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VIOLENCE
• A 34-year-old Olympia woman was arrested for two counts of third-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree assault after Chehalis police responded for a report of a disorderly person at the 500 block of Southeast Adams Avenue at about 4 p.m. on Sunday. An arriving officer noted broken flower pots, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Sarah L. Zacharias was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• Police were called just before 6 p.m. on Saturday when individuals reported that they were threatened by two males they confronted who were digging through the dumpster at the 1400 block of Lum Road in Centralia. The incident is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
SAFE CRACKING
• Chehalis police were called about 1:45 p.m. on Sunday to a business on the 600 block of Northwest State Avenue where someone had kicked in a door, gone inside, tipped over a safe, removed its door and emptied it out. The victim had bought the safe at a sale and never opened it, but believed it had contained something, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• An officer was called to the 700 block of Northwest State Avenue about 9:15 a.m. on Saturday after a victim business discovered a safe believed to have been left closed was found unlocked and empty, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
BREAK-IN ONALASKA
• A deputy responded to the 100 block of Gish Road in Onalaska about 9 a.m. on Friday for a burglary in which someone had forced their way through the door of a residence and stolen about $5,000 worth of valuables including a Samsung television, Nike shoes and vintage collectibles, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
POLICE DOG SNIFFS OUT PAIR UP TREE
• Centralia police dog Pax located two suspects approximately 100 feet up in a tree when called to assist the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office who were investigating the attempted theft of a trailer at the 300 block of Teitzel Road in Centralia around 7:15 a.m. on Saturday morning. The theft investigation is being handled by the sheriff’s office.
FRAUD
• An individual reported the theft of his wallet and the attempted use of his credit card at a business on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia at about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Chehalis police were contacted about 2:30 p.m. on Friday by an individual who reported they attempted to purchase a puppy online and after paying the agreed upon amount, were recontacted by the out-of-state seller who asked for more money. The original transfer of money was made at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis, according to police.
• Chehalis police called about 11 a.m. on Friday to the 600 block of West Main Street because a customer had tried to pay for beer with a counterfeit $100 bill spoke to the customer who said he’d found it on the ground. An officer collected the bill, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• Officers contacted about 10 a.m. on Friday are referring a case to prosecutors for charges of second-degree extortion related to a 22-year-old Centralia man who allegedly threatened to have his ex arrested if she did not return to him, according to the Centralia Police Department.
OTHER THEFT
• Centralia police were called just after 9 p.m. on Friday regarding baseball equipment stolen from the 700 block of Harrison Avenue.
CAR PROWL
• Chehalis police were called at 7 a.m. today to the 200 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue for an overnight vehicle prowl in which someone someone rummaged around and stole a social security card.
DRUGS
• Jesus D. Montano, 40 of Centralia, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and multiple outstanding warrants after being contacted by police for not leaving a local hotel he was not a registered guest at on the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia about 9 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• Officers called about 3:15 p.m. on Sunday for a dispute at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue arrested Bobbie J. Bangs, 42, of Olympia, for possession of methamphetamine and arrested Ryan D. Ward, 38, of Olympia, for an outstanding warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. Both were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
VANDALISM
• A vehicle was egged overnight causing damage to the vehicle’s paint at the 800 block of G Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11 a.m. on Friday.
ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD
• A 36-year-old Adna resident was arrested after being stopped by a deputy because she was having trouble keeping her car between the lines on the 100 block of Bunker Creek Road about 1 p.m. on Sunday. Zenia M. Rios allegedly smelled of intoxicants and performed poorly on a field sobriety test, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Rios had her teenage daughter in the vehicle with her so Rios was booked into the Lewis County Jail for both reckless endangerment and driving under the influence, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, fourth-degree domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, consuming liquor in public, third-degree malicious mischief, minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, protection order violation, dog alone in parked vehicle … and more among the hundred of calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.
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