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SPIT IN FACE
• A 47-year-old Toledo woman was arrested for third-degree assault for allegedly spitting in a deputy’s face after she was contacted about 2:40 a.m. today near the intersection of Jackson Highway and state Route 508. Stephanie M. Foumal allegedly refused to get out of the vehicle and had to be removed, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy had responded to a call about an occupied vehicle with its lights turned off blocking someone’s driveway. A pat down of her passenger led to the discovery of a pipe, according to the sheriff’s office. Emily S. Erickson, 25, Longview, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Both were booked into the Lewis County Jail
VEHICLE THEFT
• A 1988 Toyota pickup that turned up in the driveway of a residence on the 100 block of Francis Lane in Centralia about 9:30 a.m. yesterday turned out to have been stolen from a Centralia man between 11 p.m. on Monday and 3 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle was processed and then released to its owner, according to the sheriff’s office. Centralia police were notified about 10 a.m. of the recovery of the vehicle missing from the 200 block of East Chestnut Street.
CAR PROWL
• A stereo was taken from vehicle parked at the 600 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police just after 3 p.m. yesterday.
DRUGS
• A 30-year-old man contacted just before 1 o’clock this morning for a traffic stop at Northwest Louisiana Avenue and Chamber Way was found to be driving with a suspended license and then for possession of methamphetamine when a search incident to his arrest turned up a baggie containing a white crystal substance, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Nicholas A. Scott, from Hoodsport, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• A 57-year-old Winlock man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after a deputy was called just before 10 p.m. yesterday to check on a suspicious vehicle parked on Pine Tree Road near Henriot Road in the Toledo area. The driver was contacted, found to be driving with a suspended license and a search following his arrest turned up a clear baggie with a crystal-like substance and two glass pipes, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Steven A. Houston was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 64-year-old Morton woman who performed poorly on field sobriety tests after she was transported to Morton General Hospital following a crash into a utility pole was arrested for driving under the influence, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called about 3:15 p.m. yesterday about the wreck at the 1700 block of Main Avenue in Morton found the 2011 Ford Escape sustained major front end damage, according to the sheriff’s office. Wendy L. Riley allegedly admitted using methamphetamine, Valium and alcohol, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Kimsey.
FIRE AT WOOD MILL
• The Chehalis Fire Department responded to a fire at Cascade Hardwood on Ribelin Road around 1 p.m. yesterday and found the sprinklers had activated and extinguished the fire. The crew evacuated the smoke, according to the fire department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, hit and run, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 139 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