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Thurston County Narcotics Task Force takes down four illegal grows

Friday, March 16th, 2018

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Five men were arrested after drug detectives served search warrants at four linked illegal marijuana growing operations in southwest Thurston County and Oakville yesterday and seized millions of dollars worth of property.

The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said they confiscated more than 2,000 plants, 300 pounds of processed marijuana, $30,000 worth of gold bars, four firearms, $1 million worth of growing equipment, six high-end vehicles and other items of value.

The activities were conducted by the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force, which is comprised of members of the sheriff’s office, the Washington State Patrol and Washington State Gambling Commission, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Carla Carter.

The specific locations were not revealed.

The investigation is ongoing and further arrests are likely, according to Carter.

The suspects were arrested for unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance and unlawful possession with intent to deliver.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Friday, March 16th, 2018
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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

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Thursday, March 15th, 2018
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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.

New brief: Man dead at Centralia Goodwill parking lot

Thursday, March 15th, 2018
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Near the intersection of Harrison Avenue and West First Street, Centralia

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS –  Centralia police are investigating after a person was found dead this morning outside a building on Harrison Avenue near the Skookumchuk Bridge.

Police Sgt. Tracy Murphy said it didn’t appear suspicious, but the man’s cause of death is unknown.

He is identified as a 49-year-old with a Chehalis address, according to Murphy.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018
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BREAK-IN

• Police were called just before 6 p.m. yesterday to a possible residential burglary at the 1400 block of Southwest Snively Avenue in Chehalis. The reporting person said she found her bedroom in disarray, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The case is under investigation, according to police.

MISSING CAR LOCATED

• A deputy was called about 6:20 p.m. yesterday by an individual at the 200 block of Stub Road in Onalaska who said they had loaned their car to a 35-year-old Ethel man, who instead of using it for a short period of time, kept it for several days, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. At about 1:20 a.m. today, Tumwater police found the 1995 Honda Civic and the suspect, according to the sheriff’s office. Jeromy R. Duryea was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for taking a motor vehicle without permission, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said.

OTHER THEFT

• A set of dentures was reported stolen after the victim left them in a pocket of a jacket that somebody else had worn and returned with the dentures missing, according to a report made to police about 10:30 a.m. yesterday from the 300 block of North Tower Avenue.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called over to the the state Department of Corrections office at the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way about 4 p.m. yesterday where a small amount of a crystal substance was allegedly found on a person. He said he’d found it a few days earlier, was going to get rid of it and forgot he had it, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The material will be tested, according to police.

• A 33-year-old Chehalis man contacted about 2:20 a.m. yesterday walking along the 200 block of Maurin Road in Chehalis was arrested for an outstanding warrant and possession of methamphetamine. Brandon L. Inman was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• One person was airlifted and another person arrested after a car collided with a tree yesterday morning along state Route 506 near Vader. All lanes were blocked near the River Oaks RV Park beginning about 7:40 a.m. and a detour put in place, according to the Washington State Patrol.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, harassment, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault … and more among 128 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018
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BREAK-IN

• A deputy was called about 10:55 p.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of Windsor Avenue in Centralia when a resident arrived home to find a distant relative asleep in a bed. The 23-year-old intruder was told to leave and allegedly left with a wallet and a pair of boots, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police were called about 7 p.m. yesterday to the 2900 block of Mount Vista Road where a burglary was reported after the victim discovered a door was removed from his storage shed and several items were missing.

• A deputy was called about 1 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of Goodrich Road in Centralia where someone had broken two windows, forced open a door and gone inside to steal an air compressor sometime since Saturday,  according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of Deer Ridge Lane in Mossyrock just before 1 p.m. yesterday where someone had stolen a welder, a plasma cutter and various tools valued at $3,500 sometime since Feb. 15.

CAR PROWL

• Several power tools were stolen from a vehicle parked at the 100 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police just after 9 a.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• Armondo A. Del Real, 25, of Centralia was arrested and booked into Lewis County Jail on outstanding warrants and possession of a drug without a prescription after being contacted by police about 1:26 a.m. today at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• An unknown suspect spray painted graffiti on a building at the 500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 10 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police responded to the 700 block of H Street following an approximately 10:15 a.m. call yesterday where someone had purposely turned on water and let it run, flooding multiple floors of a building.

• Police were called about 9:35 a.m. yesterday to the 500 block of North Tower Avenue where an unknown suspect spray painted graffiti on a building.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A traffic stop about 2:39 a.m. today on the 1600 block of U.S. Highway 12 led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Tacoma resident for minor driving under the influence of marijuana and multiple firearms offenses. A loaded handgun was found resting on he driver’s side floorboard, with its serial number shaved off, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Bonifacio Alvarez-Reynolds was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

FIRE

• Lewis County Fire District 13 responded to its first brush fire of the year yesterday, for an early start to the brush fire season. Fire was contained and extinguished with the help of Chehalis Fire Department, District 6, District 7, District 15 and Department of Natural Resources.

• The cause of a fire that destroyed a Toledo-area two story home and its contents on Saturday afternoon is under investigation. Crews called about 5:25 p.m. to the 500 block of Toledo-Vader Road observed heavy fire coming from the upstairs and were joined by six area fire departments, according to Lewis County Fire District 2. Nobody was home at the time and two pets – a dog and a cat were lost, according to Chief Mike Dorothy.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, being in physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, trespassing, civil issue, hit and run, harassment, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault … and more among 153 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Monday, March 12th, 2018
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ASSAULT

• Centralia police responded about 4:20 p.m. yesterday to the 300 block of Lowe Street regarding an assault involving multiple subjects. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 22-year-old Onalaska woman who allegedly assaulted an employee at the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia was issued a summons for fourth-degree assault after officers were called just after 1 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BREAK-IN

• Computers were taken in a residential burglary at the 100 block of J Street reported about 4:15 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday for a residential burglary at the 1000 block of Elm Street in Centralia.

• Numerous items and a vehicle were taken in an apparent burglary in Centralia, according to a report made to police from the 500 block of Lakeshore Drive about 3 p.m. on Saturday.

• A deputy called about 10:20 a.m. on Saturday to a residence under construction at the 100 block of River Heights Road in Centralia because a tankless water heater and an air compressor were missing. The water heater had just recently been installed, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss is estimated at $2,300, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A deputy called just before 8 a.m. on Friday for a break-in at the Glenoma store on the 8100 block of U.S. Highway 12 found a large window shattered and viewed images on surveillance images that led to a 17-year-old suspect, who allegedly threw a brick through the window, went inside and looked at magazines and took a pair of sunglasses and miscellaneous small items. The case is being referred to prosecutors for evaluation of charges of second-degree burglary, third-degree theft and third-degree malicious mischief, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police took a report about noon yesterday of a Honda Civic stolen during the night from the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road. The car was found undamaged, out in the county, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 46-year-old Winlock man was arrested on Friday after a 1994 Ford F150 pickup was discovered parked on property on the 300 block of Hawkins Road and deputies were told the man had been seen driving it the day before, following its disappearance from an automotive business sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Curtis L. Pappan was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called about 7:10 p.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where an individual reported he returned to his car after about 20 minutes of shopping and found someone had rummaged through it. A silver watch was missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A check of surveillance images showed a silver or brown sport utility had pulled up, a male got out and prowled the vehicle, according to police. The suspect SUV has a sunroof and a rack, police said.

• Centralia police were called about 7:15 p.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of a firearm from a vehicle at the 300 block of Genge Street.

DRUGS

• Two individuals picked up on outstanding warrants at the 100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia about 6:15 p.m. on Saturday were arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Joseph D. Whitney-House, 18, and Steven D. Couch, 32, both Centralia area homeless persons, were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A shakedown of several cells at the Lewis County Jail led to the arrests of two women on Friday morning. Carly R. Holmes, 38, Chehalis was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and Danielle M. Toft, 24, of Chehalis, was arrested for possession of heroin, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A motorcyclist was killed when he hit a guardrail in Rochester on Saturday, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. No other vehicles were involved in the collision along the 10800 block of Gate Road Southwest, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, trespassing, misdemeanor assault, urinating in public, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, third-degree theft, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, disorderly person … and more among 421 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.