Updated at 8:55 p.m.
WOODEN SPOON ASSAULT
• A 24-year-old Centralia father was arrested last night for child assault after he allegedly spanked his 5-year-old son with a wooden spoon leaving bruises on the child. Police called about 8:30 p.m. to the 1900 block of Foxglove Lane were told the boy had been chipping paint off the wall, the dad tried to correct him, but he continued doing it, according to the Centralia Police Department. The mother who went into another room to deal with a crying child heard yelling and a scuffle, came out and saw what the father had done, according to police. She gathered up the children and left, Sgt. Stacy Denham said. The suspect admitted he may have hit the boy too hard, Denham said. William S. Joyce was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree child assault. Denham said essentially anything that causes anything more than temporary or transient pain is assault.
GUN THREAT
• A 59-year-old woman who allegedly pointed a 22 rifle at her roommate and threatened to shoot him on Sunday morning was arrested for first-degree assault. A deputy responding about 12:45 p.m. to the 1100 block of Garrard Creek Road was told by the 54-year-old victim the two were having an argument, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sherry L. Erickson subsequently left but was located and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
BRIDE’S NIGHTMARE
• Officers responding to a disturbance at the Washington Hotel in downtown Chehalis on Saturday night found about 50 people on the sidewalk in a heated dispute, encountered a fight on the stairs and upstairs found another group of 50 to 100 people in a corner fighting and throwing chairs, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It was a wedding reception at the 500 block of North Market Boulevard. Aid was called for fainting; the bride was passed out on the floor at the entryway, according to police. An officer had the announcer tell everyone the party was done and everybody needed to go home, Officer Linda Bailey said. Two people were arrested for disorderly conduct; Javier Lopez-Barron, 19, of Royal City; and Juan C. Alcantar, 26, from Hawthorne, Calif., Bailey said.
SILVER STOLEN
• An 80-piece set of sterling silverware valued at between $8,000 and $10,000 was reported missing from a residence on the 800 block of state Route 508 southeast of Chehalis. A deputy called on Friday was told it vanished sometime since December, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning.
BURGLARY CENTRALIA
• Police were called to the 1200 block of Windsor Avenue yesterday evening where someone had stolen numerous pieces of jewelry from a home. It appears they came through an unlocked window sometime since about 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon, according to the Centralia Police Department. Among the missing items were about two dozen pairs of earrings and some bracelets, according to police.
• An officer took a report on Sunday evening of a burglary at the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue in Centralia the previous week.
THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE
• Chehalis police were called to Yard Birds Mall about 5:40 p.m. on Friday regarding theft of a Honda trail bike. A male had been seen pushing a kid on it earlier, but left, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
OTHER THEFT
• A deputy was contacted about 2:30 a.m. yesterday by an individual who reported a burglary to a garage area at the 300 block of Mineral Road South. Among the approximately $900 of valuables missing is a self-propelled lawnmower, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It occurred sometime after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.
• Someone cut a lock to the used car battery cage at Wal-Mart and stole 25 batteries, according to a report made to police on Saturday night. Security video showed a red Toyota Rave, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Waterbed sheets were stolen off a clothes line in the 1100 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Sunday.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were called about 9:20 a.m. on Sunday about a vehicle prowl at the 400 block of South Washington Avenue. Tools were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Sometime between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, someone broke into a vehicle at the 100 block of Snyder Road in Packwood and stole about $1,500 worth of men’s and women’s clothing and a wallet, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
DRUGS
• A sheriff’s office response yesterday to a dispute at the 300 block of Big Hanaford Road outside Centralia led to a search warrant and a subsequent arrest of the resident for possession of methamphetamine. Found was suspected meth and pipes, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Booked into the Lewis County Jail was Justin M. Hale, 32, according to the sheriff’s office.
BIG GUN PROMPTS POLICE CALL
• Someone called 911 about 3:10 p.m. on Saturday to report a male in camouflage clothing walking down the 500 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis carrying an AR15 gun. The 22-year-old refused to answer questions from an arriving officer, advising their conversation was being recorded with his camera phone and that his second amendment rights allowed him to carry his gun, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He wasn’t pointing the weapon at anyone, according to police.
SALKUM FIRE SPARKED BY WATER HEATER MALFUNCTION
• A thermostat failure on a hot water heater is blamed for a fire that destroyed a Salkum area house the weekend before last. Fire Investigator Ted McCarty said some clothing near the appliance ignited at the two-story house on the 800 block of Gore Road. it happened about 11 a.m. on Aug. 24 and six individuals that included an infant escaped without injury. McCarty said he believed it was the original water heater in the home which was about 20 years old.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assaults, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarms, suspicious activity, marital discord and other disputes, collisions, hit and run, stolen bicycle, found purse, neighbors yelling about individual’s guitar playing, numerous instances of people asking police to remove people from various places, female wanting to tell police she smacked someone who got in her face, neighbor vehicle rolling into a house on the 400 block of Northeast Adams Avenue; complaint of woman who tried to return a puppy hours after purchasing it from a private individual and seller refused to talk with her … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Guilty, you ALWAYS side with Free Air. You two are like the Laurel and Hardy of sirens.
I have to side with Free Air on this one. Yes, we have a Second Amendment right to possess a firearm, but what degree of certainty does anyone have that somebody carrying around an AR-15 is of sound mind? And why would anyone walk around dressed in camo carrying an AR-15 in the first place? Expecting trouble?
Also, the 500 block of S. Market is one block away from where American Behavioral Health has set up shop and two blocks away from R.E. Bennett and Cascade Elementaries, where I have two grandchildren attending, so I guess I’ll hide behind whatever right I have to be a little concerned about what’s going on in his mind. Call me an oppressor of Second Amendment rights.
Soaper…old Indian name for Plays Both Sides…I think you just like to stir the shit! If this site said it was raining outside, you’d say it was the weatherman’s fault then go on to add your expert, bottom line, absolute truth opinion based on unsubstantiated conjecture, aka bullshit. Probably have no control over anything in real life so you Pontificate majestically on here to self medicate. Oh well, sells advertisement on this site at least!
If people dont exercise their rights, eventually they will lose them.
You can abuse them and loose them too.
Has anyone seen the video he was shooting? Know who this is? I’d love to interview him if he’s willing.
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I agree with Anon-Grl. You should ALWAYS film an encounter with the police. For your safety and theirs, as well as to make sure the story gets told straight. And, who said he self reported?? I didn’t see that anywhere, but either way he was well within his rights and I applaud him. If he HAD been arrested for brandishing, he SHOULD fight it and be compensated for his time, as that would be a false arrest. He wasn’t brandishing.More people should know and understand their rights.
In my world aka OUR world, cops do stop individuals who open carry to make sure they’re within the laws and are legal under the RCW. Im sure if they thought he wasn’t in his right state of mind or on drugs they would have pursued this more. I also love how in your hypothetical story you have to use children and schools to make your point, installing fear to get people to think your way. Somone else did that too what was his name again? Hitler?
Also schools are a gun free zone, this includes places that schools frequent like bus stops ect. So i doubt the character in your “Hypothetical” story would be laying out his things out with no worries of being arrested, and im sure if he was the cops wouldn’t just brush it off and not stick around to see what he was doing. If you truly feel that there are flaws in the law i urge you to do something, voice your opinion in places it will make a difference. Then again we could debate the gray areas of the laws all day but it will get us nowhere. Everyone has their own opinion.
If people dont exercise their rights, eventually they will lose them.
That wooden spoon incident is B.S. The reason kids are the way they are today is because of a lack of any discipline whatsoever. By that I mean the occasional physical discipline (obviously within reason). The whole mentality of no spanking does not work. My mom used to spank me with a wooden spoon too. Not that I turned out the greatest, but I am a lot more level headed than what I am seeing coming out of our schools these days. My mom is the nicest and purist lady I know, but when I was asking for it, I got it…and she was in the right.
Now this guy has a very serious charge on his record because his kid was being a little sh*t and wouldn’t listen when he first tried to tell him to knock it off. I sure wouldn’t want to be in prison with that charge on my papers. It makes the guy sound like a chimo. So…lame move by the mother and the police on this one.
Keep in mind I am not promoting child abuse, but reasonable discipline. Now if the guy has a history of questionable parenting and this isn’t the first time law enforcement (CPS or whoever) has been involved then maybe a closer look should be taken, but I don’t think that is the case here.
When you hear on the scanner “is it the same guy again?” you can figure it out pretty quickly.
Ok, For this conversation let’s say the caller is not the same guy carrying a rifle, and that the call was made by someone with a concern rather than a nut trying to get on TV or Youboobe.
So, let’s say a hypothetical 911 call comes in.
911, please state the nature of your emergency.
I’m not sure. There’s a guy with a rifle on his shoulder walking East on Borst Ave. toward the school from Scheuber Rd.
What’s he wearing?
Camo type, or military type clothing and other gear.
Is he doing anything else, making any threating posturing? Talking or yelling at people?
Not sure, just walking to the school and filming himself as if he’s narrating.
Can you hear what he’s saying?
Just something about waiting for a cop to try and stop him. Not really sure.
Is he shooting the gun in city limits or aiming at people?
No.
Well he’s in his rights to walk and open carry.
Ok, well he’s right next to the school now and just looking at the kids In the playground, then looking back over his shoulder at the roadway.
He’s still in his rights for open carry.
He’s taking off his coat and web gear and laying things out in front of him.
He’s still in his rights for open carry.
In your world, when should a cop contact him/her? When they walk with a rifle toward a school, park, store, courthouse, city, Etc.?
Is he recording his last moments before a shooting or just being self absorbed with his display? How do you know unless you make contact?
There are no shortage of nut jobs out there. I want a cop to stop and say “hi, what’s up?” before something sick happens, not filling out a report after.
Defending the Second Amendment is something to be done with tack and intelligence, not shoved in someone’s face while they are in fear.
How do you know he self reported it? He was well within his rights, I think that man deserves a cookie! If I was carrying a gun on me i would film the cops too. You never know how things can get twisted, you should ALWAYS film encounters with police for your own protection. So how does that make somone a nut job Sir?
Someone called 911 about 3:10 p.m. on Saturday to report a male in camouflage clothing walking down the 500 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis carrying an AR15 gun.
What a nut job!
This guy calls 911 to SELF REPORT, then films the encounter with police to post on Youtube or make money if he gets arrested for brandishing. That in itself ought to demonstrate enough mental instability to prevent firearm ownership.