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HOUSE FIRE
• Firefighters called at 12:08 a.m. today for a fire at a one-story home on the 1700 block of Kresky Avenue were able to control the blaze within about 20 minutes, according to Riverside Fire Authority. A male occupant who was home at the time said he discovered a fire burning in the garage and attempted to extinguish it prior to calling 911, according to Fire Capt. Scott Weinert. The building sustained extensive damage, according to Weinert. Nobody was injured. The cause is under investigation.
FRAUD
• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of G Street about 9:35 a.m. on Monday to take a report of a possible fraud involving eBay. The situation is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police were contacted about 11:10 a.m. on Friday by an individual at the 300 block of Latona Street who reported she learned her credit card had been used out of state. She had gotten a phone call the night before from someone claiming to be from a fraud department, and provided information to them, according to the Centralia Police Department. The charges happened the next day, according to police.
SECOND-DEGREE THEFT
• Several display cell phones were stolen from a retailer at the 1200 block of Lum Road by two teenage males who fled the store on foot and then were last seen driving off in a blue Honda-type vehicle, according to a report made to Centralia police about 10:30 a.m. on Friday.
BREAK-IN
• Chehalis police were called about 9:40 a.m. on Friday by an individual who went inside to do some work at a building on the 400 block of North Market Boulevard and found a window had been broken and it appeared someone had been inside. Nothing seemed to be missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
AUTO THEFT
• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of West Walnut Street just before 7 p.m. on Saturday where a black 2000 Honda Accord had been stolen. The missing car has a license plate reading AKF 4547, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• The owner of a 2013 lime-green Ford Mustang called police about 10:35 a.m. on Saturday to report their car went missing from the 10 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue in Chehalis. The Mustang turned up in Pierce County about 10:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
VEHICLE PROWL
• Chehalis police were called about 7:25 p.m. on Sunday to take a report that someone stole a “portable plate compactor” from inside the unlocked canopy of a truck in a parking lot at the 1700 block of Southwest Louisiana Avenue. The “well-used” piece of equipment has a yellow with orange fuel tank and a folding handle, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Its value is about $1,200, according to police.
• Chehalis police were called just after 3 p.m. on Sunday after the discovery that someone removed a purse and headphones from a locked vehicle in a parking lot at the 500 block of South Market Boulevard.
• Centralia police were called about 8:20 a.m. on Saturday to the 300 block of East Maple Street to take a report of a car prowl. Someone threw a rock through the window of the victim’s vehicle and stole her purse, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police were called about 11:40 a.m. on Friday by an individual at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue who said they left groceries and craft supplies in the back of their pickup and when they returned, the items were gone.
• A coat with a money order in the pocket was stolen from a parked vehicle at the 300 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
• Centralia police were contacted about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday by an individual who reported that sometime within the previous few hours someone entered their unlocked vehicle at the 200 block of South Tower Avenue and stole a wallet and debit card.
• Centralia police were contacted about 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday by an individual who reported that sometime during the night someone entered their unlocked car at the 100 block of North Saxon Street and stole money out of the glove box.
DRUGS
• Centralia police picked up a 54-year-old Centralia man on an outstanding warrant at about 11 p.m. on Saturday at the 900 block of Harrison Avenue and allegedly found he was in possession of methamphetamine. Daniel R. Randall was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Centralia police were called to the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue about 1:35 p.m. on Monday to take a report of vandalism to a tire.
• Four vehicle tires were slashed during the night at the 200 block of Jefferson Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 8:50 a.m. on Thursday.
FONDLING, EXPOSING
• Centralia police were called about 5:20 p.m. on Friday on a report that an elderly man had fondled an elderly woman at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road. The alleged incident is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Chehalis police are investigating after getting a call to the 2100 block of North National Avenue just before 3 p.m. on Friday from a female who said a male came into her place of business and exposed himself. Another store owner asked him to leave and he did, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The suspect had reddish hair and possibly a goatee, according to police.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• Troopers are blaming a wreck on U.S. Highway 12 near Winston Creek Road Monday on inattention and illegal passing on the part of a 79-year-old Morton man. He was uninjured but the driver of the car he hit was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called to the scene about three miles west of Mossyrock at 2:11 p.m. determined that Margaret L. Howell, 62, of Olympia, was traveling eastbound and when she slowed to make a left turn onto Baker Drive, the vehicle behind her slowed as well, but the next car back moved into the oncoming lane to pass and struck her car. Robert L. Muir, of Morton, was issued a citation for illegal passing, according to the state patrol. Both cars were towed.
• Centralia police were called to the 700 block of South Tower Avenue about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday where a motorist drove the wrong way on a one way street and caused a wreck, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• An adult male was issued a notice of infraction for leaving his unlocked vehicle parked on the roadway with the engine running and unattended at about 8:15 p.m. on Thursday at the 300 block of East Maple Street in Centralia.
TRAIN TRACK DEATH
• A woman was killed by a train on Sunday at the crossing on Rogers Road in Chehalis. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said it happened about noon. Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said the woman stepped out in front of an Amtrak passenger train when the crossing arms were down. It was witnessed by a motorist waiting for the train to pass, according to Kimsey. The death is being investigated by the Amtrak police and the sheriff’s office, according to Kimsey.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, hit and run, trespassing, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, violation of no contact order, driving without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run, shoplifting, civil issue, trespassing, vehicle collision, disorderly person, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation and more among 739 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the six-day period ending about 7 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter