Lewis County Sirens.com

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WOMAN FLEES WITH STOLEN TRUCK

• A 28-year-old Centralia woman was jailed after a short police pursuit yesterday evening in the area near Jackson Highway and Forest-Napavine Road south of Chehalis. A relative of an Onalaska man whose 1990 Toyota pickup truck was stolen called 911 about 5:10 p.m. after spotting the vehicle being driven by an unknown female, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver fled on foot but was captured shortly thereafter, according to the sheriff’s office. Stephanie L. Case was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and attempt to elude and then booked into the Lewis County Jail, Cmdr. Dusty Breen said this morning.

SALKUM, ETHEL BURGLARIES SOLVED

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that a 45-year-old Centralia man confessed to two break-ins early last year, a garage in Ethel belonging to an 80-year-old woman and a residence in Salkum where a 68-year-old lives. The first burglary on the 100 block of Wilcox Road on March 1 involved $7,500 worth of tools, televisions and other household belongings and the victim of April 19 incident at the 100 block of Pinkerton Road lost a jewelry box, spray paint cans and food, according to the sheriff’s office. A deputy got information about who may have done it and spoke to the 45-year-old, Cmdr. Dusty Breen said. A 43-year-old currently incarcerated at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell was also implicated but denied involvement, Breen said. The cases were forwarded to prosecutors for charges of second-degree burglary and residential burglary.

OTHER THEFT

• Police were called about 8:15 a.m. yesterday regarding theft of a wallet in which a suspect had used a debit card from the wallet in the local area. The case associated with the 900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia is under investigation.

• Centralia police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday to the 200 block of North Tower Avenue regarding the theft of jewelry from a display cabinet.

• An officer was called to the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue yesterday where a retail store reported receiving three counterfeit $20 bills earlier this month, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• An officer was called about 7:15 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Northwest State Avenue following the discovery of a car prowl. The owner had last been out the vehicle about 4:30 p.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department. Taken from under a blanket was a purse, according to police.

• A makeup bag was stolen from a vehicle parked at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 6 p.m. yesterday.

VANDALISM

• An officer responded to a call to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia about 12:10 a.m. today where someone had broken the window out of a vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A vehicle’s window was smashed at the 700 block of Pioneer Way in Centralia, according to a report made to police just after 10 p.m. yesterday.

EVICTED

• Chehalis police were called out yesterday following the discovery of a camp, with tents and belongings but no occupants, at the 700 block of North National Avenue. No trespassing signs were posted and an officer later made contact with individuals downtown and told them they needed to vacate the site, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Police were called about 11:15 p.m. yesterday after a vehicle struck a mailbox at the 400 block of North Pearl Street and left the scene. However, its license plate was left behind, according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigation continues.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant,  shoplifting; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, hit and run,  disorderly person, third-degree theft, civil issue, runaway juvenile, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, Christmas tree blocking road, dog opens gate and runs off, aid summoned for woman with bottle of vodka dragging a walker who falls down … and more, among 148 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 5 a.m. today.

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Updated at 4:37 p.m.

MAN BEATEN WITH BRASS KNUCKLES

• Centralia police reported this morning they were searching for an individual who assaulted a 35-year-old man using brass knuckles. Officers responding about 2:20 a.m. today to the area of Lakeshore Drive and Marsh Avenue found the victim had cuts to his head as well as some defensive wounds, according to the Centralia Police Department. A suspect was identified and is being sought for second-degree assault, according to police.

VALUABLE LOGGING TOOL TAKEN, WITH TRUCK

• A deputy was called about 2:30 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of Keasling Road south of Chehalis following the discovery that a 1995 Ford F350 crew cab, which had its keys left inside the evening before, was missing from a commercial equipment yard. Also stolen from B and M Logging were three chainsaws and other tools including a specialty computer driven tool useful only to the business, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The specialty tool alone is estimated at $10,000, according to the sheriff’s office.

OTHER VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just after 6 a.m. today to the 500 block of Northwest Center Street when an individual stepped back inside while leaving the motor running in an unlocked Toyota pickup and shortly thereafter saw the vehicle was gone. The truck is a flat red color with a black canopy, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The victim’s wallet was inside the truck, police were told.

CAR PROWL

• An unknown suspect broke a window on a locked car a the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia and stole a backpack, according to a report made to police at about 4 a.m. today.

TEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF POWDER HEROIN

• A 50-year-old man was brought before a judge yesterday facing numerous charges following his arrest the day before by local drug detectives. Members of the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team went looking for David L. Waldeck on Tuesday after getting information he was staying in the Toledo area. Charging documents state he gave consent for his vehicle to be searched and “more than user amount” of powder heroin was located as well as an unspecified amount of methamphetamine, a digital scale and several small empty plastic baggies. Waldeck had been contacted on March 8 by detectives, who made similar finds in his vehicle and then released him upon his promise to contact law enforcement related to his drug activity, the documents alleged. Lewis County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Sara Beigh told the judge yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court the first find consisted of 70 grams of powder heroin with a $10,000 street value. His failure to contact detectives afterward was what prompted their interest in finding him this week, according to the court documents. Allegedly selling heroin to an informant twice since Feb. 1 was what led to the contact earlier this month. Detectives also on Tuesday found amongst Waldeck’s belongings a “large amount” of money, Deputy Prosecutor Paul Masiello wrote. The location for each of the events related to the alleged illegal activity is described only as Lewis County. He was charged yesterday with three counts of selling heroin for profit, two counts of possession of heroin with intent to deliver, and two counts of possession of meth. His bail was set at $100,000. Court documents show Waldeck with an address in Port Orchard.

STRIP MALL ROOF SEARCHED

• Chehalis police were called about 8:35 p.m. yesterday when someone was heard on the roof of the Dollar Tree at the Twin City Town Center. A police dog got involved and a fire department ladder truck was requested to the 1400 block of Louisiana Avenue, but a spokesperson for the Chehalis Police Department said this morning she didn’t yet have any information about who, if anyone, was located.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 22-year-old Glenoma woman suffered a laceration to her face when her car struck the front of a nearly stopped road grader about 8 a.m. yesterday on the 500 block of Meade Hill Road in Glenoma. The 41-year-old operator of the county vehicle had seen her coming from around a series of “S” curves and veered to the right, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 2013 Honda Accord sustained major damage and the patient was transported to Morton General Hospital for treatment, according to the sheriff’s office. She had been wearing her seat belt, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. She was cited for a violation of “keep right except when passing,” Brown said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, misdemeanor assault, third-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, harassment, disorderly person, third-degree theft, runaway juvenile, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, graffiti in a restroom … and more, among 178 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT: CHECK PRINTING SCHEME UNCOVERED

• A 36-year-old Cinebar man who allegedly travels with a printer and a computer to create fraudulent checks was arrested yesterday after a short vehicle pursuit that ended at the 200 block of Third Street East in Onalaska. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said it has been investigating Richard R. Perry Jr. since the end of December and got information about 1 p.m. yesterday he was in the Onalaksa area. Cmdr. Dusty Breen said the case involved 12 checks cashed in six Lewis County locations totaling $4,377.08. Perry was booked into the Lewis County Jail and charged today with first-degree theft, five counts of second-degree identity theft and attempt to elude. Breen noted cases for five other individuals who allegedly helped pass the checks, on the account of a non-profit organization that feeds homeless people, were referred to prosecutors for possible charging. Charging documents for Perry indicate several law enforcement agencies already investigating Perry, including Chehalis Tribal Police, Olympia Police Department, Thurston County Sheriff’s Office and the Centralia Police Department. Perry allegedly told a deputy he received a check from the Sidewalk company from a local man and scanned it into his computer, then would modify it to make it look like paychecks. Among the locations and amounts were Brenda’s Market on state Route 508 for $202.05, the Lucky Eagle Casino for as much as $830.59, Safeway and two check cashing businesses, according to court documents. Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Kevin Nelson today indicated to a Lewis County Superior Court judge authorities have identified at least 17 counts. He requested and was granted bail to be set at $50,000.

RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE

• A 30-year-old man was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle yesterday morning when deputies went to the 100 block of Harold Drive south of Chehalis in response to a report the missing vehicle was there. A deputy knocked, the door opened and a dog opened the door wider, according to authorities. A deputy detained a male he believed to be someone with a warrant, the male gave another name – of a real person who had an outstanding warrant – but he turned out to be Matthew L. Emery, according to court documents. Missing and/or damaged were a CD player, speakers and an amplifier, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Emery was booked into the Lewis County Jail and charged today also with second-degree identity theft. The vehicle had been stolen from a 23-year-old Centralia man. Emery lives in either Chehalis or Pacific Beach.

RECKLESSNESS

• Centralia police were called about 7:45 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of West Third Street where an individual allegedly drove his vehicle into a front yard nearly striking pedestrians during a neighborhood dispute. John J. Showers, 38, of Centralia was cited for reckless endangerment and then released pending a court date, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 8 o’clock this morning about a vehicle prowl at the 200 block of Jackson Street. Documents were missing from inside the vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police took a report of a vehicle prowl yesterday afternoon at the 600 block of Centralia College Boulevard in Centralia. Missing was prescription medication, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, shoplifting, dispute, vandalism, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … 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.