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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 6:45 a.m. today to take a report of the theft of a 25-ton log splitter stolen from the 1000 block of Northwest Maryland Avenue. The 2017 CountyLine splitter is valued at $1,000, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 5:45 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of North Gold Street where someone had forced their way into a residence and stole jewelry, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called just after 8 a.m. yesterday to the 700 block of Southwest William Avenue where property was stolen from the yard and from a vehicle. Among the missing items are a case of four Freeman nail guns, a pair of two-and-a-half gallon gas cans and a Campbell-Hausfeld air compressor, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning they are investigating the theft of a necklace and two credit cards from the 1200 block of Eshom Road in Centralia. The items were believed stolen between 10:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said there is a person of interest in the case.

• A deputy was called yesterday to take a report of the theft of two cell phones from the 100 block of Orchard Drive in Salkum that occurred the weekend before last during a get together that included guests unknown to the victims. Missing are a pair of silver Samsung Edge S7’s each valued at $800, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A blue Trek Fuel mountain bike was stolen from outside a business at the 200 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:30 a.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• Police called at 12:06 a.m. today about apparent vehicle prowling in progress in an apartment complex parking lot at the 2800 block of Russell Road contacted two males, one of which ended up getting arrested for allegedly being in possession of heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department. Nicholas J. Huston, 24 of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 29-year-old Centralia resident –  Brandon W. Hackney – was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and heroin following contact with an officer about 11:10 a.m. yesterday at the 400 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday about people believed to be “shooting up” in a car at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue located paraphernalia which field tested positive for heroin, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Sarah A. Gee, 28, of Chehalis was arrested for drug possession and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue about 6:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of graffiti spray painted on a garage door.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, deputies attempted to stop a motorcycle that was southbound on Gold Street near the fairgrounds for reckless driving, but it fled and while another deputy caught up to it on Market Street in Chehalis, the motorcycle turned and headed north to Centralia, reaching speeds of 100 mph, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies discontinued the pursuit when the motorcycle turned onto Tower Ave driving the wrong way on the one way road, according to the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement is conducting follow-up to try to identify the driver, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen indicated this morning.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, no contact order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault; complaint of motorhome parked on neighboring property … and more among 156 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 3:04 p.m.

SHORT TERM VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were called at 11:59 p.m. yesterday to take a report that a red Toyota pickup truck had just been been stolen from the 400 block of Southwest 18th Street. A few minutes later another caller to 911 reported a red Toyota hit a utility pole at North Market Boulevard and Boistfort Street, and an officer subsequently made a traffic stop on the suspected stolen vehicle at the 700 block of South Market Boulevard, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It turned out to not be the missing truck, according to police. Shortly after 4:15 a.m., Chehalis police got word that a deputy had located the missing truck near state Route 6 and Scheuber Road, according to police.

GUN CRIMES

• Centralia police say two children shot several windows out of vehicles parked in the area of the 600 block of West Main Street with a pellet gun yesterday. Officers responding about 2:45 p.m. did not take the boys, ages 13 and 9, into custody, but are referring a case to prosecutors for second-degree malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Deputies were called yesterday to take a report of a firearm stolen from the 200 block of Bellicum Road near Morton. The $2,600 gun and some tools were taken from beneath a collapsed outbuilding sometime since January, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Missing is a nickel-plated .45 caliber Colt Combat Commander 1911, according to the sheriff’s office.

GARAGE CRIME

• Chehalis police were called to the 100 block of Southwest Fourth Street about 11:15 a.m. yesterday following the discovery a garage had been burglarized. Missing was a red and black 4000-watt Generac generator, two five-gallon plastic gas cans and a toolbox containing heavy duty Craftsman sockets, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The loss is estimated at $1,130, according to police.

PETTY THEFT

• Centralia police were called just before 10 o’clock yesterday morning about the front tire being stolen from a child’s bicycle at the 300 block of N Street.

DRUGS

• Two people were arrested about 4:15 a.m. today at the 1400 block of Alexander Street in Centralia. Jessica R. Gladue, 38, of Centralia, was arrested and booked for several outstanding warrants as well as possession of heroin and methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. James L. Allen, 50, of Winlock, was also arrested for providing false information to a public servant, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called about 1:25 p.m. yesterday to a store at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where some suspected methamphetamine had been found. It was turned over for destruction, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, resisting arrest, probation violation, misdemeanor assault, no contact order violation, driving under the influence, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 160 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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ATTEMPT TO ELUDE

• A 37-year-old Chehalis man was arrested after a long pursuit that reached speeds upwards of 110 mph last night through rural Chehalis. It began 10:35 p.m. when a deputy spotted a vehicle traveling 18 mph over the speed limit in the area of Forest-Napavine Road and Jackson Highway, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. As the deputy turned, the vehicle abruptly took off, skidding around a corner and driving down the center of the roadway, according to the sheriff’s office. The chase led up to near Kirkland Road, to the end of North Fork Road and then up a logging road, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The vehicle then traveled in reverse down a second road and eventually stopped when it struck the front of a deputy’s vehicle, Breen said. Andrew T. Bradley was taken into custody and booked into the Lewis County Jail for attempting to elude and for second-degree assault, according to Breen. The damage to the patrol car was slight, Breen said.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just after 7 a.m. today about the theft of a Honda Accord from the 200 block of Southwest 13th Street. The car went missing sometime after 2 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officers located the vehicle in the area missing all four of its wheels and tires, according to police.

TEEN TAKES WALLET, FAILS AT ATM

• A 17-year-old boy seen trying to get cash from an ATM yesterday at a business on the 100 block of Foster Creek Road, with several bank cards and receipts in his hand, allegedly admitted he’d stolen a wallet when he got a ride to the area from a Winlock man. The Longview teen spoke to a deputy just after 1 p.m. at the business and handed over the wallet, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was arrested for six counts of second-degree theft and booked at the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said today.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 3:10 p.m. yesterday for a second-degree burglary at the 1400 block of Mellen Street. “Items” had been stolen during the night, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MISSING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

• A business on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia reported the theft of a musical instrument yesterday afternoon. A summons was issued for the person who leased the viola, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 11:50 a.m. yesterday to a business at the 800 block of B Street where someone had cut through a fence and then unbolted and stole a 48-inch LED off-road light bar from a vehicle.

• Centralia police were called about 10:20 a.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 500 block of Hemlock Street in which a flashlight was taken. It happened last Thursday night, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Chehalis police were called to an apartment on North National Avenue about 6:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a metal bowl out of a bathroom.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … 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.