Lewis County Sirens.com

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 56-year-old motorist was booked into the Lewis County Jail after driving his vehicle into a utility pole at Gold and Summa streets yesterday evening, striking it so hard the pole was severed, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers responding about 6:40 p.m. detoured traffic until a replacement could be installed and arrested Leandro T. Mascarenas, of Centralia, for driving under the influence, according to police.

• Instead of simply pulling over for a traffic infraction, a 39-year-old Rochester man allegedly ran from his vehicle in northeast Centralia yesterday evening and was subsequently located hiding inside a semi-truck trailer, by a police dog. It happened at the 1700 block of Midway Court and K-9 Axel began tracking the suspect at 6:30 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew J. Madoche was apprehended 10 minutes later, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Madoche had an outstanding warrant for his arrest and was driving with a suspended license, according to Brown. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail with an added offense of eluding, according to the sheriff’s office.

BAD CHECK

• Centralia police are investigation complaint where a male suspect attempted to cash a fraudulent check at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue yesterday.  This case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PORCH THEFT

• An officer was called just after 5 p.m. to take a report from a home on Northwest Maryland Avenue of a Honda generator stolen off its back porch. It was taken sometime after 7:30 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the parking lot above Safeway on South Market Boulevard following the discovery someone had broken a vehicle’s window and stolen a purse from its floorboards. It happened sometime between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department.

WAL-MART MELEE

• Police were called to the parking lot at Wal-Mart about 9:50 p.m. yesterday for a dispute involving several people, that apparently began when one teenager challenged another teen to a fight. Friends, parents and a bat were involved, but nobody was hurt, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police are still working on the case but expect to refer charges to juvenile prosecutors, Sgt. Gwen Carrell said this morning.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run … and more among 178 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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