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NIGHT-TIME BREAK-IN ONALASKA
• Deputies were called about 2 a.m. today to the 100 block of Hogue Road in Onalaska where an individual allegedly climbed through a bedroom window and assaulted his ex-wife and her new boyfriend. A suspect vehicle was leaving as law enforcement was responding but couldn’t be found, however the suspect was located in Port Orchard about 7:45 a.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. John R. Seifert, 38, of Onalaska, allegedly grabbed the female victim by the throat and punched the male victim, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said despite a no contact order, the suspect has been calling and messaging his ex-wife non-stop for the past few weeks, threatening to kill her, her family and burn the house down. Seifert was to be transported to Chehalis to be booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary, stalking, harassment and a violation of a no contact order, Breen said.
VEHICLE THEFT
• Chehalis police were called about 11:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report that a 1992 Honda Accord had been stolen from the 400 block of Northwest Park Street. Police quickly learned the car had been recovered, although it was stripped, in Clackamas County, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Lewis County sheriff’s deputies were able to get footage showing a suspect driving a missing van at the Lucky Eagle Casino and are referring the case of a 28-year-old Chehalis woman to prosecutors for vehicle theft. A deputy was called about 9 p.m. on Tuesday to the 3500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia where a 62-year-old man said he’d given his van key to a houseguest so she could retrieve something and when he woke up later, both were gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Stolen was a red Ford Econoline van, with a license plate reading AXV 0620, according to the sheriff’s office. The van’s owner said that since the woman had been staying at his house, two firearms and a drill have disappeared, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.
FRAUD
• A deputy was called yesterday by a Chehalis area man who said his credit card had been compromised between Saturday and Tuesday while he was vacationing in Oregon with withdrawals made from his account of over $2,000, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The transactions occurred in Bothell and Kirkland, according to the sheriff’s office.
BOAT MOTOR MISSING
• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of Richmond Avenue just before 10 a.m. yesterday where sometime during the night someone cut a lock and stole a Johnson Seahorse 7.5 hp motor from a boat, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• A pair of Nike sneakers and a basketball were stolen in a vehicle prowl reported at 7:20 a.m. today at the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.
• Centralia police were called about 3:40 p.m. yesterday to take a report of tools stolen from a vehicle at the 1800 block of Cooks Hill Road.
• Police were called to the 700 block of West First Street in Centralia about 10:10 a.m. yesterday where during the night someone stolen a Garmin GPS device from an unlocked car, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A GPS device and a camera were stolen during the night from a vehicle at the 1500 block of Lum Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:20 a.m. yesterday.
DRUGS
• A 28-year-old woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police on an outstanding warrant about 5:10 .m. today at the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia. Jennie B. Young, transient, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
SEX CRIME
• Centralia police were contacted about 8:15 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a possible sexual assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.
LITTERING
• Dawn D. Galbreath, 59, of Centralia was cited for throwing a lit cigarette out of the window of her vehicle at Harrison Avenue and Interstate 5 about 4:40 a.m. today, according to the Centralia Police Department. She was then released, according to police.
KITCHEN FIRE INJURY
• An individual was hospitalized with burns to her chest and arms from a grease fire in the kitchen of an apartment on the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia late yesterday afternoon. Firefighters called about 5:45 p.m. arrived to find a neighbor had used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, according to Riverside Fire Authority. A crew overhauled the area to make sure flames had not spread anywhere, Lt. Rick LeBoeuf stated in a brief summary of the incident. The victim was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital’s emergency room for treatment and later transferred to Haborview Burn Center in Seattle, according to LeBoeuf.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, fourth-degree assault, probation violation, driving with suspended license, failure to transfer title, driving without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, shoplifting, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances … and more among 144 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter