Lewis County Sirens.com

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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.

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Updated at 5:41 p.m.

INTERRUPTED BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• Two Centralia residents who allegedly were interrupted as they stole five firearms from a rural Chehalis home were subsequently arrested yesterday morning and booked into the Lewis County Jail. Deputies called at 7:17 a.m. about the incident at the 400 block of Sterling Heights Road were told the intruders fled through a wooded area behind the home toward Coal Creek Road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A call from a business about two suspicious males getting into a vehicle led law enforcement to stop the vehicle, where they found one of the firearms, according to the sheriff’s office. Kyle W. Wagar, 35, and Emmanuel Martinez, 24, were arrested for first-degree burglary and five counts of theft of a firearm, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Centralia’s police dog Lobo arrived and helped recover three guns, Breen said. Bail was set this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court at $25,000 for Martinez and $50,000 for Wagar. Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher told the judge Wagar is facing a possible third-strike with the case.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 11:30 a.m. yesterday regarding a burglary to a business on the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Tires were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called just before 7 p.m. on Monday following the discovery of a burglary in a garage area on the 200 block of Northeast Terrace Road. Someone had cut a padlock and taken almost $1,400 worth of tools, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Among the missing items were a large concrete hammer drill, a 12-inch sliding Craftsman chop saw and an Echo weed-eater, according to police.

AUTO THEFT

• A white 1992 Honda Accord was reported stolen from the 1000 Block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia just before 5 o’clock this morning. The car has a cracked windshield and a “wing in the back,” according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to the the 300 block of Southwest Third Street about 7:30 p.m. yesterday where a green 1995 Honda Accord which had been parked in a visitor’s spot had been stolen. An officer later came across the car parked at the Holiday Inn on Liberty Place in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Police were called yesterday afternoon when an individual called to report seeing her sister’s stolen car parked in Chehalis at the 300 block of Southwest Third Street. The purple 1993 Honda which had been taken from the 1400 block of Lewis Street in Centralia was recovered but was missing its battery, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An officer was called to the 500 block of Yew Street in Centralia about 7:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a motorcycle being stolen. The missing bike is a teal green 2003 Suzuki 1200, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 9 p.m. on Monday to the 500 block of Northwest Rhode Island Place where a locked silver 1998 Acura had been stolen sometime within the previous half hour.

• Chehalis police were called about 11:20 a.m. on Monday to the 600 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue where sometime during the night, someone stole a white 1997 Ford F250 pickup truck. It contained medication, a handicap placard and the keys had been left inside, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called just after noon yesterday about a vehicle prowl at the 1400 block of Lewis Street in Centralia. Tools were taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A GPS device was stolen from a vehicle parked at the 1200 block of Ham Hill Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 10 o’clock yesterday morning.

• Police were called at about 7:35 a.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowled at the 1200 block of West Walnut Street in Centralia. Some change was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Sometime between Monday and Tuesday, two vehicles were broken into along Whitney Boulevard outside Chehalis. A Pioneer stereo was removed from one and an iPhone along with other items stolen from another, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Police were called about 11:30 p.m. on Monday to a car lot at the 200 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis where one of the vehicles for sale was found partly blocking the northbound lane, left unlocked and out of gear. Its CD player had been ripped out, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 11:30 a.m. on Sunday regarding  vehicle prowl at the 200 block of West Main Street. A CD player had been removed during the night from the truck which had been parked behind an apartment, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 1:20 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of South Gold Street regarding bank account fraud.

• A business on the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia reported to police yesterday it had accepted two counterfeit $100 bills, according to the Centralia Police Department.

WANDERING WITH KNIFE

• Chehalis police called about 2:15 p.m. on Friday about an individual wandering around waving a knife and talking to himself around the 600 block of West Main Street ended up arrested a 21-year-old resident of Silver Creek for an outstanding warrant. Doug A. Lee was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE VERSUS PEDESTRIAN

• Chehalis police were called about 1:35 p.m. on Friday to a report that a customer had backed in to an employee at Home Depot on the 1700 block of of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. A police department spokesperson had no written information or details as of this morning.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor theft, driving under the influence; responses for dispute, runaway teen, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 183 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 5:38 p.m.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called about 4:15 a.m. today for a burglary at a home on the 1300 block of Kulien Avenue. The victim is compiling a list of items stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Sometime between noon and 1:50 p.m. yesterday, someone broke a window to a residence on the 200 block of Chehalis Valley Drive outside Chehalis and stole a Dell laptop computer from a table. A Homelight chainsaw with a 40-inch bar was also discovered missing from an adjacent shop, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A deputy took a report yesterday of a burglary to a shop building on the 400 block of Drews Prairie Road outside Toledo in which an estimated $1,100 worth of tools were stolen including such items as a chop saw, skill saw, cordless drill and sawzall, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning they arrested Donny R. Elliott, 40, Chehalis, yesterday for residential burglary in connection with a break-in at the 100 block of Chandler Road reported back on Aug. 18 in which a safe, cash and diamond rings were among the items missing. As much as $20,000 was stolen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A case is being referred to prosecutors for charges against a 41-year-old Pe Ell man suspected to have been involved as well, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Some of the property has been recovered, Breen said.

SELLING OTHER PEOPLE’S STUFF

• Deputies arrested a 27-year-old Chehalis man this weekend for allegedly selling a travel trailer that belonged to somebody else, using forged documents. Back on Aug. 25, Matthew M. Morris allegedly sold the 13-foot 1976 Trillium trailer from the 100 block of Sheridan Street in Centralia, belonging to a Tacoma resident. He accepted $50 cash from an Olympia man for the trailer, which is valued at $2,500, according to the sheriff’s office. It has been recovered, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Morris was already in jail on an unrelated matter, but was booked Sunday for second-degree theft and forgery, Breen said.

AUTO THEFT

• A stolen Honda Accord was recovered yesterday evening abandoned at the 1100 block of E Street in Centralia and returned to its owner. It had been taken from the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue around July 23, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 39-year-old man from Edmonds was arrested yesterday evening after a police officer in Morton “ran the plate” on the car he was driving on Second Street and discovered it was stolen out of Seattle about 2 a.m. the day before. The officer allegedly found in the Honda a plastic smoking device that contained a substance that field tested positive for meth as well as three bank cards in the driver’s pocket with other people’s names on them, according to charging documents. Anthony H. Laico said he borrowed the car from a friend but was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for escape from community custody from the state Department of Corrections. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail and charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of methamphetamine and escape from community custody.

CAR PROWL

• An officer was called about 1:10 p.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl at the 1000 block of E Street in Centralia. A window had been broken out and “items” stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 1300 block of Logan Street about 11:50 p.m. yesterday where someone had stolen tools from a truck.

PHYSICAL ALTERCATION CHIPS TOOTH

• Chehalis police called about 10:45 p.m. on Saturday about a fight between two clients at American Behavioral Health Services on the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue ended up arresting a 26-year-old who allegedly punched the other guy in the face, causing him to get lightheaded and leaving him with a chipped tooth. Purcell D. Toston Jr., from Seattle, was booked into the Lewis County Jail and charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with third-degree assault.

MORE ‘PRUNO’ UNCOVERED INSIDE JAIL

• Two inmates were arrested on Saturday after a shakedown at the Lewis County Jail for second-degree introducing contraband. Jared A. Heminger, 21, Rochester, was allegedly found in possession of a hypodermic needle and Tristen J. Allender, 22, Olympia, was allegedly making “Pruno,” according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office today declined to file the felony charges.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, suspicious circumstances … 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.