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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.

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Updated at 6:12 p.m.

WRECK: BURNING TRUCK IGNITES TREES NEAR PACKWOOD

• A 67-year-old driver who thinks he fell asleep escaped serious injury when he ran off the road and collided with a tree and his truck caught on fire yesterday afternoon near Packwood. A deputy was called about 2:15 p.m. regarding the wreck about three miles up Skate Creek Road South, according to authorities. Lewis County Fire District 10 Chief Lonnie Goble said passersby brought the man into the fire station and told them about the fire. Firefighters found the 2000 Dodge Ram on its side against a tree and flames burning an approximately 50-foot circle around the vehicle. Goble said one tree landed on the back of the truck and six or seven trees partially burned before they got it extinguished. The man, from Graham, was seen by medics at the Packwood fire station for scrapes and told to go see a doctor, according to the fire department and the sheriff’s office. The deputy issued a citation for wheels off the roadway, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

FIRE BREAKS OUT ATOP TALLEST DRAPER VALLEY TOWER

• Chehalis firefighters climbed to the top of a 138-foot tall tower at the Draper Valley Farms’ plant off West Main Street at State Avenue yesterday for a fire. Crews called about 11:20 a.m. arrived to find workers had already got at it with fire extinguishers and knocked down the flames, but it was still smoldering, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. Grain mash had gotten plugged up at the top and the friction with the conveyor belt ignited the materials, Fire Capt. Kevin Curfman said. Curfman and another firefighter carried and then hoisted five-gallon water cans up to finish putting it out. It’s a concern, because any dust can be an explosive hazard, Curfman said. “In fact, years ago they had an explosion there and a gentleman was killed,” he said. The fire department cleared the scene at about 1:30 p.m. The damage was minimal, according to Curfman.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 6:40 p.m. yesterday for a burglary to a home at the 600 block of West Cherry Street. A neighbor had seen two males enter and take items out of the residence, according to the Centralia Police Department. Among the missing valuables were electronics and clothing, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police called about 12:15 a.m. today to a report someone had pulled out and cut wires to a TV cable box at the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue ended up arresting 31-year-old Adam P. Chapman for third-degree malicious mischief. Chapman had a previous relationship with the resident and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for the alleged domestic incident, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 10 a.m. yesterday morning for a report of of a window broken out of an SUV overnight at the 2800 block of Van Dyke Street in Centralia.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, protection order violation, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, vandalism, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, telephone harassment, dog alone in hot car, collision on city street, woman who thought her purse might have been stolen from her cart while shopping; request for help removing handcuffs from a child who had been playing with them … and more, among 179 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.