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WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME

• A person who parked their car, and left the keys in it, on the Southwest Chehalis Avenue side of the Lewis County Law and Justice Center in Chehalis called police about 10:30 a.m. on Friday after the car disappeared. However, what happened was caught on video, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A person just released from the jail walked by, saw the keys and drove away, according to police. Centralia police later that night found the vehicle and the suspect, Chehalis Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said. David C. Rahnert, 39, a homeless person, was arrested for theft of a motor vehicle and booked back in to the Lewis County Jail, Kaut said.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of East Roanoke Street about 2:45 a.m. yesterday for the theft of  riding lawnmower.

BACKYARD PROWLER

• Centralia police were called about 4:20 a.m. today about the theft of a small barbecue and a Wiffle Ball set from a backyard on the 1100 block of North Washington Avenue.

CAR PROWL

• Someone forced their way into a car parked at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue and stole a wallet, according to a report made to police about 2 p.m. yesterday.

DISORDERLY WITH KNIFE

• A 29-year-old Napavine resident who allegedly was brandishing a knife and yelling at neighbor’s across the street trying to get them to come fight him was arrested on Friday afternoon for disorderly conduct. A deputy called about 2 p.m. to the 100 block of Deer Haven Drive in Winlock was told the neighbors and relatives were putting a child in the car at the time, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Glen M. Rudge  booked into the Lewis County Jail.

DRUGS

• A 36-year-old Seattle woman detained for suspected shoplifting of CDs about 2:50 p.m. yesterday on Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis was subsequently arrested for a drug violation. A search of her bags turned up pills and a suspicious substance, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Alicia M. Press was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

FRAUD

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning they arrested a suspect for forgery and identity theft in connection with purchases made at a teriyaki shop and Sally’s Beauty Supply related to a case last week in which a Chehalis man reported he believed an acquaintance used his personal information to obtain a credit card. Andrea A. Parker, 34, of Chehalis, was arrested on Thursday and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

VEHICLE CATCHES FIRE

• Firefighters were called to a home on Northeast Greenwood Terrace in Chehalis about 10 p.m. on Saturday when residents heard a tire pop, came outside and found their car burning in their driveway. The fire was extinguished, but was ruined, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

AND FROM MORTON

• Officers responded to the 400 block of Division Avenue in Morton about 5 p.m. on Thursday to a report of a stolen bike from a porch, according to the Morton Police Department. The case is still under investigation, police reported today.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Personnel from two fire departments responded on Saturday afternoon to help pack out an individual in his late 20s who ended up with a broken leg on hillside property on the Coal Creek valley side of Northeast Summit Road in Chehalis. Firefighters were called to the scene just before 5 p.m., according to the Chehalis Fire Department. “He was doing some kind of yard work or other, clearing brush,” Firefighter Kevin Reynolds said. “One of the guys he was working with had a four-wheeler, and they made contact.”

• A 29-year-old driver stopped for speeding along the 9000 block of U.S. Highway 12 near Randle about 10:25 p.m. on Saturday was arrested for driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and a firearms violation because a loaded gun was found in his vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Charles C.L. MacPherson, from Battle Ground, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, third-degree theft, civil issue, barking dog, suspicious circumstances, dog pooping in neighbor’s yard, drunk male walking toward Chehalis, peeing as he is walking … and more, among 135 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter

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