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SUSPECTED INTRUDER INTO ELDERLY WOMAN’S HOME JAILED

• A 29-year-old man was arrested yesterday following witnesses identifying him as the person seen on security video inside an 85-year-old Winlock woman’s home while she was sleeping. Devin K. Lang was contacted at his residence in Ethel just after 6 a.m. yesterday and booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said the investigation began when deputies were called just before 7 o’clock on Thursday to the 200 block of Nikula Road in Winlock. The woman’s family members had set up surveillance video in her home and were reviewing the footage when they saw a person walking around inside the home, through the kitchen, the living room and into the bedroom where the victim was sleeping. They observed the person put something in his pocket before leaving out the door, Kimsey said. Deputies discovered entry had been made through  a bathroom window, according to the sheriff’s office. Kimsey said the family members, but not the victim, knew the suspect.

PROSECUTORS: CHILD TOSSED OVER COUCH

• A 41-year-old man arrested last night for allegedly pulling his ex-girlfriend’s feet out from under her as she was walking up stairs to her Centralia apartment was also arrested for allegedly assaulting his 12-year-old daughter in a previous incident. Gunner J. Genzel was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with third-degree assault of a child and fourth-degree assault. His bail was set at $50,000. Charging documents in the case state a deputy was called just after 8 p.m. yesterday for a dispute at the 2000 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. His former girlfriend said she was trying to get her apartment key back from him when he grabbed her feet causing her to slam into the steps, the documents relate. She asked her two children to call 911. During questioning, the deputy learned of an episode that happened earlier this month at the same location. The ex-girlfriend and Genzel’s daughter stated he had grabbed the daughter around her neck, dragged her inside the apartment and tossed her over the couch onto the floor, according to the allegations. His arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 8.

DANGEROUS WEAPON AT SCHOOL

• Chehalis police were called about 11:15 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street to investigate a report a student had brass knuckles on school grounds. The case regarding the 15-year-old boy is being referred to prosecutors for a possible charge of possession of a dangerous weapon, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 12:50 p.m. yesterday by a woman who reported someone had made deposits into her bank account and withdrawn them the following day without her permission, in a case associated with the 400 block of North Market Boulevard.

ALCOHOL HAUL

• Chehalis police were contacted about 3:50 p.m. yesterday by a business on the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard to take a report of a theft a few days prior in which someone stole $1,100 worth of liquor.

DRUGS

• A 35-year-old homeless woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after a sheriff’s detective recognized her as someone he wanted to talk with, as she was riding a BMX bicycle about 10:40 a.m. yesterday at Harrison Avenue near the Interstate 5 onramp. She was arrested and bag inside her pocket contained a needle and a bag containing suspected meth, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sherri L. Scott was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 9:30 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of West Pine Street where someone had damaged the ignition on a car in a possible attempt to steal it.

• A window on a vehicle parked at the 300 block of South Iron Street in Centralia was broken, according to  report made to police about 5:10 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called just before 10 a.m. yesterday regarding graffiti tagged on a fence in an alley near the 1300 block of Oxford Avenue.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• An 18-year-old student-inmate from Green Hill School in Chehalis accused of sexual assault of his cell mate was brought before a judge today in Lewis County Superior Court. Andrew E. Umino was charged late last year with second-degree rape for an incident investigated by Chehalis police in September. The 19-year-old roommate told police that four days earlier after lights out, Umino got angry, pushed him into a corner and began hitting him, according to court documents. He said Umino told him to suck on his penis or he would beat him, the documents relate. Afterward, he said if he told anyone, he would kill him, Lewis County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Will Halstead wrote in the charging documents. Umino was released back to Green Hill School following this afternoon’s hearing. His arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 8.

• Arrest warrants were issued yesterday for a father and son who were allegedly unlawfully growing marijuana plants at a Curtis Hill Road property. Joseph A. Watson, 59, and Derek J. Watson, 30, were summonsed to appear yesterday afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court based on charges of manufacture of marijuana which were filed earlier this month. They didn’t show up, according to prosecutors. Charging documents in the case state that Joseph Watson arrived home to find deputies there on Oct. 4 and told them he believed the law said they could grow four plants on the property without getting into trouble. He said he had about 20 plants. The deputies seized 23 plants. Deputy Sgt. Dan Riordan spoke with the son on the phone, and the son told Riordan that Riordan was wrong about the laws, Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher wrote in charging documents. Neither suspect had valid medical marijuana authorization, according to Meagher.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for dispute, harassment, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … 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.

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UNWELCOME VISITOR

• A 19-year-old Centralia resident was arrested after police were called about 7:15 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of West Center Street in Centralia because he had allegedly attempted to enter a home to look for a place to sleep. Michael W. Severance was found to be under the influence and resisted arrest, according to the Centralia Police Department. Severance was booked into the Lewis County Jail for malicious mischief and criminal trespass, according to police.

BURGLARY

• Police were called about 10 a.m. yesterday to the 800 block of South Street where an individual reported that sometime over the weekend someone broke into the residence and stole jewelry, money and cosmetics.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 11:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report that a blue 1971 Ford F250 truck, was stolen from the 500 block of Jackson Street sometime during the previous week. It has a license plate reading C92923H, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 10 a.m. on Friday to the 1300 block of South Gold Street and began investigating the possible theft of checks which had been altered and passed.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police were called to the 100 block of North King Street in Centralia about 11:35 a.m. on Friday where an individual reported sometime during the night last weekend, someone removed his LED light bar and other LED lighting off his vehicle.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 20-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for hit and run after he allegedly ran a stop sign and struck another vehicle about 12:20 p.m. yesterday at Plum and Iron streets in Centralia. Police say Jonathan J. Garcilazo Lucht, and his two passengers fled on foot but were later located. Deago G. Perez, 18, of Chehalis was arrested for outstanding warrants and Jamie A.M. Bismuti, 19, of Centralia was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. All three were also arrested for criminal trespass and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• Chehalis police on Friday afternoon said the reason for the attempted traffic stop that led to W.F. West High School getting locked down for a few minutes was because of speeding through the 20th Street school zone. It began around 10:20 a.m. on Friday and the white Nissan Murano reportedly fled northbound on Market Boulevard and then turned left onto 17th Street, which dead ends at the high school parking lot. One of the four occupants jumped out and ran off, according to police. The driver, 18-year-old Reina Martinez, from Centralia, was arrested for eluding and for possession of a stolen vehicle, according to police. The remaining two people were released from the scene.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 292 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE

• W.F. West High School in Chehalis was locked down for a few minutes this morning as police caught up to a vehicle which had been stolen out of Thurston County. It happened around 10:30 a.m. at Southwest 17th Street, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Department spokesperson Linda Bailey said the vehicle failed to yield for a traffic stop and the event turned into the recovery of a stolen vehicle. Bailey said she believed there were multiple people in the vehicle and was told of one person taken to jail.

BREAK-IN WINLOCK

• A deputy called just before 7 o’clock yesterday for a burglary at the 200 block of Nikula Road in Winlock found someone had entered through a bathroom window of the residence. The victim is still attempting to determine what is missing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

DRUGS

• A 41-year-old Centralia resident was arrested just after midnight at the 600 block of Meier Road for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. A deputy was in the area attempting to locate persons wanted on outstanding warrants and came upon Makia D. Adams sitting in a vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was detained and a brown substance which field-tested positive for heroin was found in his possession, according to the sheriff’s office. A white substance found with drug paraphernalia in a bag tested positive for meth, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Adams was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Kimsey.

• When police arrested a 29-year-old woman about noon yesterday for violation of a protection order at the 1900 block of Honeysuckle Lane in Centralia, they found suspected methamphetamine in her purse. Amber L. Schindler, of Tacoma, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 29-year-old motorist from Olympia was injured after he pulled out from being stopped on the eastbound shoulder of U.S. Highway 12 and attempted to make a U-turn on Friday morning. It happened just before 7:35 a.m. about two miles east of Ethel, according to the Washington State Patrol. The 2000 Dodge Caravan was struck by an eastbound Hyundai Santa Fe sport utility vehicle driven by a 49-year-old Mossyrock woman, according to the state patrol. Both vehicles were totaled. Samer M. Allababidi was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital. He was cited for failure to yield and for driving with a suspended license, according to the state patrol.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 121 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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HARASSMENT INVESTIGATION

• Centralia police were called to a law office on the 300 block of Harrison Avenue about 11:50 a.m. yesterday where it was reported a former client phoned and made comments that were perceived as threats. The case is still under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN BISHOP ROAD

• A deputy was dispatched about 4:10 p.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of Bishop Road in Chehalis regarding a break-in to a space at a mini storage facility. A lock was cut and two flat screen televisions as well as a second lock were stolen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

PORCH PILFERING

• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of North Pearl Street about 10:45 a.m. yesterday where someone had opened a package left on the front porch and removed a printer.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 5:15 p.m. yesterday to take a report that a backpack and books had been stolen from a vehicle parked at the 600 block of M Street.

• Chehalis police were contacted about 10:35 a.m. yesterday by an individual who reported someone got inside a vehicle parked at Northeast Cascade and Washington avenues and stole a bag containing tennis equipment. The loss is estimated at $400, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called about 2:20 p.m. yesterday regarding a potential marijuana violation at the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street.

• A 29-year-old motorist stopped for a traffic violation about 3 o’clock this morning on southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 79 at Chehalis was arrested for possession of a controlled substance after he allegedly confessed a piece of tin foil on the driver’s side floorboard contained heroin. Jory J. Berndt, from Kent, was driving with a suspended license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 3:20 p.m. yesterday regarding graffiti spray painted, again, onto a garage at the 600 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, driving under the influence, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … 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.