns were missing. The loss was over $10,000. No arrests have yet been made in the case, Cmdr. Dusty Breen indicated this morning.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, hit and run, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, third-degree theft, graffiti to garage, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, parent picking up her son from juvenile detention who was then herself arrested for an outstanding warrant… and more, among 140 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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Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputies searched a building off Steam Boat Island Road NW on Wednesday. / Courtesy photo Lewis County Sheriff’s Office