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OUT OF CONTROL WITH DIESEL

• A 39-year-old Onalaska man who allegedly poured diesel onto hay bales on the front porch of a house and threatened to burn the place down with everyone inside was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday. Deputies called to a dispute in progress at the 400 block of Gore Road just before 7 p.m. stated the six individuals, adults and children, escaped to the neighbor’s place. Joseph D. Decoteau had allegedly choked two of the females, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Decoteau was booked for six counts of felony harassment and two counts of second-degree assault, according to the sheriff’s office.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of Hunt Street about 5 p.m. yesterday where an individual reported being deceived into purchasing concert tickets for approximately $200, and then never receiving the tickets, according to the Centralia Police Department. The incident is under investigation.

• Centralia police were called to the 1300 block of St. Helens Street at 5:35 p.m. on Saturday where an unknown person had entered an unlocked home and taken money and medicine.

• Someone kicked in a door to a residence at the 1900 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 5 p.m. on Saturday. No property was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called to the 1300 block of South Gold Street in Centralia about 12:45 p.m. on Saturday where an individual lost his wallet in a store and a male suspect picked it up and left with it.

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of North Military Road after residents returned home on Friday to find a shop door pried open and property stolen including a Stihl weed eater, a Stihl pole saw, a five-gallon gas can and hand tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimate at $1,875.

• An individual at the 100 block of E Street in Centralia reported his firearm was missing from his house about 10:30 a.m. on Friday. The victim believed it may have been taken by any number of unwanted houseguests he had had over the past few months, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue on Friday to take a report of a customer two days earlier going through a checkout line and managing to walk out with $1,000 worth of merchandise without paying for it.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A stereo was reportedly stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 400 block of Union Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 4 a.m. on Saturday.

DRUGS

• A 24-year-old Shelton resident was arrested at the 200 block of North Railroad Avenue in Centralia about 10:40 a.m. on Saturday for an outstanding warrant and during the search of his person incident to his arrest he was allegedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. Richard A. James was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• A 31-year-old Olympia resident contacted by police due to his erratic behavior at the 1100 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia about 4:10 a.m. on Saturday was also found with meth, according to the Centralia Police Department. Andrew S. Bates,was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, according to police.

• Adam P. Chapman, 32, of Centralia, was arrested on a warrant and allegedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue about 9:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

TRESPASSING

• A 28-year-old Centralia man found sleeping inside a vacant residence at the 900 block of West Plum Street in Centralia was arrested for first-degree trespassing plus an outstanding warrant at about 11 p.m. on Saturday. Lonny D. Clevenger was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Isaiah M. O. Davis, 34, a homeless person, was arrested for first-degree trespassing after he was found sleeping in the attic of a vacant house at the 900 block of West Plum Street in Centralia at about 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was issued a citation and then released, according to police.

PETS PERISH IN RV, GARAGE FIRE

• Four family cats were found dead after a motor home fire behind a residence on the 1300 block of Windsor Avenue in Centralia yesterday afternoon that spread to the garage as well as a neighbor’s shed. The pets were found deceased in the garage, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Crews called at 5:45 p.m. found the RV well-involved in flames and learned its owner had been working on its LPG gas-powered refrigeration unit, according to the fire department. The main house on the property suffered damage to the exterior siding from the heat, Fire Capt. Erik Olson stated.

• Officers assisted the Washington State Patrol and firefighters with a motor home that had caught on fire on U.S. Highway 12 at milepost 96 just before 5 p.m. yesterday, according to the Morton Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, trespassing, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, failure to transfer vehicle title; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, trespassing, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 491 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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BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called about 8:20 p.m. yesterday to take a report that sometime over the previous three days an unknown suspect entered a residence at the 600 block of Bryden Avenue in Centralia and stole a digital camera, a PlayStation 2 and games.

FALSE NAME

• A 28-year-old homeless man who allegedly gave his brother’s name as his own during a trespassing investigation about noon yesterday at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia was arrested for criminal impersonation. Aaron C. Hoban, who had an outstanding warrant, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRINKING IN PUBLIC

• An un-named adult male was issued a notice of infraction for open container/consuming liquor in public about 9:30 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of East Hanson Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 26-year-old Olympia resident was arrested this morning when he was found by a police dog about 50 yards from a stolen vehicle at the 1700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. John R. Cabell was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A sheriff’s deputy following up on a tip on the whereabouts of persons with warrants went to the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis at about 8 a.m. yesterday and arrested two people, one of whom was allegedly in possession of a small bindle of suspected meth. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Desirae M. Kowalski, 32, Chehalis and Andrez G. Reyna, 30, Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Reyna was additionally booked for possession of methamphetamine, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, disorderly person, trespassing, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 155 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 Kawasaki KSX700 four-wheeler was stolen from inside a container in which it was stored at the 500 block of Oakland Avenue in Centralia sometime between 2 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A lock had been destroyed, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 51-year-old homeless person was arrested yesterday for second-degree theft for allegedly stealing a bicycle valued at more than $1,000 in a case associated with the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Benjamin D. Huntley was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• An officer was called to the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 6:15 a.m. today to take a report of the theft of clothing and medications.

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Eckerson Avenue in about 12:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of mail.

FRAUD

• An individual called police about 3:50 p.m. yesterday from the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia to report her tax refund was diverted and applied to a debt that was not hers.  The matter is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• An adult male was issued a notice of infraction for smoking marijuana in public at First and B streets in Centralia at about 8:30 p.m. yesterday.

• An 18-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of marijuana after contact with an officer about 4:30 p.m. yesterday at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Gabriela A. Garcia was issued a citation and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, failure to transfer title; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, trespassing, suspicious circumstances … and more among 185 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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STRUGGLE OVER CURRENCY LEADS TO ROBBERY CHARGE

• An attempt to collect on a $20 loan turned ugly yesterday with a 25-year-old woman allegedly squeezing an acquaintance around the neck, hitting her and biting the top of her head as they struggled over the money. Emily S. Erickson, of Longview, contacted along Foster Creek Road, said she was actually attacked by 61-year-old Toledo woman, but Erickson had no apparent injuries and the older woman did, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The alleged victim told deputies Erickson arrived to her home at the 100 block of Charlotte Lane in Toledo yesterday afternoon for her money, but the alleged victim was only going to give her $15 since Erickson had borrowed a tube of Neosporin and never returned it, according to the sheriff’s office. They struggled over the bills and torn currency was found in Erickson’s pocket, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Erickson was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree robbery and second-degree assault, Kimsey said.

AUTO THEFT

• Shawna L. Schuster, 46, of Bremerton, and Scott E. Wilcox, 46, a homeless person, were both arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle in a case from about 3:50 p.m. yesterday associated with the 1300 block of Lum Road, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A Honda reported stolen on April 11 in Centralia was recovered about 10:10 a.m. yesterday at the 1100 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 9 a.m. yesterday by a business at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue regarding the receipt of some bad checks.

• A Chehalis resident called police about 8:30 a.m. yesterday to report someone had used her credit card number, although she still had the card.

BIKE THEFT

• Randy J. Mullins, 33, of Centralia was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree theft yesterday morning after allegedly stealing a bicycle valued at more than $1000, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRINKING OUTDOORS

• Dale W. Douglas, 46, of Centralia, and Lance R. Lafferty, 40, of Centralia, were cited for drinking in public about 12:30 p.m. yesterday at the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. They were then released.

SCHOOL BOMB SCARE

• Authorities plan to go through surveillance video from the hallway to the bathroom in the boys’ locker room at Winlock High School to see if they can figure out who wrote a message on a stall stating: “I’m going to bomb the school.” A student found the writing, reported it to a teacher and the principal reported it at 12:44 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Four responding deputies searched but were unable to find anything suspicious, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Kimsey said it’s the second or third time this year of a similar incident.

OUTBUILDING GUTTED BY FIRE

• A 17-year-old boy who fell asleep inside a small outbuilding used for a changing area adjacent to a hot tub at a Centralia residence awoke to a fire burning in the corner next to a portable heater overnight, but escaped without injury, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters called at 1 a.m. to the 100 block of Blanchard Road found the structure well-involved and threatening the residence, according to the fire department. The fire was quickly brought under control, but a.vehicle parked close by sustained some exterior thermal damage, Fire Capt. Scott Weinert stated. Damage is estimated at $5,000.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, protection order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, unfounded report, suspicious circumstances … and more among 163 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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Changing building gutted by fire. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority