ATTACK LANDS ONE IN JAIL
• A 25-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for second-degree assault after he allegedly got upset and grabbed a female by the throat during a small gathering at an apartment on Friday night at the 1700 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis. Another individual broke them apart and when police arrived about midnight, Christian M. Mann was uncooperative and was zapped with a Taser, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Mann was booked into the Lewis County Jail also for harassment, police said. There was drinking going on, according to police.
IDENTITY THEFT INVESTIGATION
• A 31-year-old Centralia area man already in the jail was arrested in connection with a search of a red Chevrolet Tahoe conducted after a brief police pursuit in late July that turned up drugs, checks and stolen identification related to several cases in Thurston County, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Nobody was in the sport utility vehicle when it was found parked in Chehalis, but Michael E. Helgeson is suspected to be involved, according to police.
BURGLARY RANDLE
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning a 42-inch flat screen television was stolen from the 1300 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle sometime between 12 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday while the resident was away.
THEFT PACKWOOD
• A riding lawn mower and a push mower disappeared from where they were stored outside at the 100 block of Thompson Road in Packwood sometime in the two weeks before Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The owner’s shed was also broken into, but nothing taken, according to the sheriff’s office.
THEFT CENTRALIA
• Centralia police took a report last night regarding medication stolen from the 1000 block of G Street.
THEFT MORTON
• Someone went into a greenhouse in a backyard at the 300 block of Temple Avenue in Morton and stole $60 worth of plants, according to a report made to police on Saturday morning.
STOLEN AUTOMOBILE
• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Northeast Adams Avenue about 7:25 a.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a red 1999 Honda Civic. The car has a license plate of AME 4238, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
SHOPLIFTING ARREST
• A Wal-Mart security person contacted a 32-year-old Yelm resident who allegedly tried to push out almost $500 worth of merchandise from the store on the 1600 block of Louisiana Avenue at about 6:20 p.m. on Friday. Police say the suspected shoplifter began to fight and subsequently was seen by medics because of a rapid heartbeat. Christopher W. Buhl was arrested for third-degree theft and then released, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• A Winlock woman boating with friends on Saturday discovered her purse had been stolen from where it was locked in the truck of her car parked near the north boat launch on Taidnapam Drive sometime between 4:10 p.m. and 7:20 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the missing items were her concealed weapon permit, cash and credit cards, according to the sheriff’s office. Her bank card was used at Wal-Mart in Spanaway and an attempt to use it was also made at Fred Meyer in Tacoma, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Clothing was also missing, Brown said.
• Chehalis police were called to parking lot at Wal-Mart about 9:40 p.m. on Saturday when a Rochester woman who had been gone for about an hour discovered someone broke the passenger side window of her vehicle and stole her purse. Her debit card was used at the nearby Airport Depot store and also in Seattle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• A backpack and games were among the items stolen when someone prowled a vehicle on Southwest First Street near Market Boulevard in Chehalis, according to a report made to police about 11 a.m. on Friday.
• Morton police took a report about 7:20 p.m. on Thursday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 700 block of Division Avenue. Someone got into the unlocked vehicle but took nothing, according to police.
DRUGS
• Centralia police responded about 8 p.m. on Friday to the 1100 block of Long Road where they took a male into custody for alleged trespassing and subsequently found suspected methamphetamine on him. His identity is in question, but he was was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail under the name he provided, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Police were called to the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia just before 11 a.m. yesterday when an apartment resident discovered someone filled her door’s lock and deadbolt with glue.
POULTRY ATTACK
• Chehalis police were called about 10:30 a.m. on Friday to Southeast Magnolia Street where they were told a resident caught a dog killing his chickens. The incident is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
SKINNY DIPPER CAUGHT
• A 43-year-old Tacoma man was arrested for breach of public peace after a Morton police officer driving across the Tilton River bridge spotted him exiting a swimming hole without any clothing on. It happened just before 10 a.m. last Monday and Jerry DeShazo told the officer he didn’t think anyone could see him, according to the Morton Police Department.
VEHICLE FIRE
• Firefighters were called about 3:40 p.m. yesterday when a fire broke out in the engine of pickup truck just after an individual parked at the Centralia Outlets off Lum Road. Someone tried to use a fire extinguisher on it and an arriving crew put the flames out, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
COLLISION
• A 22-year-old Chehalis resident admitted he was going way too fast when he wrecked his 1992 Honda Accord on the 2400 block of Wildwood Road in Curtis early Saturday morning. When deputies arrived just before 1 a.m., the driver was not there but it appeared the car had gone into a skid and rolled at least once, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It was totaled and so it was towed, Chief Ciivl Deputy Stacy Brown said. The driver was subsequently found at his home and suffered bumps and bruises, Brown said. He was ticketed, according to Brown.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespass, misdemeanor assault, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, disputes, loud music, misdemeanor theft, violation of no contact order, collisions on city streets, dogs left in parked vehicles … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter