BEAR ON THE RUN
• There have been a couple of sightings recently of a bear in Chehalis but so far it hasn’t caused any trouble, according to Chehalis police. Detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said they have contacted personnel from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and “they’re aware of it.” Police were called just after 5 p.m. on Friday when somebody said they saw a large black bear running toward a strip mall and shortly after that, somebody spotted it near the senior center on North National Avenue.
VEHICLE VERSUS POLE
• Centralia police arrested a 57-year-old man for driving under the influence after he reportedly crashed into a telephone pole yesterday morning at East Walnut and South Gold streets. Allan L. Rounsley of Centralia was also cited for hit and run because he left the scene, according to the Centralia Police Department.
HOSPITAL HOOLIGANS
• Police were called Monday night to the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital after a patient reportedly damaged a wheelchair in anger for not being seen quickly enough. Officers attempted to locate the man, but were unsuccessful, according to the Centralia Police Department. However, police say they know who their suspect is and will be referring reports to the city prosecutor for a charge of malicious mischief.
• On Saturday night, an intoxicated patient reportedly assaulted two staff members of the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital, according to Centralia police.
ASSAULT IN NAPAVINE
• A 21-year-old Napavine man was arrested for second-degree assault early Saturday morning after police were called to his home. Ray D. Teafatiller and his wife had been out with friends, some of whom were present when a dispute erupted at the couple’s home on West Washington, according to the Napavine Police Department. At one point, he reportedly took her to the floor and obstructed her breathing, according to officer Silas Elwood. Teafatiller was booked into the Lewis County Jail after the 12:30 a.m. call.
NIGHT TIME VISITORS BASH ON DOOR, PICKUP TRUCK
• A 73-year-old Winlock area woman called 911 after somebody banging on her front door after dark did so with such force it broke the lock. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday a deputy who arrived after the call at 10:40 p.m. on Monday on the 100 block of Pleasant Valley Road found a window smashed out of her pickup truck parked outside. At 12:43 a.m., she called again after she saw a flashlight at the door, yelled and then heard people outside. No arrests were made.
SEINOR CENTER THEFT
• A woman at the Packwood Senior Center turned her back on a teenager who came in asking for help with gas money to get home to Bellingham and then discovered he had helped himself to an envelope on her desk with $81 in deposits, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It happened about 1:40 p.m. on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office. A deputy made a traffic stop a short time later and arrested Michael J.A. Nunez of Aberdeen for third-degree theft.
MORE THEFTS
• Chehalis police were called just after 7 p.m. on Sunday to an apartment complex on the 200 block of Chehalis Avenue about theft of about $2,000 from the manger.
• A resident in the process of moving out from an apartment on the 500 block of Ash Street called Centralia police Monday evening after discovering a surround-sound system and DVD player were stolen.
• Chehalis police were called early Monday morning about a back door kicked in at a building on Market Boulevard.
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to find a long blond-haired man with a yellow Labrador who made off with a basket of tips and candy from an Onalaska coffee stand on Friday. A deputy called to the Carlisle Avenue establishment reported the man was wearing a blue jean jacket and blue jeans
THROWING ROCKS, EGGS AND BREAKING WINDOWS
• Centralia police were called on Saturday to the 2800 block of Russell Road where somebody had thrown a rock through a car window and hung a pumpkin on their front door. Minutes later, an officer was called to a report of a rock being thrown through the window of a house on the 100 block of Jalyn Street.
• Chehalis police were called Sunday about a window being broken out of a car on Washington Avenue.
• Chehalis police were called to the drug and alcohol treatment center on the 500 block of Southeast Washington on Friday about somebody from the apartment complex across the street throwing eggs at employees.
CAR PROWLS
• Police responded to a vehicle prowl Tuesday morning on the 500 block of West Seventh Street in Centralia.
• Chehalis police were called early Monday about a vehicle prowl on Southeast Washington Avenue.
• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of Alder Street Sunday morning and took a report of the theft of an estimated $6,000 of camera equipment and a GPS device from a vehicle.
• Numerous CDs were reported missing after a vehicle prowl reported Sunday on the 600 block of Jefferson Street in Centralia.
WRECK IN EAST COUNTY
• Deputies were called early Saturday morning to the scene of a wreck on Skate Creek Road South in east Lewis County and found a Ford F350 pickup truck but no occupants. The truck appeared to have left the road at a sweeping curve without braking, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, a 41-year-old man from Roy, was located later and told a deputy he may have fallen asleep, the sheriff’s office reported.
MISSING HUNTER FINDS OWN WAY
• A 21-year-old hunter from Vancouver was located wet and cold but uninjured about 11 p.m. on Saturday after being lost outside Mossyrock. His partner, a 50-year-old from Battleground, called 911 about 8 p.m. after searching for the young man who failed to meet back up as planned, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy who met up with the 50-year-old at Salmon Creek and Longbell roads reported the 21-year-old said he got lost, followed a logging road to Longbell Road where he got a ride back to camp from a passing motorist. The hunter had only his riffle and pistol with him, according to the sheriff’s office.
MAN INJURES SELF WITH KNIFE
• Police and aid were called to a stab wound victim about 9 p.m. last night on South Tower Avenue in Centralia. The Centralia Police Department said it was self-inflicted and not an accident. Responders from Riverside Fire Authority initiated advanced care and a rapid transport to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to fire Capt. Casey McCarthy. He expected the adult male would be transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter