Updated at 2:32 p.m.
THREE-CAR WRECK INVOLVES TWO POLICE CARS
• A Winlock resident reportedly escaped any injury when his car was hit early this morning by a police car in Longview. Troopers were called just after 5 a.m. to the 300 block of Oregon Way when a Longview police officer responding to a call was following too closely behind another responding police officer, according to the Washington State Patrol. Officer Brian M. Nevels, 28, ran into Leslie C. Auman’s Volkswagen Jetta and then into the rear of the other police car, according to the state patrol. No one was hurt and the damage to Nevel’s and Auman’s vehicles was described simply as “reportable” by the state patrol. The cause was determined to be following too closely.
POSSIBLE MOTEL ROOM STABBING
• Centralia police responded to a report of a possible stabbing at a motel the 1300 block of Lakeshore Drive at about 4:40 p.m. on Saturday and found a 22-year-old man with an approximately 2-inch gash on his forearm. The motel guest said he fell and cut himself on a broken liquor bottle in his room but officers were seeking his 56-year-old girlfriend to confirm the story, according to the Centralia Police Department. The 22-year-old was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to police.
TRUCK REPORTED STOLEN TURNS UP NEAR HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT
• Centralia police took a report of a truck stolen from Orton Street in Centralia this morning at about the same time troopers were called about a hit and run south of Tumwater. The truck’s owner, found at his brother’s house on 143rd Avenue near Tenino, said he called 911 after he asked his brother to pick him up and take him to work, according to the Centralia Police Department. Since the description of the owner was similar to the description of the truck driver in the hit and run, and the truck was discovered in the brother’s back yard, the 29-year-old Centralia man is being questioned further, Sgt. Carl Buster said. The 29-year-old was booked by the state patrol for hit and run and may be charged in Centralia with making a false statement to an officer, according to police. His 31-year-old brother faces the same possible charge for statements he allegedly made, police said.
FOUND STOLEN HONDA, MINUS STEREO
• The owner of a car that vanished early Thursday from in front of a Centralia home spotted it yesterday parked at South King Street and Centralia College Boulevard, according to police. An officer called just after 5 p.m. noted the silver 1997 Honda Civic was filthy, had been rummaged through and its stereo was gone, according to the Centralia Police Department. The vehicle started right up and was turned over the victim, according to police. Sgt. Carl Buster said he wasn’t certain, but believed it was found parked in the driveway of an uninhabited residence.
MAN ARRESTED FOR PROWLING AROUND
• Police responding to an alarm about 6 a.m. yesterday found a 28-year-old Centralia man inside a fenced compound at the 1200 block of North Tower Avenue. Ryan E. Morehouse old officers he had gone there to smoke pot out of view of the public but a laptop computer taken from inside one of the nearby parked trucks was discovered hidden under a pallet by the fence, according to Sgt. Carl Buster. Morehouse was arrested for second-degree burglary and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
STOLEN CREDIT CARD LANDS MOTEL GUEST IN JAIL
• Police following up on a report of someone using a stolen credit to check into a motel on the 1000 block of Eckerson Road on Friday arrested a 49-year-old Olympia man for credit card fraud. Jeffrey Marchell was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
MOM REPORTS HANDSY TEEN
• A mother called Centralia police about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to say a 15-year-old boy grabbed her 14-year-old daughter’s behind while at Fort Borst Park. Police are following up.
VANDALISM
• Centralia police took three reports of graffiti discovered over the weekend: yesterday morning on the side of a business on the 800 block of North Tower Avenue; on Saturday blue and yellow spray paint found on the side of a garage on the 600 block of North Tower Avenue; and earlier on Saturday on a fence and street sign near the 100 block of Roanoke Street.
PACKWOOD HOUSE LOST TO FIRE
• A fire investigator is looking into the cause of Packwood blaze that destroyed a two-story home on Friday afternoon. The wood-frame house is a total loss, according to Fire Investigator Jay Birley. When crews arrived, flames were shooting 20 to 30 feet above the roof, and the rear of the structure was in danger of collapsing, according to Lewis County Fire District 10 “pretty much, we took a defensive stance,” Chief Lonnie Goble said. The owner of the home on the 100 block of Timberline Drive was out of town when it happened, he said.
CENTRALIAN FROM DRIVE-BY SHOOTING BACK IN LEWIS COUNTY JAIL
• A Centralia teenager sentenced to nearly 93 years in prison for a downtown Centralia drive-by shooting five years ago is scheduled to appear in Lewis County Superior this week after an appeals court decision ordered him to be re-sentenced. Guadalupe Solis-Diaz Jr. was 16 in the summer of 2007 when he sprayed gunfire along the east side of South Tower Avenue missing six bar patrons. He maintained he was innocent but was convicted. He challenged his virtual life sentence in light of a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held a sentence of life without parole is forbidden for a juvenile who did not commit homicide. Solis-Diaz was returned to the Lewis County Jail on Friday. The appearance is scheduled Thursday to set a date for re-sentencing.
JAMES REEDER SET TO BE SENTENCED IN MARCH
• A judge has set a date of March 6 for the sentencing of the Centralia man convicted earlier this month of the sexual abuse and death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter. Koralynn Fister died May 24 in Centralia. James M. Reeder, 26, made a so-called Alford plea on Jan. 9 in Lewis County Superior Court in which he did not admit guilt but acknowledged a jury hearing the evidence would likely find him guilty. Under the terms of the plea deal, the attorneys will recommend the judge give Reeder a minimum of around three decades in prison and possibly remain incarcerated for the rest of his life. Sentencing hearings generally offer an opportunity for family of victims to tell the judge what they think the sentence should be and why. Defendants are also given a chance to speak. Court hearings are open to the public. The session is set for 10:30 a.m.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
For @Please reread the article.
I stand corrected, Nevels apparently is not with the State Patrol. Your point?
Whether he is an Officer or a Trooper is not relevant. I just want to know if he was cited for following too closely. Of course the State Patrol would investigate because if they allow Nevels’ own colleagues investigate, I am sure his actions would be swept under the rug. Even with State Patrol involvement, I wonder if he will see any disciplinary action for something you and I would have been immediately cited for?
@OldLongJohnson – You might be a hag, but I am frequently mistaken for someone MUCH younger than I actually am. I could easily get a much younger man, but they do not interest me. They are rarely financially stable, don’t usually have solid plans for their future, and often you have to deal with very young children and disgruntled baby mamas. I don’t waste my time.
For the record, I feel it is equally disgusting to see a 56 year-old man with a 22 year-old woman. It makes my skin crawl. There is a level of maturity and experience that comes with age that makes it challenging (at best) for a very young person to fully relate to someone so much older – and vice versa.
There is something WRONG with a person who involves themselves with someone so young. In my experience, it has to do with them being incapable of relating to someone their own age due to immaturity, insecurity, an overinflated ego, control issues and/or an appalling lack of accepting responsibility for their life choices. That is why the majority of these types of relationships always fail. Do the research if you don’t think I’m right.
Disgusted where in the article does it mention Trooper Nevels.? It says WSP was investigating what the Officers did. Officers as in PD Officers, not troopers.
If it was a 22 year old woman and a 56 year old man, would you hags be bitching at all?
I see nothing wrong with a woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid of gender-biased assholes.
I hope I get a 22 year old when I’m 56.
YOU GO GIRL!!!
Lisarae – I made the judgment because I can! I am entitled to that opinion and I bet the majority would agree with me so don’t get your panties all in a wad. I am neither jealous, nor a hater. My second husband was almost 5 years younger than I was. At my age, I find that a man who is a little younger than me usually has more in common with me than men my age, but I could never relate to some boy who was a few years beyond “legal.” If you’d really paid attention to what I said in my post, you’d realize that your situation does not apply. There is a huge difference between yourself and your spouse, who is 8 years younger, and a woman approaching 60 hanging out with some kid who is barely old enough to drink. I find it revolting. This is most likely due to the fact that I have a 22 year-old son myself. If he showed an interest in a woman who was significantly older than me (and at 56 – she would be), I would have a HUGE problem with it . . . and unless she were uber rich and paying all his bills, I have no idea what he would get from such a pairing. A woman over 40 could never compete with a girl in her 20s, and shouldn’t even lower herself to trying.
Being a gigolo just ain’t what it used to be.
Hello sunshine girl:) xo
@ Disgusted……..and why would you have any interest in making judgement? Basically a senior citizen @ 56? Really? What, are they no longer worthy of human affection after 25? My spouse is 8 years my junior. Does that make me some dirty old lady? Psssh….dont be jealous, and dont be a hater. What they are doing with each other, really isnt your business, or the point of the story~
I’ll tell you what’s involved , she probably gets a check and he needs a place to live and from there a love story is born. Sometimes the reasons are not that innocuous, but we won’t go there. Can’t liable the lovers. Oops ! Sorry Sharon , in my line of work I see too much, so this is nothing.
I wonder about the trooper accident too. If they were responding to a call, shouldn’t they have had their lights on? If they were not on, then of course they should get hit with the rear-end accident ticket. But if their lights were on, 1) they were still too close for safety’s sake, and 2) what about the driver that failed to pull over? Were they given the opportunity? Too vague of a report.
Sharyn, could you please contact the Winlock driver and do a follow-up? Thanks!
Now only does Law Enforcement follow to close for conditions, they use their lap tops while driving, fail to wear their seat belts, text and drive and use their cell phones while driving. Police do not have special skills to multi-task, they are only human just like you and I. So this is where we need to draw the line with them. Breaking the law is breaking the law. Police are supposed to be a perfect example of what it’s like to be a law abiding citizen. But the facts are I see nothing to power and control issues along with suicidal cops in Lewis County.
Maybe we can see the dash cam video of this wreck? That will never happen. There’s no transparancey anymore when it comes to law enforcement. Just my opinion, I know people say I’m too hard on law enforcement, but I think their too hard on the people!
I agree disgusted.
I guess “true love” knows no age…
Two comments here:
1.) Did Trooper Nevels get cited for following too closely, or do traffic laws not apply to everyone equally?
2.) A 22 year-old man with a 56 year-old girlfriend?!?! Is this a typo, Sharyn because (if not) that is DISGUSTING!
Why would a man this young have any interest in someone who is basically a senior citizen? Any woman or man who gets involved with someone more than 10 years (15 tops) younger them usually has very questionable judgement, in my opinion.