Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 5:46 p.m.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police called about 4 a.m. today regarding a vehicle stolen from the 200 block of West Second Street came upon the vehicle and its driver who fled. Officers pursued the vehicle to Grand Mound where the driver reportedly tried to abandon the vehicle and flee on foot, according to the Centralia Police Department. Zackery J. Konoske 33 of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for vehicle theft, felony eluding and a warrant, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called at 6 a.m. today about a red Volkswagen Jetta stolen from the 700 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A department spokesperson said she didn’t have all the details but believes the car was located this morning.

INAPPROPRIATE PICTURES POSTED ONLINE

• Chehalis police are investigating a harassment case reported yesterday morning in which a 26-year-old woman said nude photos of her had been posted on Craigslist and she believed it was her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called yesterday to the 300 block of Southwest Third Street for a vehicle prowl. Someone had got inside a locked truck and stole its stereo, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Police were called yesterday to the 2400 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia where an individual reported that around 4 a.m., a male suspect cut the gas line to their vehicle and stole about 20 gallons of fuel.

VANDALISM

• An officer was called to the 400 block of South Diamond Street in Centralia yesterday where they were told that a rock had been thrown through the window of a vehicle during the night.

DRUGS

• A 20-year-old Chehalis area resident was arrested yesterday for possession of methamphetamine after he was taken to the Lewis County Jail to be booked for allegedly damaging an acquaintance’s car the day before. A woman reported to the Pe Ell Marshal’s Office yesterday that the night before after she gave Timothy Mendizabal a ride, he was angry when she wanted him to get out of her car and she called 911. Mendizabal allegedly kicked the back driver’s side door so hard it collided with the front driver’s side door, causing over $2,000 worth of damage, according to charging documents. He was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with second-degree malicious mischief and possession of meth.

BARK FIRE EXTINGUISHED

• Centralia firefighters were called at 7:30 a.m. to the 600 block of North Pearl Street for a beauty bark fire that had burned up against the home. The bottom siding was removed to check for extension, with none found, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, failure to transfer title, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, dog alone in parked vehicle … and more, among 163 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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WOMAN IN CROSSWALK STRUCK BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER

• A 20-year-old Napavine man turned himself in after allegedly knocking down a pedestrian with his Jeep in downtown Chehalis yesterday and driving off. Officers dispatched just before 7 p.m. were told the 56-year-old Chehalis resident was in a crosswalk at Market Boulevard and Boistfort Street when it happened and she sustained scrapes on her side but declined aid, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Her clothing was damaged as well, according to police. An officer tracked down a phone number for the suspect and called him, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said. Joshua D. Denton agreed to come to the Chehalis Police Department where he was arrested for hit and run, and then released pending his court date, Bailey said.

TOWED VEHICLE DISCONNECTS, COLLIDES WITH PARKED VEHICLE

• Centralia police investigated a traffic collision involving a towed vehicle and a parked vehicle. at the 400 block of East Main Street yesterday evening  The in-tow vehicle broke free from the towing vehicle and struck a parked vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department. The driver was cited for failing to secure load, according to police.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 12:10 p.m. yesterday to the 800 block of North Tower Avenue where someone climbed into a fenced compound and then made off with two car stereos.

WHEELS GO MISSING

• An individual called Chehalis police about 6:50 p.m. yesterday to report someone stole all four tires from their vehicle which was parked in an alley near the 500 block of Northwest Quincy Place and left it up on blocks.

FAKE MONEY SPENT

• Centralia police were called about 12:45 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Lum Road to take a report of a counterfeit $100 bill passed at a retail store.

AND FROM MORTON

• Morton police reported yesterday they are investigating a report from Thursday night at the 100 block of Division Avenue of a wallet that was stolen out of a vehicle.  There are no suspects at this time, according to the Morton Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, protection order violation, domestic malicious mischief, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 161 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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VIOLENCE AT GREEN HILL

• Chehalis police were called at 4:30 p.m. yesterday to Green Hill School on Southwest 11th Street on a report a student-inmate had assaulted three staff members. The police department is waiting for more information from the juvenile institution, so details are not yet available, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BURGLARY

• A deputy was called yesterday morning to the 2000 block of Bishop Road in Chehalis about a burglary at Peace Lutheran Church. The deputy was told a pastor arrived around 2 a.m. to prepare to leave with the youth group for a trip and discovered a door to the church garage was damaged and an auditorium speaker and a bench top drill press had been removed, although they were found behind the building in the grass, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The break-in occurred sometime after 6 p.m. on Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Centralia police responded to an approximately 4:45 a.m. call today about a burglary at the 100 block of North Iron Street. Taken was cash from a wallet and an Xbox, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 1:40 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Scammon Creek Road in Centralia where a victim reported while on vacation for the last week someone entered their home and stole prescription medication, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 10:15 p.m. yesterday where an individual reported their vehicle was broke into and electronics were stolen.

• An officer was called just before 8 a.m. yesterday to the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia for a vehicle prowl. The victim reported that sometime over the night unknown persons entered her vehicle and stole some tools, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LOCKER ROOM THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 5:15 p.m. yesterday to the pool at the 400 block of Southwest Parkland Drive where they were told a male had left his wallet in his pants in the locker room and it disappeared.

FUNNY MONEY

• Centralia police were called about 3:50 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue to take a report of a female attempting to pass a counterfeit $50 bill at a business.

LOST AND FOUND

• A worker found money in a parking lot off South Market Boulevard in Chehalis and turned it in to the police department about 2:30 p.m. yesterday, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It was discovered in the area around the 1300 block and the 1500 block, according to police. If the person who lost it can describe it, they should be able to get it back, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, probation violation, domestic malicious mischief, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 187 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.