Lewis County Sirens.com

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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 29-year-old Centralia woman was injured in a three-vehicle collision early this morning on state Route 507 northeast of Rainier in which the causing driver reportedly fled the scene on foot with a head laceration. Rosa E. Garcia-Escobar was transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called at 5:42 a.m. to the area near Manke Road determined that Garcia-Escobar – who was driving a Chrysler Sebring – slowed to make a left turn, and a Ford F250 pickup as also slowing. A white 1988 Ford Econoline van struck the pickup, which struck the Sebring, according to the state patrol. A 24-year-old Yelm woman who was behind the wheel of the pickup, Johanna R. Martin, was also hurt and taken to Providence St. Peter, the state patrol indicates. Martin’s 4-year-old passenger was reportedly uninjured. All three vehicles were impounded. Trooper Brook Bova tweeted later a K9 was deployed to track the van’s driver. The roadway partially closed for two and a half hours.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called to the 1900 block of Honeysuckle Lane about 7:35 a.m. yesterday to take a report that a computer and change were stolen from a home there.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 7:35 a.m. yesterday about the theft of a 1995 Honda car from the 200 block of North Railroad Avenue. It has a license plate reading AWD 2152, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police took a report of missing mail from the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue in Centralia yesterday afternoon.

BAD BILL

• Police were called about 11:35 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia where an individual attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill.

CAR PROWL

• A CD player was stolen out of a vehicle at the 900 block of B Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 8 a.m. yesterday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism 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

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PURSE SNATCHING

•  A Thurston County Sheriffs K9 unit was called in to help after a 22-year-old Centralia woman reported a white male in his 20s stole her purse off her shoulder and fled yesterday afternoon in Centralia. Officers called about 4:15 p.m. to the parking lot in the 500 block of Harrison Avenue learned a witness – a Centralia man – chased after the suspect and was able to recover the purse, according to the Centralia Police Department. The K-9 track was unsuccessful, according to police. The case is under investigation.

AUTO THEFT

•  A vehicle that had been reported stolen to the Chehalis Tribal Police was recovered abandoned in a parking lot at the 2500 block of Seward Avenue in Centralia about 7:30 a.m. yesterday.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 5:35 p.m. yesterday from an individual who reported receiving a call from his bank regarding a male attempting to cash a check on the victim’s account, according to the Centralia Police Department. The victim responded to the bank and was able to verify that the check was unauthorized, according to police. The case is under investigation.

OTHER THEFT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning a deputy learned that a Honda E100 generator vanished from the 200 block of Stubb  Road in Onalaska on Sept. 20, between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Deputies called about 12:35 p.m. yesterday for a rollover accident along the 500 block of Tauscher Road found a totaled 2016 Kia Soul in a field off the east side of the road and a driver who smelled “overwhelmingly” of intoxicants, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, Ruby M. Sprayberry, 26, of Chehalis, was reportedly uninjured and was arrested for driving under the influence and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, protection order violation, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, misdemeanor theft, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 176 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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AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 8:45 a.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue where during the night a red 1998 Honda Civic had been stolen. The car has a license plate reading AYY 2010, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CARPORT PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 12:15 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Marion Street where someone had stolen tools from a carport.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called about 9 a.m. yesterday to the 1900 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where a Jeep Cherokee was broken into during the night. The passenger side window was broken, there was damage to the dash and various items were missing including a socket set and a fishing pole, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An LED light bar from the roof was missing as well, according to police.

• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the 1800 block of North Pearl Street that someone got into an unlocked vehicle over the weekend and stole a driver license, vehicle registration and a phone cord.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, reckless driving,  driving with no license, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, civil issue, hit and run, shoplifting, vehicle collision,  misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 176 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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WINLOCK RESIDENTS DISCOVER FIRE AT BEDTIME

• The resident had just gone to bed when he heard crackling in the walls, went outside and discovered a chimney fire at the 100 block of Creek Road in Winlock. Firefighters called about 9:45 p.m. yesterday found a suspected malfunction with the wood stove pipe caused fire in an exterior wall, according to Lewis County Fire District 15. “The home owner for the most part had it knocked down by the time we arrived,” Firefighter Patrick Jacobson said. Everything was contained to the wall, which had to be torn apart, Jacobson said. Jacobson said it’s a good reminder that this is the time of year to get chimneys inspected and/or cleaned.

AUTO THEFT

• A red 1986 Nissan Pulsar was reported stolen about 10:30 a.m. yesterday from the 3300 block of Fords Prairie Avenue in Centralia but was later recovered by the owner approximately two blocks away, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PORCH THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 11:50 a.m. on Saturday regarding the theft of packages from a porch on the 700 block of North Washington Avenue. They had contained medication and Ugg boots, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police called about 3:35 a.m. today for vehicle prowl at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia arrested two men for vehicle prowl. Robert W. Jones, 32, and Erik G. Spicer, 31, both of Napavine, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. Jones was also booked for possession of methamphetamine, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 11:35 a.m. yesterday to the 800 block of North Pearl Street to take a report of the theft of a battery from a recreational vehicle.

• An amplifier and a subwoofer were reported stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 100 block of South Washington Street in Centralia, about 10:30 a.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of Sunnyside Drive on Friday afternoon about the theft of RV batteries sometime during the previous month.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old Chehalis woman who went to the Lewis County Jail on Friday in an attempt to retrieve items for someone who had been booked a few days earlier ended up being booked herself. Corrections officers said Ashely E. Howland had an outstanding warrant and when her backpack was searched, syringes with a dark brown liquid substance were located, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Howland was arrested for possession of heroin, according to the sheriff’s office.

EVICTED

• A 40-year-old person without a home was arrested yesterday about 10:15 a.m. when he was discovered living in a vacant house on the 1400 block of Delaware Avenue in Centralia. William F. H. Adams was arrested for first-degree trespassing and then released pending court, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 25-year-old Centralia man sustained minor injuries when his Chevrolet Camaro was totaled before he was arrested for driving under the influence early yesterday. A deputy responding about 1:45 a.m. to the 100 block of June Lane outside Centralia booked Spencer M. Churchill into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said the accident occurred about 11 p.m. on Saturday.

• A 22-year-old Napavine woman sustained minor injuries after she swerved to miss a deer and drove off the roadway at the 1000 block of Shorey Road on Saturday night. A deputy arriving just after 8 p.m. took note that her 2006 Chevrolet HHR sustained major damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital and cited for driving with third-degree driving with suspended license, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Four people were hurt when a pickup slowed for traffic northbound on Interstate 5 on Saturday near milepost 60 and a Nissan Sentra struck the center median and then the pickup from behind, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called about 1:35 p.m. indicate the 36-year-old driver of the Sentra, from Portland, was cited for following too closely. His passenger, plus the driver of the Chevrolet Silverado, from Vancouver, and two other occupants of the Silverado, were all transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the state patrol.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, trespassing, probation violation, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, misdemeanor  domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vandalism, shoplifting, vehicle collision, suicidal person, disorderly person, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, teenage driver doing doughnuts in parking lot … and more among 451 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.