Lewis County Sirens.com

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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

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AUTO THEFT

• A vehicle dealership at the 1500 block of Northwest State Avenue in Chehalis reported just before noon yesterday they were missing a 1999 Mercedes Benz. By 2:30 p.m., Centralia police had found the car abandoned at Reynolds Avenue and Johnson Road in Centralia. The owner was notified they could pick it up, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DIAMOND NECKLACE MISSING

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning they were contacted by a 21-year-old woman whose makeup bag containing a $6,000 diamond necklace vanished from a home where she stayed with a friend on Sunday night at the 300 block of Winston Creek Road outside of Mossyrock. There is no suspect information, according to the sheriff’s office.

FRAUD

• An individual reported from the 500 block of West Summa Street in Centralia just before 9 a.m. yesterday that someone had used their name to fraudulently open up multiple credit card accounts.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A pedestrian who ran into a crosswalk was struck by a vehicle and injured at Harrison Avenue and Johnson Road in Centralia yesterday evening. Police called at 7:45 p.m. state the patient was transported to the hospital for treatment. The motorist was found not at fault because a  “don’t walk” signal was active at the time, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police report a pedestrian in a crosswalk suffered a broken leg when hit by a vehicle at Pearl and Main streets in Centralia just before 4 p.m. yesterday. The driver was issued a notice of infraction, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with no license, driving with suspended license, possession of controlled substance without prescription; responses for alarm, harassment, trespassing, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances … and more among 172 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 10:58 a.m.

KNIFE WIELDING MAN BOOKED

• A 31-year-old man was arrested overnight after he allegedly threatened and lunged toward two people, with a knife, during a domestic dispute at a motel on the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Officers called about 3:30 a.m. found the suspect had fled the scene and the victims were uninjured, according to the Centralia Police Department. When Brian M. Jackson, 31, of Mobile, Alabama, returned, he was arrested for two counts of first-degree assault and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

CHEHALIS SENIOR SCAMMED

• Chehalis police are investigating to find out who called an 80-year-old woman claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House and got her to send them $250. An officer was called to the 400 block of Northeast Washington Avenue about 8 a.m. yesterday and the department will be following up with the jurisdiction located where her money was sent, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 10:15 a.m. yesterday for a burglary to a residence undergoing a remodel at the 2300 block of Sirkka Avenue. A vehicle was seen there, but left before officers arrived, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 12:15 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of washer and dryer from a side yard at the 800 block of South Tower Avenue.

KIDS ALONE IN CAR

• A 29-year-old Centralia woman was issued a citation yesterday evening for leaving minor children unattended in a vehicle in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Chehalis, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An officer was in the area about 15 minutes and spoke to the three boys, ages 10, 5 and 3, before two adults returned to the vehicle from inside the store, according to police. Rakala B. Campbell was arrested and then released, according to police. City ordinance requires a child to be at least 12 years old to be left alone in a vehicle, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 4 p.m. yesterday to take a report of someone smashing out the window to the rear door of an uninhabitable residence at the 900 block of North Washington Avenue.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 20-year-old woman was airlifted to a trauma center after a collision in which her vehicle went through a guard rail and came to rest on its top about 50 feet down an embankment along southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 68 yesterday afternoon. Troopers called to the scene about 2:20 p.m. are investigating the cause, according to the Washington State Patrol. Firefighters from Lewis County Fire Districts 5 and 15 responded as well. Kira R. Wirt of Vancouver, Washington was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer and suffered a broken arm, fractured pelvis and possible head injury, according to Trooper Will Finn.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, trespassing, civil issue, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 142 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.