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VEHICLE THEFT
• Centralia police were called just before 5 a.m. today because a green 2000 Ford F-150 pickup was stolen from in front of a residence on the 2900 block of Mount Vista Road. The vehicle was subsequently recovered abandoned in Thurston County, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Deputies were called about 7 p.m. yesterday when a woman at the 1200 block of Highway 603 in Chehalis saw a little black truck pulling her utility trailer out of her field. A Toledo police officer at southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 62 watched for the suspects, spotted them and pulled them over, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sarah B. Torneby, 27, and Aaron J. Kiser, 37, both from Bellevue, were arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary and second-degree theft, according to the sheriff’s office. Their vehicle was impounded and the victim’s 2006 Olympic utility trailer was returned, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Kimsey said a padlock on a gate had been cut.
• A 1989 Yamaha XT350 motorcycle reported stolen from the 700 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle on Monday morning was located about 6:15 p.m. yesterday in a forested area behind Silverbrook Road. The bike was undamaged and deputies are still investigating who took it for a joyride, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
JEWELRY THEFT
• A woman contacted Chehalis police about 5:40 p.m. yesterday to report she thought she had misplaced her $8,000 diamond ring, but now believed her ex-boyfriend had pawned it. After investigating, police are referring the case associated with a location on the 300 block of Valley View Way to prosecutors for evaluation of a charge of first-degree theft against the suspect, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
FRAUD
• Centralia police were called about 3:45 p.m. yesterday by a victim who reported several unauthorized charges on his bank account, in a case associated with a location on the 3300 block of Galvin Road. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called just before 3 p.m. yesterday by a resident who discovered $672 worth of charges on her credit card made by an unknown person. The card was still in the victim’s possession and she was working with her bank on it, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were called about 2:25 p.m. yesterday by an individual who said a red-haired male tried to steal tools from the back of his truck at the 1000 block of North Pearl Street, but he chased the suspect down and recovered his tools. The suspect, believed to be 25 to 30 years old, fled the scene, according to the Centralia Police Department.
HARASSMENT
• An individual contacted Chehalis police at 11:30 a.m. yesterday from the 400 block of North Market Boulevard to report receiving two harassing text messages from an unknown person, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
DRUGS
• A 25-year-old Centralia man contacted for trespassing at a business on the 1000 block of Eckerson Road at about 1:45 a.m. today was arrested for several outstanding warrants and possession of heroin. Benjamin T. Stenberg was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 33-year-old Milwaukee, Oregon man detained for an outstanding warrant was arrested yesterday for violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act as during booking, three bindles of heroin were located in his groin area. A deputy had contacted Mitchell A. Moyer and a female when checking on a vehicle blocking the roadway at the 100 block of Olequa Court in Vader about 8:20 a.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
HUFF AND PUFF DRIVE IN FIRE
• The cause of a fire inside a Randle eatery on Monday night has not yet been determined, but it appears to be unintentional, according to Lewis County Fire District 14. Crews called about 10:39 p.m. arrived to find smoke emitting from the eves of the Huff and Puff Drive In on the 9400 block of U.S. Highway 12, according to Fire Chief Jeff Jaques. There was nobody at the business at the time of the fire, but the owners and bystanders were able to keep the flames contained with a garden hose prior to the fire department’s arrival, according to Jaques. It was quickly extinguished and the damage was confined to the attic and ceiling around the vent/exhaust pipe above the grill and fryer, Jaques said.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 151 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