Lewis County Sirens.com

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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.

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BLAST OUTSIDE BOWLING ALLEY UNDER INVESTIGATION

• An explosion that drew police to the 800 block of South Market Boulevard over the weekend appears to have resulted from dynamite or something similar, Chehalis police said today. Several people called 911 to report hearing an explosion and authorities were told a man was laying on the ground behind the bowling alley just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An arriving officer found a person sitting up against the building, police said. He was unhurt but was intoxicated, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said. He told police that “cars with CIA people pulled up and set off a nuclear bomb next to him,” Bailey said. An arson investigator from the fire department was summoned and found a small amount of damage to the cinderblock structure and also recovered debris from the blast, according to Bailey. Bailey said there was at least one report of a vehicle in the area but it was gone when police arrived. The incident is under investigation, she said.

SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTED

• Centralia police are investigating a report of a rape at a motel on the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue from last night. An officer contacted just before 8 p.m. indicates the two were traveling together and the 34-year-old man from Lakewood said it was a consensual sexual encounter while the 30-year-old woman from Murrieta, Calif. said she was raped, according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigation is ongoing, according to police.

UNCOOPERATIVE TRIO

• Three people were arrested for obstructing a law enforcement officer when police responded to the 700 block of Euclid Way in Centralia about 8:30 p.m. yesterday.  Bryant R. Elliott 19 of Vancouver, was cited and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department. Cited and booked into the Lewis County Jail were Bradly M. Elliott, 25, of Centralia; and Haiden A.A. Cole, 19, of Pe Ell, according to police. Bradly Elliott was also arrested for violating a domestic violence protection order, according to police.

CELL PHONE TRACKED

• Centralia police took a report yesterday from an individual who said she lost her cell phone the night before at a business on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue.  She was able to locate it by the GPS at a location in Thurston County and the phone was subsequently recovered by the Thurston County Sheriffs Office, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Deputies called about 1:20 p.m. on Saturday to the 200 block of Clinton Road found that Justine K. Abbott, 26, had brought an acquaintance to her parents home and while there, the acquaintance allegedly took clothing and a cell phone from Abbott’s sister’s room. Deputies subsequently arrested Abbott for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and booked her into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 20-year-old friend was picked up by Centralia police for an outstanding warrant, sheriff’s Cmdr. Dusty Breen said. The sheriff’s office is referring a case for third-degree theft against the friend, according to Breen. All the items except the Note 3 cell phone were returned, Breen said.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 7:45 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of East Van Buren Street where an individual reported unknown person or persons cut the hose from his propane tank to his travel trailer, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BACK TO NATURE

• A Chehalis police officer spotted someone going to the bathroom in a grassy area near the park and ride lot on the 800 block of West Main Street about 8:30 a.m. yesterday and issued a 66-year-old homeless man a citation for urinating/defecting in public, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, third-degree theft, hit and run, civil issue, unfounded report, suspicious circumstances, possible shoplifting, suicidal person, teenager being harassed by cell phone, possible theft of iPhone from a shopping cart  … and more, among 115 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:50 a.m. today.

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BIG KNIFE, BIG TROUBLE

• A 20-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for first-degree assault when police responded to a dispute between roommates at a residence on the 400 block of West Pear Street in Centralia on Friday evening.  Angelica J. Parker was allegedly throwing items and ended up displaying a decorative knife with an approximately 12-inch long blade, according to the Centralia Police Department. She reportedly was swinging the knife, but nobody was cut, according to police. Parker was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

ASSAULT ALONG RIVER

• Centralia police contacted an individual about 4:30 a.m. today at Mellen Street and Old Airport Road who reported being assaulted at a transient camp near the Chehalis River. The suspect has not been identified and the case is currently under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOWNTOWN THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday to a business on the 200 block of North Tower Avenue to take a report of a burglary involving the theft of cash.

PORCH PROWL

• Police were called about 12:25 p.m. yesterday about a bicycle stolen from a porch at the 1000 block of Scammon Creek Road in Centralia.

• Centralia police reported this morning an officer was called about 1:35 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of J Street where someone had stolen tables from a porch. One of them was subsequently recovered in an alley nearby and returned to its owner, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were contacted about 1:20 a.m. yesterday by an individual who reported financial information was stolen from their vehicle at the 100 block of North Buckner Street. The victim reported problems with his bank account, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Someone stole a lighter from an unlocked car parked at the 200 block of South Buckner Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 2:40 p.m. on Friday.

DRUGS

• Police arrested a 20-year-old Winlock resident early this morning at the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia for a warrant and also for possession of methamphetamine. Trevor L Bartley was booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with officers around 2:55 a.m., according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 149 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.