Lewis County Sirens.com

PEDESTRIAN WITH WALKER HIT BY TRUCK

• An elderly woman using a walker was struck by a small pickup truck on a dark county road early this morning. Firefighters called about 5:10 a.m. to the 500 block of Logan Hill Road in Chehalis said the 84-year-old victim said she had ankle pain, but other than that, she fared very well. Lewis County Fire District 6 Firefighter-EMT Kyle Iswald said he believed she was just out for a walk. The woman was transported by ambulance to Providence Centralia Hospital, Iswald said.

CAR VERSUS SCHOOL BUS

• Firefighters called to a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a school bus about 3:05 p.m. yesterday at Johnson Avenue and  Southwest 16th Street in Chehalis concluded no one was injured. The front end of the car impacted the side of the bus, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

BURGLARY DOTY

• Someone got into a residence on the 100 block of Doty Street and stole assorted coins and US Cellular WiFi tablet, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The break-in happened sometime between 7 a.m. on Tuesday and 5 p.m. yesterday, according to the sheriff’s office.

DRUGS

• A 24-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine last night after contact with an officer at the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. Natasha A. Grubb was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence of drugs; responses for disputes, suspicious circumstances, collisions on county roads .. and more.

WIRE HEIST

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning it is checking with neighboring businesses on the 100 block of Ribelin Road in Chehalis to look for clues to the theft of $4,000 worth of copper wire from Sound Wood Products. The victim reported someone kicked in a gate to his fenced area sometime between Friday and yesterday and stole a spool of 400 feet of the wire, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies are hoping to find video surveillance images of the incident, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. Brown says anyone with information wishing to remain anonymous or to earn a reward can contact Lewis County Crime Stoppers.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 9:20 a.m. yesterday regarding a 1991 Acura Integra stolen overnight from the 300 block of Southwest Third Street. The car had already been found three hours earlier in Thurston County, minus its four tires and wheels, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

EASY PROWL

• Chehalis police took a report of a someone snatching a purse from a vehicle yesterday while the victim was helping her companion into a clinic on Bishop Road. She left the car door open and when she returned, her purse was gone, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, drug violations, driving under the influence; responses for alarms, dispute, possible fraud, suspicious circumstances … and more.

BUSINESS BURGLARY

• Chehalis police responded yesterday morning to a burglary at an automotive shop on the 100 block of North Market Boulevard. A cash box was taken as well as money from Christmas trees being sold on the honor system, according to the Chehalis Police Department. There was no signs of forced entry, according to police. The loss was more than $700, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called just before 7 a.m. today to a vehicle prowl on the 200 block of Southwest William Avenue.

• Centralia police took a report of a vehicle prowl yesterday that occurred last Thursday at the 1000 block of Mellen Street in Centralia.

“JOHN DOE” BOOKED

• Centralia police arrested a male this morning for no driver’s license and no identification. The approximately 4 a.m. encounter at the 200 block of South Tower Avenue led to the unidentified male getting booked into the Lewis County Jail as “John Doe”, according to the Centralia Police Department.

NOT CHICKEN LITTLE

• Chehalis police were called about 1 p.m. yesterday when something fell from the sky onto a car at the 100 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue. It was a piece of roof torn off a building by a passing vehicle that caught an overhead wire, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said this morning he wasn’t sure if the offending vehicle was located.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, misdemeanor assault, harassment by classmate, a man bleeding from the head who said he fell down, a drunk man in pajama pants and rubber boots banging on an apartment door,  collision on city street, collision on county road … and more.

Updated at 2:51 p.m.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER SON INJURED

• A 29-year-old Glenoma man was arrested on Friday after a deputy responded to White Pass Elementary School where a 5-year-old boy said his father had dropped him on his head the evening before. Paul A. Leggett said he’d picked his son up by the feet and ankles to get him to stop jumping on the couch, a form of discipline he said he uses because the child is afraid of heights, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Leggett said however, he didn’t know how the boy struck his head, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. The child on Friday said his head still hurt and he had a bump on the back of it, Brown said. Leggett was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree child assault and a warrant for contempt of court, according to Brown. He is not being charged with the felony pending further investigation.

GUNS AND JEWELRY MISSING

• Chehalis police are investigating a burglary to a house on the 200 block of Southwest Lewis Street in which the victim is missing jewelry and firearms. It’s not clear yet when the valuables were taken, but the report was made on Saturday, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Deputies are looking for who it was that pulled more than 100 feet of guard rail, including 15 posts, from the ground and left it all in the middle of a county road east of Centralia. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning nothing at the scene on the 300 block of Centralia-Alpha Road suggested a collision.

• Centralia police took a report about 1:15 p.m. yesterday of a window that got broken on the 800 block of South Pearl Street.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• Two men arrested by Centralia police on Saturday were released from jail with no charges filed. Ernesto Monrroy-Hernandez, 37, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, for allegedly assaulting two officers as they tried to take him into custody. Edward K. Gonzalez, 21, of Centralia, was arrested for second-degree robbery domestic violence in connection with an afternoon call to West Plum Street. The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office today declined to file those charges.

FROM THE APPEALS COURT

• A Centralia man locked up for thirty years lost his appeal last week of his first-degree murder conviction. Weston G. Miller, age 30 last year when he was sentenced for the shooting death of 43-year-old David Wayne Carson, contended insufficient evidence existed to find he acted with premeditation and made other arguments, according to the opinion filed by the Washington State Court of Appeals. The three-member panel of justices disagreed in their filing last Tuesday. Miller’s attorney said his client was delusional and preoccupied with people being after him, being in danger.

WRECK

• A 41-year-old driver and a 12-year-old girl were injured this morning when the car in which they were traveling was rear-ended by a Toyota Corolla on U.S. Highway 12 in Salkum. Troopers responding just before 8 a.m. report everyone was seat belted but both vehicles were totaled. Ronald L. Rosenberg as westbound but stopped for traffic when his Jetta was struck, according to the Washington State Patrol. Trisha F. Day, 43, of Mossyrock, was to be cited for a violation of the basic speed rule, according to the state patrol. Day was reportedly uninjured. The injured, both from Chehalis, were transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the investigating trooper.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants,  trespass, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault,  driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, dispute, vehicle into ditch … and more.

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CORRECTION: This has been updated to correctly reflect the gender of the child in the car accident.