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BREAK-INS AND OTHER THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 10:25 a.m. yesterday about a burglary at the 1500 block of North National Avenue. Sometime during the night, someone removed a silver hand dolly and a red plastic gas can from an unlocked building, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Police were called to the 1500 block of View Avenue in Centralia at about 10:25 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of an electric chainsaw from a detached garden shed.

• An individual at the 1400 block of Lewis Street in Centralia reported to police yesterday evening a theft of property from the residence by a roommate who moved out. This case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

UNRULY INMATE

• A 27-year-old inmate at the Lewis County Jail was booked for a fresh offense after allegedly striking a corrections deputy who entered his cell to check on why the cell window was covered early this morning. Wellington M. Waggener, of Centralia, is being held on an unrelated matter and was arrested after the approximately 3:25 a.m. incident for third-degree assault, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy needed no medical attention as the injury was minor, according to the sheriff’s office.

UNCOOPERATIVE PERSON

• A Chehalis officer who spotted a possibly wanted person just before 5 p.m. yesterday at the 1200 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue ended up booking the individual into jail to figure out their identity, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Initially he said he was the person the officer was looking for, but then said he was not, according to police. Jordan R. Allen, 28, of Chehalis, was subsequently issued a citation for making a false statement, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.

CAR PROWL

• A shop vac and small hand tools were stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 1200 block of Lincoln Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 7:45 a.m. yesterday.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police were called just after 6 p.m. yesterday to Gold and Locust streets about a hit and run collision involving a Twin Transit bus. The suspect vehicle was described as an older vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 65-year-old Chehalis man was injured when his car crossed the centerline and hit an oncoming pickup truck on the 2600 block of Airport Road in Chehalis yesterday. Deputies responding about 4:45 p.m. found his 1996 Ford Victoria was totaled after he may have suffered a medical event, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He is believed to have broken some bones, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The 39-year-old Chehalis woman driving the Toyota Tundra seemed to be unhurt but was taken to the hospital as a precaution, according to Breen.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, suspicious circumstances … and more among 136 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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AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 5:30 a.m. today about the theft of a truck from the 400 block of South Cedar Street. Missing is a maroon 1992 Mazda pickup truck, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A tow company which did a private impound from a parking lot on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis called police yesterday morning to report it was a stolen vehicle. The 2002 Dodge Durango was missing from Auburn and law enforcement there was asked to contact the registered owner, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

COURT ORDER VIOLATION

• A 44-year-old Chehalis man who reportedly was at a residence he was not allowed to be at on Southeast Spring Street in Chehalis was arrested yesterday after an approximately 2:40 p.m. 911 call. Jerry L. Bostwick was contacted in the area by an officer and booked into the Lewis County Jail for burglary and violation of a restraining order, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called yesterday by an individual who said someone stole a pair of earrings from his vehicle the night before at the 600 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue.

DRUGS

• A 23-year-old woman from Cinebar was arrested yesterday for possession of a controlled substance after someone reported seeing a female in a car in a parking lot who appeared to be smoking something from tin foil. An officer responding to Northwest Louisiana Avenue after the approximately 7:20 p.m. call subsequently located her vehicle at a freeway offramp, conducted a traffic stop and found suspected heroin, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Teanna M. Simmonds was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, probation violation, driving with no license, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, third-degree theft, report that someone is living under a business’s stairwell, people believed to be “transients” going through trash, people believed to be “transients” in an area … and more among 136 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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VIOLENCE

• Police are looking for a 40-year-old Centralia man who allegedly caused extensive damage to his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle last night at the 400 block of Prairie Rose Street in Centralia. Officers called about 6:40 p.m. were told that Steven G. Ward threatened her and prevented her from leaving, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is being referred to prosecutors for charges of unlawful imprisonment, felony harassment and first-degree malicious mischief, according to police.

• Centralia police were called just before 9:30 p.m. yesterday about an assault at the 600 block of H Street in which a young woman said she met up with an acquaintance to work out some differences and was hit in the head with a stick. The person had brought a friend along to meet the victim, according to the Centralia Police Department. The injuries were minor but officer are looking for the suspect for second-degree assault, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called about 5:35 p.m. yesterday to a business on North Market Boulevard about a customer who allegedly took a swing at an employee after he was asked to leave. Police were told he wouldn’t speak when employees at Les Schwab tried to talk him and they finally had asked him to go, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Employees held him down until officers arrive, according to Deputy Chief Randy Kaut. Booked into the Lewis County Jail for disorderly conduct was Samuel P. Kaye-Rau, 22, from Morton, according to Kaut.

• An individual at the 400 block of Southwest 15th Street in Chehalis called police at 12:40 p.m. yesterday that one of their chickens was killed and another injured. “They think it was a dog, but they didn’t see it happen,” Chehalis Police Department Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said.

THEFT OF MONEY

• Chehalis police called about a ruckus in a motel lobby on the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue about 6:10 p.m. yesterday arrested a 27-year-old man from Federal Way who allegedly had gotten into the cash drawer behind the counter before leaving in a motor home now suspected to have been stolen. Officers stopped the vehicle and took Frisco A. Falcon into custody, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail. They are seeking a search warrant to get inside the motor home to look through what appears to be stolen property, Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said this morning.

BABY BY ITSELF

• Chehalis police were called about 2:10 p.m. yesterday by an individual who said a baby had been left alone in a parked vehicle on Northwest Louisiana Avenue. The officer could not locate the suspect vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 1000 block of Northwest State Avenue about 8:30 a.m. yesterday following the discovery someone had broken the glass on the front door of a business. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Both vehicles appeared seriously damaged but both drivers said they were unhurt after a car crossed the centerline and struck an oncoming vehicle yesterday morning at the 300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday morning, according to authorities. Firefighters and police called about 7:45 a.m. One driver was a 16-year-old girl and the other an 18-year-old man, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, disorderly person, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, third-degree theft, collision on city street … and more among 148 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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Harrison Avenue in Centralia on Tuesday morning. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority