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DRUGS AND STUFF

• Two people were arrested yesterday for allegedly trying to pass a “bad check” at a bank at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis and then allegedly having suspected heroin inside their car. An officer responding to the approximately 3:15 p.m. call contacted Richard D. Hill, 42, and Holly N. Petrich, 26, both from Oakville, and then booked them into the Lewis County Jail for forgery and possession of a controlled substance, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 38-year-old homeless person arrested about 1 p.m. yesterday at the 300 block of Lowe Street in Centralia for an outstanding warrant was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Nathan J. J. Hayes was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

GUN CRIME

• A 30-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm after allegedly trying to sell another person a Derringer-style handgun yesterday. An officer responding to the 300 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue following the 9:40 a.m. call contacted Amadi A. Shaw, discovered an outstanding warrant and booked Shaw into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• An individual called police from the 700 block of South Gold Street in Centralia about 5:05 p.m. yesterday to report her cable television wires had been intentionally cut.

SCHOOL ISSUES

• Centralia police were called at 4:05 p.m. yesterday regarding an alleged assault by a 12-year-old boy on an 11-year-old boy, in a case associated with the Washington Elementary School a the 800 block of Field Avenue. An officer had been called at 11:05 a.m. there to a report a 12-year-old struck two staff members, according to the Centralia Police Department. The child was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Chehalis police were called at 4:45 p.m. yesterday after a vehicle struck a building at the 1200 block of South Market Boulevard. Two males fled, a female stayed behind and said she did not know who was driving, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Danielle S. Sprayberry, 28, of Chehalis, however was arrested for making a false statement, and then released, according to police.

• A 30-year-old driver reportedly fell asleep before his semi truck drifted to the right shoulder, hit a guard rail and rolled onto its side early this morning on Interstate 5 in Chehalis. The approximately 4 a.m. crash along the northbound lanes near exit 76 left the driver uninjured, but responders had to cut the windshield of the 2015 Peterbilt to extricate him. Jaswant Singh, from Yuba City, California, was fatigued and for that, he was issued a citation for second-degree negligent driving, according to the Washington State Patrol. The semi had no hazardous materials on board, only broccoli, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, probation violation, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 139 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 5:34 p.m.

WSP: TROOPER ON FOOT CAPTURES SPEEDING MOTORCYCLIST

• A 19-year-old motorcyclist told a trooper he was just out for a ride after being tracked at speeds in excess of 100 mph on northbound Interstate 5 by 911 callers near Kelso, near Chehalis and the trooper who waited near milepost 83 yesterday morning. The trooper reportedly accelerated to speeds of up to 150 mph and could see the motorcyclist ahead weaving in and out of traffic, using all available lanes and splitting lanes between vehicles, according to the report as conveyed to Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Joel DeFazio. The trooper was able to get within a quarter mile of the motorcycle when it began to pull away from him, DeFazio wrote. Both exited at the Maytown Road interchange at milepost 95 but the trooper lost sight of the object of his chase, according to DeFazio. After the trooper terminated the pursuit and pulled off to the side of the road, another vehicle approached and advised a motorcycle and rider were behind the concrete support of the Maytown overpass bridge, according to DeFazio. When the trooper approached from the west on foot, he could see the rider looking eastward, DeFazio wrote. German V. Chumak was taken into custody. Chumak was asked why he was hiding and said he wasn’t, he’d just run out of gas, according to DeFazio. The first calls came in at 9:46 a.m. and the Tualatin, Oregon resident was arrested about 10:45 a.m. When he was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, DeFazio noted he had no criminal history, suggested the information in the probable cause statement indicated he would be a risk to other drivers and asked he be held on $5,000 bail. Judge James Lawler set bail at $20,000. Temporary defense attorney Rachael Tiller told the judge Chumak resides with his parents and is set to enter Portland Community College this fall. His arraignment is Thursday.

BREAK-IN MOSSYROCK

• A deputy called to the 500 block of Young Road in Mossyrock at about 3:30 p.m. on Friday found an open window, a broken kitchen window and a residence that had been ransacked, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office is awaiting a list of missing items from the 65-year-old burglary victim, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

• A 36-year-old Centralia man was arrested following an approximately 4:10 a.m. call yesterday to the 1500 block of Lewis Street for a domestic incident that allegedly included second-degree robbery. Corey R. Pittman was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 32-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for third-degree assault in connection with an approximately 11:45 p.m. Saturday incident at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia. Laticia A. Cox was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MAIL THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 7 p.m. on Saturday to take a report of the theft of a check from a mailbox at the 1400 block of West Main Street.

MISSING MEDS

• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 10:15 p.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of medication.

FUEL THEFT

• An officer was called to a parking lot at the 400 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue in Chehalis about 12:35 p.m. on Friday where someone had siphoned gas from at least one vehicle.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called for a vehicle prowl at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the 900 block of E Street. Taken was a backpack, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A search incident to an arrest following a shoplifting call about 7:10 p.m. on Friday to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue turned up drug paraphernalia that tested positive for heroin, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Justin L. Emery, 28, of Centralia, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 23-year-old Castle Rock man ended up with scrapes on his nose and forehead, a wrecked car and a trip to jail last night after reportedly deciding at the last second to turn onto Tucker Road off Jackson Highway at as much as 50 mph, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. His passenger was unhurt but his 2015 Audi S3 sedan sustained substantial damage, according to the sheriff’s office. A deputy arriving to the scene about 5:45 p.m. conducted filed sobriety tests and subsequently arrested Garrett L. Lindeman for driving under the influence and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• Centralia police were called about 2 p.m. on Saturday for an automobile versus bicyclist collision at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue. The individual on the bike suffered minor injuries, and rode away from the scene, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, malicious mischief, third-degree theft, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vandalism, shoplifting, disorderly person, suicidal person, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances; complaint of homeless people sleeping under someone’s porch, person with suitcase hiding in dumpster  … and more among 406 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Updated at 4:36 p.m.

GUNS, CAR AND TRUCK STOLEN IN VADER

• Deputies called around 11 p.m. yesterday about a possible burglary at the 1000 block of state Route 506 in Vader found unsecured doors and the interior ransacked, with 13 firearms and two vehicles stolen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Missing was a 2008 Cadillac and a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado, according to the sheriff’s office. The Cadillac was later found abandoned by the Longview Police Department, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The break-in occurred sometime since Saturday, Breen said.

SHED BREAK-INS CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called just before 7 o’clock this morning to the 1100 block of Elm Street where an individual reported that sometime during the night unknown person or persons broke into three separate sheds on the property. Nothing appears to be missing at this time, according to the Centralia Police Department.

GARAGE BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called just before 12:30 p.m. yesterday about a burglary to a garage at the 1900 block of North Pearl Street. Numerous hand and power tools were reported missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called just before noon yesterday to the 1600 block of Gails Avenue for a report of a burglary. Further details were not readily available.

STOLEN MERCEDES FOUND IN GLENOMA

• Law enforcement looking in Glenoma for a 29-year-old resident yesterday think they briefly caught up with him, driving a stolen 2005 Mercedes Benz. Deputies and a fugitive task force were in the area of the 300 block of Anderson Road around 3 p.m. searching for Ryan A. Justice, wanted for a Department of Corrections felony warrant for escape from community custody, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. They saw the gold car pass them, turned around and followed to where it stopped behind a residence on the 400 block of Anderson Road, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The car was there, but not Justice, however witnesses said he had been driving it, Breen said. A case for possession of a stolen vehicle will be referred to prosecutors, according to the sheriff’s office. The auto, valued at as much as $30,000, was returned to it owner in Lakewood, Breen said.

GUN STOLEN CENTRALIA

• An individual reported the theft of a firearm from a trailer at the 900 block of Ham Hill Road in Centralia yesterday. The case is under investigation.

MISSING MEDS

• Centralia police were called just after 10 a.m. yesterday about the theft of medication from the 1100 block of South Scheuber Road.

BOOZE AT SCHOOL

• A case involving a 12-year-old girl was referred to Lewis County juvenile prosecutors for allegedly bringing alcohol to school at the 800 block of Field Avenue in Centralia, following a call to police at about noon yesterday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, vandalism, vehicle collision, civil issue, third-degree theft, protection order violation, suspicious circumstances … and more among 130 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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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• An individual at the 1200 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia reported about 6:40 a.m. today that sometime over the night someone broke into his storage and stole a subwoofer speaker box, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation, according to police.

• A suspected shoplifter of electronics was confronted and detained by a witness about 8:50 p.m. yesterday at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, but was able to flee the scene before police arrived. The merchandise was left behind, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 2:20 p.m. yesterday to the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue to take a report of an identity theft. The suspect who lives out of the area is receiving government benefits in the name of the victim according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation.

• A 32-year-old Centralia man arrested early yesterday morning for the alleged theft of a truck in Chehalis was subsequently arrested for second-degree possession of stolen property in connection with a checkbook that went missing from a relative’s home on Seminary Hill Road in Centralia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Jared W. Thorson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

DRUGS

• A 28-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after drug paraphernalia on her person allegedly field tested positive for meth, following her detention for allegedly shoplifting hair dye at a store on the 500 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis yesterday afternoon. Police called just before 3 p.m. booked Amanda M. Hickey into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The case will include a referral for charges of third-degree theft and also making or possessing motor vehicle theft tool related to keys she had, according to police.

• An officer was called to W.F. West High School in Chehalis just before 2 p.m. yesterday because a 14-year-old girl was allegedly in possession of a smoking device and green vegetable material. The substance will be tested, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 40-year-old motorist stopped for speeding on southbound Interstate 5 in Chehalis just after 1 o’clock yesterday morning was subsequently arrested for possession of heroin. A trooper indicated in court documents he observed on the floorboard by the driver’s feet two clear plastic baggies, each with a small circle of dark brown substance, which the driver said was kids’ candy. Jose F. Lopez Jr., of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, charged today with possession of a controlled substance and ordered held on $5,000 bail. He told the trooper he had an addiction, according to charging documents.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, third-degree theft, loud neighbor music, suspicious circumstances … and more among 132 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.