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Drugs, guns, and a police chase suspect charged

Tuesday, January 9th, 2018

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A 37-year-old man with a rural Chehalis address was charged yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court with attempting to elude for an incident two days after Christmas in which a motorist fled a traffic stop on Rush Road and eventually lost control of the car at West Cherry Street in Centralia and fled on foot.

A search through a cell phone located on the floorboard of the white Ford Crown Victoria left behind led law enforcement to Bradley W. Bell.

Bell was arrested on Jan. 2 by drug detectives for outstanding warrants and for a case from last May. He was charged last week for that.

Charging documents in the first case indicate detectives conducted surveillance on Bell’s home in Centralia because they suspected he was selling meth and heroin. They pulled over a vehicle leaving the residence in which Bell was a passenger, and allegedly located a gun under the seat, 32 grams of heroin, nearly 13 gram of meth and a digital scale, according to the charging documents.

Law enforcement went looking for him on Jan. 2, conducted surveillance, made a traffic stop and allegedly found him with a gun again.

Bell was charged the following day in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and two counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. His bail was set at $25,000.

Bell allegedly admitted to detectives he was the driver in the pursuit the night of Dec. 27, which reached speeds in excess of 100 mph between Napavine and Centralia.

A judge yesterday afternoon set his bail at $50,000 for the eluding charge.

His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Tuesday, January 9th, 2018
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MUGGED IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police were called just after 7 p.m. yesterday after a 17-year-old boy said he was walking down the street when three males assaulted him breaking his tooth and stole his cell phone near Pennsylvania Avenue and Vine Street.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 3:50 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of wire and plumbing from a foreclosed home at the 1200 block of Bayne Street.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 8:50 p.m. yesterday to take a report from an individual who said he parked his vehicle in a lot at the 100 block of South Pearl Street several hours earlier but when he returned, it was gone. The victim advised he may have accidentally left the keys in it, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BIKE STOLEN

• A red and grey Road Master 26-inch mountain bike was reported stolen from the front yard of a residence at the 1900 block of Ahlers Avenue in Centralia about 6:40 p.m. yesterday. The bicycle had a cable chain around the seat mount along with a red light under the rear of the seat, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Police were called about 11:50 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a credit card number and its fraudulent use in a case associated with the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.

• Chehalis police yesterday took note of an investigation conducted by the state Department of Licensing that began on May 10 of last year when a Chehalis officer made contact with a person at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. A driver’s license involved had been obtained using fraudulent information, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 2:35 p.m. yesterday to the 900 block of North Pearl Street where someone had stolen clothing and change from a vehicle overnight.

• An individual called Chehalis police just after 9 a.m. yesterday to report that when he returned to his car – after being transported by aid – at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue, money was missing from his wallet and his car keys were gone.

• Chehalis police took a report yesterday afternoon from a person who said their cell phone was stolen from their unlocked vehicle at the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in October and they are now getting text messages from the phone.

STOLEN ITEMS

• A 30-year-old Centralia man was arrested about 10:10 p.m. yesterday at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue for an outstanding warrant as well as for first-degree trafficking in stolen property from another case, according to the Centralia Police Department. Anthony S. Lawson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 39-year-old Winlock resident arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail last night for an outstanding warrant was arrested after a search allegedly turned up two pills in his pocket he said were Vicodin, something he did not have a prescription for. Joshua D. O’Camb was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of a controlled substance, according to charging documents.

• When drug detectives stopped a vehicle on Reynolds Avenue in Centralia yesterday because they knew the driver had an outstanding warrant, three occupants were arrested for drug violations. They were all booked into the Lewis County Jail. Ryan B.M. Olson, 29, from Centralia, was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of heroin and methamphetamine. His longtime girlfriend, Sydnee J. Amurgy, 25, also from Centralia, was charged today with  possession of heroin. Teanna M. Simmonds, 24, with a Tacoma address, was charged with possession of heroin with intent to deliver, according to charging documents.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, resisting arrest, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor domestic assault … and more among 144 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

Propane heater examined in death of person inside truck

Monday, January 8th, 2018

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A vehicle tagged to be towed because it was parked on the shoulder of a road south of Chehalis turned out to contain a dead person.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office says on Saturday morning, a deputy posted a 24-hour notice on a pickup truck sitting on the shoulder at Southwest Interstate Avenue and Bishop Road.

“They came back the next day and started looking more inside the canopy and could see someone in the back,” sheriff’s Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said.

The adult male was found dead in the back of the truck about 6 a.m. yesterday, along with items consistent with a person sleeping in the truck, Kimsey said.

Kimsey said the investigation revealed a propane heater, which will be tested.

He didn’t know how long the pickup had been at the spot, but at least two people who work in the area say they saw it sitting there all last week.

Chehalis resident Brendee Arnold recalled the first time she saw it as early last week as she drove home from work. There was a person standing beside the truck, she said.

Kimsey said he won’t say if the death is suspicious or not suspicious; he will wait for information from an autopsy.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Sunday, January 7th, 2018
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Near Schaefer Park Centralia. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

CREW EXTINGUISHES BURNING RV

• Firefighters called at 12:25 a.m. today about a fifth-wheel trailer burning, possibly with someone inside, at the 800 block of state Route 507 north of Centralia knocked down the flames but found no victim. A fire investigator was called to the scene. The trailer was a complete loss, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

MUGGED IN CENTRALIA

• Police and aid were called about 1:30 p.m. on Friday after a 21-year-old reported he was headed to a pawn shop with some items when a male wearing brass knuckles hit him in the face and stole the items. It happened at Ash Street and Centralia College Boulevard, according to the Centralia Police Department. The injury was minor but police had not been able to contact the victim after he left the hospital to get a suspect description, police said yesterday morning.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 12:30 p.m. yesterday for a burglary to a shop at the 1200 block of West Chestnut Street. The lock was broken and stereo equipment was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 3:50 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of tools from a job site at the 2600 block of North Pearl Street.

• Two people were arrested for organized retail theft after police were called about 5:40 p.m. yesterday to the 1300 block of Lum Road in Centralia. Rachel C. Reyburn, 30, of Seattle and Armed A. Ovchiyan, 35, of Burien, were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 52-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police just before 1 p.m. yesterday at the 400 block of West Main Street in Centralia. Rodney D. Oleachea was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. A charge for third-degree driving with a suspended license was to be forwarded to prosecutors, according to police.

• Police were called just before 2 p.m. on Friday to the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia regarding a student who allegedly brought marijuana to school. A case is being referred to juvenile prosecutors for possession of marijuana, according to the Centralia Police Department.

INTRUDER

• Centralia police were called about 1:45 p.m. yesterday to take a report of someone entering a vacant house at the 500 block of Hillkress Street. It appeared someone had been staying there and consuming goods inside the home, as well as sealing unspecified items, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A black Dodge pickup was found crashed and abandoned about 2:40 a.m. on Saturday at Marion and Golds streets in Centralia. It was towed from the scene, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, obstructing, warrants, obstructing, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 320 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

Divorce drama brings felony criminal charge for cop’s ex

Saturday, January 6th, 2018
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Tami McGinty appears before a judge in Lewis County Superior Court

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A Chehalis area woman was jailed this week for allegedly demanding property she believed she should have been awarded in divorce proceedings from her ex-husband, a law enforcement officer, and telling him she’d “hate” to turn him in to internal affairs at his workplace.

Tami McGinty, 42, was charged yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court with second-degree extortion as well as a violation of a civil anti-harassment order.

Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer told a judge the order had been served in November out of Lewis County District and McGinty violated it the same day.

“After that, she escalates her conduct,” Meyer said.

Charging papers in the case state the court order allowed contact via text message regarding the children.

Chehalis police were called just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday to the 300 block of West Main Street where the ex-husband reported she had been repeatedly violating the order.

Among the text messages shown to police were ones in which she suggested she wanted a table, her dog and then a riding lawn mower, according to the documents.

“Because I know a LOT. So do the right thing and bring them to us,” McGinty allegedly texted.

When Chehalis officers contacted McGinty on Thursday, she reportedly said their child was mentioned in a text exchange so it wasn’t a violation.

She denied threatening to contact internal affairs, but then indicated she was “giving notice” about being honest on paperwork, Prosecutor Meyer wrote in charging documents. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

Lewis County Superior Court Judge Andrew Toynbee yesterday afternoon imposed a no contact order. Defense attorney Kevin Nelson was appointed to represent McGinty.

Her arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 18.

Salkum fire chief puts out fire at his own house

Friday, January 5th, 2018
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Electrical outlet and the plug in Pest Repeller which burned, along with another Pest Repeller. / Courtesy photo by Duran McDaniel

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – When he and his wife saw smoke coming out from under the kitchen sink, fortunately he knew what to do, but more importantly they had a fire extinguisher handy.

Lewis County Fire District 8 Chief Duran McDaniel said luckily, they happened to be home when it happened, or it may have ended differently.

“I grabbed an extinguisher, got in there, got it out and shut off the power,” McDaniel said.

They called 911 shortly after 11 o’clock yesterday morning and the fire crew arrived to their home on Gore Road north of Salkum.

What happened was about five years ago, the McDaniels got an electronic device called Pest Repeller that emits a tone of some sort to keep mice away, McDaniel said. His wife plugged it into an outlet beneath the sink, he said.

And then they forgot about it, he said.

They disassembled the electrical outlet to examine the area. McDaniel said it didn’t spread beyond the device and outlet and into the wall, only because the two were home to catch onto it immediately.

The chief said it is a good reminder of just how valuable keeping a fire extinguisher in a home can be. He’s definitely not going to plug the rodent repeller back under the sink, where it’s out of sight, he said.

He recalled responding to a wall fire in the recent past that appeared to have been ignited from a cell phone charger plugged into an outlet. He said his neighbor, who works for an insurance company, told him she had been seeing claims for similar problems stemming from plug in air fresheners.

It’s probably a good idea to pay some attention to the various devices we plug in at home, the chief said.

“I guess we ought to check them every once in awhile to see how warm they are,” McDaniel said. “And replace them every once in while.”

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Friday, January 5th, 2018
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BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police responded about 5:10 a.m. today to a coffee stand on the 700 block of West Main Street which had been burglarized during the night. Someone broke a window to get inside and it appeared cash was stolen, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called just before 8 a.m. yesterday about a theft from a storage unit at the 200 block of Southwest Alfred Street in which a child’s green electric-powered scooter was stolen.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just after 7 o’clock this morning to take a report of the theft of a blue 2017 Subaru Outback from the 700 block of F Street. The car went missing between 10 p.m. yesterday and 6:45 a.m. today, according to the Centralia Police Department. A spare key to the Subaru and a purse had been removed from another vehicle on the property, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 37-year-old Chehalis area woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when a glass smoking device with residue was located as she was detained for driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop just before 11 p.m. yesterday at South Tower Avenue and Summa Street in Centralia. Georgia J. Zillyette was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, physical control of motor vehicle while under the influence, driving without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespassing,  vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, unfounded report … and more among 137 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.