Lewis County Sirens.com

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ATTEMPTED ROBBERY

• Centralia police were called just after 5 o’clock this morning to the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue where they were told a man in his late 20s to early 30s walked into the store and demanded money. The clerk refused and the subject fled, according to the Centralia Police Department. The suspect is a white male with a tattoo of a cross on his face, according to police. No arrest had been made as of this morning.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 3:10 p.m. yesterday and told jewelry had been stolen from a house damaged by fire at the 400 block of South Oak Street.

MOM TRACKS STOLEN PHONE

• Chehalis police were called just after 4 p.m. yesterday by a parent who had used GPS to track down a child’s stolen iPhone 6 near the 500 block of Cascade Avenue. An arriving officer contacted a 14-year-old girl and retrieved the phone, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A case for theft will be forwarded to juvenile prosecutors, a department spokesperson said.

ATTEMPTED FRAUD

• Centralia police were called at 2:24 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of Harrison Avenue where an unidentified male had allegedly attempted to cash a stolen check.

AUTO THEFT

• A stolen vehicle was located in a motel parking lot at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 1 p.m. yesterday. A second stolen vehicle was found there about an hour later, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the 1500 block of North National Avenue about 8:15 a.m. yesterday following the discovery someone had prowled a work truck during the night, stealing a generator and a gas can. It was a Smarter Tolls AP2000, valued at $1,000, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Police were called just before 5 p.m. yesterday to the 300 block of West Pear Street to take a report of overnight prowls of two vehicles. Missing are speakers, an amplifier and LED off-road lights,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police responded to a call yesterday to take a report of a vehicle prowl that had occurred more than a week earlier at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue. A Kindle and tablet were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, third-degree malicious mischief, driving with suspended license, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 125 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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BIKE THEFT

• A black with green stripes Mongoose mountain bike was stolen between 11 p.m. on Monday and 6 p.m. yesterday from the 800 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 12:40 p.m. yesterday regarding a bicycle stolen from the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue. The victims friend recovered the bike later in the day and may have gotten a photo of the person riding it, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CUSTODIAL ASSAULT

• A Chehalis police officer was called to Green Hill School just after 10 p.m. yesterday to take a report of a student-inmate assaulting a staff member. The police department is awaiting statements in order to proceed, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, driving under the influence, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 121 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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THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of Woodland Avenue about 2:15 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a fire extinguisher.

• Police were called about 10:35 a.m. yesterday about the theft of a money from a retail business on the 500 block of South Tower Avenue.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called to the 2100 block of North National Avenue where one of the $100 bills a customer used to pay a bill would not pass the counterfeit machine, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It was given back to the individual who used a different $100 bill, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police were called just before 6 o’clock this morning to the 300 block of South Gold Street where a vehicle collided with a power pole.

• A Winlock driver and her passenger were reportedly unhurt when they ran into a garbage truck and were subsequently hit by another vehicle on U.S. Highway 12 in Montesano yesterday. Troopers called just before 3 p.m. found a Kia Sportage had lost control and collided with the jersey barrier on the Devonshire Road overpass, according to the Washington State Patrol. The garbage truck saw the wreck and moved to block the lane, but Ruby A. Schlett, 38 of Winlock, could not stop in time and hit the garbage truck, according to the state patrol. Schlett’s Isuzu Rodeo was hit by a Lincoln four-door and was totaled and then impounded, the state patrol reports. Two other people involved were injured and transported to Community Hospital, according to the investigating trooper. The roadway was blocked for approximately an hour.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, 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.

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Updated at 5:47 p.m.

BROOM SWIPED IN BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called about 3:15 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of South Pearl Street where an individual reported someone had broken into their residence sometime within the previous several hours. The only items initially determined to be missing were food and a broom, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BOATING EQUIPMENT MOVED

• A deputy was called to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Saturday after a maintenance person there found  a wheel barrow filled with items stolen from a dairy barn area. The property included an outboard motor,  three boat batteries and two boat gas cans, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A gate, padlock and chain were damaged, according to the sheriff’s office.

WINLOCK BURGLARY

• A deputy was called on Saturday afternoon to a residence at the 100 block of Limmer Road in Winlock following the discovery of the theft of a Samsung surround sound system valued at $400. The victim indicated that sometime since Nov. 13, someone had gotten inside, possibly through an open bedroom window, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AUTO THEFT

• Police were called about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday to the 800 block of Southwest 19th Street in Chehalis where a black 1997 Honda Civic went missing.

• A vehicle stolen out of Seattle was recovered about 3:30 a.m. on Saturday at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.

CUSTOMER SPENDS PLAY MONEY

• Police were called to the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday where a victim business reported receiving a counterfeit $100 dollar bill from a customer.  The bill was marked “Motion Picture Money,” according to the Centralia Police Department.

ASSAULT INVESTIGATION

• Chehalis police were called to Green Hill School on Friday morning regarding an alleged assault by a student-inmate upon staff. There was no indication the employee was injured, but an investigation is underway, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

UNHAPPY ARRESTEE

• A 49-year-old Arlington resident allegedly damaged a patrol vehicle after being arrested for a warrant at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia about 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. Ronnie L. Lawrence reportedly caused the  back door to buckle outward, according to the Centralia Police Department. Lawrence  was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree malicious mischief, according to police.

VANDALISM

•  Several windows were broken out at a local business on the 200 block of East Maple Street in Centralia, according to a report taken about 5 a.m. on Saturday.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called about 3:15 p.m. on Friday to an apartment complex at the 1100 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue where some teenagers had gone into a laundry room, locked the door and were smoking what may have been marijuana. A smoking device that was confiscated is going to be tested, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia Police are investigating a two vehicle, injury, hit and run collision from just prior to12:45 p.m. yesterday at South Gold and Main streets. The driver of the suspect vehicle fled on foot after the vehicle was disabled, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report about 2:30 a.m. yesterday of a hit and run accident at the 500 block of South Pearl Street. The victim described the fleeing passenger car as a green, 1990’s BMW, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, third-degree theft, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, minor in possession/consumption of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, shoplifting, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 432 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.