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WOMAN SCAMMED OUT OF MONEY

• A 53-year-old woman contacted her Chehalis bank and then police yesterday upon discovering she’d been tricked by an online offer of government grants. It came through Facebook and enticed her to turn over $2,000 for “processing fees” to obtain a supposed $60,000 grant, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She was told to deposit the money into a certain account and then subsequently contacted and told to turn over more money via gift cards, according to police.

SCAMMERS POSING AS DEPUTIES

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office received several calls yesterday in which potential scam victims say they were called in reference to the Internal Revenue Service by people using names of actual members of the sheriff’s office. They are investigating, and meanwhile, want the public to know the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office does not request credit card or financial information for any of its services, nor does the office conduct IRS investigations. Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey says it appears scammers are using Internet and social media resources to identify actual law enforcement members. Anyone who has received a message and is unsure about it, may contact the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office at 360-748-9286 and ask the deputy named to contact them.

ATTEMPTED EQUIPMENT THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 4:15 a.m. today to the 1000 block of Northwest Maryland Avenue where someone had attempted to steal a log splitter from outside of a business. They had cut the security cord and moved the splitter, which was found laying toward the end of the driveway, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The item’s value is just short of $2,100, according to police.

ASSAULT INVESTIGATION

• Chehalis police were called to Green Hill School about 9:30 a.m. yesterday to investigate a third-degree assault by a student-inmate on a staff member, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Further details were not readily available today.

DRUG VIOLATION

• Brian M. Williams, 30, of Centralia, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after his backpack was searched by security at a federal building at the 1800 block of Cooks Hill Road at about 9:30 a.m. yesterday. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 167 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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BITING

• Centralia police were called about 5:40 p.m. yesterday to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road because a juvenile allegedly bit two hospital staff. The case is being referred to prosecutors for charges of fourth-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. The subject was not booked, according to police.

KICKING

• A 45-year-old Centralia resident being detained for an alleged domestic assault allegedly kicked a police officer about 4:45 p.m. yesterday at the 500 block of South Diamond Street. Misty A. Rains  was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

INTIMIDATING

• Chehalis police were called about 3:45 p.m. yesterday regarding a third-party contact between an inmate at the Lewis County Jail and a person in Chehalis concluded Benjamin P. Hamilton, 36, had, allegedly, been attempting to intimidate a witness, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

WANDERING IN

• A 23-year-old Centralia man was arrested early this morning after he allegedly entered a residence without permission at the 700 block of South Gold Street at about 4 a.m. today. Jacob S. Drury was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree trespass and also for an outstanding warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 11:20 a.m. yesterday when a auto dealership on the 2500 block of North National Avenue said it had gotten an anonymous tip a vehicle had been stolen from their business. They checked and discovered the white 2006 Chevrolet Silverado which was in to get some work done, was indeed missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Chehalis police were called about 8:20 a.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl in a parking lot near the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue. Someone had broken a side window on a Lewis County-owned truck and stolen a gas card, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 194 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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BURGLARY SUSPECTS BOOKED

• A second suspect from a weekend break-in to the Chehalis Livestock Market was arrested about 3:30 a.m. today at the 100 block of U.S. Highway 12 after being interviewed by a detective. Jesse Huguenin, 31, from Napavine, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies had been called about 3:20 a.m. on Saturday to the 300 block of North Hamilton Road, told that an employee had caught two males in the sale barn, but they ran off, according to the sheriff’s office. A K-9 track led to one suspect, Erik G. Spicer, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies searched Spicer’s vehicle and found a black duffle bag which contained multiple tools that could be used to gain entry into buildings or fenced areas, as well as a small amount of suspected heroin, according to Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey. Spicer, 32, of Napavine, was booked for second-degree burglary and possession of heroin, according to Kimsey.

• Four suspects were arrested between Friday and yesterday in connection with burglary earlier this month at the 200 block of Oppelt Road east of Chehalis. Deputies began to investigate about 7 p.m. on Sept. 6 and found that the property was actually burglarized twice, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The victim captured images of two male and two female suspects with surveillance cameras and subsequently uploaded photos of the suspects onto social media, according to the sheriff’s office. The suspects were identified a short time later. There was damage to the door jambs of the residence and shop and among the items taken were a gas can, game camera, hose, hammer and tools, according to Chief Bruce Kimsey. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were George M. Vance, 54, Rochester, for second-degree burglary; and for second-degree burglary as well as first-degree trafficking in stolen property were Nathan J, Spalding, 21, Jacquelyn J. Bray, 20, both from Rochester and Anna L. Lowery, 31, Centralia, according to Kimsey.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• A shoplifting suspect who allegedly presented herself to police as someone else at the the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday was subsequently arrested for second-degree identity theft, third-degree theft and an outstanding warrant. Kelly N. Myhre  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A decorative yard sprinkler was stolen from the victim’s side yard at the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 2:45 p.m. yesterday.

• Chehalis police were contacted about 9 a.m. yesterday by an individual who reported receiving notification from a cell phone service that two phones had been purchased in her name, in a case associated with the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. The victim had not made those purchases and the incident is being investigated as credit card fraud, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to the 2100 block of North National Avenue about 8:10 a.m. yesterday where someone had cut lines and stole approximately 41 gallons of fuel from rental trucks.

DRUGS

• A 44-year-old Centralia man arrested for an outstanding warrant about 1:45 p.m. yesterday at Tower Avenue and Second Street was also arrested for possession of heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department. Guy A. Johnson  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

PET BITE

• Chehalis police are investigating after a woman reported about 5:10 p.m. yesterday she was walking her dog past a residence on the 600 block of Northwest Quincy Place when a boxer-type dog jumped a fence and bit her dog. The woman said when she tried to pick up her pup, the boxer bit her, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing,drug violation, driving under the influence, protection order violation, fourth-degree assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances, scam telephone call … and more among 159 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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KNIFE SCARE

• Centralia police were contacted about 7:50 p.m. on Saturday by an individual who said they were threatened and chased by a known subject with a knife in the area of the 100 block of South Silver Street. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

•  Centralia police arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly punching his wife in the face several times during an argument after officers were called to the 2400 block of Seward Avenue at about 2:10 a.m. on Saturday. John D. Lopes Jr. of Centralia was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. A man with the same name and the same age had been arrested for malicious mischief after police were called to the 1000 block of Eckerson Road about 11:55 p.m. on Friday, as he had allegedly sliced a tire on his wife’s car, according to police.

CUSTODIAL ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were asked by Green Hill School on Friday to investigate an incident from Sept. 3 in which an 18-year-old student-inmate, from Auburn, allegedly shoved a male staff member knocking the staff member to the ground.

• Police were asked on Friday to investigate an incident from Sept. 13 at Green Hill School in which a 19-year-old student-inmate allegedly struck a male staff member, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 400 block of West Walnut Street about 7:20 p.m. on Saturday where a security guard caught a male attempting to break into a building. The suspect ran off and was not located, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is under investigation.

• Chehalis police were called to a gym on the 10 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue about 3:10 p.m. on Saturday where a backpack left in an unlocked locker went missing, but was located in a dressing room, minus bank cards.

• A business at the 1400 block of South Gold Street at about 10:25 a.m. on Saturday reported the theft of leased/rented property, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 7:45 p.m. on Friday by an individual who reported the theft of her wallet from her workplace on the 1400 block of South Gold Street. The wallet was subsequently located about 11:30 p.m. alongside the road in the 2100 block of North National Avenue in Chehalis, but missing money and credit cards, according to the Centralia and Chehalis police departments.

• Police were called just before 2 p.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of a passport from the 500 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia.

AUTO THEFT

• A green 1997 Honda Accord  was reported stolen about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday from the 200 block of North Diamond Street in Centralia. The car has a license plate reading BJE 6852, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 39-year-old Centralia resident was arrested about 12:25 a.m. on Saturday when he was allegedly discovered to be driving a vehicle that had just been reported as stolen in a case associated with the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Cyrus J. Robinson was booked into the Lewis County Jail for theft of a motor vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A 32-piece wrench set, a box containing oil, flares and a lug wrench were stolen from a locked vehicle at the 200 block of West Magnolia Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:20 a.m. today.

• Chehalis police were called about 7 p.m. on Saturday to the 1100 block of Southwest Sylvenus Street where someone had broken the driver’s side window and stolen a purse from a vehicle parked there.

• An individual reported about 11:35 a.m. on Friday that someone attempted to break into his vehicle at the 1100 block of West Plum Street in Centralia and damaged the door lock.

• At about 9:35 a.m. on Friday, police took a report at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia where someone had broken the window of a parked car and then stolen a purse from inside.

• Centralia police were called to the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia about 9:15 a.m. on Friday where someone had broke the window of a vehicle and stole a purse.

DRUG VIOLATION

• A 38-year-old Centralia resident arrested for an outstanding warrant about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday at Silver and Walnut streets in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. John D. Lopez  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• Chehalis police and aid were called about 3:10 p.m. on Sunday to the 300 block of Southwest Third Street for a suspected overdose and a 27-year-old Chehalis woman was subsequently arrested for inhaling toxic fumes, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Danielle L. Weaver was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, reckless endangerment, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, violation of no contact order, second-degree malicious mischief, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, trespassing, civil issue, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, drug violation … and more among 487 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.