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ATTEMPTED ARSON

• A 58-year-old Castle Rock man was arrested early on Saturday morning after he allegedly tried to burn down the Ethel Market. A trooper called around 3:20 a.m. about a vehicle in a  ditch and a deputy responding to a smashed window at the business on the 1400 block of U.S. Highway 12 contacted the suspect who reportedly admitted involvement. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office says Mark S. Breitenbach used kerosene and Coleman fuel from inside the store which he poured onto the floor and lit before running away and falling into a ditch. He was arrested for second-degree arson and second-degree burglary, according to the sheriff’s office. It’s not clear why he might have done it or if there was much damage, but the fire department was not called to respond. Sgt. Rob Snaza said they don’t know his motive.

ONE ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS BREAK-INS

• A 35-year-old Pe Ell man was arrested yesterday in connection with burglaries in recent days in Vader and Pe Ell, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies following up on cases contacted Daniel G. Thompson Jr. and subsequently booked him into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of burglary and two counts of possession of stolen vehicles involving a 1997 Ford F350 and a 1998 Dodge Stratus, according to the sheriff’s office. Sgt. Rob Snaza said the investigation is ongoing and further charges are possible. Thompson is the same man arrested earlier this month when deputies found a stolen Massey Ferguson tractor from Curtis on his property in Pe Ell, according to Snaza.

BURGLARY IN MINERAL

• A 90-year-old Mineral woman called law enforcement yesterday to report someone had come inside her home sometime since the day before and stolen $400 cash from her wallet. It appeared they got in through an unsecured window, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The burglary on the 600 block of Pleasant Valley Road is under investigation, Sgt. Rob Snaza said this morning.

STOLEN JEWELRY MORTON

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of Chapman Road near Morton regarding the theft of more than $800 worth of gold and silver jewelry sometime between Oct. 11 and Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

FUEL HEIST

• Police were called to the 200 block of Northwest Quincy Place in Chehalis on Friday morning regarding approximately 50 gallons of diesel stolen from a Freightliner truck overnight. The approximate value is $200, according to police.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A 25-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for multiple counts of attempted and actual vehicle prowl as well as misdemeanor theft last night at the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis. Police were called about 11 p.m. after an individual reported someone inside their vehicle who fled and then was chased by two males, according to the Chehalis Police Department. As a dog track was underway, officers heard yelling from behind the apartment building, “We’ve got him,” according to police. Officers found several subjects gathered around the 25-year-old suspect and took him into custody, Officer Linda Bailey said. Brandon D. Woody was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Bailey. Among the items recovered were a beanie hat, a cell phone charger and a makeup bag, Bailey said.

• Chehalis police took a report of a car prowl on the 400 block of Northeast Washington Avenue on Friday in which someone took keys and a black case containing scissors from an unlocked vehicle during the previous few days.

ASSAULT ASHFORD

• A deputy was called regarding a second-degree assault at the 300 block of North Skate Creek Road in Ashford at about 6 p.m. on Friday. The deputy was told the 69-year-old woman that her boyfriend tried to choke her during an argument when they returned home from a tavern, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Michael D. Manning, 57, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

COLLISIONS

• A 50-year-old Tenino woman was uninjured but arrested for first-degree negligent driving after a single-car collision about 5 p.m. on Friday on Centralia-Alpha Road near milepost 8 outside Chehalis. Treva Bittler told a deputy she had leaned down to light a cigarette and her car crossed into the oncoming lane and struck an embankment, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Her 2002 Volkswagen Golf sustained major damage but she was unhurt, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. Bittler had allegedly been consuming alcohol and was subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Snaza.

• An 18-year-old Chehalis driver avoided injury but did major damage to his car when he wrecked on Saturday evening at the 300 block of Brown Road West,  according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responding about 6:30 p.m. issued a citation for speeds too fast for conditions, according to Sgt. Rob Snaza.

• A 23-year-old Toledo resident was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with minor injuries after a truck in which they were a passenger flipped and wrecked on a logging road near Toledo Friday morning. A deputy called about 9:45 a.m. to the area about a mile up from the end of Toledo-Salmon Creek Road learned the driver was coming down a hill and lost control of his 1977 Ford pickup truck striking an embankment, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver is 23-year-old Joshua P. Razsa, 23, and the passenger Jordan L. Razsa, both of Toledo, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, misdemeanor assault, shoplifting; responses for alarm, parking lot hit and runs, fight outside bar … and more.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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