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Updated at 4:21 p.m.

STOLEN FIREARM FOUND

• A 19-year-old Centralia resident was arrested yesterday at the 300 block of M Street in connection with a shotgun stolen from the 200 block of L Street. The gun was taken last Wednesday and reported missing Monday, according to the Centralia Police Department. Jonathan C. Siler was recognized by the victim, when surveillance images were viewed, according to police. The firearm was retrieved yesterday in Winlock, Officer Patty Finch said. Siler was booked into the Lewis County Jail for burglary and trafficking in stolen property, according to Finch.

MISSING TV RECOVERED

• Centralia police recovered a 60-inch plasma television yesterday for the Rent-A-Center which had been rented and then sold to someone else, according to the Centralia Police Department. The $1,560 item was found at the 1200 block of Centralia Avenue, according to police.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Chehalis police took a report yesterday from Southeast Winchester Hill Drive that someone had rummaged through a pickup truck in the previous few days. It didn’t appear anything was taken, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• A plea deal was put together in which an Onalaska man admitted to no wrong doing, but pleaded guilty today to offenses which could result in a sentence of life in prison, with the potential to be released after about three and a half years in connection with allegations of sexual abuse of a teenage relative. Richard L. Crumbliss, 44, was arrested in April and has remained held in the Lewis County Jail. Lewis County prosecutors changed the charges to the more serious counts of second-degree assault with sexual motivation related to an incident reported during spring break of this year and second-degree child molestation related to the girl’s other recent disclosure that when she was 12 and and she traveled with him in his semi truck, he gave her strawberry vodka and engaged in sexual activity with her, according to Deputy Prosecutor Mark McClain. Crumbliss made his so-called Alford plea to Lewis County Superior Court Judge James Lawler this morning. The former volunteer firefighter and part time substitute bus driver was represented by attorney David Arcuri. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 1, after an evaluation is conducted by the Department of Corrections so the state agency may offer its recommendation of how much time he should get.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, resisting arrest, misdemeanor assault, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, disputes, drunken teenager, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, failure to return rented home furnishings, collision on city street, jogger bit by golden lab; complaint of loud neighbor music … and more.

CHILD PORN COMPLAINT

• Chehalis police were called to the Holiday Inn Express on Northwest Liberty Place yesterday evening following the discovery a man was using the hotel’s business center to look at what was described by the reporting person as child pornography. Detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said the individual left the area and the incident is under investigation. It remains to be seen if material was downloaded and was illegal, according to Wilson, and nobody knows if it was a hotel guest or a trespasser.

BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• A deputy was called to a home on the 1800 block of Salzer Valley Road outside Centralia yesterday where a 55-year-old man reported someone broke the front door glass and stole about $1,100 worth of valuables, including binoculars and a coin collection as well as bank statements and checkbooks. It happened sometime between 7:30 p.m. on Sunday and 11 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police were called yesterday about 12:40 p.m. regarding a firearm stolen from a residence on the 200 block of L Street.

• Someone got into a shed at the 100 block of Alexander Street in Centralia and stole a bug zapper and a shop vac, according to a report made to police yesterday.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that a $500 pickup truck belonging to the county was stolen from near the orange gate at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds between 11 p.m. Sunday and 9 o’clock yesterday morning. The white Chevrolet S10 had a broken out back window, a county logo on its door and an exempt license plate reading 40954C, according to the sheriff’s office.

MAILBOX PILFERING

• Centralia police were called to the 1800 block of Van Wormer Street about 8 o’clock yesterday morning about the theft of checks from a mailbox.

STUMBLING DRUNK

• Chehalis police were called twice yesterday afternoon about a very drunk pedestrian, first when he fell onto his face on a sidewalk near Northwest Prindle Street and then less than an hour later because he was laying next to the railroad tracks. Both times he refused any help and this morning was out and about upright, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license, violation of no contact order; responses for alarms, disputes, small grass fires, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, violation of no contact order, failure to return rented home furnishings, collisions on city streets, including Twin Transit bus hitting parked vehicle … and more.

ATTACK LANDS ONE IN JAIL

• A 25-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for second-degree assault after he allegedly got upset and grabbed a female by the throat during a small gathering at an apartment on Friday night at the 1700 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis. Another individual broke them apart and when police arrived about midnight, Christian M. Mann was uncooperative and was zapped with a Taser, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Mann was booked into the Lewis County Jail also for harassment, police said. There was drinking going on, according to police.

IDENTITY THEFT INVESTIGATION

• A 31-year-old Centralia area man already in the jail was arrested in connection with a search of a red Chevrolet Tahoe conducted after a brief police pursuit in late July that turned up drugs, checks and stolen identification related to several cases in Thurston County, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Nobody was in the sport utility vehicle when it was found parked in Chehalis, but Michael E. Helgeson is suspected to be involved, according to police.

BURGLARY RANDLE

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning a  42-inch flat screen television was stolen from the 1300 block of Silverbrook Road in Randle sometime between 12 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday while the resident was away.

THEFT PACKWOOD

• A riding lawn mower and a push mower disappeared from where they were stored outside at the 100 block of Thompson Road in Packwood sometime in the two weeks before Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The owner’s shed was also broken into, but nothing taken, according to the sheriff’s office.

THEFT CENTRALIA

• Centralia police took a report last night regarding medication stolen from the 1000 block of G Street.

THEFT MORTON

• Someone went into a greenhouse in a backyard at the 300 block of Temple Avenue in Morton and stole $60 worth of plants, according to a report made to police on Saturday morning.

STOLEN AUTOMOBILE

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Northeast Adams Avenue about 7:25 a.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a red 1999 Honda Civic. The car has a license plate of AME 4238, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

SHOPLIFTING ARREST

• A Wal-Mart security person contacted a 32-year-old Yelm resident who allegedly tried to push out almost $500 worth of merchandise from the store on the 1600 block of Louisiana Avenue at about 6:20 p.m. on Friday. Police say the suspected shoplifter began to fight and subsequently was seen by medics because of a rapid heartbeat. Christopher W. Buhl was arrested for third-degree theft and then released, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A Winlock woman boating with friends on Saturday discovered her purse had been stolen from where it was locked in the truck of her car parked near the north boat launch on Taidnapam Drive sometime between 4:10 p.m. and 7:20 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the missing items were her concealed weapon permit, cash and credit cards, according to the sheriff’s office. Her bank card was used at Wal-Mart in Spanaway and an attempt to use it was also made at Fred Meyer in Tacoma, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Clothing was also missing, Brown said.

• Chehalis police were called to parking lot at Wal-Mart about 9:40 p.m. on Saturday when a Rochester woman who had been gone for about an hour discovered someone broke the passenger side window of her vehicle and stole her purse. Her debit card was used at the nearby Airport Depot store and also in Seattle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A backpack and games were among the items stolen when someone prowled a vehicle on Southwest First Street near Market Boulevard in Chehalis, according to a report made to police about 11 a.m. on Friday.

• Morton police took a report about 7:20 p.m. on Thursday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 700 block of Division Avenue. Someone got into the unlocked vehicle but took nothing, according to police.

DRUGS

• Centralia police responded about 8 p.m. on Friday to the 1100 block of Long Road where they took a male into custody for alleged trespassing and subsequently found suspected methamphetamine on him. His identity is in question, but he was was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail under the name he provided, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Police were called to the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia just before 11 a.m. yesterday when an apartment resident discovered someone filled her door’s lock and deadbolt with glue.

POULTRY ATTACK

• Chehalis police were called about 10:30 a.m. on Friday to Southeast Magnolia Street where they were told a resident caught a dog killing his chickens. The incident is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

SKINNY DIPPER CAUGHT

• A 43-year-old Tacoma man was arrested for breach of public peace after a Morton police officer driving across the Tilton River bridge spotted him exiting a swimming hole without any clothing on. It happened just before 10 a.m. last Monday and Jerry DeShazo told the officer he didn’t think anyone could see him, according to the Morton Police Department.

VEHICLE FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 3:40 p.m. yesterday when a fire broke out in the engine of  pickup truck just after an individual parked at the Centralia Outlets off Lum Road. Someone tried to use a fire extinguisher on it and an arriving crew put the flames out, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

COLLISION

• A 22-year-old Chehalis resident admitted he was going way too fast when he wrecked his 1992 Honda Accord on the 2400 block of Wildwood Road in Curtis early Saturday morning. When deputies arrived just before 1 a.m., the driver was not there but it appeared the car had gone into a skid and rolled at least once, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It was totaled and so it was towed, Chief Ciivl Deputy Stacy Brown said. The driver was subsequently found at his home and suffered bumps and bruises, Brown said. He was ticketed, according to Brown.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespass, misdemeanor assault, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, disputes, loud music, misdemeanor theft, violation of no contact order, collisions on city streets, dogs left in parked vehicles … and more.

ANOTHER FIRE ON ABANDONED MILL PROPERTY

• Firefighters called about 2:10 p.m. yesterday to a possible structure fire at the 1800 block of Central Boulevard in north Centralia found a pile of wood and other materials burning inside a large abandoned mill building. The fire was on the same property where a week earlier crews spent hours putting out  burning brush, trees and old equipment. The materials yesterday consisted of a mound of wood and garbage approximately 20 feet by 10 feet, according to Riverside Fire Authority. It was quickly extinguished, and there was no damage to the metal building, Fire Capt. Erik Olson reports. The fire marshal and Centralia police are investigating the cause.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; responses for bad checks written to a business … and more.