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ASSAULT
• A 22-year-old man who allegedly threatened a patron at a Centralia drinking establishment with a pistol during a dispute was arrested for second-degree assault over the weekend. Officers called about 12:50 a.m. on Sunday to the 100 block of South Tower Avenue booked Gustavo A. Ayala, of Chehalis, into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of Southeast Washington Avenue about 8 p.m. on Friday when a man in his mid-20s reported his roommate stole his prescription medication, bit him and threw a knife at him. The victim left, and officers contacted the 31-year-old suspect but did not book him into jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A case is being referred to prosecutors for second-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and third-degree theft, according to police. The injuries were very minor, according to police.
TORTOISE TAKEN, RETURNED
• Centralia police were called at 4:40 p.m. yesterday when someone stole a tortoise from a store on the 700 block of North Tower Avenue. A 30-year-old Centralia resident was subsequently arrested for third-degree theft and the animal was returned unharmed, according to the Centralia Police Department. The suspect, Anthony S. Lawson, was then released pending court, according to police.
BURGLARY
• A deputy was called last night to the 300 block of Zandecki Road south of Chehalis where they were told someone had stolen property from a garage sometime between noon last Tuesday and 8 p.m. yesterday. Among the items missing are a Husqvarna chainsaw, a Stihl chainsaw, a bicycle, an ax and a tool box, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• A resident at the 2200 block of Wildwood Road in Curtis who stepped out for a short time on Saturday afternoon returned home to find someone had made forced entry and gone through her house, leaving with a Toshiba Chromebook tablet. It happened between 4 p.m. and 4:40 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is $150, according to the sheriff’s office.
• Chehalis police were called about 9:40 p.m. on Friday to the 700 block of Northwest State Avenue where they were told a shed had been broken into. Police are waiting for a list of missing property from the victim, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
BLACKMAIL
• Chehalis police were called to a residence on Southeast Washington Avenue yesterday afternoon for a young man who was allegedly being blackmailed by a female who wanted him to pay $1,500 or she would post video she got while they video chatted on the Internet, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 27-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of heroin after police were called about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday because a witness reported seeing him spray painting graffiti on a building at the 600 block of West Main Street in Centralia. The suspect ran off but officers caught him a few blocks away and discovered he had an outstanding warrant, according to police. Genaro M. Rivas was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
DRINKS
• Deputies working a detail at a dance at Centralia High School on Friday night arrested two 14-year-old boys in separate incidents for minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol. They were released to parents at the scene, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
WALLET MISSING
• An individual called Chehalis police yesterday afternoon to report losing their wallet at one of two different places on Northwest Louisiana Avenue.
AUTO THEFT
• Centralia police took a report about 1:10 a.m. on Saturday of a vehicle taken from a business in the 300 block of South Tower Avenue. Later it was discovered the vehicle was involved in a hit and run in Thurston County, according to the Centralia Police Department.
STARS SPIRITED AWAY
• Two red decorative stars were stolen off of a fence during the night at the 100 block of North Ash Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:20 p.m. on Friday.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were called just before 8 a.m. on Saturday to the 400 block of North Ash Street to take a report of multiple items stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
• A backpack was reported stolen from a vehicle at the 1400 block of Lewis Street in Centralia at about 7:35 a.m. on Saturday.
• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of Old Airport Way at 11:30 p.m. on Friday for a vehicle prowl.
• A wallet and cell phone were stolen from a vehicle parked at the 400 block of Lakeshore Drive in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 4 p.m. on Friday.
• Police were called about 3:30 p.m. on Friday for a vehicle prowl at the 300 block of Lowe Street in Centralia in which a laptop computer and hard drives were taken.
• A chainsaw was stolen from a vehicle during the night at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:15 a.m. on Friday.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, third-degree theft, rendering criminal assistance, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence, protection order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, malicious mischief, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 437 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter