Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 12:08 p.m.

BOLD INTRUDER TAKES TOOLS

• A 52-year-old man reported yesterday that while he was using a weed eater around the outside of his shop building yesterday between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., at the 100 block of Kjesbu Road outside Silver Creek, someone went inside and stole a Stihl chainsaw and a cutting torch, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BREAK-IN TO OUTBUILDING

• A deputy was called on Saturday morning to the 800 block of Ceres Hill Road west of Chehalis following the discovery someone had kicked open a pump house door and stole a Stihl chainsaw and a Honda BEU2000 generator. It happened sometime before 6:30 a.m. and after 5 p.m. the day before, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $2,300.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of Southwest 10th Street about 8:50 a.m. on Saturday following the discovery someone had pried the door lock on a shed during the night, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 5:40 a.m. today about a green 1996 Honda civic stolen from the 100 block of Halliday Road.

• A red Nissan Pathfinder that vanished from where it was parked in front of a residence at the 500 block of Northwest St. Helens Avenue in Chehalis between 7:20 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. yesterday turned up just before 11 o’clock this morning abandoned at the 1500 block of Rice Road in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• An officer was called just before 6 p.m. on Saturday and told a red 2004 Kia Rio four-door, passenger car was stolen from the parking lot of a business on the 2500 block of Haviland Street in Centralia. It has a license plate reading AWD 1635, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that someone stole a 25-foot long, yellow three-axeled flatbed trailer from the 300 block of Centralia-Alpha Road sometime between Thursday and Friday. The victim reported it belonged to his deceased brother and had been advertised for sale, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $3,500, according to the sheriff’s office.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A Chehalis officer was called about 2:20 p.m. on Saturday regarding a vehicle prowl at a motel on the 500 block of Southwest Parkland Drive in which more than $5,000 worth of valuables were stolen during the night. A backpack was taken that contained numerous hearing aids along with a black Apple iPad II with keyboard, other electronics and a pilots license, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 11:30 a.m. on Saturday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 1000 block of F Street. A stereo was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LICENSE PLATES LIFTED

• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road about 10:45 p.m. on Saturday to take a report that sometime during the day both the front and rear license plates were stolen off a vehicle there. They are Washington plates reading ATL 2381, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning they learned from a 59-year-old Rochester area man that sometime since July, someone stole his checks and spent about $600 at Home Depot in Chehalis.

• An officer responded to an approximately 6:20 a.m. call today to the 600 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia where someone has passed a counterfeit $5 bill at the business.

• Police were called to the 1300 block of Lum Road at about 7:45 p.m. on Saturday after a woman attempted to purchase merchandise with what turned out to be two counterfeit $20 bills. She said she acquired the bills during a garage sale at her home in Tumwater, according to the Centralia Police Department.

GREEN HILL ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were called to Green Hill School about 1:35 p.m. on Saturday to take a report of an incident in which a 17-year-old student-inmate allegedly punched a staff member after he was “escorted to the ground.” A case for custodial assault is being referred to prosecutors, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

PEEING OUTDOORS

• A 32-year-old Centralia man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to two females when he urinated on a tree in the park at the 100 block of South Silver Street yesterday evening. Matthew E. Eastman was booked into the Lewis County Jail for indecent exposure, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BRUSH FIRE

• Riverside Fire Authority reported yesterday evening they were assisted by the Chehalis Fire Department and personnel from the state Department of Natural Resources in extinguishing a one-acre fire at the 500 block of Proffit Road in Centralia. They tweeted it was an illegal burn.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, probation violation, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, falsification of insurance card; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, third-degree theft, collision on city street … and more among 277 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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ROBBERY OUTSIDE TAVERN

• Centralia police this morning said they are still trying to locate a male who allegedly ripped the purse off the shoulder of a female acquaintance outside a bar on the 1500 block of South Gold Street around 1:25 a.m. today. The two had been engaged in an argument, according to the Centralia Police Department.

POLICE PURSUIT

• A 26-year-old Federal Way resident was arrested yesterday for attempting to elude following a chase that began on Kresky Avenue, wound through a residential area and ended at the transfer station on the 1400 block of South Gold Street in Centralia. An officer attempted to contact a driver who took off around 5:30 p.m. and at the end of the pursuit got out and started running, according to the Centralia Police Department. The suspect had an outstanding felony warrant, according to police. Centralia’s police dog Lobo detained Tristan Martinez, who was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Officer John Panco said.

THEFT

• Police were called about 2:50 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia following a report individuals attempted to cash a forged check. No arrests were made,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday abut a vehicle prowl at the 800 block of K Street in Centralia in which the items stolen included a GoPro camera, a vehicle chip programmer and the title. Even the license plate was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department. It reads C72591E, according to police.

HIT AND RUN

• Police called about 1:35 a.m. today about a hit and run, non-injury collision at the 100 block of Virginia Drive in Centralia subsequently arrested a 28-year-old Centralia resident.  Nicolas Tomas-Gasper was arrested and then released pending court, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR BURNS UP

• The owner said it smelled hot when he parked it, a Chehalis firefighter said of the car that caught fire in the parking lot at W.F. West High School yesterday. The crew arrived following the approximately 6:30 p.m. call to find heavy black smoke rolling out from beneath the engine compartment, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. “So we did a quick knockdown,” Firefighter Steve Emrich said, but the vehicle was still ruined.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation; responses for alarm, dispute … and more among 155 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 5:53 p.m.

THEFT CENTRALIA

• Police were called about a residential burglary at about 2:50 p.m. yesterday at the 500 block of Courtland Street in Centralia. A laptop computer was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called just after 3 p.m. yesterday to the 200 block of South Iron Street in Centralia where multiple electronic devices were reported stolen.

• Centralia police were called at 2:45 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue where an individual reported a restraining order violation and a first-degree theft, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case is still under investigation, police said this morning.

• Centralia police were called about 8:35 a.m. yesterday when an individual at the 800 block of West Main Street reported someone attempted to use his debit card online at the Apple store.

THEFT CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of North National Avenue following the discovery someone had broken in to one of the business’s outbuildings and stole power tools including a chainsaw, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A portable gaming system and a CD were stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 2600 block of Seward Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 1 p.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called over to the drug and alcohol treatment facility on the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue about 10:45 a.m. yesterday after possible drug items were found with a 24-year-old Wenatchee resident during a search. Seabrook T. Bryant was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a controlled substance, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called just after 8 o’clock yesterday morning to the 1400 block of Crescent Avenue where someone had slashed a tire on a vehicle during the night.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, obstructing, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, trespass, hit and run, civil problem, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more among 150 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 to the 200 block of North Buckner Street yesterday about a white 1994 Honda Civic stolen during the night. It has a license plate reading AYR 2215, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 10:15 a.m. yesterday about a vehicle blocking a driveway at the 700 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue. The white 1992 Honda Accord turned out to have been stolen from Centralia, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

NOT-SO-FUNNY MONEY

• A 50-year-old man from Aberdeen was arrested about 6:15 a.m. today after allegedly using counterfeit $100 bills when checking in to a motel at the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia. Burton C. Brown also had an outstanding warrant and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BURGLARY CHARGE FOR ALLEGED SHOPLIFTER

• A woman who had been trespassed from Wal-Marts in Tumwater and Lacey was arrested yesterday after allegedly shoplifting about $455 worth of merchandise from a store on Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis, leading to her arrest for second-degree burglary. An officer called about 5:40 p.m. booked Jennifer L. Cedre, 39, from Olympia, into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• A 43-year-old inmate who reportedly got upset and punched the computer screen of a kiosk at the Lewis County Jail yesterday morning was arrested for second-degree malicious mischief. David M. Maki was being held there on another matter, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The estimate for the repair is about $1,000, according to the sheriff’s office.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 22-year-old Oakville resident was arrested for driving under the influence after passing traffic on the right at a high rate of speed and striking a Toyota pickup truck, causing it to roll yesterday afternoon on Interstate 5 north of Centralia. Troopers called about 5:30 p.m. to the northbound lanes near the Lewis-Thurston county line report the truck landed on its top and both occupants were injured. The driver, Todd L. Budden, 52, and passenger, Linsey C. Budden, 49, both from Seattle, were transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. Kelli M. Rogers, 22, from Oakville, was reportedly unhurt and was booked into the Lewis County Jail. The Toyota pickup as well as her Hyundai Santa Fe were both described as totaled.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, misdemeanor theft, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute,  trespass, harassment, civil problem, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, call about a male laying on the ground in a parking space who was gone when officer arrived … and more among 150 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.