Archive for August, 2016

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Monday, August 8th, 2016
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Updated at 2:30 p.m.

CAR THEFTS, RIGHT AND LEFT

• A 1999 Honda Civic reported stolen just after 6 a.m. today from the 800 block of K Street in Centralia was found a short time later in Chehalis, at the 300 block of Southwest 10th Street, according to police. The investigation continues, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called just after 5:30 a.m. today about a red Audi Quattro stolen from 100 block of Interstate Avenue. A suspect was contacted by a police dog a short time later, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Further details are not yet available, a department spokesperson said.

• Chehalis police were called about 4:50 a.m. today for a red Toyota Corolla just stolen from a gas station on the 100 block of Interstate Avenue.

• Centralia police were called about 4:45 a.m. today regarding a red 1999 Chevrolet Blazer stolen from the 800 block of Hamilton Avenue. It has a license plate reading AJN 9529, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were contacted yesterday by an individual whose green 2001 Volkswagen Jetta was stolen from the parking lot at K-Mart on the 1200 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. The victim thought they lost their car keys, went home to get a spare set and when they returned, the car was gone, at about 3 p.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department.

•  A white 1992 Acura Integra reported stolen about 2:45 p.m. yesterday from the 100 block of West High Street in Centralia has been recovered, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A blue 1992 Honda Accord was reported stolen from the 700 block of Euclid Way in Centralia about 10:25 a.m. yesterday. It has a license plate reading ABR 4412, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 1000 block of Eckerson Road about 9 a.m. on Saturday to take a report of a gold 1997 Honda Accord being stolen. It has a license plate read  RAJ 0758, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Nakisha J. Richardson was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday for theft of a motor vehicle for allegedly taking her teenage relative’s vehicle without permission from the 1400 block of Ferrier Road in Winlock. It was discovered about 10:50 a.m. on Saturday and she was arrested after she returned with the vehicle about 10:35 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BURGLARY ARREST

• A 39-year-old man was arrested for second-degree burglary after contact with police on Saturday in a case associated with the 1100 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia. Adam S. Gonzalez, of Parkland, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. Prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge.

FRAUD

• A business on the 500 block of North Market Boulevard in Chehalis contacted police on Friday about checks it issued which were forged for just over $2,600. They spoke to an individual who might know something about it who reported their wallet was stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called at noon yesterday to the 900 block of East Locust Street in Centralia where a purse was stolen out of a vehicle.

• Centralia police were called about 6:45 a.m. yesterday regarding clothing stolen from a travel trailer parked at the 100 block of North Saxon Street.

• Chehalis police were called Friday about a vehicle prowl at the 400 block of Southwest Parkland Drive. The victim found the door ajar and discovered a wallet was missing from her purse, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Two teenagers were injured when the motorcycle they were traveling on struck a deer on state Route 7 near Mineral on Saturday night. Troopers called to milepost 15 just after 10 p.m. report Seth A. Clark, 18, and his 16-year-old passenger were transported to Morton General Hospital. The Ashford residents had been wearing helmets, however Clark didn’t have a motorcycle endorsement and his license was suspended, according to the Washington State Patrol. His 2009 Kawasaki KLX250 was towed, according to the state patrol.

• A deputy responding about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday to a vehicle that wrecked in a ditch on the 600 block of Green Mountain Road in Mossyrock arrested the driver for driving under the influence. David J. Flanigan, 57, of Mossyrock, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A 47-year-old woman from Astoria, Oregon was injured when she lost control of her Harley Davidson and skidded sideways into a guard rail at the 500 block of Wildwood Road on Saturday. She was traveling with other motorcyclists when they came to an intersection with a logging road, and her back tire began to skip, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy responding about 12:15 p.m. noted she had several possible broken bones including arm, ribs, legs and ankle, according to the sheriff’s office. She also had back pain, Cmdr. Dusty Breen said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, malicious mischief, driving under the influence, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, vandalism, third-degree theft, disorderly person, runaway juvenile, receipt of counterfeit bill, suspicious circumstances, missing person located, kids playing catch in street, drunks walking in street, drunks sprawled on sidewalk, collision on city street, dogs alone in parked vehicles, passerby picking flower from neighbor’s yard … and more among 273 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

News brief: Seven injured in wreck at Mary’s Corner

Sunday, August 7th, 2016
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Members of Lewis County Fire Districts 5, 15, 2 and 8 along with Lewis County Medic One responded for five vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 12. / Courtesy photo by Alicia Pentecost

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Three vehicles were totaled in a multiple-vehicle rear-end chain reaction collision that sent seven people to the hospital this afternoon on U.S. Highway 12 about two miles east of Interstate 5.

Troopers called at 2:14 p.m. found that Jacob I. Hadaller, 29, of Mossyrock, was westbound approaching Jackson Highway where four pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles were stopped for the traffic light.

Hadaller’s 2006 Dodge Ram collided with the rear of a 2011 Dodge Dakota, pushing it into a 2016 Nissan Rogue SUV, which was shoved into a 1998 Ford Expedition SUV, which in turn ran into the back of a 2006 Ford Escape SUV, according to the Washington State Patrol

Firefighters and medics from Lewis County Fire District 5 responded, assisted by personnel from four other departments.

District 5 Lt. Laura Hanson indicated the seven patients were transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for evaluation and treatment.

Hadaller was reportedly uninjured but cited for second-degree negligent driving, according to the state patrol.

The intersection is commonly known as Mary’s Corner.

The driver of the Dodge Dakota, Martin K. Fisher, 49, of Olympia was also uninjured, but three of his passengers were. They are ages 15, 15, and 51, all from Olympia.

The driver of the Nissan Rogue, Diane K. Wilkie, 61, Ilwaco, was hospitalized as was the driver of the Ford Expedition, William G. Dix, 32, Centralia, according to the state patrol. Dix’s passenger Amanda L. Ailes, 39, Salkum, was also injured.

General L. Cothren, 71, Winlock, was driving the Ford Escape and reportedly unhurt. His passenger, Gregg Robinson, 65, Winlock, was transported.

Only the Expedition and the Escape were able to be driven from the scene, the investigating trooper reports.

The incident was blamed on inattention.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Saturday, August 6th, 2016
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DOGNAPPED

• Centralia police were called just before 10:30 p.m. yesterday about a dog stolen from its yard on the 1400 block of Oxford Avenue. The 7-year-old male American Bully is brown and white and was taken sometime after 7 p.m., according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 8 a.m. yesterday regarding the theft of property from a home on the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue. A family member is suspected, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were contacted just before 8 a.m. yesterday about the theft of property from a residence. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 11:30 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of Tacoma Avenue to take a report of an identity theft. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PEDESTRIAN RESCUED FROM MUD HOLE

• Firefighters rescued a man last night who was found stuck in mud in a deep ditch between K-Mart and the Twin City Town Center in Chehalis. They were called around 8 p.m. after the man had yelled for help to people walking near K-Mart, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. The passersby had tried to get him out and couldn’t, Firefighter Kevin Reynolds said. “He didn’t have any injuries but was definitely cold, intoxicated and had been there awhile,” Reynolds said. Firefighters put a strap around him and pulled him out. Medics took him to the hospital, because of possible hypothermia, he said.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

•  A 21-year-old Centralia resident was arrested overnight for driving under the influence after driving off the roadway and rolling his vehicle. Officers responding about 1:35 a.m. to the 1200 block of North Gold Street booked Bryson D. Baird into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving under the influence, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 210 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

WSP: Driver flees vehicle after traffic stop, leaving behind children

Friday, August 5th, 2016
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Edward A. Power is brought before a judge in Lewis County Superior Court.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – He didn’t want to go to jail.

A  man who allegedly sped away from an I-5  traffic stop at speeds as fast as 100 mph, continued driving after spike strips flattened all four of his tires, exited his van and jumped a guard rail near Chamber of Commerce Way, was tased by a trooper and taken into custody early yesterday morning.

Inside his van, he had left behind six passengers, which included three young children.

Edward A. Power, 44, was booked into the Lewis County Jail and charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.

Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher this afternoon asked a judge to set bail at $25,000, noting there was some confusion as to the man’s identity when he was arrested.

“It looks like he has criminal history in Georgia of theft and bail jumping,” Meagher said.

Temporary defense attorney Kevin Nelson appealed for a lower amount of bail, saying Power has an address on Mount Vista Road in Centralia.

While he’s self employed earning about $1,000 month, Nelson said, he supports his wife and six children on that income. Power qualified for a court appointed lawyer.

Judge Nelson Hunt set bail at $15,000.

The events began about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday when a trooper approaching a construction zone on Interstate 5 near milepost 62 observed a northbound van passing vehicles on the shoulder, including the trooper’s, according to charging documents.

Charging documents continue, giving the following account of what transpired:

When pulled over, the trooper had him make arrangements for a licensed driver to pick up his vehicle, because neither he nor his adult female passenger produced a driver’s license, the documents relate. The trooper saw two teenage-looking children in the back seat.

The driver showed a plastic identification card from a Mississippi community college and eventually an ID card from Mississippi with the name Edward Power Jr.

The issue and expiration dates didn’t match information the trooper got back from that state’s department of licensing, and other information suggested Power was suspended in Pennsylvania.

When the trooper asked him to step out the vehicle, Power stated, “I am not going to jail,” put the van into drive and sped off.

A Lewis County sheriff’s deputy deployed spike strips near Chehalis’s Main Street interchange, and the van ran over them and slowed but didn’t stop.

The trooper, concerned about an upcoming second construction zone, performed a PIT maneuver, causing the vehicle to stop partly blocking one lane.

That’s when Power fled on foot. Charging documents indicate the trooper didn’t realize there were three young children in the far back seat during the initial encounter.

Power was transported to the hospital for unspecified medical clearance, before being booked into the Lewis County Jail.

His arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 11.

News brief: Bull dozer help praised for helping stop spread of Rice Road fire

Friday, August 5th, 2016

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Chehalis Fire Department Chief Ken Cardinale said they are looking at a malfunction of the hay baler as causing the fire that burned through acres of fields yesterday along Rice Road in south Chehalis.

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The chief said about 30 firefighters from around the county worked to extinguish the flames and personnel from the state Department of Natural Resources were called in.

Several structures were threatened but none were damaged, he said.

It was a fast moving fire through hay fields, fanned by winds of 15 to 20 mph, he said.

Key to getting it under control, was getting a bull dozer from Lewis County Public Works that cut a fire line, he said.

“The dozer coming in at the time that they did was instrumental,” Cardinale said.

The chief was deeply appreciative of law enforcement shutting down the two-lane, shoulderless Rice Road, noting it felt like everyone in Chehalis decided to drive by.

“It’s like moths to a flame,” he said. “They don’t realize.”

Early this morning, Cardinale said he understood the fire covered a bit more than 100 acres before it was stopped.

A spokesperson for DNR said later this morning it was measured by GPS at 66 acres.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Friday, August 5th, 2016
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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 56-year-old motorist was booked into the Lewis County Jail after driving his vehicle into a utility pole at Gold and Summa streets yesterday evening, striking it so hard the pole was severed, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers responding about 6:40 p.m. detoured traffic until a replacement could be installed and arrested Leandro T. Mascarenas, of Centralia, for driving under the influence, according to police.

• Instead of simply pulling over for a traffic infraction, a 39-year-old Rochester man allegedly ran from his vehicle in northeast Centralia yesterday evening and was subsequently located hiding inside a semi-truck trailer, by a police dog. It happened at the 1700 block of Midway Court and K-9 Axel began tracking the suspect at 6:30 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew J. Madoche was apprehended 10 minutes later, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Madoche had an outstanding warrant for his arrest and was driving with a suspended license, according to Brown. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail with an added offense of eluding, according to the sheriff’s office.

BAD CHECK

• Centralia police are investigation complaint where a male suspect attempted to cash a fraudulent check at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue yesterday.  This case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PORCH THEFT

• An officer was called just after 5 p.m. to take a report from a home on Northwest Maryland Avenue of a Honda generator stolen off its back porch. It was taken sometime after 7:30 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the parking lot above Safeway on South Market Boulevard following the discovery someone had broken a vehicle’s window and stolen a purse from its floorboards. It happened sometime between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department.

WAL-MART MELEE

• Police were called to the parking lot at Wal-Mart about 9:50 p.m. yesterday for a dispute involving several people, that apparently began when one teenager challenged another teen to a fight. Friends, parents and a bat were involved, but nobody was hurt, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police are still working on the case but expect to refer charges to juvenile prosecutors, Sgt. Gwen Carrell said this morning.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run … and more among 178 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

News brief: Oregon resident dies in crash near Packwood

Friday, August 5th, 2016

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A 58-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle wrecked along U.S. Highway 12 about eight miles east of Packwood yesterday.

Troopers called to the scene near milepost 138 at about 12:40 p.m. determined that the 2003 Harley Davidson Electra Glide had been traveling eastbound when its operator failed to negotiate a curve to the right. The motorcycle hit the westbound guardrail and the driver was ejected, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The Harley continued on and went off the roadway on the eastbound slope, according to the state patrol.

William R. Ballard was 58 years old and from Forest Grove, Oregon, the investigating trooper reports.