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EXPLOSIVE FOUND DURING TRAFFIC STOP

• A traffic stop for no license plate in Winlock early yesterday turned up suspected methamphetamine in the driver’s pants’ pocket as well as a backpack containing an improvised explosive device. It happened about 1:25 a.m. at the 200 block of Southwest Kerron Avenue, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Thomas J. Murphy, 37, of Ethel, was found to be driving with a suspended license, was searched and then asked for his backpack from his vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office. Inside the pack was an item consisting of two small taped-together cylinders with their fuses combined, sheriff’s Capt. Curt Spahn said. The Washington State Patrol was summoned and the item defused, Spahn said. Murphy was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of an explosive device and possession of meth, according to Spahn.

PICK AXE, FIREARM THREAT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday they arrested a 53-year-old  man after two individuals arrived home at the 100 block of Cattle Drive in Onalaska and discovered a pick axe stuck in the front door of their trailer and a large amount of clothing from inside thrown into a fire pit. Several deputies called to the scene about 5:30 p.m. on Friday were told the suspect had a firearm and threatened to kill them, according to he sheriff’s office. Ronald J. Roy, 53, of Onalaska, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary, felony harassment and unlawful possession of a firearm, sheriff’s Capt. Curt Spahn said.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Chehalis police were called to a residence on the 1700 block of Snively Avenue about 7:45 a.m. on Monday following the discovery of a broken window and signs of a burglary. A list of missing items has not yet been compiled, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Someone stole car washing items from a front porch on the 500 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 8:30 p.m. on Monday.

• Chehalis police were contacted about 12:25 p.m. on Monday by an individual who reported someone opened an account for television services at a location in Chehalis using the caller’s social security number.

• An individual reported the theft of power tools from a shop building at the 1300 block of Kayu Lane in Centralia at 10:50 a.m. on Monday.

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of East Second Street at 9:20 a.m. on Monday where a business found tools missing and graffiti on the building.

•  A large metal anchor – yard ornament – was reported stolen from in front of a business at B and Third streets in Centralia, according to a report made to Centralia police about 12:15 p.m. on Sunday.

• A deputy called to the 600 block of Nick Road in Centralia was told an 82-year-old man found two doors to his residence damaged and forced open. It happened between May 11 and Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Nothing appeared to be missing, according to the sheriff’s office.

• At about 10:25 a.m. on Friday, a business  at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis reported it had taken in a counterfeit $100 bill.

• A brown leather Western saddle for barrel racing was reported missing from a storage unit on the 900 block of Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis about 10:40 a.m. on Friday. It has a 16-inch seat and silver trim, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 43-year-old Mossyrock woman detained for suspected shoplifting last night at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis was arrested for a warrant and a drug violation when a search turned up suspected methamphetamine. An officer called just after 9 p.m. on Monday booked Lisa M. Fish into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 31-year-old Mount Vernon woman was arrested for possession of a controlled substance when contacted by an officer at the 900 block of North Tower Avenue about 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Sarah R. Newman was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 19-year-old Centralia resident pulled over for speeding on northbound Interstate 5‘s collector-distributor lane offramp near milepost 82 about 6:50 p.m. on Sunday was arrested for possession of marijuana and driver under twenty-one consuming marijuana, according to the Centralia Police Department. Savannah DJ Carlson was issued a citation and released with a court date, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to the 300 block of Prairie Rose Lane about 6:35 p.m. on Sunday to take a report of damage to the community mail box.  The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 700 block of Yew Street in Centralia about 8:15 a.m. on Sunday following the discovery a large rock had been thrown through the windshield of a parked car sometime during the night.

LOST AND FOUND

• Centralia police were notified about 11:20 p.m. on Sunday of a gas powered leaf blower found in the parking lot of the Seminary Hill Nature Trails at the 1000 block of Seminary Hill Road in Centralia.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 32-year-old Centralia driver was cited after the flatbed trailer – carrying a sport utility vehicle – he was hauling on northbound Interstate 5 in Clark County separated from his vehicle and rolled onto its side blocking two lanes on Sunday afternoon. Troopers called about 2:45 p.m. to the scene near milepost 18 determined Noah P.  Kennard had lost control when the trailer began to whip and oscillate because Kennard was exceeding a reasonable safe speed, according to the Washington State Patrol. He was injured but declined aid, according to the state patrol.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run, trespassing, vandalism, vehicle collision, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances … and more among the many calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services

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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 36-year-old man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with a leg injury after his motorcycle struck a street sign and concrete block along the 500 block of Twin Oaks Road west of Chehalis on Saturday, according to Lewis County Fire District 6. District 6’s DJ Hammer tweeted the wreck was reported just after 1 p.m. and that the patient had been wearing a helmet.

• At least one person was transported to the hospital with hip pain following a vehicle versus pedestrian collision at Harrison and Belmont avenues in Centralia just before 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called just before noon on Saturday to a discovered burglary at a residence on the 1100 block of Centralia College Boulevard. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report from the 300 block of West Plum Street about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday of the theft of a “texture” machine from a job site, that had occurred a week earlier.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police reported on Sunday that a white 2002 Cadillac Escalade reported stolen the morning before from a parking lot on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue was subsequently recovered near Eugene, Oregon. The vehicle was involved in a pursuit with law enforcement and the driver was captured by a police K9 after he fled the vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department. The driver had not yet been positively identified, according to police.

MORE THEFT

• Centralia police were called at 8:10 a.m. on Friday regarding mail stolen from a mailbox at the 1200 block of West First Street.

• Chehalis police on Thursday responded regarding recovered stolen property associated with the 300 block of West Main Street.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

• Chehalis police werE called about a reported rape associated with the 1500 block of Rice Road about 4:20 p.m. on Thursday. Further details were unavailable.

DRUGS

• A 45-year-old Longview resident was arrested after he was contacted by police at about 11:35 a.m. on Friday at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia. Kenneth L. Farris was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and heroin, according to the Centralia Police Department. A case is being referred for driving under the influence, according to police.

• A 38-year-old Centralia woman contacted by police after an 8:20 p.m. call Thursday to the 800 block of Harrison Avenue was arrested for possession of heroin. Crystal L. Harris was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. A case of two counts of third-degree theft was to be referred to prosecutors as well, according to police.

• An 18-year-old Morton resident picked up for a juvenile warrant about 11:20 a.m. on Thursday at Main and Silver streets in Centralia was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Darren T.S. Brewer was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

ARSON

• Chehalis police are conducting an arson investigation in connection with two fires set outside the Darigold plant on the 10 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue on Thursday evening. The damage was minimal. Firefighters called about 7:30 p.m. found one fire had been set at the south end of the building against a masonry wall, where flames had extended into an adjoining wood-constructed compressor room, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. A fire on the west side of the structure was comprised of two-by-fours and clothing, Fire Investigator Jay Birley said. The fires were extinguished with a little water, Birley said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, probation violation, driving under the influence, violation of no contact order, protection order violation, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among the many 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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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 23-year-old Centralia resident was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a single-vehicle rollover wreck on the northbound collector-distributor lane for Interstate 5 near exit 81 in Centralia yesterday, while his two passengers were reportedly unhurt, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called to the scene just before 11 a.m. indicate the block Honda Accord was totaled. Jose A. Escamilla was driving, accelerated at a high rate and then lost control of his car, which veered to the left before rolling and coming to rest on the shoulder, according to the state patrol. The investigating trooper indicates Escamilla was suspected to be driving under the influence and without a valid license. He faces possible charges including reckless endangerment, according to the state patrol. Uninjured was a 10-month-old girl and 41-year-old Lorenzo W. Tagle, both of Centralia, according to the patrol. All occupants were seat belted or otherwise restrained.

THEFT

• A 72-year-old Toledo-area man reported yesterday that approximately $2,400 worth of tools and equipment had been removed from his farm on the 200 block of Sareault Road since November. Items missing from the property include a 2001 Honda generator, a Miller welder, a micrometer set, a 20-volt cordless impact wrench, a used car battery and a gas can, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Police were called to the 800 block of Ham Hill Road in Centralia at 9:30 a.m. yesterday where a white 1994 Honda Accord was stolen overnight.

• Centralia police were called about 12:45 p.m. yesterday to the 2000 block of Cooks Hill Road to take a report that money was stolen from a person’s room.

DRUGS

• A 36-year-old Olympia woman was arrested for possession of a controlled substance after her companion was detained in connection with a shoplifting incident at the 1400 block Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday. Jessica D. Haskins was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ZOOM, ZOOM

• Kristopher W. Laseke, 20, of Centralia, was arrested for reckless driving about 11:15 p.m. yesterday after being observed going 50 mph over the posted speed limit near South Gold and Pear streets in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was issued a citation and then released, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 149 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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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Deputies and firefighters found no victims when they responded to an area along the 700 block of Big Hanaford Road about 12:30 a.m. today where a Toyota RAV4 had collided with a cedar tree. The impact basically tore the vehicle in half, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It appeared the vehicle had been traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed before the crash, according to the sheriff’s office. Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said responders conducted a grid search and used a special heat-seeking tool looking for anyone who may have been in the vehicle. A witness said a vehicle did stop shortly after the accident, so the driver may have either gotten a ride or walked away.

OUT OF CONTROL

• A 37-year-old homeless man was arrested after police were called about 7:20 a.m. yesterday to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road. Michael L. Hensley allegedly was combative, disorderly and resisted officers when he was contacted, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail
for interfering with a health care facility and resisting arrest, according to police.

BAD CHECKS

• Chehalis police were called about 10:40 a.m. yesterday to the 1700 block of North National Avenue to take a report of the receipt of checks for which there were non-sufficient funds.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were summoned to the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street about 12:40 p.m. yesterday, told a student had illegal narcotics on them. There was no arrest and no report was submitted on the incident, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report about 10:40 a.m. yesterday that someone broke out the driver’s side window to a vehicle at the 1500 block of Johnson Road. Nothing was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

UNLAWFUL BEGGING

• John S. Youngbrandt, 44, of Centralia, was issued a notice of infraction about 6:40 p.m. yesterday at Harrison Avenue and northbound Interstate 5 for allegedly violating Centralia’s pan handling ordinance after previously being warned not to, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor theft, fourth-degree assault, probation violation; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 177 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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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• A deputy was called to the 1600 block of Ferrier Road in Winlock yesterday where someone had gone into an area where the victim parks his vehicle and damaged the globe on an antique Mobile gas pump. It appeared someone tried to steal the pump sometime between 7 a.m. on Sunday and 4 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police were called to the 700 block of East Third Street about 2:20 p.m. yesterday where someone had apparently attempted to gain entry through the back door of  business, causing damage to the door. No entry was made however, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 1100 block of J Street in Centralia about 12:10 p.m. yesterday to take a report someone had entered a house under renovation through a window and removed property.

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of North Washington Avenue about 10:45 a.m. yesterday for a residential burglary in which construction material and tools were taken. The back door was kicked in, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 1500 block of Delaware Avenue about 8:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report of someone entering a house through an unlocked window. Nothing was discovered as missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Two outside motion-activated cameras were stolen from the 1000 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:50 a.m. yesterday.

DOMESTIC DISPUTE

• Eli V. Nelson, 39 of Centralia, was arrested and booked into Lewis County Jail after being involved in a dispute at the 800 block of Hamilton Avenue in Centralia in which he allegedly broke a coffee pot and prevented the victim from calling 911 at around 5:35 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, misdemeanor theft, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 168 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

More to come