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Updated at 1:56 p.m.
GUNS TAKEN IN HOME BURGLARY
• A deputy called to a residence at the 700 block of state Route 7 in Morton about 3:20 p.m. on Friday learned that three firearms and other valuables had been stolen. The victims arrived home and saw a window had been broken out, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the missing guns are a Taurus .44 magnum revolver, according to the sheriff’s office.
GAME MISSING FROM HOME
• Chehalis police were called to the 400 block of Southwest William Avenue about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday where an individual reported the theft of a Xbox and related items.
ASSAULT
• Aaron W. Martin, 52, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for burglary and felony order violation when he allegedly entered the residence of a female that had a protection order against him and assaulted her at the 400 block of North Oak Street in Centralia, according to a report made to the Centralia Police Department about 4:35 p.m. on Saturday.
BUSINESS BURGLED
• A deputy arriving about 11:30 a.m. on Saturday to investigate a burglary to a building at the 1500 block of Bishop Road in Chehalis learned a gun-metal gray CO2 pistol was missing from a desk drawer and a surveillance system stolen. Damaged was a cash register drawer and a door jamb, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The break-in occurred sometime after 5:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office.
• Chehalis police were called to the 2100 block of North National Avenue about 12:45 p.m. on Saturday to take a report of a break-in to a storage locker. The Chehalis Police Department is awaiting a list of the items stolen.
• Someone shattered a back door to a store with a rock at the 2700 block of Jackson Highway in Chehalis and stole about $200 from a cash register, according to a report made about 7:15 a.m. on Friday to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• Someone broke into a company trailer at a construction site at the 3900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia sometime between 3 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. on Friday and stole a chainsaw and a laser level, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
FAMILY WATERCRAFT STOLEN
• Centralia police called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report associated with the 100 block of North Oak Street concluded a 14-year-old boy had stolen his mother’s kayaks and sold them online. He was arrested and booked into Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for theft and trafficking in stolen property, according to the Centralia Police Department.
RV STOLEN
• A $10,000 Kiwi travel trailer with tent pop-outs was reported missing yesterday from the 600 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
VEHICLE THEFT
• A 28-year-old man reported he was watching television about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday when he heard his vehicle start up, then he opened the door and saw his truck heading south away from the 1600 block of Bishop Road in Chehalis. Stolen is a 1977 Ford F150 silver with dark gray truck, with a black tool box and tinted windows, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
FRAUD
• An individual reported about 11:20 a.m. on Saturday that someone opened a Verizon cell phone account in his name using his identity, in a case associated with the 900 block of South Gold Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Timothy M. Baloga, 46, of Centralia was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for identity theft and a warrant following a traffic stop for speeding about 8:40 a.m. on Saturday at the 900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. He allegedly identified himself with his brother’s information. Upon further questioning and investigation his true identity was uncovered, according to police.
• A 36-year-old resident of Pe Ell was arrested for a warrant, making a false statement and resisting arrest after initially giving Chehalis police a false name after he was contacted around 2 p.m. on Saturday on South Market Boulevard. Louie J. Muller was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 47-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 2:50 a.m. today at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue. Nina L. Eklund was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 22-year-old Centralia resident arrested about 12:30 p.m. yesterday on a warrant at the 600 block of West Main Street was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Jody L. Forga was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 31-year-old Winlock resident was arrested for an outstanding warrant and then for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act after being contacted by a sheriff’s deputy about 11:50 a.m. on Friday in the area of Backstrom and Coma roads in Winlock. Evan S. Kranz allegedly had tin foil in a coat pocket, and a brown tar-like substance field-tested positive for heroin, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Kranz was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
BAD BILL
• Centralia police were called just before 5 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Mellen Street because a counterfeit $100 bill had been passed at a gas station.
SPRINKLERS SAVE CASA RAMOS
• A Centralia restaurant sustained light heat and smoke damage in its kitchen from a small fire found burning on the floor around a large natural gas burner, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Crews called because of smoke just before midnight on Saturday to the 900 block of Harrison Avenue had to force their way into the building which was closed, according to the fire department. The main fire had been controlled with the hood sprinkler system, Fire Capt. Tim Adolphsen stated.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 54-year-old Chehalis resident was reportedly uninjured when he totaled his car last night but a deputy smelled the odor of intoxicants so the man was arrested for driving under the influence. A deputy arriving about 8:45 p.m. to the intersection of Highway 603 and Devereese Road learned the 2005 Ford Taurus had run a stop sign and hit a gate, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. John P. Rothlin was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, hit and run, shoplifting, disorderly conduct, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, trespassing, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, third-degree theft, no contact order violation … and more among 396 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