Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 5:40 p.m.

BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• Someone broke into two sheds belonging to the Lewis County Historical Museum over the weekend and removed items as yet unknown, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An officer called yesterday to take the report from the 500 block of Front Street is waiting for a list of missing property, according to police.

• Chehalis police were called about 5:15 p.m. yesterday when a burglary was discovered at the 300 block of Southwest Ninth Street. A resident returned home to find the front door unlocked and is missing an iPad, clothing, credit cards and a jewelry box, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

(ALMOST) UP IN SMOKE

• Firefighters were relieved and probably so were the owners of a business they were called to yesterday evening. The crew was dispatched about 5:40 p.m. to the building at the 300 block of Northwest State Street where employees said they had been smelling smoke for about an hour before finding its source, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. They went upstairs and discovered a towel smoldering, a cigarette had dropped onto it, Fire Investigator Derrick Paul said. They put water on it and put it outside, he said. “The important thing is, these guys had no smoke detectors,” Paul said. “There’s a multi-million dollar business that could have burned.” Paul said the Green Vault, a marijuana processor, may have had detectors elsewhere in the building, but there was none in the break room where they smoke. The only damage was to the carpet, he said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run, suspicious person, collision on city street, dog pooping on neighboring apartment complex property … and more, among 159 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:40 a.m. today.

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Updated at 12:17 p.m.

DROWSY DRIVER SLEEPS DURING SOBRIETY TEST

• A 42-year-old motorist was arrested yesterday after he was found unconscious and laying in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, stopped in the middle of the road south of Chehalis. A deputy responding to Highway 603 near Brown Road East yesterday evening observed a needle on the passenger seat, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was walked to an ambulance for a medical evaluation and subsequently fell asleep standing up during a field sobriety test, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said John L. Lininger, who was wanted on a warrant, initially identified himself as his twin brother. They suspect he was under the influence of heroin, but won’t know for sure until they get toxicology tests results, according to Brown. Lininger was booked into the Lewis County Jail for identity theft and forgery and the case referred for a charge of driving under the influence.

BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called just after 9 p.m. yesterday by a resident who returned home to the 700 block of Southwest William Street and found the front door unlocked, the inside a mess and the television missing. A weed pipe that was left behind was taken into evidence, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A pocket knife was reported stolen from inside a vehicle about 6:15 p.m. yesterday at the 800 block of E Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT

• A man in his his 20s was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle overnight after an accident at a plywood mill in the Chehalis Industrial Park. Firefighters and medics called about 3 a.m. to Maurin Road found the patient conscious and responsive, according to Lewis County Fire District 6. Fire Chief Tim Kinder said he understood that the man had fallen from a catwalk onto a piece of machinery that flips plywood, and it flipped him. He was able to call for help, Kinder said. He had pelvic pain and was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons, Kinder said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, suspicious person, collision on city street … and more, among 153 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 1:17 p.m.

SMOKY APARTMENT

• A 36-year-old Centralia man was detained by police after he reportedly tried to light a pill on fire using his stovetop and then locked himself in his room yesterday at the 200 block of West Reynolds Avenue. A roommate who smelled smoke in the apartment had extinguished the tablet in the sink but the room had filled with smoke, according to the Centralia Police Department. Firefighters responded to a fire alarm and requested officers to help get the man out of his room about 11:30 a.m.  Jonathan R. Young was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for a mental health evaluation and subsequently booked into jail for a municipal court warrant, according to police.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• A 24-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for second-degree domestic assault yesterday after police were called about 8:45 a.m. to the 200 block of Southwest Second Street and told he had assaulted a female with a pair of scissors. Her injury didn’t require medical treatment, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Lupe G. Mendez was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Prosecutors declined to file the felony charge.

BACKYARD PROWLER

• Centralia police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday after a resident at the 800 block of South Gold Street confronted an intruder inside the fenced backyard who had picked up a ladder and was beginning to walk away with it. The subject dropped the ladder and ran off but officers located their suspect on the 1100 block of Kresky Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. Ahmed M. Peace, 22, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for theft, according to police.

TOOLS TAKEN

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that someone burglarized a shop building at the 100 block of Bethany Lane in Winlock and stole a Lincoln welder and an Echo chainsaw. The break-in occurred sometime between Feb. 26 and 28, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is about $1,000, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

MISSING MEDS

• Chehalis police were called on Friday about theft of medication from the 300 block of Southeast Park Hill Drive. Hydrocodone had gone missing sometime during the previous two weeks, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

PORCH PILFERAGE

• Chehalis police were called on Saturday morning about the suspected theft of a package that was believed to have been delivered to the 200 block of Lewis Street.

AUTO THEFT

• A 1992 Honda Accord reported stolen about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday from the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue turned up the following day in Thurston County, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It was no longer drivable, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• An unlocked vehicle was prowled while parked at Stan Hedwall Park on Rice Road in Chehalis, according to a report made to police about 6 p.m. on Friday. Missing are a Kicker 12-inch subwoofer and a Rockford-Fosgate 250-watt amplifier, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FINGERPRINTS REVEAL IMPOSTOR INMATE

• A woman booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree theft on Thursday who had somewhere important to be on Friday allegedly assumed the identity of her younger sister, leading to a new arrest for forgery and identity theft. She was initially arrested by Centralia police but the finger prints the next day showed she was Courtney L. Sturdevant, 24, not her 20-year-old sibling who lives out of state, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said the Chehalis resident went through the entire booking process including falsely signing documents. She reportedly admitted what she had done and said she needed to be out of jail because she was scheduled for an appointment on Friday. Sturdevant had outstanding warrants.

DRUGS

• A 45-year-old Centralia man detained yesterday evening for suspected shoplifting at the 1500 block of Louisiana Avenue was subsequently arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Charles E. Norskog was booked into the Lewis County Jail, also for second-degree introducing contraband, according to police.

• The driver of an erratic vehicle stopped around 10:35 p.m. in the area of the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis was subsequently arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of brass knuckles, driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Terry L. Bryan, 36, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A motorist left the roadway and struck a power pole at the 1400 block of South Gold Street last night, knocking out electricity to the area for about four hours, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers responding just before 8 p.m. cited the driver for speeding and not having insurance, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, shoplifting, civil issue, disorderly person, misdemeanor assault, collision on city street … and more, among 121 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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CANDLE SUSPECTED IN VEHICLE FIRE

• Firefighters were called at 9:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Woodland Avenue in Centralia where they found a Chevrolet Tahoe well-involved with fire which was threatening an adjacent residence. A fence along the driveway had also ignited, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Crews quickly brought the fire under control, according to Fire Capt. Scott Weinert. The fire is believed to have been started by a candle being used a person who was reportedly living the Tahoe, according to Weinert. The sport utility vehicle was a complete loss.

DOWNTOWN ASSAULT

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of North Tower Avenue just before 11 p.m. yesterday for an assault. The suspect was identified and the investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department. The victim was not seriously injured during the dispute, according to police.

OUT OF CONTROL

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office says a 50-year-old woman who was highly intoxicated and detained for biting her boyfriend, kicked a deputy in the shin at Morton General Hospital on Thursday night. A deputy responding to the 100 block of Belcher Road Glenoma learned the 51-year-old man was awakened to Dawn M. Smith gnawing on his neck and jaw and after he tried to fend her off was bit again, in his upper arm, according to the sheriff’s office. Smith was taken to the emergency room for medical clearance to be booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. She was ultimately booked for third-degree assault with a recommendation for a charge also of fourth-degree assault, according to Chief Deputy Stacy Brown.

FEMALE USES ALIAS AT JAIL

• A Centralia officer learned yesterday that Courtney L. Sturdevant, 24, was in the Lewis County Jail under a different name. The jail did a fingerprint search and discovered her true identity, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers then served the Centralia Municipal Court warrant that was out for her arrest, according to police.

INSTAGRAM THREATS

• Centralia police took a complaint on Thursday morning at the 900 block of Johnson Road from a juvenile that a person, or persons, unknown sent several  threats against her using Instagram. The investigation is continuing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

REPORT OF MARIJUANA THEFT

• An individual reported about 9:20 p.m. on Thursday that marijuana was stolen from their residence on the 1100 block of Borthwick Street in Centralia. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PARCEL PILFERED

• A package delivered to the front door step at the 300 block of East Pear Street in Centralia was removed by an unknown person, according to a report made to police about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

CAR PROWL

• An individual reported at 5 p.m. yesterday two of their vehicles were prowled at the 1800 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia. A window was broken out of one, according to the Centralia Police Department. Missing are some power tools and a vehicle emergency kit, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, misdemeanor theft, failure to transfer vehicle title, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, vandalism, civil problem, collision on city street, possible retail return fraud, possible stolen vehicle that wasn’t, attempt to pass a counterfeit bill … and more, among than 162 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:45 a.m. today.