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MOTOR VEHICLE MISHAP

• A woman was pinned into some shopping carts when her car suddenly lurched forward while she was looking into its engine compartment yesterday evening at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters called about 6:20 p.m. report she had parked in front of Halls Drug Center and was trying to fix an engine problem. The woman was able to free herself prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel, according to Capt. Scott Weinert. The victim, who was around 30 years old, was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital in stable condition, according to Weinert. There was no damage to the building, he indicated.

STUFF STOLEN FROM RESIDENCE

• Centralia police were called just after 5 p.m. yesterday regarding a theft of multiple items from a home on the 1100 block of Long Road. Among the missing property are a tablet computer, speakers and an unspecified amount of money, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRIVEWAY PROWLED

• Police were called to the 1300 block of Rhobina Street in Centralia about 2:40 p.m. yesterday where they were told that someone had removed the back license plate from a vehicle sometime during the previous two days while it was parked in a driveway. The plate number is AXH 9071, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 7:40 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue where sometime during the night, someone stole a 2002 Yamaha YZ250 motorcycle from the bed of a pick-up truck.

DRUGS

• Police called just before 8 a.m. yesterday regarding possible squatters at the 500 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia found unspecified drugs in a backpack belonging to an individual with an outstanding warrant. Guy A. Johnson, 41, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a controlled substance, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Twenty-two-year-old Jared A Heminger was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and heroin when he was detained for an outstanding warrant at the 2000 block of Borst Park Avenue around 9:20 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department. Heminger was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

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PLAN TO KILL, THREAT TO SHOOT WITH BOW AND ARROW  INVESTIGATED

• A 45-year-old Salkum man was arrested yesterday and his residence searched in connection with an incident in which he allegedly pointed a bow and arrow at his 24-year-old niece. Deputies learned that back on Feb. 7, Carl E. Griffith had told someone about what he did that day at his residence on the 2100 block of Spencer Road near Salkum. The un-named reporting person said Griffith spoke of an altercation, threatening to kill the young woman with the weapon if she did not leave and then grabbing her by the hair and pulling her out of the house, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning. Griffith also allegedly said he was going to kill his niece the next time he saw her, going into great detail, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Deputies contacted the Toledo woman and witnesses, corroborated Griffith’s story and obtained a search warrant for his home, Brown said. Yesterday deputies gathered  unspecified evidence there on Spencer Road and also arrested Griffith at the 900 block of Peters Road in Randle, according to Brown. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday for first-degree assault and also for harassment, Brown said.

SHOPLIFTING LEADS TO FELONY CHARGE

• A 32-year-old Centralia man who reportedly fought with store security when they tried to detain him for allegedly taking items without paying was arrested for second-degree robbery yesterday. Officers were called to the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 4:50 p.m. for a report of theft and subsequently booked Nathan A. Karl into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SHOPLIFTING LEADS TO DRUG CHARGE

• A 21-year-old arrested for shoplifting about 2 p.m. yesterday at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia was found to have unspecified controlled substances in a bag he was carrying, according to the Centralia Police Department. Dakota W. Davidson was arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called at 10 a.m. yesterday about a vehicle prowl associated with the 200 block of Southwest Lewis Street.

AND MORE

• And as usual,  other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, collision on city street, various complaints in which reports taken down for informational purposes only  … and more, among the 158 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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Updated at 7:10 p.m.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KICKED BY SUSPECT

• Two deputies were kicked and scraped up but eventually able to take a man into custody after a 6:30 p.m. yesterday call about him making threats at the 400 block of Collins Road outside Toledo. While enroute, deputies were advised a dispute was underway, with possibly gun shots fired, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Once inside the home where Darrell R. Jackson resides with his parents, deputies tried to talk him in to coming out, but Jackson reached to an open desk drawer, prompting at attempt to Taser him, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said the Taser had no effect because of Jackson’s bulky coat and a fight ensued in which one deputy was kicked in the chest three times. Another deputy also deployed a Taser and that deputy was also kicked, Brown said. Jackson, 26, was ultimately detained and then booked into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of third-degree assault, resisting arrest and an outstanding warrant, according to Brown. Brown said they didn’t believe any shots were actually fired. According to charging documents filed today in Lewis County Superior Court, before he was handcuffed, Jackson grabbed a bottle of prescription medication and swallowed approximately 20 to 30 pills so he was taken to the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital to be treated for an overdose before he was taken to the jail. His bail this afternoon was set at $50,000.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 3:45 p.m. yesterday regarding a burglary at a business on the 200 block of North Tower Avenue. Paperwork was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOMESTIC THREATS

• A 28-year-old man was arrested early yesterday in connection with an incident a week ago in which he allegedly tried to steal a part off a piece of equipment in his step-father’s yard and when he was questioned, suggested he would blow their house up if they called police. According to charging documents, Dominic L. Combs was at the location on the 800 block of South Gold Street last Monday in violation of a protection order. Combs was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with second-degree burglary, harassment and two counts of intimidating a witness. His bail was set at $25,000. His temporary defense attorney indicated the former Centralia resident resides in Longview.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday to a report that a client arrived at the treatment center at the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue with drugs. Brandon E. Zanger, 35, from Lake Stevens, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ASSAULT SUSPECT ARRESTED

• Bail was set at $10,000 yesterday for a 31-year-old Chehalis resident Gustavo Casmiro-Gomez, charged with second-degree assault for his alleged role in the beating of a man early on the morning of Sept. 20 at the 1300 block of Southwest Mills Street in Chehalis. Casmiro-Gomez was arrested on Monday and charges filed the same day in Lewis County Superior Court. Charging documents state he and another man were asked to leave a birthday gathering and subsequently showed up on Mills Street and allegedly attacked “an old man.” The victim lost consciousness, suffered a concussion and had facial disfigurement, according to court papers. An arrest warrant was issued on Monday for the second suspect.

MOLESTATION ALLEGATIONS ARISE

• A 29-year-old Centralia man who turned himself in after learning from the sheriff’s office Facebook page he was wanted on a warrant appeared in court this afternoon out-of-custody, charged with three counts of first-degree child molestation. Robert L. Brash was ordered to wear a monitoring device and is allowed release pending trial on a $50,000 unsecured bond. Charges filed Feb. 3 in Lewis County Superior Court state that a now-retired detective was contacted by the Okeechobee (Florida) Police Department where two young girls said Brash had touched their “privates” when they resided in Onalaska during the summer and early autumn of 2013. The alleged victims were 6 and 8 years old and at least one is related to Brash, according to the documents.

AND MORE

• And as usual,  other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among the 140 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:30 a.m. today.