Archive for February, 2019

Human remains found off Centralia-Alpha Road belong to Centralia woman

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

Updated

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Coroner’s Office said this morning the body found earlier this month southeast of Chehalis has been identified as a 44-year-old Centralia woman.

Deputies were called about 10 a.m. on Feb. 3 by a person who said he found human remains while he was looking for recyclable refuse near the 1900 block of Centralia-Alpha Road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation into what happened as well as who the deceased was commenced. The sheriff’s office released very little information about the case.

Coroner Warren McLeod said his office sent the body to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office to conduct the autopsy, because they have the resources to learn more, faster than McLeod’s office.

Trina L. Landry, 44, who was homeless but also had a past address in Centralia, was identified by finger prints, according to McLeod. The case is being investigated as a suspicious death, McLeod said. Her next-of-kin have been notified, he said.

The coroner said he is still waiting to learn the cause of Landry’s death.

A woman of the same name and age is mentioned as being picked up on outstanding municipal court warrants by Centralia police as recently as mid-December.

The sheriff’s office declined to take any questions today, saying it is still a very active investigation.
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For background, read “REMAINS DISCOVERED IN RURAL LEWIS COUNTY – Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup” from Wednesday February 6, 2019, here

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Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
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BURGLARY

• Tools and other items were stolen from a shop at the 1100 block of West First Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 12:35 p.m. on Sunday.

• Officers called to the 900 block of South Tower Avenue at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old Centralia man for allegedly attempting to break into a garage. Aaron J. Henning was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue at about 11:15 a.m. on Saturday where an unknown person had entered a detached shed and taken tools and other items.

• Police were called to the 1300 block of Lum Road in Centralia at 8:05 a.m. on Saturday where during the night someone had broken the window to a business and stole items from inside.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1500 block of Northwest State Avenue where someone had broken into a shop building and attempted to steal two vehicles which were there to have work done. The suspect had driven one of the vehicles, a truck, out through the closed shop door, but abandoned it, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officers following up on the 7:30 a.m. Saturday report on Sunday arrested a suspect. Kimberly R. Terrell, 41, from Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, and faces possible other charges as well, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 4:35 a.m. on Saturday to a business on the 700 block of West Main Street where someone had broke in during the night and stolen items.

• Centralia police called about noon on Friday to the 900 block of G Street arrested a 48-year-old Tenino man who had allegedly entered a shed and attempted to steal property from it. Douglas H. Cook was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 7:25 a.m. today to the 700 block of Northwest Liberty Place where an individual reported they woke up to discover their work truck was missing. Stolen was a silver 2005 Chevrolet with Valley Steel Construction on the side, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to a nursing facility at the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue just after 5 p.m. on Monday where they took a report from a resident about the theft of money orders.

• Chehalis police were called about 6:10 p.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools in a case associated with a location on the 700 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue. Police are investigating.

• Centralia police took a report of money being taken from an individual’s purse at the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue at about 12:55 p.m. on Friday.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 1:40 p.m. on Sunday regarding an unknown person opening a credit card account in someone else’s name, in a case associated with a location on the 500 block of North Iron Street.

• Someone attempted to buy merchandise with counterfeit money at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 9:50 p.m. on Friday.

CAR PROWL

• Keys were stolen from out of the ignition of an unlocked vehicle at the 1400 block of Crescent Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 5:25 p.m. on Monday.

• Tools were stolen from a vehicle at the 400 block of South iron Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 8:55 p.m. on Sunday.

DANGEROUS WEAPON

• Officers arresting a 19-year-old man on an outstanding warrant at the 100 block of West High Street in Centralia just before 2 p.m. on Monday also arrested him for a dangerous weapon violation, according to the Centralia Police Department. Deago G. Perez, from Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road at about 2:20 p.m. on Sunday because a 48-year-old woman from Dalles, Oregon, allegedly caused damage to a stranger’s vehicle. Marcie J. Possinger was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of East Fourth Street just before 8:15 a.m. on Friday because someone had spray painted a garage.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A pedestrian suffered what police called minor injuries in a collision between them and a vehicle at the 1300 block of South Gold Street which was reported about 10:10 a.m. on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting,  trespassing, hit and run, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision and more among 524 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 96-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Friday, February 15th, 2019
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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• A vehicle prowl occurred in which a computer, books and a pair of shoes were stolen at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police just after 10 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called at abut 9:10 p.m. yesterday to the 900 block of G Street because a set of tires and wheels were stolen off of a parked vehicle.

• Police were called to the 800 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 4:15 p.m. yesterday to take a report that an unknown person climbed a fence and stole a number of car keys from vehicles parked in the fenced area.

• Someone stole a package from a front porch on the 200 block of Denny Way in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 4 p.m. yesterday.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 1200 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at 3:45 p.m. yesterday to investigate damage done to two rental trucks. A gas tank on one was damaged and a lock and the ignition on the other, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 30-year-old Centralia man was arrested for driving under the influence after he allegedly crashed a vehicle through a fence while intoxicated at the 1200 block of Tower Avenue in Centralia. Officers called just after 8 p.m. yesterday booked Chad C. Bass into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, hit and run, trespassing, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, protection order violation and more among 149 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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Thursday, February 14th, 2019
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VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called at 9:25 a.m. yesterday for the theft of a red 2006 Toyota Tacoma from a driveway on the 1300 block of Oxford Avenue. The vehicle was running while the owner ran back into the house for a minute and when he went back outside, he saw the truck driving away, according to the Centralia Police Department. It has a license plate reading  C30350K, according to police.

BAD BILLS

• An officer was called just after 11 a.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis where a customer attempted to pay for merchandise with five of what appeared to be fake $100 bills. The individual had left before police arrived, and the money was confirmed as counterfeit, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue about 8:30 a.m. yesterday to collect a dozen counterfeit $50 bills and one fake $100 that a client had reportedly arrived with. The case will be forwarded to prosecutors for charging, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• An officer called about a suspicious person walking in the shadows on a sidewalk at the 600 block of Southwest 20th Street in Chehalis at about 10:30 p.m. yesterday arrived to find the individual was wanted on an outstanding warrant. A search incident to his arrest turned up paraphernalia and suspected heroin, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Joseph K. Dodd, 37, from Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

NO CAUSE PINPOINTED FOR FATAL HOUSE FIRE

• Riverside Fire Authority said yesterday it has finished its investigation into the house fire that claimed the life of a 69-year-old Centralia woman almost three weeks ago and are listing its cause as undetermined. Crews were called to the two-story residence on the 1300 block of West Main Street at 8:15 p.m. on Jan. 25. Susan K. Davis was removed from the home, and taken to Providence Centralia Hospital where she was pronounced dead from smoke inhalation, according to authorities. Investigators determined the fire originated in the victim’s bedroom, in the area of the flooring between the bed and interior west-side wall, according to fire Capt. Scott Weinert. They believe the fire was an unfortunate and tragic accident, could not figure out for certain what happened. They were unable to identify or eliminate all possible sources of ignition because they didn’t have the ability to test all hypotheses in a laboratory environment, according to Weinert. The lead investigator has met with a representative of Davis’s family to share the findings, and the fire department in its statement yesterday afternoon said it wished to extend its heartfelt condolences to her entire family.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, protection order violation and more among 148 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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Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
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BREAK-IN ATTEMPT

• Centralia police report an officer caught a person attempting to break into a fenced area using bolt cutters at the 1000 block of North Pearl Street at about 7:20 p.m. yesterday. Jarrin A. M. Smalley, 26, of Centralia, was arrested for second-degree burglary and  booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl at the 1100 block of Brotherson Road in Centralia. A stereo and other items were taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PURSE PILFERED

• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of Northwest State Avenue at about 3:10 p.m. yesterday where an individual reported that while she unloaded items into her residence she set her purse outside the door and subsequently discovered money and medication had been taken out of the handbag.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were contacted just before noon yesterday after an individual brought a check into a bank on the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue purportedly from Publisher’s Clearing house to see if it was authentic. It wasn’t, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 43-year-old Chehalis resident was found asleep inside a vehicle with a meth pipe sitting on his lap last night in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. An officer responding to the 700 block of Harrison Avenue just before 10 p.m. arrested Frederic J. Lee, for possession of methamphetamine and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, making false statement to police officer; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault and more among 131 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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Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
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KNIFE DRAWN

• When Chehalis police were called to come to the 10 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue about 2:50 p.m. yesterday to tell a group of people reportedly smoking marijuana in front of a building to move along, an officer came upon two people getting ready to fight, according to the Chehalis Police Department. One of them allegedly drew a knife and threatened to harm the other, according to police. He, 26-year-old Samuel T. McQuigg, from Centralia, was arrested for second-degree assault and malicious harassment and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according o police.

STOLEN CITY WATER TRUCK USED IN JEWELRY STORE HEIST

• Centralia police reported this morning it was their city water truck that was stolen from where it was parked in an enclosed area on the 1200 block of North Tower Avenue during the night and then recovered in Chehalis yesterday morning. Chehalis police had been called at 3:11 a.m. yesterday after a pickup truck was used to break out the windows at a jewelry store the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue and subsequently located the suspect truck at Southwest First Street and Scott Place in Chehalis. Police have not yet received a detailed list of what items were stolen from the store but do know that bracelet charm beads were among the merchandise missing from the break-in.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, harassment, trespassing, probation violation, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault and more among 137 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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Monday, February 11th, 2019
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JEWELRY STORE HEIST

• Chehalis police are investigating after getting a report that a pickup truck broke out the windows at a jewelry store early this morning and an as-of-yet-unknown amount of items stolen. Officers were called at 3:11 a.m. to the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The suspect truck, which belonged to the city of Centralia, was located just before 9 a.m. at Southwest First Street and Scott Place in Chehalis, according to police. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Chehalis police.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• A Centralia retail store at the 1300 block of Lum Road reported the theft of $5,000 worth of merchandise just before 11 a.m. on Friday.  Stolen was a piece of jewelry, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to a business on the 2400 block of Borst Avenue about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday because two individuals stole an exterior security camera.

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of View Avenue about 2:50 p.m. on Saturday because a New Jersey man allegedly had provided false personal information to a business in order to fraudulently obtain merchandise. Matthew S. Mangual, 24, of Garfield, New Jersey, was was booked into the Lewis County Jail for criminal impersonation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A resident at a care facility on the 1300 block of Alexander Street in Centralia reported the theft of twenty dollars just before noon on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A tape measure and tools were among the items stolen from a vehicle at the 1900 block of Ahlers Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 1 p.m. on Friday.

DRUGS

• A 55-year-old man picked up for an outstanding warrant at the 500 block of West Pear Street in Centralia just before 3 p.m. on Friday was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Daniel R. Randall, who has no address, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were dispatched to the 100 block of North Silver Street at about 11:20 p.m. on Sunday following a report of a window broken on a business while employees were inside.

• Chehalis police were called at 1 p.m. on Friday to the 1600 block of Southwest Snively Avenue following the discovery someone had broken into a vacant house. Inside, a hole had been made in a wall, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 29-year-old Packwood woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after her car crossed the centerline and collided with an oncoming vehicle on U.S. Highway 12 just east of White Pass this morning. Maryann  Lee was traveling eastbound near milepost 153 in a 2000 Honda CRV, according to the Washington State Patrol. The 25-year-old Selah resident behind the wheel of the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe involved was reportedly unhurt. Troopers called to the scene at about 7:45 a.m. indicate both vehicles were totaled. Lee was not wearing a seat belt, according to the state patrol.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault and more among 429 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.