Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

November 2nd, 2018
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BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called about 4:15 a.m. today when a resident on the 700 block of Euclid Way caught a person in their garage. The suspect fled on foot,  nothing was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department. The incident is under investigation.

• Centralia police were called to the 3300 block of Galvin Road where a business reported that during the night someone had entered a fenced compound and stole fuel from vehicles as well as a power washer and vacuum cleaner.

CAR PROWL

• An officer was called to the 600 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue just before 3 p.m. yesterday where someone had entered an unlocked vehicle and taken CDs as well as coupons for Jack-in-The-Box, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BANNED FROM BUS STOPS

• Chehalis police were called at 1:40 p.m. yesterday because a 52-year-old man who had been trespassed from a bus stop the day before was back at the stop at the 700 block of Northwest Chamber of Commerce Way. He was arrested for second-degree trespassing and then released, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Just before 4:30 p.m. yesterday, an officer was called because two people were allegedly drinking in a bus shelter at Division Street and North National Avenue, and had been told the day before to stay away. At 4:45 p.m., a bus driver again called police asking for an officer to come to a bus stop at Chamber Way and Louisiana Avenue and tell an allegedly extremely intoxicated man to leave and not return. Just after 7 p.m., a bus driver at the same location called police because a female swore at the driver and the driver also wanted a male to be told to leave. Both were believed to have been drinking, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 41-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested yesterday after allegedly rear ending another vehicle at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue and fleeing the scene around 10:35 a.m. David S. Talbot was  was booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence and hit and run, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• At about 8 a.m. yesterday, Centralia Police began investigating a hit and run collision to a parked vehicle at the 500 block of North Tower Avenue. The suspect vehicle is believed to be a white sport utility vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, unlawful imprisonment, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances and more among 124 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

November 1st, 2018
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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 2:20 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a license plate from a vehicle at the 1500 block of North National Avenue.

• Chehalis police are investigating a suspected credit card fraud associated with the 1300 block of Northwest State Avenue following a call about 1:40 p.m. yesterday.

• A 34-year-old Lacey man was arrested yesterday for allegedly attempting to break into a vehicle at the 200 block of North Railroad Avenue in Centralia. Jay Steward was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 10:35 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a purse in a case associated with a location at Second Street and North Tower Avenue.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 26-year-old motorist who collided with a parked vehicle at the 600 block of South Washington Avenue in Centralia overnight was medically treated and arrested for driving under the influence, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers called about 2:25 a.m. booked Deizi Gonsales into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• Police called to the 200 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia about 1 p.m. yesterday ended up citing a 66-year-old Silver Creek man for hit and run. Stephen P. Faber had allegedly struck a parked vehicle and left the scene, according to the Centralia Police Department. Faber was arrested and then released, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, disorderly person and more among 145 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

October 31st, 2018
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THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 1700 block of Cooks Hill Road about 9:15 a.m. yesterday to take a report that a utility trailer containing contained some power tools had been stolen. There was no suspect information as of this morning, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Officers called about 10:15 p.m. yesterday for a two-vehicle collision at Mellen Street and Airport Road arrested a 29-year-old motorist for driving under the influence. Kasey L. Howard, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, reckless driving, fourth-degree assault, second-degree assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, civil issue, vandalism, vehicle collision,  misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances and more among 170 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

October 30th, 2018
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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Someone stole several Halloween decorations from the front yard of a residence at the 200 block of Kristine Court in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:10 p.m. yesterday.

•  A vehicle prowl was reported about 5:20 a.m. today in which an unknown suspect stole the victim’s purse at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1500 block of North National Avenue at 11 a.m. yesterday where a female reported someone had rummaged through her vehicle. It didn’t appear anything was missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUG VIOLATIONS

• A 17-year-old boy was arrested and booked for possession of methamphetamine after being contacted by police during the night. He had been identified as the suspect who broke a window at the a motel on the 700 block of Harrison Avenue, when officers were called just after midnight, according to the Centralia Police Department. The teen tried to flee from police but was apprehended after a short foot chase. The case was also referred for resisting arrest, possession of marijuana, possession dab marijuana and  third-degree malicious mischief, according to police.

• Chehalis police called about 3 p.m. yesterday to the 300 block of Southwest Third Street for a possible overdose are referring case of the 27-year-old woman to prosecutors for a charge of unlawful inhalation of toxic fumes. The woman was taken to the hospital, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation, people stealing food, unfounded reports and more among 130 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

October 29th, 2018
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Updated

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.

 

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

October 26th, 2018
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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.

Chehalis man swept up in Oregon drug trafficking charges

October 25th, 2018

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A Chehalis resident was among 17 people arrested yesterday in a multi-agency law enforcement operation targeting suspects associated with drug trafficking tied to a cartel in Michoacan, Mexico, according to authorities.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon unsealed a nine count indictment charging 22 individuals allegedly responsible for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine in Oregon and Washington.

Randall Deal Mauel, 47, of Chehalis is charged with conspiracy, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

According to the indictment, a drug cartel based in Michoacan, Mexico distributed methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine to Victor Alvarez Farfan, 43, of Oregon City, Oregon. Farfan and his associates allegedly manufactured crystal methamphetamine from liquid form and distributed it to other members of the conspiracy for sale in Hillsboro, Gresham, Portland and Hood River, in Oregon, and Tacoma, Washington.

“Stopping these transnational organizations requires steadfast and responsive law enforcement partnerships at all levels of government,” Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon stated in the press release. “Today, thanks to the vigilance and sustained cooperation of law enforcement agencies across Oregon, this cartel’s efforts to maintain their foothold in our communities has been dealt a lasting blow.”

Among the agencies involved in the early morning arrests were the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations, as well as regional task forces and numerous sheriff’s offices and police departments in Oregon.

The indictment alleges members of the organization conspired to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine; use a communication facility, including cellular telephones, in the commission of a controlled substances felony; and maintain drug-involved premises to manufacture and distribute controlled substances. Other charges include the interstate distribution of drug proceeds and money laundering.

Mauel was sentenced in 2014 in Lewis County Superior Court following a plea agreement that would send him to prison for a year and a day for drug possession. A raid that took place on Dec. 9, 2013 at the 2500 block of Jackson Highway allegedly turned up a one-gallon freezer bag nearly filled with chards of meth and more than $11,000 worth of heroin, but an issue with the search warrant meant the drugs were not available to be used as evidence.

The rest of the 17 named defendants in the new case are from cities in Oregon including Gresham, Salem, Hillsboro, Portland, Astoria. One person charged is from Vancouver, Washington.

The identities of the five remaining defendants remain under seal. All defendants are expected to make their first appearances within one week, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.