Lewis County Sirens.com

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HOUSE FIRE

• Firefighters called yesterday morning to the 100 block of Bear View Drive east of Chehalis were told the resident could see smoke and flames under her house. The crew arriving for the 7:50 a.m. call found heavy smoke coming from under the residence and were able to extinguish it, keeping it contained to the crawl space, according to Riverside Fire Authority. There was only minimal damage to rest of the home, Fire Capt. Casey McCarthy reports. Nobody was injured. The cause is under investigation.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• A 25-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for second-degree assault related to a domestic situation yesterday. David D. Marrs’ arrest is associated with a 2:40 p.m. call to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called about 12:30 a.m. yesterday to a report of a burglary at the 700 block of West First Street. An unknown amount of cash was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• A utility trailer was reported stolen about 3:30 p.m. yesterday from the 1200 block of Johnson Road in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of Virginia Drive about 4 p.m. yesterday where they arrested a 31-year-old woman for allegedly stealing documents from a neighbor’s front porch. Tina M. Wood, of Centralia, was cited for third-degree theft and then released pending a court date, according to the Centralia Police Department.

GRAB AND GO

• Centralia police were called about 9:30 p.m. on Friday to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue where they were told a cart-full of alcohol was stolen.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called to the 800 block of Johnson Road about 8:45 p.m. yesterday where they were told a vehicle’s window was broken and a purse stolen.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, negligent driving, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 297 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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Updated at 3:23 p.m.

BMW-DRIVING BURGLAR SOUGHT

• Authorities are asking for the public’s help after two residential burglaries yesterday in the Independence Valley west of Centralia. A woman arrived home at 7:45 a.m. at the 100 block of Smith Road and spoke to the likely thief, who had a gray BMW parked in her driveway, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He said he was looking for a female, whose name he gave, and then he drove off, according to the sheriff’s office. It turns out the living room window had been broken out and more than $5,000 worth of valuables were missing, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Law enforcement officers canvassed the area but did not locate the suspect, Brown said. He is described as a white male 25 to 30 years old and average looking with short hair. The car had a bungee cord or zip tie or something similar tied to the front bumper, Brown said. It also had what looked like cleaning supplies in the back seat, according to Brown.

• Later yesterday, the sheriff’s office was contacted by a second burglary victim in the Independence Valley, at the 200 block of Nelson Road near Rochester, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., someone forced their way through a locked back door, rifled through the entire house and made off with three firearms, collectible knives, a German clock, silver utensils and a down comforter.

GRAB AND GO AT OUTLETS FOILED

• Centralia police were called to the Nike Store on the 100 block of West High Street just after 5 p.m. yesterday after three individuals allegedly placed about $1,000 worth of merchandise into bags, ran out the door, jumped into a car and took off northbound up Interstate 5. A trooper caught up to the suspect vehicle near Tumwater, according to the Centralia Police Department. Arrested for organized retail theft and booked into the Lewis County Jail were Kaisha R. Walker, 21, of University Place; Jalexis B. Ezell, 20, of Tacoma; and Chadrick C. Singleton, 25, of Lakewood, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• A purse and a Galaxy tablet were stolen from a vehicle parked at the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 7:30 a.m. yesterday.

DOMESTIC BROKEN GLASS

• Chehalis police were called to the 600 block of Northwest Prindle Street after a male reportedly broke out the window of a vehicle during a dispute around 1:20 p.m. yesterday. He was gone when officers arrived, but the female in the vehicle was still there, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police are forwarding a case for malicious mischief to the city prosecutor for evaluation, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.

FLAMING TRASH AT TRAIN YARD

• Centralia firefighters called about 7:10 a.m. today to a fire in a rail car south of the Sixth Street viaduct found a garbage-carrying container burning. The crew worked with rail yard employees to move the affected cargo container to a side track and lowered it to the ground for extinguishment, according to Riverside Fire Authority. It held household trash and a large amount asphalt shingles, according to the fire department.

CAR VERSUS POLE

• A 28-year-old Centralia resident  was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital after her car ran into a utility pole about 12:30 a.m. today at the 200 block of Downing Road in Centralia. Dawnita K. Ortivez was subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence, according to the Centralia Police Department. Her Honda Accord had damage on the driver’s side, according to police.

VEHICLE VERSUS CHURCH

• Firefighters were on the scene about 12:30 p.m. today of a vehicle into a building collision at Southwest 183rd Avenue at Pendleton Street in Rochester. Only minor injuries were involved, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. The roof of the vehicle came into contact with and shoved in an exterior wall at Crossroads Church, according to an image shared by the fire department. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office indicates the incident was a suicide attempt by the driver.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, protection order violation, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, shoplifting, stolen bicycle, runaway juvenile, disorderly person, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, receipt of a fraudulent check; complaint about someone putting poop in someone else’s dumpster … and more, among 141 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:45 a.m. today.

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Southwest 183rd Avenue at Pendleton Street in Rochester. / Courtesy photo by West Thurston Regional Fire Authority

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Updated at 6:04 p.m.

HIGH-SPEED CHASE CONCLUDES ON DEAD END ROAD

• A trooper traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 12 sees a motorcyclist approaching from the opposite direction at more than 90 mph. The man on the motorcycle slows and waves as he passes the trooper, in the 55 mph zone. Trooper makes a U-turn and tries to catch up to the speeder, who pulls away at an estimated 113 mph, even going around two vehicles in a curvy no-passing zone. Motorcyclist turns off the highway onto Damron Road and trooper catches up just as motorcycle turns right on to Cindee Lane. A gravel, dead-end road. The 36-year-old biker loses control, lays bike on its side. The aforementioned pursuit occurred about 8 p.m. yesterday near Mossyrock, according to the allegations by authorities. As trooper is handcuffing Luke J. Foss, Foss mutters, “Shoot, that was dumb.” So says the Lewis County Prosecutors Office, which filed charges today for attempting to elude. The LaCenter resident was allowed release on a $10,000 signature bond, with an arraignment for the felony charge scheduled for May 26 in Lewis County Superior Court.

WINLOCK SHED BURGLED

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that someone broke into a storage shed a Winlock man rents out and stole a set of Toyo tires mounted on aluminum wheels, valued at $2,000, as well as a small square Sentry safe. The burglary at the 400 block of state Route 505 occurred sometime during the past month, according to the sheriff’s office.

POPSICLES STOLEN IN CENTRALIA BREAK-IN

• Deputies are considering the possibility that kids my be behind a burglary to an office at the 3100 block of Ives Road in Centralia, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday. Someone spray painted the letter “R” on a wall and stole several popsicles from a freezer, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The freezer door was left open, so that ice cream melted, Brown said. It happened around 9 p.m. on Friday, she said.

COMPUTER TAKEN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 12:15 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a laptop computer from the 600 block of Centralia College Boulevard.

CHECK PRINTING SCHEME LEADS TO INCARCERATION

• A Cinebar man accused of using a printer to create fraudulent checks was sentenced to a bit more than six years in prison today. Richard R. Perry Jr., 37, was arrested on March 29 after a short police chase that ended in Onalaska. He pleaded guilty previously to numerous offenses in the case, as well as a first-degree identity theft from last August. This afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court, Perry also was sentenced for four counts of second-degree identity theft, two counts of unlawful factoring of a credit or payment card and attempting to elude. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office had been investigating Perry since the end of December. He reportedly told a deputy he received a check from a non-profit organization that feeds homeless people, scanned it into his computer, then would modify it to make it look like paychecks. Prosecutors said he traveled with the printer and computer in his vehicle. Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Kevin Nelson said this afternoon there were a lot of different victims and between the bank, account holder and merchants who cashed the checks, he’s still trying to figure out if and how much each victim lost. Perry’s was one of eight sentencing hearings scheduled for today in Lewis County Superior Court.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, no-contact order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, injured deer, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances … and more, among 168 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.