Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 8:10 p.m.

BICYCLE BANDITS STRIKE IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called at 3:50 p.m. yesterday to Northwest State Avenue where a woman said she set her backpack down and two white males on bicycles snatched it up and fled.

CAR PROWL

• An individual reported a vehicle prowl in progress just after 4 o’clock this morning at the 200 block of South Iron Street in Centralia, but the suspect was scared off, according to the Centralia Police Department. A track with a police dog failed to locate the suspect, according to police.

• Police caught a woman who ran but continued trying to track down a man for almost two hours yesterday morning in Chehalis after an individual caught someone believed to be prowling his vehicle on Northeast Terrace Road. Jobie K. Watson, 30, from Centralia, was arrested for obstructing because she ran from police and then also for possession of drugs, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail. The male was not located.

• An unknown suspect broke into a locked car and stole a helmet and paperwork from the 900 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 1:40 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called about 1 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of West Chestnut Street where someone had stolen a (broken) guitar and a set of jumper cables from an unlocked vehicle.

WHAT THE HECK?

• Centralia police were called at 12:45 p.m. yesterday to the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road where someone had stolen windshield wipers from three parked vehicles. They replaced them with old, used wipers, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police yesterday were called to the 300 block of Southwest 13th Street where 1994 Toyota Camry missing from Centralia was found.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called just after 8 a.m. yesterday to the 1400 block of Lum Road where an individual had attempted to use a credit card that was denied. He then attempted to open a line of credit and later it was later determined that the credit card was stolen and the credit application fraudulent, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• A 24-year-old man was arrested for second-degree assault yesterday after allegedly choking his significant other at the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis. Officers responding about 3:15 p.m. booked Matthew P. Paylor, of Centralia, into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Someone spray painted graffiti on the side of a residence at the 1100 block of Alexander Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police last night.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police say a pedestrian sustained a minor leg injury when he stepped off a curb last night and was struck by a passenger vehicle. It happened about 9:20 p.m. at Tower Avenue and Maple Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 16-year-old driver was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with a serious facial laceration after his truck left the roadway early this morning in Onalaska. Deputies responding about 12:30 a.m. to the wreck at Deggler and Middle Ford roads found the 1986 Nissan pickup was totaled, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The teen, from Onalaska, and his 14-year-old passenger from Chehalis had both been wearing seat belts, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The girl was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital with bruising to her torso, according to Brown.  The boy was cited for second-degree negligent driving and a case will be forwarded to juvenile prosecutors for driving with a suspended license, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 44-year-old man was injured today when his van struck a tree off state Route 7 just a mile north of Morton, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers responding at approximately 11 a.m. found that Frank J. Willing had been southbound and going too fast before his vehicle left the roadway, rolled and hit the tree. The Tacoma resident was transported to Morton General Hospital. His Chevrolet Astro van was described as totaled, according to the state patrol. He was to be issued a citation for second-degree negligent driving. Willing was not wearing a seat belt, according to the investigating trooper.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting; responses for alarm, dispute, disorderly conduct, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more.

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BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Police were called about 11:30 a.m. yesterday regarding the theft of items from a home while its owner was incarcerated. The back door at the residence on the 700 block of Yew Street had been forced open, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police responded to an approximately 4:30 a.m. report today of a car stolen from the 300 block of North Tower Avenue. Missing is a black 1994 Toyota Camry, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Someone siphoned gas overnight from a vehicle at the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia, according to a report made to the Centralia Police Department yesterday morning.

DRUGS

• An officer was called to Chehalis Middle School yesterday morning for a 12-year-old boy allegedly in possession of marijuana, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The case is being referred to juvenile prosecutors, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for dispute, hit and run, misdemeanor assault,  suspicious circumstances … and more.

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Updated at 2:04 p.m.

POLICE: GIRL WIELDS KNIFE TO RETRIEVE CELL PHONE, FROM MOM

• Centralia police arrested a 12-year-old girl yesterday who allegedly threatened her mother with a large butcher-type knife after the mom had taken the child’s cell phone away from her. Officers called about 4 p.m. to the 1100 block of South Pearl Street were told the girl confronted the 37-year-old mom who had been asleep in bed, according to the Centralia Police Department. She got her phone and ran off but was located in an alley and taken into custody, according to police. The 12-year-old was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for first-degree robbery, Sgt. Kurt Reichert said. Nobody was hurt, Reichert said.

UNWELCOME VISITOR DETAINED BY CITIZEN

• A 28-year-old Morton man was held at gunpoint early yesterday morning by a 72-year-old homeowner who woke up to the sound of tires spinning in his driveway and a loud crashing noise around his front porch. Deputies called about 5:15 a.m. to the 900 block of Davis Lake Road in Morton found the accused trespasser sitting in the passenger side of a vehicle in the driveway, appearing to be “heavily” under the influence of an unknown substance, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement learned that when the resident confronted him, the subject was talking but not making any sense and went and got into the vehicle where he waited until deputies arrived. Brenton D. Michels was arrested for second-degree criminal trespass and booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

MONEY MISSING

• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon to the 1000 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue for a report that all four receptionists tills were taken from the medical department at Valley View Health Center. Police are waiting for further information from the victim, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

EMPTY RESIDENCE BURGLED

• Centralia police were called about 12:30 p.m. yesterday and told an unknown person broke in to a vacant residence on the 1300 block of Windsor Avenue. A loss has not been determined, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 8 p.m. yesterday to take a report that a cell phone account was opened using a victim’s information. The case is associated with the 3000 block of Borst Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Someone smashed out a window of a vehicle at the 1200 block of Lum Road in Centralia and rifled through its glove box, according to a report made to police about 11:30 p.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called to Green Hill School yesterday after a plastic baggie containing powder suspected to be be cocaine was found during a room search. The substance field-tested as such, but will now be sent off to the crime lab for analysis, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• A 26-year-old Vancouver man was arrested for second-degree malicious mischief after police were called to the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue yesterday regarding an estimated $3,000 damage to the fire suppression system in a room at the drug and alcohol treatment center. Christopher M. Rew was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

LOST AND FOUND

• Chehalis police were contacted by a woman in Shelton last night who said she got a phone call telling her that her dog which was stolen last year had been located in Chehalis, but the caller would only release details to a police officer.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 27-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for driving under the influence after she missed a curve and rolled her pickup truck last night at the 3600 block of Cooks Hill Road outside Centralia. Deputies responding about 9:15 p.m. found that neither Megan R. Lynch nor her two passengers were injured, but the truck sustained major damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Lynch was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for alarm, dispute, misdemeanor theft, collision on city street, suspicious circumstances … and more.

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Updated at 2:43 p.m.

MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN RANDLE

• A 69-year-old Randle resident who was accidentally shot while cleaning a gun yesterday was transported to Harborview Medical Center, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said the man was home alone at the 100 block of Morris Road when he was injured in his left forearm by a Derringer 410 and then drove himself from  to the Randle Medical Clinic about 3:40 p.m. He was taken by ambulance to Morton General Hospital, before being transferred to the Seattle hospital, Brown said.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• A 23-year-old Chehalis area resident who allegedly choked his girlfriend until she couldn’t breathe suffered cuts to his arm and leg when she grabbed an object off the bed and began hitting him, not realizing the object was a knife. Deputies called about 9:30 p.m. on Friday to the 100 block of Mountain Estates Drive learned the pair had been arguing about text messages from another woman, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown didn’t describe how serious the injuries were to Mikal S. Osborne, but noted he was arrested for second-degree assault and booked into the Lewis County Jail.  Instead of charging the felony, prosecutors moved Osborne’s case to Lewis County District Court.

• A 53-year-old Chehalis area man was arrested for second-degree assault after allegedly hitting his teenage son in the face multiple times, leaving him with what looked to be a broken nose on Friday. Deputies called about 4:40 p.m. to the 100 block of Borovec Road were told the two were arguing about the 17-year-old’s job, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The son went out the door, the dad told him to be home for dinner and the son’s reply of something like “FU” preceded the alleged assault, according to the sheriff’s office. Randy J. Granger was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

DETAINEE ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were called to the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center about 9:30 p.m. on Friday where a 15-year-old boy allegedly shoved a female employee. The teen is facing a possible charge of custodial assault, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BURGLARY

• Officers responding to an alarm at the Twin City Town Center at about 5 a.m. on Sunday found the front door open at a business and several thousand dollars worth of merchandise missing. Police are still waiting for a detailed list of what was stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called on Sunday to the 600 block of Northwest State Avenue where someone had busted through the back door of a business and left with various items, including grow lights.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that someone broke in to a shop at the 300 block of Fawn Hill Drive outside Chehalis some time between last Tuesday and Wednesday and stole a Stihl chainsaw, a 20-gauge shotgun and something described as a Fluke multimeter. The loss is estimated at $750, according to the sheriff’s office.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police called about 2 p.m. on Friday regarding an unlocked van with its keys left in it stolen from the 600 block of South Market Boulevard were able to direct the victim to the vehicle discovered earlier abandoned in an alley. The victim was able to retrieve the van from the area near the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called regarding a vehicle prowl about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday in the area of Washington Avenue and Sixth Street.

POWER CUT

• Police were called just after 7 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia where sometime since the previous evening, someone had cut through a power cable at a business.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespass, shoplifting, disorderly conduct, urinating in public, driving with suspended license, making false statement to an officer; responses for dispute, misdemeanor theft, barking neighbor dog, child custody issue, warning for a panhandler, collision on city street, stranger standing in driveway, someone sleeping in the entryway of a church, request for advice on how to get two vehicles unstuck from each other following minor parking lot encounter … and more.