Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 6:32 p.m.

MATTRESS CATCHES FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 12:30 a.m. today to a house on Northwest Quincy Place in Chehalis after a smoke alarm alerted an upstairs family to a fire on the ground level. The downstairs resident was at work and for an unknown reason, the mattress on her bed was burning, according to Firefighter Kevin Reynolds. When the crew arrived, the upstairs resident was pulling the smoldering mattress out the front door, Reynolds said. Reynolds credited the working smoke detector that caused the upstairs resident to go look around downstairs for saving the building. It could have been a very different story, he said. “Nobody would have noticed, because she was not home,” he said.

AUTO THEFT

• A white 2002 Ford van left unattended while it was warming up this morning was stolen from the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia. Police called at 6:39 a.m. say the vehicle was taken by an unknown suspect and has a license plate reading 693 ZAA.

OTHER THEFT

• A Chehalis resident contacted police about 10:10 a.m. yesterday to report fraudulent charges to his bank account. Police are waiting for further information, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 4 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of West Pear Street where someone had stolen a wallet and papers from a vehicle. They also attempted to start the vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

• Chehalis police were called about 6:05 p.m. yesterday by an individual reporting someone had been tampering with a lock on a storage shed at the 1500 block of North National Avenue.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• A 19-year-old Chehalis resident appeared in Lewis County Superior Court this afternoon, facing felony charges of four counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes. Hayden VonBargen was summonsed to court following an investigation that began April 19, with the Pe Ell Marshal’s Office. He and the girl – who reportedly told VonBargen she is 13 but almost 14 when they communicated over the Internet – allegedly knew each other from a youth group and engaged in sexually explicit conversations, according to charging documents. He was allowed to remain out of custody with an unsecured bond. His arraignment is Thursday.

• An 18-year-old Winlock resident was charged today with second-degree burglary for an incident over the weekend in which he allegedly went onto the porch of home inside a fenced property with a claw hammer, waking up the residents who thought he was using it trying to break in. Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher told the judge this afternoon that further information he learned suggested it maybe was not a random event by an intoxicated person. Meagher said Steven E. Dodds may have ties to a gang known for destruction of property, given a Juggalo tattoo on his arm. When police responded to the approximately 3:15 a.m. call on Sunday to the 1400 block of Northwest Kerron Avenue in Winlock, Dodds was reportedly still on the porch, soaking wet and shivering, according to charging documents. The resident told police later on Sunday the suspect also had poured starter fluid over the porch by the door and said he was going to set it afire, giving various reasons for that, including because he was cold, the court documents relate. Dodds was booked into the Lewis County Jail. However, on Monday afternoon when he was brought before a judge, prosecutors had not yet decided to file charges and he was allowed release on a $5,000 unsecured bond. He returned to Lewis County Superior Court this afternoon with his mother, after charges were filed and Judge Joely O’Rourke said his conditions of release would be modified with a 6 p.m. curfew. He has no criminal history. His arraignment is Thursday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, disorderly person, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 144 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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GUN SCARE

• Deputies called about a person threatening people with a firearm at a trailer park in the 100 block of Cowlitz Loop Road in Toledo about 8:40 p.m. on Friday arrested a 48-year-old man for felony harassment. Paul A. Komara, a tenant, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The case is also being referred for fourth-degree assault as Komara allegedly shoved one of the park managers, according to the sheriff’s office.

MOTEL ROOM SCARE

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of Centralia College Boulevard about 7:40 p.m. on Friday where a 36-year-old woman was found passed out in someone else’s hotel room and allegedly assaulted the occupants of the room when they told her to leave. Rachel J. Rider, a homeless person, allegedly gave a false name to officers, according to the Centralia Police Department. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree trespassing, obstructing a law enforcement officer and two counts of fourth-degree assault, according to police.

BURGLARY

• Chehalis police were called about 6 p.m. yesterday to take a report of a break-in to an unlocked  garage on the 500 block of Northwest Quincy Place. Missing was a Stihl leaf blower, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• An estimated $1,200 worth of tools and other items were discovered missing yesterday afternoon from a detached garage on the 200 block of Woodard Road in Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A pressure washer and various tools were stolen in a burglary to a storage shed at the 1500 block of Lewis Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:40 a.m. on Friday. The suspect or suspects also attempted to break into the coin reservoir of a coin-operated clothes dryer, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 35-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for second-degree burglary after Chehalis police were called about 8 a.m. on Friday to the 1100 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue about about an unauthorized person entering a laundry room and allegedly damaging a washing machine and a lock. Michael P. Doven was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Chehalis police assisted the Napavine Police Department by retrieving a jacket which had been stolen, with a significant amount of money in it, on Saturday, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to  the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 4:40 p.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of merchandise totaled approximately $3,596 two days earlier. Taken were two computer towers and a monitor, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Police were called to the 1300 block of Alexander Street in Centralia about 3:15 p.m. on Friday to take a report that cash was stolen from a resident’s drawer.

• Chehalis police were called about 2:20 p.m. on Friday by an individual who said she believed someone took her wallet from her purse while she was shopping at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

• Centralia police were called to take a report of the theft of aluminum wheels from the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday.

CAR PROWL

• A 32-year-old Centralia woman was arrested after a call about 2:50 p.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 2500 block of Eureka Avenue in Centralia. Kendra J. Chancey was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A Stihl chainsaw was reported stolen out of the back of a pickup truck at the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:25 a.m. on Saturday.

• Tools and a tool box were reported stolen from a vehicle at the 600 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 2 p.m. on Friday.

• Sometime between 8 p.m. on Thursday and 1 p.m. on Friday, someone stole a bottle of Oxycodone from a vehicle at the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis, according to a report made to police on Friday afternoon.

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Northeast Washington Avenue about 1:45 p.m. on Friday for a vehicle prowl in which a wallet and cigarettes were stolen.

• Police were called to the 100 block of West Pine Street in Centralia about 10:40 a.m. on Friday where someone had stolen a doghouse from a vehicle.

DRUGS, WARRANT

• Two people were arrested after contact with an officer at the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia just after 1 p.m. on Saturday. Brandon L. Caley, 20, of Winlock was cited for minor in possession of marijuana and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department. Stormie M. McKenzie, 19, of Winlock, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on an outstanding warrant issued out of Lewis County Superior Court.

• A 37-year-old Winlock man wanted on an outstanding warrant was captured by a Lewis County Sheriff’s Office K-9 after he ran from a residence to a wooded area near the 100 block of Southeast First Street in Winlock on Friday evening. K-9 Axel was assisting the Toledo Police Department. Steven R. Luurs Jr. was was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A motorist was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure after her car left the roadway yesterday afternoon on northbound Interstate 5 near milepost 79 and landed in a creek. Firefighters called about 2:20 p.m. report that witnesses helped the woman and her small dog out of the vehicle, with the passenger compartment about halfway filled with water.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, resisting arrest, probation violation, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, disorderly person, hit and run, harassment, graffiti, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation … and more among 399 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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Updated at 1:58 p.m.

MORE THAN $2,500 CASH, GOLD COINS TAKEN IN PARKING LOT PROWL

• A 52-year-old man called Chehalis police about 3:50 p.m. yesterday to report someone had gotten inside his van while it was parked in a lot at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue and stolen a black Wakefield computer bag containing a silver Apple MacBook and a black fanny pack which had inside of it $1,400 cash and approximately $1,300 worth of gold coins. He had left the van unlocked, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BIKE THEFT THWARTED

• A 24-year-old man was arrested yesterday afternoon after a resident from the 300 block of Ceres Hill Road called to report a red bicycle valued at $25 was stolen from his tool shop. The caller said he spotted a person walking east on state Route 6 and saw his family bike laying in a ditch, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies learned two children had seen a male riding the bike away from the residence, contacted the male and subsequently arrested him for second-degree burglary, according to the sheriff’s office. Michael S. Winegarden Jr., from Winlock, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

AUTO THEFT

• A deputy was called to the 1600 block of Bishop Road south of Chehalis yesterday morning where a silver 2012 Volkswagen Jetta had been stolen sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. While investigating, deputies learned of three vehicle prowls which had occurred in the same area between Wednesday and yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police were contacted about 6:30 p.m. yesterday by an individual who said his vehicle was stolen during the night from the 200 block of East Chestnut Street. The vehicle was located, abandoned, in Mossyrock later in the day, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 9:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report that a locked 1993 Toyota pickup had been stolen during the night from the 1300 block of Northwest Maryland Avenue.

DISRUPTIVE PATIENT

• A 32-year-old Randle woman who allegedly caused a disruption inside the hospital was arrested yesterday evening, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 6:40 p.m. detained Kelly A. Holen and booked her into the Lewis County Jail for interfering with a health care facility and two outstanding warrants, according to police.

DISRUPTIVE PERSON

• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of Lum Road about 8:45 a.m. yesterday where a 32-year-old Centralia man had allegedly thrown rocks at several vehicles and shoved one of the vehicle owners to the ground. Jason R. Ferris was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree assault and for malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 35-year-old Lynwood man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine following a traffic stop about midnight on the 1600 block of Military Road in Centralia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said at first, Ryan M. Demaray gave a false name, but then it was discovered he had an outstanding warrant. A search incident to his arrest turned up two small baggies with residue and a white crystallized substance which field-tested positive for meth, according to Breen. Demaray was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Breen.

• Chehalis police were called about 4 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of Northeast Adams Avenue when a search of a client’s items at admittance turned up paraphernalia or a controlled substance, which field-tested positive for heroin, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Alex C. Edenstrom, 26, from Tumwater, was arrested for a drug violation and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 29-year-old Lacey resident detained for suspected shoplifting at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 9:45 a.m. yesterday was arrested for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act when a search incident to her arrest turned up a substance suspected to be heroin, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Stephanie A. Bulldis was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Riverside Fire Authority responded to a three-vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 5 near Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 4:40 a.m. today. All occupants were out of the vehicles, but one driver was transported to Providence Centralia hospital with non life threatening injuries, according to Fire Capt. Erik Olson.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, disorderly person, harassment, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation … and more among 169 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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Updated at 5:25 p.m.

ROBBERY

• Centralia police were called just before 1 p.m. yesterday to take a report from a 14-year-old boy who reported three older juveniles stole $3 from him and punched him in the face as he was walking to school along the 2900 block of block of Borst Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. He said he did not know them, did not see where they came from or see where they went afterward, according to police.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road at 10:20 a.m. yesterday where a red 1994 Honda Civic had been stolen. The two-door car with black racing stripes has a license plate reading BCH 6800, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FIREARM STOLEN

• Chehalis police were called to the Lewis County senior center on the 2500 block of North National Avenue about 7:40 p.m. yesterday after a Glock 9 mm, two knives and a wallet belonging to someone teaching a class disappeared from a back room where they had been stored temporarily. Police are looking for a person suspected of taking the items when he was allowed to look through some spare clothing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FRAUD

• An officer was called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report that several hundred dollars were stolen from an individual’s bank account in a case associated with the 200 block of Tilley Road in Centralia.

TOOL TAKEN

• Centralia police were called about 2:50 p.m. yesterday to take a report that an angle grinder was stolen from the 1100 block of North Pearl Street. The investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MISSING MAIL

• The theft of mail from the 3000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia was reported at 12:10 p.m. yesterday.

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

• Chehalis police were called to W.F. West High School about 12:30 p.m. yesterday about a suspected marijuana violation. One person was arrested but not booked, but further details were not readily available, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to W.F. West High School about 2 p.m. yesterday for minor allegedly in possession of alcohol. One person was arrested and then released, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DISORDERLY PERSON

• Chehalis police were called about 2:40 p.m. yesterday about a disorderly person at the 1700 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue and ended up assisting Cascade Mental Health, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The 25-year-old man from Aberdeen allegedly kicked an officer in the leg, and a case is being referred to prosecutors for possible charges, according to police. The man was not booked.

DISRUPTIVE PATIENT

• A 55-year-old Centralia man who allegedly refused to leave after he was discharged from the hospital was arrested last night for interfering with a health care facility. Officers called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 7:30 p.m. were told Randy W. Hausinger was causing a disruption, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 800 block of South Market Boulevard about 8:10 a.m. yesterday to take a report of graffiti left on a fire hydrant and also a back porch.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Chehalis police called just before 4 a.m. today for a vehicle accident at the 1500 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in which a van was hanging over the edge of a parking lot with nobody in it located a pair of 15-year-old boys nearby who disassociated themselves from the incident, according to the Chehalis Police Department. However, further investigation led an officer to arrest the teens for taking a motor vehicle without permission and book them in to the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police. They are from Tumwater and Olympia, police said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault, making false statement to police officer; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, shoplifting, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 154 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.