Lewis County Sirens.com

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ARSON

• A car found burning on a logging road west of Centralia last night appears to have been intentionally set on fire, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Firefighters and deputies responded to the approximately 8 p.m. incident described as off the 1500 block of Lincoln Creek Road. Sheriff’s Cmdr. Dusty Breen said the stolen 1996 Honda Accord was destroyed. It belonged to a 42-year-old Centralia man, Breen said. The fire didn’t begin in the engine compartment, but started in the interior of the car, according to Breen.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 3 :15 p.m. yesterday about a pickup truck stolen from the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Sometime between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. yesterday, someone got into a vehicle parked outside a residence on the 200 block of Brockway Road west of Chehalis and made off with a 45 caliber handgun and its leather holster, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

OTHER THEFT

• Someone stole a power saw from the 900 block of G Street in Centralia, according to  report made to police just after 6 a.m. today.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, misdemeanor assault; responses for dispute, disturbance, misdemeanor theft, loud neighbor music, graffiti discovered on a fence; dog left alone in a presumably too-hot vehicle, homeless man sitting on bench near ATM asking people for money … and more.

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Updated at 2 p.m.

POLICE: METH INVOLVED IN POLICE PURSUIT OF ATV

• Thurston County deputies assisted when an ATV fled police  last night at the 1100 block of West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia and headed out Old Highway 99 and then onto Interstate 5. The attempted traffic stop began about 6:44 p.m. for unspecified reasons. Thirty-one-year-old Taleana J. Wilson was apprehended on southbound I-5, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police report she was in possession of suspected methamphetamine. The Centralia woman was booked into the Lewis County Jail for felony eluding and possession of meth, according to police.

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY VICTIMIZED BY THIEF

• Someone pried open an enclosed trailer belonging to Conway Construction in Randle and basically emptied it of approximately $10,000 worth of tools and equipment, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The theft from the 10,000 block of U.S. Highway 12 occurred over Labor Day weekend and among the missing property is a gravel compactor, according to the sheriff’s office.

“CUSTOMERS” DIG INTO CASH REGISTER

• Chehalis police were called yesterday by a business in the Twin City Town Center when it discovered by reviewing surveillance video that two strangers had walked in the afternoon before, approached a cash register, opened it up and left with money. It happened at Grocery Outlet on Northwest Louisiana Avenue at about 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, while the store was open, according to the Chehalis Police Department. That cash was missing was learned when the till didn’t balance, and then they took a look at the video, according to police. The only description of the thieves are two black males, both wearing hats and white T-shirts, one in dark shorts and the other in jeans, police said. The loss is about $160, according to police.

VIRTUAL TRAFFICKING OF STOLEN PROPERTY

• A 23-year-old Centralia resident who allegedly used her phone to take a picture of her mother’s credit card and shared the image with its information on Facebook was arrested for second-degree theft and trafficking in stolen property, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. A deputy was called to the mother’s Centralia home on Tuesday to take a report and subsequently contacted Kayla M. Burleson in the Lewis County Jail – where she was booked for unspecified reasons the day before, according to the sheriff’s office. Burleson reportedly didn’t recall showing the photo to anyone.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to a restaurant parking lot on the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue where an individual came out to discover his car was stolen. He said the keys were in the unlocked red 1994 Pontiac Bonneville, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The car later was recovered in Pacific County, according to police.

• A black 1990 Mazda B2200 was reported stolen just before 1 o’clock this morning from the 1000 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police took a report of graffiti left on a building at the 1200 block of West First Street in Centralia yesterday morning.

• An officer took a report of graffiti put on a building at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday morning.

• Police took a report of graffiti found on a trailer at Main and Yew streets in Centralia yesterday morning.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, 17-year-old booked – for third-degree malicious mischief – for allegedly kicking a dent into his mother’s vehicle during a dispute; responses for dispute, panhandling, misdemeanor theft, illegal dumping, violation of court order, possibly stolen moped; request for help retrieving kitten from a storm drain … and more.

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LOOT INCLUDES COW ART

• Deputies took a report from a 55-year-old Centralia man yesterday afternoon that someone burglarized his residence stealing a 60-inch flat screen television, a floor jack and three paintings of cows – as well as his pickup truck. Neighbors think they heard the gray 2005 Ford F350 start up at about 8 a.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss from the 100 block of Northridge Road outside Centralia is estimated at $15,000, according to the sheriff’s office.

MAIL THEFT FRAUD

• Chehalis police reported yesterday that an individual contacted them from the 200 block of Southwest 13th Street on Friday following the discovery a check was stolen from their mailbox and cashed in the amount of $1,500. The situation is being looked into further, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OTHER FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 9:25 a.m. yesterday by a victim regarding fraudulent use of their social security number, in a case associated with the 2200 block of Cooks Hill Road.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A tool box and tools were stolen from  a truck at the 900 block of Spring Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just after noon time yesterday.

• Chehalis police were called to the parking lot at Wal-Mart about 6:25 p.m. on Monday by an individual who said they returned to their vehicle after about 20 minutes of shopping to discover a bicycle had been taken from the back of their truck.

PORCH PROWLING

• Someone stole green and blue bulbs from a light fixture on a porch at the 800 block of Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis, according to a report made to police on Sunday.

KIDS ALONE IN CAR

• A 30-year-old Chehalis resident was issued a citation for reportedly leaving an 11-year-old alone with two children in car seats inside a vehicle in the parking lot at Safeway on South Market Boulevard late Friday afternoon. The city’s ordinance says under 12 is too young for a child to be left unattended in a vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

COLLISIONS

• Centralia police responded yesterday about 5:45 p.m. to a vehicle that collided with a tree at Third and K streets.

• A 53-year-old man was arrested after allegedly running into a power pole about 9:30 p.m. yesterday at the 400 block of Leonard Road in Onalaska, knocking it down and leaving the area. Robert W. Clark, of Onalaska, was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence as well as hit and run, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. His 2004 Chevrolet 2500 truck was described as totaled. Clark was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, malicious mischief, no contact order violation, driving with suspended license; responses for shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, collision on city street  … and more.