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ANGRY DINER
• Centralia police this morning said they were working to identify a customer who assaulted an employee when he was upset because his food was taking too long and wanted his money back on Sunday afternoon at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue. Officers called at 3:51 p.m. learned the “male” grabbed the phone from the worker as she was calling 911, striking her in the face. The subject left prior to police arriving, according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigation is ongoing.
BREAK-IN
• Centralia police were called about 4:20 a.m. on Sunday to the 1100 block of Long Road where a 27-year-old Centralia man allegedly broke into a residence where he used to live, broke items and assaulted the homeowner but fled as law enforcement was arriving. A K-9 track was unsuccessful in locating the suspect, according to the Centralia Police Department. A case of first-degree domestic violence burglary is being referred to prosecutors, according to police.
PORCH PILFERING
• Police were called to the 900 block of B Street in Centralia about 5:45 p.m. on Friday where a package was reported to have been stolen from the front porch of a residence. Video surveillance footage shows a male suspect, but his face cannot be seen, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A package was stolen from the front porch area of a home on the 300 block of Centralia College Boulevard, according to a report made to police about 5:35 p.m. on Friday.
• Centralia police were called about 10 a.m. on Friday regarding the theft of a package from a porch on the 700 block of Hamilton Avenue.
• A package was stolen off a porch on the 200 block of Latona Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:40 a.m. on Friday.
FRAUD
• Chehalis police were called just after 9 a.m. on Friday to take a report of fraud involving an Amazon account and the purchase of a laptop computer associated with the 1500 block of North National Avenue.
NAKED OUTDOORS
• A 42-year-old Centralia man was arrested for indecent exposure after allegedly being seen by a neighbor standing nude outside in front of a residence on the 300 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia at about 9 p.m. on Sunday. John K. Hagen was issued a citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A wrong-way vehicle going northbound at the 1200 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia caused a collision with another vehicle traveling southbound at about 8:43 p.m. on Sunday. One person was taken to the hospital for medical treatment, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 36-year-old Packwood resident was arrested for driving under the influence after deputies and aid responded about 3:18 p.m. on Sunday to a single-vehicle wreck along Forest Service Road 25 off the 300 Line outside of Randle. Matthew T. Bavikoff was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries before being booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was also booked for third-degree driving with a suspended license, according to the sheriff’s office.
• A 40-year-old Centralia man was arrested after he was contacted by police for allegedly running into traffic and throwing rocks at cars at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 7 p.m. on Saturday. Jesus D. Montano was booked into the Lewis County Jail for disorderly conduct, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, protection order violation, malicious mischief, driving with no license, driving with suspended license; responses for dispute, harassment, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among many calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter