Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

December 6th, 2018
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ROBBERY

• Officers called at 3:06 a.m. today about a robbery associated with the 1200 block of Alder Street in Centralia have two suspects, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police are investigating.

MISSING GUNS

• A Chehalis resident reported to police just before 4 p.m. yesterday that he suspected his Taurus 38 special had been stolen. He didn’t know when, where or how his firearm went missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were contacted just before 2 p.m. yesterday and told a firearm was discovered missing last week in a case associated with the 100 block of Southwest Lewis Street.

INTERRUPTED BURGLARY

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports they responded to two interrupted burglaries in two days and arrested several people. On Tuesday, deputies were called at about 11:10 a.m. to the 600 block of State Route 506 in Toledo and subsequently located two suspects in the area, according to the sheriff’s office. Jason C. Patterson, 44, of Onalaska, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary and second-degree theft, according to Chief Deputy Dusty Breen. The same charges are being referred to prosecutors for a 32-year-old Vader woman, Breen said. At about 7:20 a.m. yesterday, deputies were dispatched to a home on the 2400 block of Seminary Hill Road in Centralia and law enforcement followed vehicles they’d been given descriptions of and detained one driver in the Logan District in Centralia, found the second vehicle unoccupied, and deployed a police dog, according to Breen. Arrested and booked for residential burglary were Eric M. McCarthy, 48, Seattle; Terry L. Hadley, 53, Chehalis; and Austin N. Humphrey, 23, of Napavine, Breen said. Later, just after 7 p.m., Erik G. Spicer, 32 of Napavine turned himself into law enforcement, and was booked for residential burglary, according to Breen.

OTHER ARRESTS

• A 30-year-old woman was arrested for criminal impersonation when she allegedly provided a false name to officers about 4:25 a.m. today at Plum and King streets in Centralia. Ashley Howland was booked into the Lewis County Jail also for an outstanding warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 39-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for an outstanding warrant and possession of a controlled substance after contact with police at the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia about 6:15 p.m. yesterday. Stacy L. Cook was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Officers called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail 47-year-old Douglas L. Sevier of Centralia for interfering with a health care facility, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Officers called to the 100 block of West Alaska Way about 4:55 p.m. yesterday when a vehicle struck a residence causing minor damage arrested a 33-year-old Chehalis man for driving under the influence. Joseph W. Anderson’s vehicle had failed to negotiate a left hand turn, according to the Centralia Police Department. Anderson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A school bus ran into a parked vehicle at the 100 block of North Oak Street in Centralia shortly before 2:50 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department. The damage was minor and no injuries were reported, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances 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.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

December 5th, 2018
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VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were contacted about 6:35 a.m. today from the 200 block of Northeast Washington Avenue following the discovery that two windows and the windshield of a vehicle had been smashed. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street about 9:05 a.m. yesterday because a 15-year-old student allegedly had THC oil at school. A case was forwarded to prosecutors for a charge of possession of a controlled substance, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CUSTODIAL ASSAULT

• Police were called to Green Hill School in Chehalis about 10:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a custodial assault which had allegedly occurred on Nov. 13. A 16-year-old student-inmate had assaulted a staff member by punching and kicking, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suspicious circumstances and more among 129 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

December 4th, 2018
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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• An attempted traffic stop about 1:35 a.m. yesterday in Centralia ended with an arrest 16 miles away for attempting to elude, and a Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, according to the Centralia Police Department. Kelly N. Myhre, 30, from Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 49-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for unlawful imprisonment and eluding after she allegedly had a “physical argument” with her spouse and fled when an officer attempted to stop her yesterday. Officers called just before 5 p.m. to the 1300 block of Johnson Road booked Margaret A. Shillman into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ASSAULT

• Police called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia about an altercation about 9:20 a.m. yesterday decided to forward a case to prosecutors for third-degree assault regarding a 28-year-old Kelso man.

BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called to the 3000 block of Galvin Road about 11:20 a.m. yesterday to take a report of someone cutting a hole in a fence and stealing $6,000 worth of tools which included two welders.

BIG SHOPLIFTING

• Chehalis police were called to a retailer on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a theft that occurred the day before of roughly $7,000 worth of iPhones.

FAKE BILLS

• A customer left the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue after being confronted on four counterfeit $100 bills about 9:15 a.m. yesterday, according to the Chehalis Police Department. There appeared to be two vehicles involved, one of which was a silver Dodge Dakota, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Multiple items were stolen from a vehicle during the night at the 2500 block of Mount Vista Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:40 a.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• A 16-year-old boy on probation was arrested at the Lewis County Juvenile Justice Center in Chehalis for allegedly having LSD on him yesterday morning. The teen was booked into detention following the approximately 9:15 a.m. call to police, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 900 block of Northwest Airport Road just before 11 a.m. yesterday where a fence had been cut.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, driving under the influence, failure to transfer vehicle title within 45 days, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault and more among 140 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Chehalis woman dies in weekend collision

December 3rd, 2018
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State Route 6 was closed for approximately three hours on Saturday evening while troopers investigated a deadly three-vehicle crash. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 6

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A 75-year-old woman was killed when her car was struck by two pickup trucks as she was turning on to state Route 6 at Chilvers Road on Saturday.

Margaret A. Garcia, of Chehalis, died at the scene, according to authorities.

Troopers called just before 6:30 p.m. to the area two miles west of Chehalis don’t expect any charges to be filed in connection with the collision, as Garcia had failed to yield the right of way, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Responders found Garcia’s Nissan Sentra had major damage to the driver’s side and observed a large pickup truck resting on its passenger side, according to authorities.

The Nissan had been southbound on Chilvers and attempting a left turn onto the highway, according to the state patrol. It was hit by a westbound Dodge Ram pickup and then hit by an eastbound Ford F150, according to the patrol.

The Dodge Ram was described as totaled but its driver, Michael J. Ayers, 37, of Chehalis was not injured, according to the state patrol. The driver of the F150, Erik L. Due, 25, from Toledo, was also unhurt, the patrol reports.

Lewis County Fire District 6 remained on scene about an hour assisting with the closure of the highway in both directions and cleaning up a small spill.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

December 3rd, 2018
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BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Chehalis police were called to a coffee stand on the 2300 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue about 11 a.m. on Sunday for a break-in. It wasn’t immediately clear if anything was missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Officers called about 11 a.m. on Friday learned that three boys forcibly took another kid’s (unspecified) property and threw it out the window of a school bus. In the case associated with the 900 block of Johnson Road in Centralia, three juvenile male were booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for first-degree theft, according to the Centralia Police Department. The item was not recovered, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called about 10:50 a.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of a blue 2005 Chevrolet Silverado from a dealership at the 1000 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.

• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 10:25 a.m. on Friday to investigate the possible theft of funds from an elderly person.

• Centralia police arrested a 24-year-old person without an address after discovering he broke in to a house on the 300 block of South Silver Street, used the shower and stole bathroom items. Officers called about 7:40 a.m. on Friday booked Jacob S. Drury into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police about 11:45 p.m. on Thursday to the 1300 block of Northwest River Road arrested 29-year-old Jason Cothren of Winlock for second-degree burglary and second-degree theft, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• Centralia police were called just before 6 p.m. on Thursday to take a report that a cell phone and bank card were stolen by an unknown person in a case associated with the 900 block of Johnson Road.

• Centralia police took a report of a vehicle prowl at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 3 p.m. on Thursday in which the victim said he was missing numerous, high valued items.

VIOLENCE

• Chehalis police were called about 6 p.m. on Saturday about an alleged assault in a case associated with the 1300 block of Northwest River Road.

• Chehalis police were called about 5:25 a.m. on Friday to take a report of an incident said to have occurred at the 900 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue ended up arresting a 27-year-old man for second-degree domestic assault and unlawful imprisonment. John T. Minor was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• Centralia police called regarding threatening text messages about 10:35 p.m. on Thursday in a case associated with the 2300 block of Eureka Avenue are sending the case to prosecutors for possible charges of felony harassment for a 39-year-old Centralia man, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police arrested a 22-year-old Winlock resident shortly after 3:12 a.m. on Friday at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act Kendall Steveson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Officers were called to the 1800 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia about 2:15 p.m. on Thursday to investigate suspected methamphetamine discovered inside a purse.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 8:20 a.m. on Saturday to the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way where someone had shot a vehicle with a paintball.

• Chehalis police called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 10:10 p.m. on Thursday on a reported violation of a no contact order ended up arresting a 32-year-old Longview resident who had allegedly broken the window out of a vehicle. Joshua C. Meikle allegedly was found in possession of drugs and paraphernalia and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Officers called to the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis about 8:20 a.m. on Thursday regarding a person attempting to kick open the door later found their suspect sleeping on the railroad tracks. Don K. Gonzales, 29, from Chehalis,  was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree malicious mischief, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• An attempted traffic stop about 1 a.m. on Sunday at the 500 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue in Chehalis ended with an arrest on Highway 603 for attempting to elude, obstructing and resisting arrest after the vehicle stopped running, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Calvin C. Reece, 45, Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, second-degree assault, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, disorderly person and more among 547 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 96-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

November 29th, 2018
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VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police called to the 2100 block of North National Avenue about 8:35 a.m. yesterday learned someone had returned a Penske rental truck and it was missing it’s battery and turned out to have been stolen in Las Vegas.

• A 21-year-old Tumwater resident was arrested after he was allegedly found in possession of a stolen vehicle and methamphetamine during contact with police at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia at about 12:45 a.m. yesterday. Colin C. Wolf was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police contacted about 11:45 a.m. yesterday in a case associated with the 1100 block of Marion Street took a report from an individual who said she received a phone bill that was nearly a thousand dollars.  The phone company was alerted and is investigating the charges, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police contacted an individual about 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday at the 700 block of J Street who reported she was duped into sharing her credit card information over the phone.

BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called just before 9:30 p.m. yesterday to the 800 block of Johnson Road where an unknown person had cut the lock to an outbuilding and unlawfully entered the building.

ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were called to the 1200 block of Bishop Road about 1:10 p.m. yesterday after a man using a walker allegedly punched a nurse in the face. The victim chose not to press charges, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

HOUSE FIRE CENTRALIA

• The cause of a fire early yesterday morning that displaced three residents at the 2000 block of Seminary Hill Road in Centralia is under investigation, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Crews dispatched about 4:17 a.m. arrived to find flames showing through the roof of the home and quickly contained the blaze to the roof and kitchen, according to the fire department. The occupants had called 911 after seeing flames from the ceiling of the kitchen and were able to get out without injury, according to Fire Capt. Casey McCarthy. The Chehalis Fire Department, Lewis County Fire District 6, Thurston County Fire District 16 and the Red Cross assisted, according to McCarthy.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, hit and run, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, indecent exposure and more among 266 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

November 27th, 2018
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PACKAGE THEFT

• A package containing a new laptop computer was reported stolen from the 1800 block of Collison Street in Centralia at about 3:25 p.m. yesterday.

FIREARM THEFT

• Chehalis police were contacted by Onalaska resident about 12:25 p.m. yesterday who said he discovered last week his handgun was missing and believes it taken from his vehicle while he was at one of two stores on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. Reported stolen is a Heckler & Koch P30 9mm, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FORGERY

• Chehalis police were called about 11:15 a.m. yesterday about a possible case of forgery associated with the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue in which someone else may have signed for a package using the victim’s name. The incident is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called to the 1500 block of Jensen Avenue about 8:10 a.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl. The title and registration were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 48-year-old Centralia resident arrested for trespassing at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue about 3 p.m. yesterday was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Jody L. Tobin was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

• Centralia police yesterday morning began investigating a report of rape occurring over the summer in a case associated with the 800 block of Johnson Road.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue about 3:10 p.m. yesterday when a vehicle collided with a building. The damage was minor, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving under the influence, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft and more among 151 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.