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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• A deputy was called to a south Chehalis home about 11:15 p.m. on Friday where a 29-year-old man allegedly tried to choke his father, tried to gouge out his eye and bit him on the back. The 63-year-old victim said they had been arguing and the son also struck him in the face and broke his laptop computer, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The son was gone when law enforcement arrived but a case for second-degree assault is being forwarded to prosecutors, according to the sheriff’s office.
THEFT, THEFT, THEFT
• Centralia police were called about 6:40 a.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of Kresky Avenue for a burglary to a business. The cash register was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 16-year-old boy was arrested after police were called just before 1:30 p.m. yesterday about a break-in to a shed at the 500 block of Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis. When an officer arrived, two individuals fled the shed and a police dog apprehended the teen but a 15-year-old suspect got away, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The 16-year-old was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police.
• Chehalis police were called just before 8:25 p.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard where three females were suspected of shoplifting a “large amount” of alcohol and other items. The initial information indicated a whole shelf of Crown Royal liquor was taken, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The case is under investigation.
• Centralia police called about 6:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Lum Road arrested five juvenile males for allegedly shoplifting. The boys were booked for organized retail theft, according to the Centralia Police Department. A search warrant revealed additional stolen property in their vehicle, according to police.
DRUGS
• A 28-year-old Rochester resident detained for alleged shoplifting at the 1600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia on Saturday evening was subsequently arrested for possession of heroin. James P. Douglas was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 40-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine about 9:50 p.m. on Friday at the 800 block of Harrison Avenue. Justin L Hyde was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were called at 1:30 p.m. on Friday for a vehicle prowl at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue. Tool boxes were taken from the bed of a truck during the night, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND THEN THERE’S THIS
• A 63-year-old truck driver was cited after Chehalis police got a 7 p.m. call on Friday about a completely naked man urinating in a store parking lot, near a semi truck at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. Daniel G. Gallon, from Abbotsford, British Columbia was issued citations for indecent exposure and urinating in public and then released, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• A woman said she thought it was her lucky day when she found a $20 bill on the street but when she tried to spend it just before 4:30 a.m. yesterday at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue was told it was fake, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• Police were called about 11:20 a.m. on Saturday to Belmont and Harrison avenues for a minor injury collision between a car and a motorcycle, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 19-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for eluding in connection with an approximately 11 p.m. incident Saturday associated with the 300 block of South Gold Street in Centralia. Matthew A Seip was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, misdemeanor assault, malicious mischief, driving under the influence, protection order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, suicidal person, vehicle collision, unfounded report, suspicious circumstances, third-degree theft, no contact order violation, kid driving like an idiot, teens stealing liquor from store … and more among 425 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter