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KNIFE ASSAULT

• Police arrested a 50-year-old Centralia man who allegedly cut his roommate with a knife during an argument at the 400 block of East Pine Street on Saturday night. Officers called about 8:40 p.m. booked Martin T. Rodriquez into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. The injury to the victim was non-life threatening, according to police.

• Centralia police were contacted about 9:40 a.m. on Friday by an individual who reported her boyfriend held a knife to her throat and stabbed the knife into the bed at the 300 block of Noel Avenue. The suspect fled the scene when police were called, but is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 500 block of South Diamond Street just after 3 p.m. on Sunday where the owner of a blue 2005 Kia Spectra reported it had been stolen that afternoon. The missing vehicle has license plate reading AQA 4547, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A white 2005 Ford F650 was reported stolen from a business at the 1600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia at about 9:50 a.m. on Saturday. This case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

YARD THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 2500 block of Fords Prairie Avenue about 8:40 a.m. on Saturday where an individual reported his chainsaw was stolen from outside his residence sometime the day before.

ID THEFT

• A 45-year-old Vancouver man was arrested for second-degree identity theft on Sunday afternoon after allegedly providing officers with the social security number of his ex-wife when contacted at the 1400 block of Mellen Street in Centralia. Stewart J. Fring was also booked into the Lewis County Jail for an outstanding DOC felony warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 46-year-old Chehalis resident arrested for driving on a suspended license just before 1 p.m. on Sunday at Woodland Avenue and Alder Street in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Kristopher P. Dunn was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police called about 6:50 p.m. on Saturday about a suspected shoplifter at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue were booking the suspect into the Lewis County Jail when a pill was found, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The 26-year-old from McCleary is facing a possible charge of possession of a controlled substance, according to police.

• A 35-year-old woman arrested for allegedly punching her boyfriend several times during a dispute over money at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday was allegedly then found in possession of methamphetamine. Keona M. Crawford, of Lakewood, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Officers called about 1 p.m. on Friday to the 900 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue in Chehalis referred a case involving a woman in her mid-20s to prosecutors for a potential charge of unlawful inhalation, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The subject was taken to the hospital, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 1000 block of Southwest 20th Street about 6:50 p.m. on Friday to take a report of a scratch on a vehicle.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving with no license, driving with suspended license, third-degree theft, disorderly conduct, protection order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 404 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called to the 700 block of South Market Boulevard about 3:30 p.m. yesterday and told a age 70-ish woman was attempting to “pass” a counterfeit $100 bill. An officer determined she did not know the money was fake, took possession of the bad bill and instructed her to return to the bank to make sure the other bills she’d gotten from her bank were authentic, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THREAT

• Chehalis police were called about 5:45 p.m. yesterday to take a report of harassment from the 1200 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue. Something that was overheard is being investigated, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFT

• Police were called at about 9 p.m. yesterday regarding a possible theft at the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street in Chehalis. No report was taken, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• Police called about 9:20 p.m. yesterday for a suspected shoplifter in custody at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue subsequently booked Keelie M. Neilson, 27, from Toledo, into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 144 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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ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN

• A property owner from the 1400 block of South Gold Street in Centralia reported an attempted burglary to a garage after finding a lock had been broken yesterday. Nothing was missing from inside however, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ONLINE HARASSMENT

• Centralia police are investigating online harassment following an approximately 7:40 p.m. call on Wednesday in a case associated with a location on the 2800 block of Russell Road.

DISORDERLY PERSON

• A 25-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for interfering with a health care facility following an approximately 8:20 p.m. call on Wednesday to the 900 block of South Scheuber Avenue in Centralia. Mario Steven Rodriguez  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LEWD PERSON

• Chehalis police were called just before 9 a.m. yesterday and told that a male was masturbating in front of a a female near a bus stop at Northwest Louisiana Avenue and Chamber of Commerce Way. An officer arrived to find he had left and the victim’s description of the subject was vague, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 7:35 a.m. today on a report that an unknown person had damaged a vehicle gas filler tube at the 300 block of South Tower Avenue.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault … and more among 172 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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TRACTOR TAKEN

• A Komatsu 250-6 front end wheel loader was stolen from a fenced yard at the 1700 block of Industrial Drive in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The 24,000-pound machine had “Darling and Sons” painted on the side, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TRUCK TAKEN

• A white 2015 Ford F250 with Weyerhaeuser decals on the doors was stolen from where it had been parked in a secured lot at the 100 block of Southwest Veterans Way in Chehalis sometime between 1 p.m. on Monday and 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The truck held an auxiliary fuel tank and tool box, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called just before noon on Tuesday for a burglary to a residence on the 900 block of Ham Hill Road. Medication and other items were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PILFERED PRODUCE

• Chehalis police were called at 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday to take a report that freight had been delivered earlier in the morning near the front door of a store on the 1800 block of North National Avenue but when an employee arrived, they discovered a pallet had been unwrapped and boxes of produce stolen. Missing was a case of strawberries and a case of grapefruit as well as hothouse tomatoes and English cucumbers, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A wallet and a checkbook left inside an unlocked vehicle parked at the 800 block of Southwest 21st Street in Chehalis were stolen overnight, according to a report made to police about 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 154 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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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Five people were injured when a 2014 Toyota Prius attempted to turn onto eastbound U.S. Highway 12 one mile east of Mossyrock on Monday and collided with a westbound pickup truck. Three teenage passengers and the 22-year-old driver of the Prius were hospitalized but the 49-year-old Glenoma man behind the wheel of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado was not, according to the Washington State Patrol. Both vehicles were described as totaled. Troopers called to the scene about 3:30 p.m. at Larson Road issued a citation to Demarree F. Ruthrauff, 22, from Boulder, Colorado, for failure to yield the right of way, according to the state patrol. She was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital as were Rosa  Loeb, 18, of Glendale, California, and Henry G. Belman, 18, of Menlo Park, California. Ruby B. Singmon, 19, of Needham, Massachusetts, was taken to Morton General Hospital. James E. Sympson, 49, from Glenoma, was hurt, but not transported, according to the Washington State Patrol. The roadway was not entirely cleared until after 8 p.m., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

THEFT, THEFT

• An air compressor, two computer tablets and a battery starter were stolen from the 1300 block of St. Helens Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 5:15 p.m. on Monday

• Centralia police called to the 100 block of West High Street at about 12:50 p.m. on Monday arrested a 26-year-old Portland woman for second-degree theft with special circumstances, alleging she was  part of a team that stole merchandise from several stores at the Centralia Outlets. The other suspect has not been arrested yet.  Andrea C. Waters  was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. As of this morning, the other suspect had not been arrested yet, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called just before 9 a.m. on Saturday and asked to take a report on a vehicle which had been “keyed” in a parking lot at the 600 block of South Market Boulevard.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, harassment, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, harassment, trespassing, civil issue, vandalism, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision … 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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ASSAULT

• A 22-year-old man was arrested after allegedly assaulting a nurse at Providence Centralia Hospital following an approximately 12:02 a.m. call to police from the 900 block of Scheuber Road on Saturday. Joshua A. Chum, a homeless person, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BURGLARY

• A Dell laptop was stolen from a residence on the 2600 block of Eureka Avenue in Centralia during the afternoon, according to a report made to police about 12:45 p.m. on Thursday.

DRUGS

• A 34-year-old California man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, identity theft, unlawful imprisonment and violation of a protection order after an approximately 10:45 p.m. call on Sunday associated with a location on the 900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.  Andrew P. Hoefer of Anderson, California, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 24-year-old Packwood resident was arrested at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 12:10 a.m. on Saturday for possession of methamphetamine, identity theft, making a false statement and resisting arrest,  according to the Centralia Police Department.  Cody T. Vala was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday about a vehicle prowl at the 1200 block of Belmont Avenue. Money was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called just before noon on Friday about gasoline siphoned from a vehicle overnight at the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue.

VANDALISM

• A vehicle had its front passenger window smashed out at the 400 block of West Plum Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:25 p.m. on Thursday. Nothing was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MISSING PERSON

• Just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, Centralia police took a report that a 62-year-old woman named V. Mills, was missing from the Centralia area. The investigation continues, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police began investigating a investigated a hit and run traffic collision just after 1:45 p.m. on Friday at the 100 block of South Tower Avenue. The victim driver complained of minor injuries and was transported to the hospital, according to the Centralia Police Department.  The suspect vehicle was described as a black passenger car

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, trespassing, hit and run, resisting arrest, third-degree theft, disorderly conduct, reckless driving, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, third-degree malicious mischief, minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault, vehicle collision, being in physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated … and more among 486 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.