Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 3:58 p.m.

UTENSIL ATTACK

• A 51-year-old woman was arrested last night after her ex-husband said while she was staying with him a camper, she was intoxicated and began to fight with him, allegedly including stabbing him in the abdomen with a fork. A deputy called just before 11 p.m. to the 400 block of Bunker Creek Road found the victim with minor scrapes and bruises as well as a puncture mark on his stomach, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Maryann E. Cook, of Buena Park, California, was arrested for third-degree assault and booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

KIDS IN TROUBLE

• A juvenile female was arrested last night for allegedly making death threats in a case associated with the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. She was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning to Green Hill School to take reports of two incidents in recent days, one in which a 16-year-old resident allegedly took a grape from his mouth and threw it at an employee on Sunday and another on Thursday in which a 16-year-old reportedly spit on a staff member. Both cases are being referred to prosecutors for charges of custodial assault, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police are investigating an incident at W.F. West High School reported yesterday morning in which someone poured “gasket maker” into the crankcase of a motorcycle in the shop class. The motorbike is valued at $1,100, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of Alder Street at 7:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of tools stolen from a vehicle.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Chehalis firefighters responded to a pair of motor vehicle accidents just before 10 a.m. yesterday on southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 77, the first one a rear end collision in which a pregnant woman was taken to the hospital for evaluation. A few hundred yards to the north, an also pregnant driver hydroplaned and hit the median head on, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. Fire Capt. Derrick Paul indicated she was transported with injuries to Providence Centralia Hospital. One lane was shut down for 35 minutes, according to Paul.

• The driver of a pickup truck was uninjured when she lost control on the slippery roadway and rolled over an embankment at the onramp to Interstate 5 at Chamber of Commerce Way in Chehalis just after 1 p.m. yesterday, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

• Nobody was injured when the driver of a mini van said he accidentally hit his accelerator and ran into the front of a grocery store on the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia this morning. Riverside Fire Authority shared photos showing a broken window and bottles laying on the floor in front of a shelf inside. It happened just before 10:40 a.m., according to Riverside Fire Authority. “Repair is already being performed on store and the business remains open at this time,” Fire Capt. Jesse Berry wrote.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants,  trespassing, misdemeanor assault, probation violation, third-degree malicious mischief, interfering with domestic violence reporting; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, third-degree theft, fourth-degree assault, a dozen individuals in a field petting someone else’s horses … and more among 137 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Outside Fullers Shop ‘n Kart. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

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Inside Fullers Shop ‘n Kart. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

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ROOFTOP ARREST

• Chehalis police went up onto a roof to detain a man and escort him to the ground after he allegedly threatened a worker with a razor knife. Officers were called just before 3 p.m. yesterday to the residence on the 400 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue and then called back a second time, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Arrested for second-degree assault was Charles T. Driggs, 48, of Lacey, according to police. A search incident to his arrest led to the discovery of a white crystal substance, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said. Driggs was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Bailey.

ASSAULT

• A 41-year-old man was arrested for third-degree assault yesterday after allegedly punching a medical provider at the 1300 block of Alexander Street in Centralia. Officers called about 12:40 p.m. booked Willard A. Scott into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 34-year-old Mossyrock resident was  for third-degree assault overnight after he allegedly spit on a healthcare worker who was attempting to treat him at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia. Officers called just before 2 a.m. booked Lucas J. Davis, into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT

• A 42-year-old father was arrested for reckless endangerment after a 5-year-old girl was found by herself a long way from home in Centralia yesterday. Officers responding about 7:20 p.m. to the 2800 block of Russell Road issued a citation to Michael A. Munoz and then released him pending court proceedings, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• A purse was stolen while its owner was shopping at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday and when the purse was recovered a good deal of jewelry was discovered to be missing,  according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigation is on-going, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called at 11:20 a.m. yesterday to a business at the 100 block k of Northwest Prindle Street about unauthorized purchases on a credit card, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 8:15 a.m. yesterday to the 700 block of West Pine Street for graffiti to a garage sometime overnight.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A driver said he thinks the accelerator stuck before he ran into a building near the 300 block of Northwest Park Street in Chehalis yesterday afternoon. The Chrysler mini van also took out a tree by Security State Bank, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It happened just before 4:15 p.m. Neither the employee inside the building nor either of the two occupants of the van were hurt, according to police. Police department spokesperson Linda Bailey said the driver was a man around 55 years old and she did not know if he was issued a citation.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, probation violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 168 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Centralia police reported this morning an officer was called for a second-degree burglary at the 900 block of F Street about 12:15 a.m. today.

• A cell phone, wallet and money were reported stolen from a motel room at the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:30 a.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called just after 10 a.m. yesterday to the 2800 block of Russell Road where a resident reported her brother’s wheelchair was stolen after leaving it outside near the front door overnight.

BAD BILLS

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 9:40 p.m. yesterday after a shopper attempted a purchase with two fake $100 bills. After the clerk alerted him they were counterfeit he left to go get his mother and didn’t return, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Someone spray painted graffiti on a wall at the 100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to  report made to police about 6:30 p.m. yesterday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, vehicle collision, third-degree theft, suicidal person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 159 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.