Lewis County Sirens.com

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DRUGS

• Two women were arrested yesterday on drug offenses after a call to Wal-Mart about one allegedly attempting to spend counterfeit bills and then a call back later when her suspected companion allegedly left the store with stolen merchandise. Officers responding after 1:15 p.m. to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue contacted Karissa L. Duplex, 24, of Kelso, and a search incident to her arrest turned up more fake bills, stolen property and drug paraphernalia that field-tested positive for methamphetamine as well as some bank and/or gift cards with a name on them other than her own, according to the Chehalis Police Department. About two hours later, an officer was called back to the business when the second suspect reportedly returned but then left with items unpaid for, according to police. Officers caught up with 35-year-old Shawntae J. Barnett in a vehicle along Interstate 5 near exit 77, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said. She couldn’t explain where the vehicle came from so it was impounded and stolen items totaling just over $700 were located inside, Bailey said. Suspected heroin was found on her plus one more piece of stolen merchandise was located after she arrived to the jail, according to Bailey. Both were booked into the Lewis County Jail for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Duplex was additionally booked for a counterfeit offense.

THEFT FROM PORCH

• Chehalis police were called about 7:45 a.m. yesterday to the 700 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue when a resident discovered the 2000-watt Honda generator he had chained to his porch from the windstorm had vanished.

MISSING MEDS

• Centralia police were called about 9:30 a.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of B Street to take a report of the theft of medication.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• The driver of the car that became wedged beneath the trailer of a semi truck on southbound Interstate 5 yesterday afternoon near Napavine self-extricated and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to Lewis County Fire District 5. It had been raining really hard at the time of the 1:25 p.m. call, Firefighter Samantha Heldreth said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, hit and run, suspicious circumstances … and more among 149 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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PORCH THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 8:30 a.m. yesterday to a report that someone stole a backpack off a front porch at the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police were called about 2:45 p.m. on Friday for a car prowl in a parking lot at the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way. The driver’s side window had been shattered and missing was a Samsung tablet in a purple case, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police called about 2:10 a.m. today to the 300 block of Kearny Street in Centralia to investigate a dispute learned a 33-year-old Centralia man had broken a window out of a recreational vehicle. He was gone when officers arrived, but a request for a summons for his arrest was forwarded to the city attorney, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report on Friday morning about a number of mailboxes damaged in the area of the 1300 block of Maple Valley Drive.

AUTO THEFT

• A 33-year-old Olympia man was arrested on Saturday in connection with a case in which four vehicles and a car trailer were stolen from their owner at the 2200 block of Seminary Hill Road in Centralia between March 28 and last Thursday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, deputies spoke to Joseph M. Lehman, who provided what appeared to be fraudulent bill of sales, according to the sheriff’s office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree possession of stolen property and theft of a motor vehicle, according to Chief Deputy Dusty Breen. A Centralia man was arrested in the same case on Thursday.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A Castle Rock man was injured when he fell asleep at the wheel and rolled his car yesterday evening on state Route 6 about 12 miles west of Chehalis, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called to the scene just before 7 p.m. found the 2016 Kia Soul had been heading eastbound, left the roadway to the right,. struck an embankment and then tumbled, coming to rest on its side, according to the state patrol. It was totaled. Lex L. Strom, 54, was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, the investigating trooper reports. Strom was to be cited for wheels off the roadway.

• A 41-year-old Packwood motorist was tracked down after he allegedly struck a utility pole near milepost 3 on Cannon Road in Packwood on Saturday afternoon and left the scene. Deputies called about 4 p.m. found the 1995 Nissan pickup truck sustained major damage, the pole had minor damage and Foy G. Leatherman was unhurt, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Leatherman was arrested for driving under the influence and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to sheriff’s Chief Deputy Dusty Breen.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, driving without required interlock device, drinking a beer in public; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, third-degree theft, suicidal person, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 425 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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WANTED PERSON RUNS INTO TOLEDO HOUSE TO ESCAPE LAW

• When law enforcement responded to a suspicious person report about 1:40 p.m. yesterday and encountered two people outside the home at the 200 block of state Route 505 in Toledo, one of them reportedly ran away and forced his way into a neighboring residence belonging to an elderly woman. Chad N. Nickols was located inside and taken into custody, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 38-year-old Chehalis man had an outstanding warrant from the state Department of Corrections, sheriff’s Capt. Curt Spahn said. He was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for the warrant and for residential burglary, Spahn said. A potential charge of obstructing was referred to prosecutors, according to the sheriff’s office.  Prosecutors declined to file the felony charge and instead evaluated the case for a trespassing charge in Lewis County District Court.

SHED BURGLED

• A deputy was called about 4 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Northridge Drive in Centralia where someone had broken into a storage shed. The owner will be checking to see what if anything is missing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Damage to the door which was forced open is estimated at $100, according to the sheriff’s office.

AUTO THEFT

• Two people were arrested just after 3:30 p.m. yesterday when a deputy spotted a stolen pickup truck traveling on West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia. A traffic stop was conducted with assistance from Centralia police and when the 2005 Nissan Titan was searched, suspected methamphetamine was found, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Brittany R. Gilbert, 19, from Napavine, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of meth, according to the sheriff’s office. The truck was one of four vehicles stolen since March 28 from their owner at the 2200 block of Seminary Hill Road in Centralia, sheriff’s Capt. Curt Spahn said. A car trailer was also taken, Spahn said. Bradley A. Sprouse, 38, of Centralia, was booked for possession of a stolen vehicle, four counts of theft of a motor vehicle and possession of meth, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies continue to investigate the case.

• Chehalis police were called a 8:10 a.m. yesterday about the overnight theft of a faded maroon 1987 Nissan pickup truck from the 10 block of Southwest Ninth Street. The missing truck has a partially tinted rear window, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, misdemeanor assault, no-contact order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 139 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.