Lewis County Sirens.com

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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just before 1 p.m. yesterday to the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street to investigate a burglary to a concession stand.

• A license tab was stolen from a vehicle a the 800 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:40 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of South Tower Avenue at 11:45 a.m. yesterday where they took a report from an individual who said they loaned their cell phone to a male who then walked away with it.

• Police were called at about 11:25 a.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 200 block of Denny Way in Centralia in which various electronics were stolen.

• Chehalis police were called at 1:40 p.m. yesterday regarding a possible burglary to a building at the 2500 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue. It did not appear anything was actually missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were contacted about 9:40 a.m. yesterday by an individual who discovered a check someone had written them was returned because of insufficient funds.

DRUGS

• A 19-year-old Centralia resident arrested about 3:20 p.m. yesterday for an outstanding warrant at the 200 block of South Cedar Street in Centralia was also arrested for possession of a controlled substance, Xanax, according to the Centralia Police Department. Reese W. Giddings was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

CAT FREED, NEIGHBOR ARRESTED

• A 67-year-old woman who was allegedly caught on camera going in to her neighbor’s garage to release a feral cat he’d caught with a live trap was arrested for first-degree trespassing. Officers called to the 500 block of North Buckner Street in Centralia at 10:25 a.m. yesterday issued the citation to Nancy M. Laszinski and then released her pending court, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were notified just before 9 a.m. yesterday that graffiti had been spray painted onto a garage at the 600 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, animal cruelty, violation of no contact order, failure to transfer vehicle title within 45 days; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, suspicious circumstances and more among 167 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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BURGLARY

• Tools and other items were stolen from a shop at the 1100 block of West First Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 12:35 p.m. on Sunday.

• Officers called to the 900 block of South Tower Avenue at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old Centralia man for allegedly attempting to break into a garage. Aaron J. Henning was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue at about 11:15 a.m. on Saturday where an unknown person had entered a detached shed and taken tools and other items.

• Police were called to the 1300 block of Lum Road in Centralia at 8:05 a.m. on Saturday where during the night someone had broken the window to a business and stole items from inside.

• Chehalis police were called to the 1500 block of Northwest State Avenue where someone had broken into a shop building and attempted to steal two vehicles which were there to have work done. The suspect had driven one of the vehicles, a truck, out through the closed shop door, but abandoned it, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officers following up on the 7:30 a.m. Saturday report on Sunday arrested a suspect. Kimberly R. Terrell, 41, from Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, and faces possible other charges as well, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 4:35 a.m. on Saturday to a business on the 700 block of West Main Street where someone had broke in during the night and stolen items.

• Centralia police called about noon on Friday to the 900 block of G Street arrested a 48-year-old Tenino man who had allegedly entered a shed and attempted to steal property from it. Douglas H. Cook was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 7:25 a.m. today to the 700 block of Northwest Liberty Place where an individual reported they woke up to discover their work truck was missing. Stolen was a silver 2005 Chevrolet with Valley Steel Construction on the side, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to a nursing facility at the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue just after 5 p.m. on Monday where they took a report from a resident about the theft of money orders.

• Chehalis police were called about 6:10 p.m. on Friday to take a report of the theft of tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools in a case associated with a location on the 700 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue. Police are investigating.

• Centralia police took a report of money being taken from an individual’s purse at the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue at about 12:55 p.m. on Friday.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called about 1:40 p.m. on Sunday regarding an unknown person opening a credit card account in someone else’s name, in a case associated with a location on the 500 block of North Iron Street.

• Someone attempted to buy merchandise with counterfeit money at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 9:50 p.m. on Friday.

CAR PROWL

• Keys were stolen from out of the ignition of an unlocked vehicle at the 1400 block of Crescent Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 5:25 p.m. on Monday.

• Tools were stolen from a vehicle at the 400 block of South iron Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at 8:55 p.m. on Sunday.

DANGEROUS WEAPON

• Officers arresting a 19-year-old man on an outstanding warrant at the 100 block of West High Street in Centralia just before 2 p.m. on Monday also arrested him for a dangerous weapon violation, according to the Centralia Police Department. Deago G. Perez, from Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of South Scheuber Road at about 2:20 p.m. on Sunday because a 48-year-old woman from Dalles, Oregon, allegedly caused damage to a stranger’s vehicle. Marcie J. Possinger was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of East Fourth Street just before 8:15 a.m. on Friday because someone had spray painted a garage.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A pedestrian suffered what police called minor injuries in a collision between them and a vehicle at the 1300 block of South Gold Street which was reported about 10:10 a.m. on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting,  trespassing, hit and run, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision and more among 524 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 96-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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BREAK-IN ATTEMPT

• Centralia police report an officer caught a person attempting to break into a fenced area using bolt cutters at the 1000 block of North Pearl Street at about 7:20 p.m. yesterday. Jarrin A. M. Smalley, 26, of Centralia, was arrested for second-degree burglary and  booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl at the 1100 block of Brotherson Road in Centralia. A stereo and other items were taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PURSE PILFERED

• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of Northwest State Avenue at about 3:10 p.m. yesterday where an individual reported that while she unloaded items into her residence she set her purse outside the door and subsequently discovered money and medication had been taken out of the handbag.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were contacted just before noon yesterday after an individual brought a check into a bank on the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue purportedly from Publisher’s Clearing house to see if it was authentic. It wasn’t, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 43-year-old Chehalis resident was found asleep inside a vehicle with a meth pipe sitting on his lap last night in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. An officer responding to the 700 block of Harrison Avenue just before 10 p.m. arrested Frederic J. Lee, for possession of methamphetamine and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, making false statement to police officer; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault and more among 131 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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JEWELRY STORE HEIST

• Chehalis police are investigating after getting a report that a pickup truck broke out the windows at a jewelry store early this morning and an as-of-yet-unknown amount of items stolen. Officers were called at 3:11 a.m. to the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The suspect truck, which belonged to the city of Centralia, was located just before 9 a.m. at Southwest First Street and Scott Place in Chehalis, according to police. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Chehalis police.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• A Centralia retail store at the 1300 block of Lum Road reported the theft of $5,000 worth of merchandise just before 11 a.m. on Friday.  Stolen was a piece of jewelry, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called to a business on the 2400 block of Borst Avenue about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday because two individuals stole an exterior security camera.

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of View Avenue about 2:50 p.m. on Saturday because a New Jersey man allegedly had provided false personal information to a business in order to fraudulently obtain merchandise. Matthew S. Mangual, 24, of Garfield, New Jersey, was was booked into the Lewis County Jail for criminal impersonation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A resident at a care facility on the 1300 block of Alexander Street in Centralia reported the theft of twenty dollars just before noon on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A tape measure and tools were among the items stolen from a vehicle at the 1900 block of Ahlers Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 1 p.m. on Friday.

DRUGS

• A 55-year-old man picked up for an outstanding warrant at the 500 block of West Pear Street in Centralia just before 3 p.m. on Friday was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Daniel R. Randall, who has no address, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were dispatched to the 100 block of North Silver Street at about 11:20 p.m. on Sunday following a report of a window broken on a business while employees were inside.

• Chehalis police were called at 1 p.m. on Friday to the 1600 block of Southwest Snively Avenue following the discovery someone had broken into a vacant house. Inside, a hole had been made in a wall, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 29-year-old Packwood woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after her car crossed the centerline and collided with an oncoming vehicle on U.S. Highway 12 just east of White Pass this morning. Maryann  Lee was traveling eastbound near milepost 153 in a 2000 Honda CRV, according to the Washington State Patrol. The 25-year-old Selah resident behind the wheel of the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe involved was reportedly unhurt. Troopers called to the scene at about 7:45 a.m. indicate both vehicles were totaled. Lee was not wearing a seat belt, according to the state patrol.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree malicious mischief, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor assault and more among 429 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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ROAD RAGE ARREST

• A 28-year-old Centralia man was arrested after he allegedly showed another driver a handgun during a road rage incident at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday. Officers called about 12:15 p.m. arrested David J. Nelson for unlawful display of a firearm and then released him with a court date, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police are investigating  burglary in which merchandise was taken from a business on the 800 block of West Main Street following a 5:20 a.m. call this morning.

• Chehalis police were called about 10:40 p.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl at the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue in which a canvas bag containing miscellaneous hand tools was stolen.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, possession of liquor by a minor, physical control of vehicle under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft and more among 136 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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THEFT

• Chehalis police were called to the 2100 block of North National Avenue about 1:30 p.m. yesterday where an individual reported their purse was stolen after being left on a chair.

DRUGS

• A 50-year-old man contacted by police in connection with a report of shoplifting at approximately 12:15 p.m. yesterday was arrested for possession of methamphetamine on Harrison Avenue near Interstate 5 in Centralia. Brian A. Bedortha, a person without an address, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Two of three teenagers traveling in a Pontiac Sunfire were injured when the car left the roadway and rolled at the 100 block of Forest Service Road 25 south of Randle yesterday. Troopers called to the scene about 5:15 p.m. indicated that the driver, Bryce L. Wood, and passenger Michael P. Hughes, both from Glenoma, were transported to Morton General Hospital. Passenger Steven A.  Edgar, of Randle, was reportedly unhurt. All are 19 years old, according to the Washington State Patrol. The driver was cited for wheels off the roadway and not having insurance, according to the state patrol. The vehicle was described as totaled.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances 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. today.