KIDNAPPING
• Two people were arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on Friday for kidnapping and robbery. Further details were not readily available. More later.
VEHICLE ROLLS OFF ROADWAY, THEN SPEEDS AWAY
• A man who barricaded himself in the attic of an rural Chehalis home was subsequently arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on Saturday. Just after 5 p.m., witnesses observed a vehicle traveling recklessly on Forest-Napavine Road East before it left the roadway, rolled over and got back on the road speeding away, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The wrecked vehicle was subsequently found in a driveway on the 200 block of Rosebrook Road, where the man was hiding in the attic, according to the sheriff’s office. Officers eventually went into the attic and arrested Robert J. Lee, 47, of Winlock. He was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with various scrapes and then booked for driving under the influence, resisting arrest and other offenses, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.
ATV, TWO WOMEN ELUDE DEPUTIES TWICE
• A 41-year-old woman was arrested after a police pursuit of an ATV west of Randle on Friday. A deputy followed two females on an ATV on Kiona Road using lights and sirens but the vehicle turned up a long driveway and the passenger ran into the woods, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, Tamara L. Hoffman, 41, of Randle, stayed with the vehicle and deputies tried to find the passenger, who they believed had a warrant for her arrest, according to the sheriff’s office. When deputies returned, Hoffman and the ATV were gone, the sheriff’s office reported. Hoffman was subsequently found dirty and wet from hiding in the woods, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Hoffman was booked into the Lewis County Jail for a warrant and attempted eluding, Brown said.
THEFT
• Centralia police responding to a burglary in progress at the 200 block of Downing Road about 2 o’clock this morning subsequently arrested three juvenile males from a vehicle seen speeding away from the area, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police took a report about 4:45 p.m. yesterday of a burglary at the 2500 block of Fords Prairie Avenue in which a computer “tower” was stolen.
• A Chehalis man who parked his black 2002 Ford F250 pickup on the 1500 block of Bishop Road in Chehalis trying to sell it reported on Saturday somebody stole all its tires, custom rims and other parts, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $4,800.
• Police were called on Friday afternoon to the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia about the theft of two fire extinguishers, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Police were called about 11:30 p.m. last night to an apparent attempted vehicle prowl on the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia.
• Centralia police took a report about 9:30 p.m. yesterday of a vehicle prowl on the 500 block of Harrison Avenue.
• Centralia police were called about 10 a.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of Windsor Avenue about a vehicle prowl that had occurred overnight.
• Chehalis police were called yesterday evening about charges showing up on an individual’s account following a vehicle prowl the night before in the Chehalis Home Depot parking lot in which a wallet was taken. Charges have been made in Chehalis and Rochester already, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
BB GUN VANDALISM
• Centralia police were called yesterday morning to two different locations where someone had shot out windows on vehicles with a suspected BB gun. One was at the 200 block of West Pear Street and the other at the 400 block of South Iron Street.
DRUGS
• A 21-year-old Tacoma woman is facing possible charges after a search during her booking into the Lewis County Jail yesterday turned up a small baggie of suspected methamphetamine and a pipe inside her person. Police took the woman to the jail after an approximately 4:15 p.m. call about shoplifting on the 100 block of High Street in Centralia. She was taken to the hospital for treatment and the case is being referred for possible charges of possession of methamphetamine and shoplifting, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 46-year-old man was arrested for suspected drugs and violating a protection order after an incident Sunday afternoon where he reportedly was banging on the door of his mother’s Ethel-area home, a place he was prohibited from going, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. When he was searched, deputies found six pills (of an unspecified nature) in his possession, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Donald C. Johnson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Brown.
• Police arrested a 28-year-old Auburn woman on Saturday evening at the 1600 block of South Gold Street for possession of heroin and stolen property. Tiffany King was arrested and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police arrested a 58-year-old Centralia woman on Friday afternoon for possession of methamphetamine. Marcy A. Crites was booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with an officer at the 1300 block of Crescent Avenue in Centralia.
• Chehalis police arrested a 22-year-old man on Friday when he showed up to a parking area near Penny Playground on Southwest 13th Street to allegedly sell some marijuana. Instead of the expected buyer, he was met by officers, according to police detective Sg. Rick McNamara. Richard S. Warren, of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for delivery of a small amount of suspected marijuana, McNamara said.
• A 23-year-old Centralia resident was arrested Friday morning at the 1200 block of West Main Street for possession of methamphetamine and a warrant. Dominic L. Combs was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
SCHOOL BUS COLLISION
• Centralia police took a report about 11:30 a.m. on Friday of what they described as a minor damage, non-injury collision involving a school bus at the 900 block of J Street.
ACCIDENTAL GUNSHOT
• Centralia police were called about 2 p.m. on Saturday to the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital where a 42-year-old Oakville man was being seen for a gunshot to his leg. Officers were told when he almost dropped a gun and tried to catch it, it fired into his leg. The accident occurred in the Oakville area, according to police.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter