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BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 6:45 p.m. yesterday by an individual who reported their garage had been broken into and some items were stolen at the 1100 block of West Main Street. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 3:20 p.m. yesterday regarding a white 2003 Ford F350 stolen from the 1500 block of Lum Road. It was later recovered in Thurston County, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A deputy looking for a stolen 1998 Ford Ranger missing from the 700 block of West Plum Street in Centralia came across the vehicle about 3:45 .m. yesterday on the 2500 block of Salzer Valley Road and contacted the 25-year-old Centralia man behind the wheel who was driving with a suspended license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Benjamin Stenberg, the son of the vehicle’s owner, was arrested for taking a motor vehicle without permission and then was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

FAKE NAME

• A deputy responded to the Lewis County Jail this morning to investigate after finger print information was returned and showed a 23-year-old Chehalis man had allegedly provided a fictitious name from Minnesota when booked earlier this month by a trooper for driving with a suspended license. Michael L. Johnson was arrested and re-booked for identity theft and forgery, based on his signature on booking paperwork, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

DRUGS

• A 44-year-old Chehalis woman arrested at the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 8 a.m. on Saturday for an outstanding warrant was allegedly found to be in possession of heroin. Genaveve R. Webb was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 24-year-old Mossyrock resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine following contact with a deputy on Friday night at the 2000 block of state Route 505 in Toledo. The deputy was responding to a report of a black pickup truck possibly driving where it should not in the cemetery, stopped the suspect truck and discovered Luke R. Mosteller was driving with a suspended license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A search incident to his arrest turned up the suspected drugs, according to the sheriff’s office. He was was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

UNRULY STUDENTS

• Centralia police called to the 800 block of Eshom Road about 1:25 p.m. on Friday arrested a 14-year-old boy and two 15-year-old boys for disrupting a school, school activities or meetings. They were booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• A 53-year-old Rochester man was arrested after Chehalis police were called to the park and ride lot on the 800 block of West Main Street about 11:20 a.m. on Saturday on a report someone broke windows on a Chevrolet Blazer. Donald R. Fletcher was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree malicious mischief, according to the Chehalis Police Department, but prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge pending further investigation.

ASSAULT

• Officers responded to the 100 block of Westlake Avenue in Morton following an approximately 1:10 p.m. call on Friday for a third-degree assault. A juvenile suspect was located later on Knittles Way and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to the Morton Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 66-year-old man in a wheelchair who was struck by a vehicle in a parking lot at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 10 a.m. on Saturday was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital to be examined, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

POSSIBLE CHILD LURING ATTEMPT

• Morton police reported today they responded on March 9 about 3:25 p.m. after a girl told her mother a male tried to lure her into his vehicle for a ride home with an orange cat at Third and Adams avenues. The suspect vehicle was described as a 2015 charcoal Honda Accord with black metallic rims, according to the Morton Police Department. Officers checked the area but were unable to located anyone of the description, according to police. The information was passed on to the other local police agencies.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, harassment, resisting arrest, malicious mischief, reckless endangerment, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault, protection order violation, minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing, hit and run, disorderly person, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 418 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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ELEMENTARY STUDENT ARRESTED FOR THREAT

• A sixth-grade boy who allegedly told his teacher he would shoot her after being repeatedly told to return to his seat in a classroom at White Pass Elementary School yesterday morning was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center. A deputy arrived about 11 a.m. following the approximately 9:40 a.m. episode in Randle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said the deputy learned the 11-year-old had been crawling around on the floor while the teacher was engaged in classroom instruction and he finally sat back down, but said, “No, I will shoot you, bi*ch.” She directed the child to the principal’s office and said she felt the threat was credible, according to Kimsey. The boy was arrested for a gross misdemeanor related to intimidation of staff or students by threat of force or violence.

BREAK-IN

• A side door was kicked in and the house was entered at the 500 block of Lakeshore Drive in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:45 p.m. yesterday. There are suspects identified and the case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of South Pearl Street about 6:20 p.m. yesterday when an individual reported that a large sum of money was stolen from him shortly after making an ATM withdrawal.

• Centralia police were called about 1:15 a.m. today to the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue where an individual committed “dine and dash” and threatened to assault the manager when confronted. The male suspect is wanted for second-degree robbery now, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 12:25 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Alder Street where a victim reported that someone used his personal information to open a Comcast account in South Carolina, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A female passenger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a stolen vehicle crashed in Thurston County following a police pursuit that began around 11:11 p.m. yesterday at the 8100 block of Interstate 5 in Centralia. An officer had attempted to make a traffic stop when the vehicle fled, according to the Centralia Police Department. The male driver, who has been identified, fled on foot and is still outstanding, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, disorderly person, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft … and more among 149 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m

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BREAK-IN

• Chehalis police were called to the 400 block of North Market Boulevard about 1:15 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a jewelry box from a residence.

• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of South Gold Street just after 9 a.m. yesterday where unlawful entry was made to a business and items were taken.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of West Main Street about 1:15 p.m. yesterday where a 27-year-old Winlock man had allegedly stolen a purse and tools from a vehicle in a parking lot. Kodey L. Howard was arrested for second-degree theft and was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The items were recovered, according to police.

• Police were called just before 2 p.m. yesterday about a purse stolen from a vehicle at the 400 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called at noon yesterday to the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue for a possible fraud.

NOT A BOMB

• Winlock High School was evacuated and deputies dispatched about 11 a.m. yesterday for a possible bomb threat but it turned out the writing on the wall in the boys’ shower had  been there two to three days, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A message stated “bomb at 12,” according to Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, trespassing, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor domestic assault … and more among 139 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.