Lewis County Sirens.com

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DISORDERLY PERSON

• A 33-year-old man who said he was a “psycho” from New York was arrested early this morning for failing to leave a Toledo area store when asked and also for allegedly wiping his nasal discharge on their window. Deputies called about 3:50 a.m. today to the 100 block of Foster Creek Road were told that when a customer tried to get between the man and the clerk, the man tried to stab the customer with a pencil, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The subject fled, there was a short foot chase and then Gary W. Connor, 33, listed as transient, was arrested for first-degree criminal trespassing and third-degree malicious mischief, according to the sheriff’s office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• A 27-year-old jail inmate who allegedly tampered with the fire suppression sprinkler head inside his cell twice yesterday, flooding a housing unit was additionally booked for second-degree malicious mischief. Wellington M. Waggener, from Centralia, is being held in the Lewis County Jail in Chehalis on an unrelated matte, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The estimated damage amount is $900, according to the sheriff’s office.

MISSING MONEY

• Centralia police were called just after 3 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Alexander Street to take a report of the theft of money.

CLOWN HYSTERIA

• Chehalis police were called by a neighbor on Southwest Third Street at 11:47 a.m. yesterday who said the children at the school were scared and screaming they saw a clown in the alley. The caller didn’t see a clown and a responding officer didn’t see a clown, according to the Chehalis Police Department. R.E. Bennett Elementary School Assistant Principal Rachel Dorsey said she and several adults were on the playground for recess with their kids at that time and knew nothing of it until the officer came to ask about it. He said as he was leaving he’d check around, she said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, third-degree theft, possible attempted sexual assault … and more among 177 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 3:34 p.m.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Two cars were totaled and both drivers injured in a collision yesterday evening on U.S. Highway 12 west of Mossyrock. Troopers called about 7:20 p.m. learned the vehicles had been westbound, when the Honda Civic struck the back of a Ford Focus which was yielding to traffic to make a left turn onto Winston Creek Road. Whitney L. Davis, 19, was issued a citation for speed too fast for conditions, according to the Washington State Patrol. Davis and the other driver, Macie J. Rockwood, 16, were both transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the state patrol. The teens are both Mossyrock residents.

• A 20-year-old driver was issued an infraction for wheels off the roadway after a single-car rollover wreck on North Military Road near Camden Drive in Winlock yesterday. Deputies called about 5:20 p.m. learned the Tenino woman was southbound when she veered, overcorrected and then struck a culvert on the other side of the road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She said she was changing a song on her cell phone, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. She was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to Lewis County Fire District 15.

• A 26-year-old man from Lacey was arrested after a single-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 12 about two miles east of Montesano yesterday morning. Neither he nor his 19-year-old passenger were injured when the westbound Chrysler Caravan left the roadway to the right, hitting a light pole and culvert, according to the Washington State Patrol. However, troopers arriving to the scene after the approximately 6:50 a.m. call found the driver’s clothing was covered in pieces of marijuana, according to the state patrol. Sal Pasanta submitted to field sobriety tests and was arrested for driving under the influence, according to the patrol.

SCHOOL SCARE

• The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office was called to Grand Mound Elementary School yesterday after a note was found in the bathroom indicating a bomb was in the school. The sheriff’s office tweeted about 11:40 a.m. that the students were safely evacuated. By about 12:10 p.m., authorities announced classes were resuming, but the investigation continued.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Chehalis police were called yesterday to the 900 block of Southwest William Avenue to take a report that someone had opened the canopy on a vehicle and removed the temporary license from the window. It occurred sometime on Monday, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Police were called about 4 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of cash from a business on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 46-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when picked up on a warrant just after noon yesterday at Main and Oak streets in Centralia. Jason R. Slight 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, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, trespass, harassment, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault, third-degree theft, barking neighbor dog, a bag containing a gun found in a cart at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue which the owner came back and claimed … 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.

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TWO BOOKED FOR ETHEL BURGLARY

• Two people were arrested yesterday morning after deputies were called about a possible burglary in progress at a residence on the 300 block of Oyler Road in Ethel. Deputies called shortly after 9 a.m. found them inside and found several items outside in the bed of a truck, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the 68-year-old victim’s belongings stolen but recovered were a record player system, a cuckoo clock, a box of antique plates and a barbecue grill, according to the sheriff’s office. Booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary were Melvin D. James, 34, from Centralia and Cassandra L. Luthi. 30, from Chehalis, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. An estimated $150 damage was done to a door and the value of the property is about $100, Breen said.

VADER BREAK-IN

• A deputy was called just before 10 p.m. yesterday for a burglary to a vacant house on the 700 block of D Street in Vader. There were no signs of forced entry, but sometime since 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, someone stole about $500 worth of property, to include an older-style Zenith radio, a Craftsman radial saw and tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

• Chehalis police collected what was left of evidence after being called to the Twin City Town Center yesterday evening where an employee felt funny after drinking from their water bottle and discovered a partially dissolved pill at the bottom. Medics were called but the individual declined to go to the hospital, according to the Chehalis Police Department. They are looking over surveillance video to see what they might find, according to police.

• Centralia police were contacted yesterday by a young woman about a possible sexual assault over the weekend. They are investigating, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, possible overdose … 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.