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AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police arrested a 40-year-old woman for possession of a stolen vehicle last night in a case associated with the 300 block of South Gold Street in Centralia. Jennifer L. Barber, of Centralia, was also wanted on outstanding warrants and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning a deputy took a report on Monday of the theft of a red 2006 Ford F350 from its owner’s driveway at the 3500 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia. The vehicle disappeared sometime between 8 a.m. on Saturday and 6 a.m. on Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office. Missing with the truck are a Glock handgun and a laptop computer, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called 200 block of Northwest Pacific Avenue yesterday morning about potential cyber fraud, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A victim of a vehicle prowl at the 1300 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis called police just before 2 p.m. yesterday. A cell phone was taken from the unlocked vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A tool box was stolen from the back of a vehicle at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 2 p.m. yesterday.

BAD BILL

• An officer was called about 1 p.m. yesterday to a business at the 1200 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis where a customer attempted to spend a possibly counterfeit $50 bill, and then shortly after that to the 1900 block of South Market Boulevard where a business kept a possibly counterfeit bill received from a customer, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The officer took possession of the bad bill, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called about 9:20 a.m. yesterday to the 2100 block of North National Avenue where an individual reported receiving a fake $20 bill.

SMALL FIRE

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports a case for reckless burning is being referred to juvenile prosecutors in connection with a 10-year-old boy allegedly using a lighter, igniting and damaging siding to a garage, windows and a mattress at the 300 block of Central Avenue in Onalaska on Monday.

LITTERING

• Centralia police arrested a 30-year-old woman for littering for allegedly discarding a lit cigarette onto the ground at the 100 block of South Pearl Street about 9:30 a.m. yesterday. Candice R. Baughman was issued a citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department. The same officer attested a 29-year-old woman for the same offense about 4:40 p.m. at the 600 block of West Main Street, according to police. Brittney N. Burgard was similarly arrested and then released.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, contempt of court, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, suicidal person, third-degree theft, unfounded report, harassment, suspicious circumstances, vehicle accident … and more among 151 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 1:12 p.m.

FELONY ASSAULT

• A 53-year-old Mineral man was arrested last night for allegedly beating up his girlfriend at the 100 block of Washington Street in Mineral, leaving her with a possible broken nose and two black eyes, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy dispatched about 9:30 p.m. was told by the victim that Gerald L. Harris grabbed her by the throat restricting her breathing, shoved her against a wall and struck her, according to the sheriff’s office. When Harris was located, he allegedly was in possession of a white crystal substance that field tested positive for meth, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Harris was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault and possession of methamphetamine, Breen said.

ASHFORD BREAK-IN

• A deputy responded early yesterday morning to a residential burglary at the 300 block of Skate Creek Road North in Ashford in which approximately $1,500 worth of valuables were missing. The 27-year-old victim reported it occurred between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the items missing were a passport, a social security card, precious stones, a PlayStation 4 and various sporting goods, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said a deputy found a glass pane was missing from a back door where someone reached inside and unlocked the door.

OFF ROAD VEHICLES MISSING

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning that three 2014 Polaris ATVs and a 20-foot tilt trailer are missing from where they had been stored in a parking lot of a business on the 1100 block of state Route 6 west of Chehalis. The loss is estimated at $47,000, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office was called about the theft on May 15 and after follow up on Friday, the items were confirmed stolen, according to Chief Deputy Dusty Breen.

OUTBUILDING BURGLARY

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning someone broke into a pump house at the 200 block of Hawkins Road sometime between October of last year and May 20.

• Centralia police were called just after 9 a.m. yesterday for an overnight burglary to a shed at the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 4:10 p.m. on Sunday to take a report of a car stolen from a parking lot at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. The victim phoned back later in the evening to advise he found his vehicle in an opposite parking area and a backpack plus softball equipment were missing,  according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue on Sunday afternoon by an individual who said he found his door kicked in and cash missing. Police are awaiting a statement from the victim, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

POSSIBLE SCAM

• A 78-year-old Chehalis woman was advised to contact her bank and cancel her credit card after making a phone call and giving up account information following the directions from a message that showed up on her computer screen, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An officer called just before 1 p.m. on Sunday to the 1500 block of North National Avenue took down a report of the possible scam, according to police. Department spokesperson Linda Bailey took the opportunity to advise that people should avoid giving out information over the phone.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police took a report of a vehicle prowl at the 100 block of High Street just before 11 a.m. yesterday in which a back pack with school supplies was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Tools, a coat, backpack and the vehicle battery were stolen in an overnight  car prowl at the 500 block of North Rock Street in Centralia reported just after 10 a.m. yesterday. A window was broken out, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to a parking lot at the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way just after 10 p.m. on Friday following the discovery of a car prowl in which a window had been shattered. A gray Under Armour bag plus a blue wallet were stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

RIVER RESCUE FOLLOW UP

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning nobody was injured in Sunday’s rafting accident on the Cowlitz River south of Salkum, and said it was a man and two 10-year-old boys they pulled out, who had become stuck in a pile of brush in the heavy current. Their boat had capsized in the area off the 1400 block of Spencer Road, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies had responded about 5:10 p.m. on information about someone screaming for help. Two women had fallen out further up the river and everyone was safely removed from the water, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. They were from the Tacoma area, according to Breen.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 26-year-old Toledo resident said he swerved to miss a deer that jumped out onto the 200 block of Spencer Road causing his Ford Mustang to strike several fence posts early yesterday morning. A deputy responding just after 5 a.m. reports that Michael R. White was uninjured but there was damage to the front end and side of his car. White was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, obstructing, trespassing, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license, operating a motor vehicle without an interlock device, minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, suicidal person, suspicious circumstances, vehicle accident … and more among 162 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Rogers Road wreck. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 6

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 19-year-old Chehalis man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with major trauma to his arm yesterday afternoon after his vehicle collided with a utility pole and knocked down power lines at the 200 block of Rogers Road south of Chehalis. Firefighters called about 3:45 p.m. indicate the driver got himself out of the vehicle and deputies took steps right away to control the bleeding. He was transported to the airport and then flown to Seattle in stable condition, according to DJ Hammer with Lewis County Fire District 6.

ON THE RIVER, IN THE LAKE

• A 13-year-old boy was transported to Morton General Hospital as a precaution yesterday after a near drowning at the Riffe Lake Campground off Osborne Road. Firefighters called about 5:25 p.m. found the teen on the shore, conscious and alert when they arrived. “Bystanders got him out before anything happened,” Lewis County Fire District 3 Chief Doug Fosburg said. “It was a juvenile who misjudged how cold the water was and how much energy it took to get across a channel,” he said.

• A group of people were rescued from the Cowlitz River yesterday south of Salkum. Lewis County Fire District 8 Chief Duran McDaniel said he personally was not on the call but EMTs joined members of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office in a boat to answer the approximately 5:10 p.m. call. McDaniel said three adults and two children were traveling the river in an inflatable boat or boats and fell into the water. “The Cowlitz is not a place to go out in inflatable boats anytime,” McDaniel said.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of South Pearl Street about 7:40 a.m. on Saturday where someone had broken into a closed business but nothing appeared to have been taken, according to the Centralia Police Department. The business no longer leaves valuables on site due to previous thefts, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• A vehicle prowl was reported about 10:20 p.m. yesterday at the 1200 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia in which pills and a bottle of nail polish was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An individual reported about 11:30 a.m. on Saturday that sometime overnight someone entered her vehicle at the 100 block of Lilac Lane in Centralia and stole her purse,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• An individual reported $200 missing from her wallet at the 1300 block of Alexander Avenue in Centralia at about 5:40 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An individual reported the theft of two large tool boxes that contained miscellaneous hand and power tools from the 600 block of M Street in Centralia at about 8:30 a.m. on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

GENERAL MAYHEM

• A 49-year-old Centralia resident was arrested after police were called about 7:40 p.m. on Saturday to the 2400 block of North Pearl Street after he was witnessed allegedly stopping traffic, yelling at passing cars, pulling signs out of yards and causing general mayhem for no apparent reason, according to the Centralia Police Department. Brian L. Schmidt was booked into the Lewis County Jail for disorderly conduct, according to police.

EARTH SHAKES

• A 2.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 1:16 p.m. yesterday roughly halfway between Morton and Cinebar, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. The quake was less than a mile deep, according to PNSN.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, probation violation, no contact order violation,  drinking in public, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, driving with no license, operating a motor vehicle without an interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suicidal person, suspicious circumstances, vehicle accident … and more among 526 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 5 p.m.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• A deputy called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report of damage to a recreational vehicle at the 3300 block of Harrison Avenue was called back after its owner discovered valuables missing, including a 22 caliber pistol, a gold watch and $3,700 cash, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The break-in occurred between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.

FRAUD CHEHALIS

• A business on the 1300 block of Northwest State Avenue in Chehalis called police just before 11 a.m. yesterday following the discovery someone had created checks using the business’s account, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The loss appears to be in the thousands of dollars, according to police.

DRUGS

• A deputy called about 10:50 a.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Katula Road west of Chehalis and told a 23-year-old woman had punched her roommate in the face subsequently located the suspect and found she had a meth pipe, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Cassandra L. McBride, 23, of Pe Ell, was arrested for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. A charge of fourth-degree assault will be recommended, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• A 24-year-old man arrested for a warrant when contacted in a vehicle he was observed in was subsequently arrested for possession of heroin yesterday in Lewis County. Court documents allege Cornelio T. Delarosa, of Centralia, had a backpack with him which contained a scale, cotton balls, syringes, a cooker and baggies and that residue on the scale field tested positive as heroin. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail in the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team case and charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of heroin. His bail was set at $10,000.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report about 7:30 a.m. yesterday regarding graffiti to an air conditioning unit at the 1200 block of West First Street.

MISSING PERSON FOUND IN HOSPITAL

• A Chehalis man reported missing yesterday morning was located at a hospital in Vancouver, where he was taken after a vehicle accident. His wife called police about 8:30 a.m. yesterday to say her husband had not returned home since going to Home Depot the night before, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police Sgt. Gwen Carrell said she didn’t know the details of where the wreck occurred, or if she could reveal his condition, only that it happened south of Lewis County.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, vehicle accident … and more among 170 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 12:04 p.m.

CORRECTIONS OFFICER INJURED

• An inmate at the Lewis County Jail was arrested this morning after he allegedly tried to break a corrections deputy’s arm. Sheriff’s Capt. Curt Spahn said the inmate was occupying a mental health holding cell in the booking area when the deputy attempted to give him some water at about 5:15 a.m. The deputy was still standing close to the “trap door” opening when the 48-year-old Olympia resident grabbed her right arm, pulled it through the hole and wrenched down on it, according to Spahn. She was able to get her arm loose, was bruised and was taken to the hospital, Spahn said. James M. Johnson was arrested for third-degree assault.

AUTO THEFT

• A 21-year-old Tacoma resident was arrested just before midnight at the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia for possession of a stolen vehicle in connection with a Toyota 4Runner reported missing from Portland. Danielle J. Westbrook was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 2:25 p.m. yesterday about the theft of a string trimmer from the 800 block of North Pearl Street.

DOG FIGHT

• Chehalis police were called just after 8 p.m. yesterday about a dog attacking another dog which was being walked along the 200 block of South Market Boulevard. The Labrador had a wound under its neck and the suspect is a Rottweiler, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The city’s community service officer is following up on the incident, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, witness tampering, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, vehicle accident, protection order violation … and more among 151 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.