Lewis County Sirens.com

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BAR FIGHT

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of North Tower Avenue about 1:25 a.m. on Sunday where one intoxicated male slapped an unidentified male in the face for no apparent reason and the other male responded with a punch that knocked the intoxicated male to the ground. No arrests were made, according to the Centralia Police Department.

KNIFE THREAT

• Centralia police were called to the 400 block of North Tower Avenue about 6:10 p.m. on Friday after a 14-year-old girl allegedly threatened her mother with two knives. The teenager was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for second-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 4:20 p.m. on Sunday by an individual who realized his wallet and prescription meds had been taken from his vehicle, seemingly while it had been at the park and ride lot on the 800 block of West Main Street in Chehalis.

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday to take a report of a vehicle prowl. Among the items taken were a credit card, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUG VIOLATION

• A 32-year-old Centralia resident arrested on Sunday for alleged shoplifting at the 100 block of West High Street in Centralia just after 11 a.m. was also arrested for two outstanding warrants and possession of a drug not prescribed to him, according to the Centralia Police Department. Kelvin B. Kempf  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• Officers called regarding trespassing at the 300 block of North Tower Avenue just before 9 a.m. on Friday arrested a 26-year-old Chehalis man for an outstanding warrant and a search incident to his arrest led to another arrest for possession of methamphetamine. Dylon L. Favro was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

EXPOSED

• A 48-year-old man was arrested for indecent exposure after police were called to the 500 block of South Tower Avenue at 9:35 a.m. on Friday because he allegedly had dropped his pants and squatted over a flower pot. Jody L. Tobin was issued a summons into the Centralia Municipal Court and then released from the scene, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• An attempted traffic stop about 2:25 a.m. on Sunday for a defective exhaust at Interstate Avenue and Parkland Street in Chehalis ended at the 800 block of Southwest 19th Street and an arrest for driving under the influence, third-degree driving with suspended license and attempt to elude, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Kenneth A. Royster, 30, of Chehalis, was  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• Centralia K-9 Pax tracked a suspect to his apartment after the individual allegedly crashed his truck in the North Gold curves near Ham Hill Road and fled the scene at about 9:20 p.m. on Saturday. Mercedes R. Lopez, 44, of Centralia, was arrested for driving under the influence as well as for hit and run and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, harassment, third-degree theft, domestic malicious mischief, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, obstructing a law enforcement officer, making a false statement to a public servant; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation and more among 384 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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EXTORTION ARREST

• A 25-year-old Rochester man who allegedly attempted to blackmail a former girlfriend was arrested yesterday in a case associated with the 400 block of West Cherry Street in Centralia. Dakota S. Plaas was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree extortion, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called to the 1400 block of South Tower Avenue to take a report of a burglary about 11:30 a.m. yesterday in which a shop door was kicked in. A plasma cutter was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Police were contacted about 9:30 a.m. yesterday by an individual who said his bank in Chehalis alerted him to suspicious activity on his account, in that three unauthorized charges of $500 each occurred in Seattle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were contacted about 5:45 p.m. yesterday regarding an online scam in a case associated with the 400 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue. They are investigating, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 5:30 p.m. where two counterfeit $100 bills had been passed. An officer collected the evidence, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 1:10 p.m. yesterday by an individual who reported the rear license plate of their vehicle had been removed while at 13th Street and William Avenue.

ASSAULT

• An officer was called to Green Hill School in Chehalis about 7:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of an alleged second-degree assault. The incident is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 30-year-old Centralia resident picked up on a warrant at the 100 block of East Locust Street in Centralia about 8:50 a.m. yesterday was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Caleb L. Whearty  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle causing injuries to both at the 200 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia late yesterday afternoon. Officers called to the scene about 5:15 p.m. issued the driver of the vehicle an infraction for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, failure to transfer vehicle title within 45 days; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suspicious circumstances  and more among 132 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

• Centralia police were called to the 700 block of North Tower Avenue about 4:15 p.m. yesterday when an individual reported that sometime during the night someone entered their shed and stole a brief case.

STOLEN VEHICLE

• A front-end loader that disappeared from the 1700 block of Industrial Drive in Centralia early last month turned up yesterday in the Curtis area, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies following up on a tip went to where the machine was believed to have been hidden on some timberland near the 600 block of Wildwood Road and found their suspect’s vehicle parked there instead, according to the sheriff’s office. The piece of equipment, previously described as a 24,000 pound Komatsu, was later located in the same general area, according to sheriff’s Chief Deputy Dusty Breen. Its key was found on the suspect’s person, when he was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant, Breen said. James S. Erion, 39, of Curtis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree possession of stolen property, according to the sherif’s office.

• When Chehalis police were called about 3:35 p.m. yesterday about a person trying to open the door of a vehicle in a parking lot at the 2500 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue, an officer found the person was gone but there was a dog inside the van, which had been reported stolen in Centralia. The dog was taken by animal control and later the canine’s 60-year-old owner was located, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It’s not clear what happened next as the written report was not completed this morning, a department spokesperson said.

BAD BILL

• Centralia police arrested a 62-year-old Chehalis resident about 1:30 p.m. yesterday for allegedly attempting to pass a counterfeit $100 bill in a case associated with the 1400 block of South Tower Avenue. The case is being referred to prosecutors for charging, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A Chehalis police officer reportedly observed juveniles consuming green vegetable material at the 200 block of Southwest 13th Street at about noon yesterday. A case for a 17-year-old girl was referred to prosecutors for possession of marijuana, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 30-year-old Rochester woman was arrested about 10:10 a.m. yesterday at the 1800 block of Cooks Hill Road for possession of heroin. Ashley N. Looper was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Nobody was injured but a passenger vehicle went up in smoke late yesterday afternoon along southbound Interstate 5 just north of milepost 79 in Chehalis. Firefighters called at 5:23 p.m. found fire in the engine compartment and flames spreading to the passenger area, according to Riverside Fire Authority. They extinguished the blaze, according to the fire department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, sexual misconduct, suspicious circumstances, disorderly person … and more among 135 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 3 p.m.

MEAT CLEAVER THREAT

• A 26-year-old man at an adult family home in Winlock was arrested after allegedly threatening a caretaker with a meat cleaver-type knife yesterday. Deputies were called just before 1 p.m. to the 1700 block of Winlock-Vader Road by the 42-year-old woman who had secured herself in the bathroom, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Upon deputies arrival, the man was still armed with the knife and was given several verbal commands to drop it, which he ultimately did, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said Trayvon Jones had been upset following a conversation about getting some potato chips from the store and being told he needed to wait. He allegedly made chopping motions at the counter while staring down the caretaker and began to advance on her with the knife raised when she removed herself to the bathroom and called 911, according to Breen. Jones, a Winlock resident, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree assault, Breen said.

GUN-POINTING DRAWS POLICE TO CHEHALIS HOME

• A 29-year-old Chehalis man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly pointed a firearm at his roommate during an argument at the 10 block of Southeast 16th Street yesterday. Officers called just after 4 p.m. found Stephen J. Kennedy was cooperative and the handgun was not loaded, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Kennedy was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, according to police.

HOSPITAL ASSAULT

• A Centralia resident was arrested last night after allegedly punching two staff members in the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital. Sloan D. Schoffstall, 36, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, following the approximately 8:30 p.m. call, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TEEN WITH SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES ON PHONE IS ARRESTED

• A Centralia High School student was arrested at school today after an investigation that allegedly revealed sexually explicit photos and videos of teenage girls on his cell phone, four of whom have been positively identified, according to the Centralia Police Department. Dylan M. Tryon, 18, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to police. The victim’s ages range from 15 to 17 years old and the identities of remaining victims are still to be determined, according to police. Detective John Panco said the arrest followed a four-month long investigation by Centralia police detectives and the Centralia school resource officer.

AUTO THEFT

• A green Honda was stolen from the parking lot of a motel at the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia by an unknown person, according to a report made to police about 7:10 a.m. today. Police are investigating, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PEEING IN PUBLIC

• A 61-year-old Centralia man for arrested for lewd conduct after allegedly exposing himself while urinating in public at North Tower Avenue and First Street in Centralia yesterday. Officers contacted about 11:35 a.m. issued  Jerry T. Oechsner a citation and then released him, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, suspicious circumstances … and more among 123 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.