Lewis County Sirens.com

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BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 8:25 p.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of Pike Street where someone had broken into a garage and stole electrical wire.

CHASING LIVESTOCK

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning a deputy issued an infraction to an Onalaska woman for prohibited activities by animals after being called on Friday afternoon to the 100 block of McCann Road about three pit bull mix dogs chasing horses. A 15-year-old Appaloosa sustained a wound on her right rear leg from either a bite or from getting clawed, according to the sheriff’s office. Danielle M. Toft, 22, acknowledged she’d been warned before about her dogs running loose, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

TRAFFIC STOP: PASSENGER TRYING TO HIDE GUN

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning a traffic stop on Interstate 5 near Winlock on Friday night resulted in the arrest of a 22-year-old Portland resident for allegedly carrying a loaded handgun in a vehicle without a license, while being a convicted felon. A deputy pulled over the northbound vehicle about 11 p.m. and noticed the passenger was keeping his back to the door while retrieving his wallet, and then spotted part of a black semi-automatic pistol in the door handle, according to the sheriff’s office. Zachary L. Hubbert was booked into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful possession of a firearm, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The driver, Ahna G. Cobb, 25, of Portland, was arrested and booked for driving under the influence, Brown said.

DRUGS

• A 19-year-old picked up yesterday evening for a warrant in Centralia was then also arrested for possession of marijuana by a minor. Zachory J. Schultz was contacted by an officer at the 1500 block of North Schueber Road and then booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

COLLISION FOLLOWUP

•  The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning the 28-year-old Winlock man who rolled his car at the 200 block of Hamilton Road north of Napavine on Friday night failed to negotiate a southbound curve. His Subaru Impreza was totaled and he was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious head injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, possession of liquor by a minor, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, misdemeanor theft, collision on city street, collision on county road, possible suicidal person … and more.

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TWO DEAD IN HIGHWAY 12 WRECK

• Two people are dead and one is critically injured following a multi-vehicle wreck this morning about seven miles east of Randle. Troopers and aid were called around 10 a.m. to the scene on U.S. Highway 12 near Cascade Peaks Campground, according to the Washington State Patrol. State Patrol Sgt. Mike Cournyer said it involved a semi truck, a passenger car and a pickup truck pulling a camp trailer. The highway has been closed in both directions all day, with a detour in place, but tow trucks are at the scene now and it could be cleared in the next 30 minutes, Cournyer said. Of the six people involved, two were not hurt and one was taken to Morton General Hospital with a minor injury, according to Cournyer. The critically injured person was taken to Tacoma General Hospital, he said. A dog died as well, he said. More information should be available later.

OTHER COLLISIONS

• Morton officers were called at 2 p.m. on Saturday to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Second Street and Main Avenue. A motorcycle failed to yield to oncoming traffic, according to the Morton Police Department. No one was seriously injured, according to police.

• At 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a motorcycle versus pickup wreck in the 400 block of Second Street in Morton. The driver of a motorcycle was taken to Morton General Hospital for medical treatment, according to the Morton Police Department. The accident is under investigation.

THEFT

• Police were called to the wastewater treatment plant on the 3000 block of U.S. Highway 12 last Tuesday regarding “some things taken from the site.” Police are still waiting for the estimated dollar loss, according to the Morton Police Department.

CHILD EXPLOITATION

• KOMOnews.com reports a 66-year-old Centralia man was among nine people arrested during an undercover operation in Kitsap County in which subjects responding to online ads traveled to agreed locations for meetings, with an interest in sexual exploitation of children. The individuals, none of which had any prior felony convictions, were arrested and charged with either sexual abuse of a child, possession of child pornography or sexual exploitation of a child, according to KOMOnews.com. Authorities say the operation generated hundreds of responses. The sting was a collaborative effort involving  the WSP’s Criminal Investigative Division, Investigative Assistance Division, Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigations and Kitsap County Prosecutors.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, driving with no license; responses for alarm, dispute … and more.

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ASSAULT NEAR BAR

• Centralia police responding about 2:15 a.m. today to a report of an assault near a tavern on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue found a man lying in the bushes; witnesses said he had been punched and was highly intoxicated. Aid was called and the victim was transported to the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital,  according to the Centralia Police Department. The incident is being investigated, according to police.

COMPUTER USE INVESTIGATION

• Centralia police say they were dispatched yesterday afternoon to a report of possible child pornography being viewed on a public computer at the 100 block of South Silver Street. Detectives will be following up,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

COLLISION

• Two people were injured when a car and pickup truck hauling a horse trailer collided yesterday on U.S. Highway 12 just west of Packwood. Troopers called about 9:20 a.m. found a Buick Lasabre driving by a Glenoma woman was traveling westbound and making a lefthand turn when it was hit by the eastbound Chevrolet pickup truck driven by a Curtis man. Randall L. Meyn, 56, was not hurt, but his 19-year-old passenger was, according to the Washington State Patrol. Transported to Morton General Hospital were Nicole J. Marsyla, 19, from Winlock, and Amber T. Cuff, 39, of Glenoma, according to the state patrol. The wreck was blamed on failure to yield. Cuff’s 1002 Buick was described as totaled.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, driving under the influence, protection order violation, driving with suspended license … and more.