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Updated at 1:12 p.m.
FELONY ASSAULT
• A 53-year-old Mineral man was arrested last night for allegedly beating up his girlfriend at the 100 block of Washington Street in Mineral, leaving her with a possible broken nose and two black eyes, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy dispatched about 9:30 p.m. was told by the victim that Gerald L. Harris grabbed her by the throat restricting her breathing, shoved her against a wall and struck her, according to the sheriff’s office. When Harris was located, he allegedly was in possession of a white crystal substance that field tested positive for meth, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Harris was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault and possession of methamphetamine, Breen said.
ASHFORD BREAK-IN
• A deputy responded early yesterday morning to a residential burglary at the 300 block of Skate Creek Road North in Ashford in which approximately $1,500 worth of valuables were missing. The 27-year-old victim reported it occurred between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the items missing were a passport, a social security card, precious stones, a PlayStation 4 and various sporting goods, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said a deputy found a glass pane was missing from a back door where someone reached inside and unlocked the door.
OFF ROAD VEHICLES MISSING
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning that three 2014 Polaris ATVs and a 20-foot tilt trailer are missing from where they had been stored in a parking lot of a business on the 1100 block of state Route 6 west of Chehalis. The loss is estimated at $47,000, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office was called about the theft on May 15 and after follow up on Friday, the items were confirmed stolen, according to Chief Deputy Dusty Breen.
OUTBUILDING BURGLARY
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning someone broke into a pump house at the 200 block of Hawkins Road sometime between October of last year and May 20.
• Centralia police were called just after 9 a.m. yesterday for an overnight burglary to a shed at the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AUTO THEFT
• Chehalis police were called about 4:10 p.m. on Sunday to take a report of a car stolen from a parking lot at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. The victim phoned back later in the evening to advise he found his vehicle in an opposite parking area and a backpack plus softball equipment were missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
OTHER THEFT
• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue on Sunday afternoon by an individual who said he found his door kicked in and cash missing. Police are awaiting a statement from the victim, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
POSSIBLE SCAM
• A 78-year-old Chehalis woman was advised to contact her bank and cancel her credit card after making a phone call and giving up account information following the directions from a message that showed up on her computer screen, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An officer called just before 1 p.m. on Sunday to the 1500 block of North National Avenue took down a report of the possible scam, according to police. Department spokesperson Linda Bailey took the opportunity to advise that people should avoid giving out information over the phone.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police took a report of a vehicle prowl at the 100 block of High Street just before 11 a.m. yesterday in which a back pack with school supplies was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Tools, a coat, backpack and the vehicle battery were stolen in an overnight car prowl at the 500 block of North Rock Street in Centralia reported just after 10 a.m. yesterday. A window was broken out, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called to a parking lot at the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way just after 10 p.m. on Friday following the discovery of a car prowl in which a window had been shattered. A gray Under Armour bag plus a blue wallet were stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
RIVER RESCUE FOLLOW UP
• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning nobody was injured in Sunday’s rafting accident on the Cowlitz River south of Salkum, and said it was a man and two 10-year-old boys they pulled out, who had become stuck in a pile of brush in the heavy current. Their boat had capsized in the area off the 1400 block of Spencer Road, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies had responded about 5:10 p.m. on information about someone screaming for help. Two women had fallen out further up the river and everyone was safely removed from the water, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. They were from the Tacoma area, according to Breen.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 26-year-old Toledo resident said he swerved to miss a deer that jumped out onto the 200 block of Spencer Road causing his Ford Mustang to strike several fence posts early yesterday morning. A deputy responding just after 5 a.m. reports that Michael R. White was uninjured but there was damage to the front end and side of his car. White was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, obstructing, trespassing, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license, operating a motor vehicle without an interlock device, minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, suicidal person, suspicious circumstances, vehicle accident … and more among 162 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