Lewis County Sirens.com

Updated at 10:46 a.m.

ASSAULTS

• A 21-year-old Onalaska man was arrested after he allegedly beat his roommate with a metal fence post last night. The 51-year-old victim was hospitalized with bruises to his elbow, back, stomach and head, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies called about 6:20 p.m. to the 300 block of Tauscher Road were told by witnesses the attack seemed to come out of nowhere and that Travis L. O’Shane was acting crazy like he was on drugs, detective Sgt. Dusty Breen said. The metal post was described as two inches in diameter and about five feet long. O’Shane was subsequently found nearby at his parents house and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, harassment and resisting arrest, Breen said.

• A 42-year-old Centralia man was arrested overnight after he allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill his girlfriend. Lonnie A. Grasser was booked into the Lewis County Jail for harassment after the approximately 1:45 a.m. incident associated with the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWLS

• Police were called about 8:25 a.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 3000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia. Stolen from the unlocked vehicle was a GPS device and a stereo, according to the Centralia Police Department. An officer called just before 11 a.m. to the same area took a report of another prowl in which a stereo was stolen. In that case, someone left a fishing pole behind, according to police. A third prowl in which a stereo was taken from the same area was reported about 3:45 p.m.

LAUNDRY ROOM FIRE

• A Centralia-area resident awoke to the smell of smoke and used a pan with water to extinguish a fire in their laundry room. Firefighters called about 3:10 a.m. to the 2500 block of Lincoln Creek Road checked the area for fire extension but none was found, according to Riverside Fire Authority. It appeared that linens, paper and other items in front of a wall heater ignited, Firefighter Rick LeBoeuf said. “It smoked up the whole laundry room so that room will have to be gutted,” LeBoeuf said. Nobody was injured.

VEHICLE FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 1:10 p.m. yesterday to the 800 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia where a driver had pulled into the turn lane after smelling smoke and exited her vehicle. The small pickup truck was fully involved in flames upon firefighters’ arrival and they extinguished it, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Nobody was hurt but the truck is ruined, Firefighter Rick LeBoeuf said.

PEDESTRIANS STRUCK

• Police responded last night to two incidents of vehicle versus pedestrian with minor injuries. The first occurred about 8 p.m. at the 1600 block of Military Road and the other about 15 minutes later at Tower Avenue and Magnolia Street. Nobody needed transport by ambulance to the hospital, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

COLLISIONS

• Police and aid were called just after 7 p.m. yesterday to a taxi cab wreck on North Gold Street near Ham Hill Road in Centralia. The driver, who was alone in the car said he swerved to miss another vehicle, skidded and came to rest against a tree, according to Riverside Fire Authority. He declined to go to the hospital.

• A 62-year-old Chehalis woman was booked for driving under the influence after her 1995 Oldsmobile four-door reportedly crossed the center line and struck a Toyota pickup driven by a 21-year-old Centralia resident. It happened just before 7 p.m. yesterday on the 300 block of Chilvers Road west of Chehalis and nobody was injured,  according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Damage to the vehicles was minor, detective Sgt. Dusty Breen said. Deborah A. Deveny’s breath tests showed her blood alcohol level was at least twice the legal limit, Breen said.

• A 75-year-old Chehalis man was injured in a single-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 12 about 14 miles west of Naches yesterday. Troopers called about 9 a.m. found David W. Dempewolf’s pickup had left the roadway and struck a rock. It was totaled, according to the Washington State Patrol. Dempewolf was transported to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, according to the state patrol. The accident was blamed on inattention.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, suspicious circumstances, collisions on city streets … and more.

VEHICLE PROWL INTERRUPTED BY OCCUPANT INSIDE VEHICLE

• A car prowler in the parking lot at the Centralia Outlets yesterday was confronted by a teenage girl who happened to be sitting in the back of the vehicle with her dogs when someone opened the car door and tried to steal her mother’s purse. It happened just before 5 p.m. at the 1300 block of Lum Road, when a female opened the car door and grabbed a handbag sitting on the seat, according to the Centralia Police Department. “The teen got out and tried to get the purse back,” Sgt. Kurt Reichert said. The suspect threatened to punch the girl and fled, according to police. The prowler was described only as a white female with dirty blond hair.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police responded about 2:25 p.m. yesterday to the 800 block of South Tower Avenue to a report of an interrupted vehicle prowl. Nobody was arrested but the victim provided a description of the subject, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Someone stole CDs and other property from a locked vehicle overnight at the 300 block of West Summa Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday afternoon.

• Centralia police were called about 9:30 a.m. yesterday about an overnight vehicle prowl on the 600 block of Jefferson Street. Identification and various documents were stolen from the locked vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TIRE IRON ASSAULT

• The Olympian reports an employee of the Yelm fire department who lives in Bucoda was arrested and booked for allegedly hitting a male in the head with a tire iron on Friday afternoon. News reporter Andy Hobbs writes Lance Casto told detectives he had been drinking at Joe’s Place in Bucoda to celebrate his birthday and had left to go pick up his kids from school when he drove through an alley, saw the two men tearing apart the trailer and confronted them, in part because he thought they stole his daughter’s bicycle a couple of years ago.

LOST AND FOUND

• Chehalis police were called this morning to a convenience store on the 600 block of West Main Street where a baggie containing a white powdery substance was found. The suspected drugs were taken and will be destroyed, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

INDECENT EXPOSURE

• Chehalis police were called about 2:40 p.m. yesterday to a report that a female in a parking lot across from the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue was showing her “ta ta’s” for money. An officer who responded to the area didn’t locate any such activity according to the Chehalis Police Department. “It doesn’t mean it didn’t happen, but the officer went out there and no arrest was made,” detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said.

CHRISTMAS TREE SAFETY TIPS

• By now, if you have a tree decorated indoors, hopefully you’ve got it placed in water and away from any heat sources to keep it from drying out and becoming a fire hazard. The State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds the public it takes only seconds for a tree to ignite and the entire room to become engulfed in flames. Never connect more than three strands of lights sets, and be sure to inspect for frayed wires, bare spots, gaps in the insulation, broken or cracked sockets, and excessive kinking or wear before putting them up, the fire marshal advises. Beware of too many lights on your Christmas tree: Flickering lights, tripped circuit breakers and blown fuses are warning signs that your home’s electrical outlets may be overloaded.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrant, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for harassment, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, collisions on city streets … and more.

BREAK-IN CHEHALIS

•  The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning a Chehalis area home was broken into and two firearms along with other valuables stolen sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Friday. The residents on the 400 block of Coal Creek Road told a deputy they returned home to find their back door kicked in, according to the sheriff’s office. Among the missing items were a Ruger 9 mm and a 45 caliber handgun with ammunition as well as a computer, games and black lock box containing vehicle title, savings bond, bank documents and wedding pictures, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Some of the contents of the box were discovered on Sunday in a trash can at Fort Borst Park in Centralia, according to Brown. The loss is more than $2,000, she said.

GRINCH IN WINLOCK

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning that someone stole a tote packed with Christmas decor from an unlocked shed on the 100 block of Coma Road outside of Winlock sometime between Thursday and Friday. The loss is estimated at $50, according to the sheriff’s office.

FRAUD

• Morton police took a report from a resident on the 800 block of Overlook Drive regarding purchases of $358 made on her stolen debit card last week. The victim said it occurred sometime since Nov. 26, according to the Morton Police Department. The case remains under investigation, according to police.

BURNING VEHICLE RUNS INTO HOUSE

• Firefighters were called to a car fire early this morning in which the burning vehicle rolled up against the home. Responders to the approximately 6:40 a.m. incident at the 3800 block of Jackson Highway found a male using a garden hose and finished extinguishing the fire, according to Lewis County District 5. Nobody was injured and the damage to the residence was minimal, according to Chief Gregg Peterson.

INTO THE DRINK

• A driver who didn’t realize a water-filled ditch was not a solid shoulder at Little Hanaford and Halliday roads was uninjured when his sport utility vehicle ended up partially submerged yesterday evening, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, dispute, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more.

CORRECTION: This has updated to reflect the correct location of the burglary on Coal Creek Road.

INTRUDER USES BATHROOM SHOWER

• Centralia police were called about 11:15 a.m. on Friday by a resident who reported finding a strange woman in his bathroom when he returned home at the 1200 block of West Chestnut Street. The female, in her 20s and wearing a brown dress, left and was last seen walking westbound, according to the Centralia Police Department. It was apparent she had used items in the house while he was gone, police reported. “It sounds like someone needed a shower,” Sgt. Kurt Reichert said.

VEHICLE VERSUS PEDESTRIAN

• Firefighters were called about 1 p.m. on Friday to the corner of Northwest Prindle Street and Pacific Avenue where a pedestrian was struck by a car. “She spidered the windshield with her head,” Chehalis Fire Department Firefighter Casey Beck said. “She just wasn’t thinking and ran out across the street. She seemed to be fine though.”

THEFT

• Police were called to a second-hand business on the 100 block of North Tower Avenue on Friday where the owner reported several thousands of dollars worth of merchandise as being stolen over the past several years. There is no suspect information, according to the Centralia Police Department. Further details were unavailable.

• Centralia police took a report on Friday of the theft of money by a caregiver on Wayne Drive in Centralia. The The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 25-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for an outstanding warrant and possession of methamphetamine after contact with an officer on the 1200 block of Mellen Street in Centralia about 9:30 a.m. yesterday. Jennie B. Young was booked into the Lewis County Jail,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 46-year-old Centralia woman was was arrested for a warrant and possession of methamphetamine after contact with an officer on the 1000 block of Cherry Street in Centralia about 2:20 a.m. yesterday. Terry R. Strong was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DOMESTIC DISPUTE

• A 31-year-old woman was arrested overnight for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend and throwing a brick through a window of his house during a dispute. Officers responding about 1:20 a.m. to the 700 block of Euclid Way booked Natalia L. N. Velazquez  into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, attempt to elude, possession of marijuana, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for possible fraud, misdemeanor theft … and more.