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UNRULY PEOPLE

• A 53-year-old Centralia woman allegedly spit on the face of a police officer as he was talking with her at the 900 block of South Schueber Road in Centralia early yesterday morning. The case is being referred to prosecutor for evaluation of a charge of third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 24-year-old Seattle resident was arrested for disorderly conduct and then for resisting arrest at the 300 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia at about 10:20 p.m. on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department. Ediberto M. Matul-Ortiz was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called regarding the theft of lawn tools from a garage on the 500 block of Girard Street on Friday.

TWO-FER

• Firefighters were called yesterday morning for a car that collided with the center barrier on Interstate 5 in Centralia, but the damage wasn’t too severe, because the vehicle continued south down the freeway into Chehalis, and then continued going straight at a curve and ran through a fence, across a road and into the fence at the airport. Chehalis firefighters responded about 7:30 a.m. and found the man and woman in the car were unhurt, but troopers were going to take them to the hospital to be checked out, according to Fire Capt. Casey Beck. The car was no longer drivable, Beck said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespass, malicious mischief, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for protection order violation,vandalism, misdemeanor assault, collision on city street, a request to investigate sexual contact between two 6-year-old children … and more.

ASSAULT WITH CLUB

• A 20-year-old Centralia man was arrested after he allegedly clubbed an individual over the head repeatedly yesterday in a dispute involving money believed to be stolen from his girlfriend. Officers called about 7 a.m. to the 200 block of West Main Street subsequently located Keaton D. Taylor and took him into custody for second-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. The victim suffered cuts on their head, according to police. Keaton was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

OFFICER SHOVED

• A 55-year-old man who was reportedly being disorderly to his mother and brother at a residence on the 800 block of South Tower Avenue last night was subsequently arrested for third-degree assault. Officers responding to the approximately 11:55 p.m. call say that Jeffrey R. Martin shoved an officer who was standing in his way. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail but released today with no charges getting filed pending further investigation.

TEEN DISCOVERS BREAK-IN AFTER SCHOOL

• A 15-year-old Winlock boy came home from school yesterday to find the front door and a sliding door open and the residence burglarized at the 100 block of Knowles Road. Deputies called about 3:30 p.m. learned that among the missing valuables were a 9 mm handgun, a Winchester M70 rifle with scope, a diamond bracelet, diamond earrings and a Toshiba laptop computer, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $2,600, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

STOLEN TRUCK

• An individual on the 200 block of Southwest 14th Street in Chehalis reported a bronze-colored 1991 Ford Ranger stolen yesterday after an acquaintance who took it a week ago didn’t bring it back, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

“HUFFING”

• A 40-year-old Yelm resident who was reportedly observed urinating next to his vehicle at the Twin City Town Center in Chehalis was arrested for indecent exposure yesterday evening. Brandon K. Hope was also arrested for inhaling toxic fumes after an officer saw an aerosol can and asked about it, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ONE INJURED DURING CAR FIRE

• A male working on his car’s fuel system was hospitalized with minor facial burns after electrical arching ignited nearby gasoline yesterday evening in Centralia, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Firefighters called at 6:40 p.m. to the 400 block of West Magnolia Street described the vehicle damage as moderate to heavy and noted the patient was also to be evaluated for respiratory issues.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, marijuana at high school, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for dispute, vandalism, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, missing pain medication … and more.

MISSING TV

• Centralia police were called at approximately 5:30 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of South Buckner Street about someone entering a home and taking a television. Police say a possible suspect has been identified and they are investigating.

MISSING MAIL

• Centralia police took a report yesterday regarding the theft of mail from the 3200 block of Borst Avenue.

MISSING LICENSE PLATE

• A license plate was reported stolen from a vehicle at the 800 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia yesterday.

DRUGS

• A 37-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for possession of drugs following contact with a deputy yesterday afternoon as she was walking along the 100 block of Centralia-Alpha Road near Centralia. The deputy thought she looked someone else who had a warrant, and when she gave her name, she was wanted for a warrant out of the Chehalis Police Department, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A search then turned up white residue that tested positive for amphetamine, according to the sheriff’s office. Christina D. Lozano was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

WRECKS

• A 57-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence last night after her car ran into a power pole on the 200 block of Eadon Road outside Toledo. A deputy arriving after the approximately 9:40 p.m. crash found electrical wires hanging over the Chrysler Sebring and the pole broken, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Mary L. Miller was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital and then booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The car was described as totaled and Miller was also to be cited for having no insurance, driving with a suspended license and for driving with wheels off the roadway.

• A 22-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence last night after running his car into a brushy area near Switchyard and Onion Rock lanes near Mossyrock. Deputies had been in the Riffe Lake Dam area looking for an assault suspect and a Mustang zipped away, as it turns out according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, because they were scared because they’d been drinking. Jordan L. Bowman, from Mossyrock, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. The 21-year-old passenger ran way, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The 1998 Mustang sustained major damage, according to Brown.

• An 18-year-old Centralia resident’s 1988 Pontiac GrandAm was totaled when he rear ended a pickup truck that had stopped in the road waiting for deer to cross early this morning. It happened about 4:20 a.m. along the 2400 block of Little Hanaford Road outside Centralia. The 18-year-old was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital with head pain; the driver of the Silverado was reportedly uninjured, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Her truck had minor damage and he was to be cited for following too closely, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, failure to transfer title; responses for alarms, dispute, vandalism, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more.