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SHOP WITH A COP COMING

• Employees of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office are looking for donations and for kids for its annual Shop with a Cop event. The program is an opportunity for underprivileged children who would benefit from positive interaction with police officers to go Christmas shopping for gifts for themselves and their family. The deadline of today to submit an application on behalf of a child to take part has been extended to Nov. 27. Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown says the program is aimed towards children who live in unincorporated areas of Lewis County, as the police departments in Centralia and Chehalis conduct events for their residents. Brown says also their program is funded by employees and they are appreciative of any and all donations and financial assistance. Checks, cash or money orders can be sent to: Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Attn: Chief Stacy Brown, 345 W. Main St, Chehalis, WA 98532.

DRESS DUMMY UNCLOTHED

• Centralia police were called yesterday to the 1200 block of Lum Road where an unknown suspect had stolen a pair of jeans off a mannequin that had been left outside overnight near the Centralia Outlets.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of South Pearl Street about 10:15 a.m. yesterday regarding the theft of unspecified items from a locked display case. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• An officer took a report yesterday of a window broken out of a vehicle overnight at the 800 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault; responses for stolen bicycle, other misdemeanor theft, possible suicide threat; complaint of loud music … and more.

Updated at 12:30 p.m.

ATTEMPTED ARSON

• A 58-year-old Castle Rock man was arrested early on Saturday morning after he allegedly tried to burn down the Ethel Market. A trooper called around 3:20 a.m. about a vehicle in a  ditch and a deputy responding to a smashed window at the business on the 1400 block of U.S. Highway 12 contacted the suspect who reportedly admitted involvement. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office says Mark S. Breitenbach used kerosene and Coleman fuel from inside the store which he poured onto the floor and lit before running away and falling into a ditch. He was arrested for second-degree arson and second-degree burglary, according to the sheriff’s office. It’s not clear why he might have done it or if there was much damage, but the fire department was not called to respond. Sgt. Rob Snaza said they don’t know his motive.

ONE ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS BREAK-INS

• A 35-year-old Pe Ell man was arrested yesterday in connection with burglaries in recent days in Vader and Pe Ell, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies following up on cases contacted Daniel G. Thompson Jr. and subsequently booked him into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of burglary and two counts of possession of stolen vehicles involving a 1997 Ford F350 and a 1998 Dodge Stratus, according to the sheriff’s office. Sgt. Rob Snaza said the investigation is ongoing and further charges are possible. Thompson is the same man arrested earlier this month when deputies found a stolen Massey Ferguson tractor from Curtis on his property in Pe Ell, according to Snaza.

BURGLARY IN MINERAL

• A 90-year-old Mineral woman called law enforcement yesterday to report someone had come inside her home sometime since the day before and stolen $400 cash from her wallet. It appeared they got in through an unsecured window, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The burglary on the 600 block of Pleasant Valley Road is under investigation, Sgt. Rob Snaza said this morning.

STOLEN JEWELRY MORTON

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of Chapman Road near Morton regarding the theft of more than $800 worth of gold and silver jewelry sometime between Oct. 11 and Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

FUEL HEIST

• Police were called to the 200 block of Northwest Quincy Place in Chehalis on Friday morning regarding approximately 50 gallons of diesel stolen from a Freightliner truck overnight. The approximate value is $200, according to police.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A 25-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for multiple counts of attempted and actual vehicle prowl as well as misdemeanor theft last night at the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis. Police were called about 11 p.m. after an individual reported someone inside their vehicle who fled and then was chased by two males, according to the Chehalis Police Department. As a dog track was underway, officers heard yelling from behind the apartment building, “We’ve got him,” according to police. Officers found several subjects gathered around the 25-year-old suspect and took him into custody, Officer Linda Bailey said. Brandon D. Woody was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Bailey. Among the items recovered were a beanie hat, a cell phone charger and a makeup bag, Bailey said.

• Chehalis police took a report of a car prowl on the 400 block of Northeast Washington Avenue on Friday in which someone took keys and a black case containing scissors from an unlocked vehicle during the previous few days.

ASSAULT ASHFORD

• A deputy was called regarding a second-degree assault at the 300 block of North Skate Creek Road in Ashford at about 6 p.m. on Friday. The deputy was told the 69-year-old woman that her boyfriend tried to choke her during an argument when they returned home from a tavern, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Michael D. Manning, 57, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

COLLISIONS

• A 50-year-old Tenino woman was uninjured but arrested for first-degree negligent driving after a single-car collision about 5 p.m. on Friday on Centralia-Alpha Road near milepost 8 outside Chehalis. Treva Bittler told a deputy she had leaned down to light a cigarette and her car crossed into the oncoming lane and struck an embankment, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Her 2002 Volkswagen Golf sustained major damage but she was unhurt, Sgt. Rob Snaza said. Bittler had allegedly been consuming alcohol and was subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Snaza.

• An 18-year-old Chehalis driver avoided injury but did major damage to his car when he wrecked on Saturday evening at the 300 block of Brown Road West,  according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responding about 6:30 p.m. issued a citation for speeds too fast for conditions, according to Sgt. Rob Snaza.

• A 23-year-old Toledo resident was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with minor injuries after a truck in which they were a passenger flipped and wrecked on a logging road near Toledo Friday morning. A deputy called about 9:45 a.m. to the area about a mile up from the end of Toledo-Salmon Creek Road learned the driver was coming down a hill and lost control of his 1977 Ford pickup truck striking an embankment, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver is 23-year-old Joshua P. Razsa, 23, and the passenger Jordan L. Razsa, both of Toledo, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, misdemeanor assault, shoplifting; responses for alarm, parking lot hit and runs, fight outside bar … and more.

Car comes to rest a few feet away from gas pump after impact. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 5

CLOSE CALL AT SPIFFY’S CORNER GAS STATION

• A motorist was arrested but lucky to be alive after a collision at a Lewis County gas station that knocked over a gas pump and sparked a fire. Firefighters called just before 5 o’clock yesterday morning to the AM/PM at U.S. Highway 12 near Interstate 5 found flames rising from the pump and the fuel around it, according to Lewis County Fire District 5. Lt. Laura Hanson said they extinguished it with foam. An employee had used the emergency shut off switch, she said. The driver exited the car before crews arrived, Hanson said. He was taken to the hospital for reasons which were unknown to her, but were not for any burn injuries, she said. Washington State Patrol Trooper Will Finn said possible charges included driving under the influence in a car stolen car from Tenino as well as hit and run. John R. Loutzenhiser, 26, from Roy, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Finn. The investigating trooper could not determine the reason Loutzenhiser collided with the gas pump, other than he was intoxicated, Finn said.

OUT OF CONTROL

• Centralia police arrested a 27-year-old driver overnight after he led officers on a high-speed chase around the city running stop signs and traffic lights and allegedly tried to hit police cars with his vehicle multiple times. It began about 12:35 a.m. when, police say, Michael P. Miller-Gobal failed to stop for officers when he was signaled to do and ended when his car blew out a front tire and he fled on foot. One patrol car was disabled when it struck a curb but nobody was injured,  according to the Centralia Police Department. Miller, described as a transient who lives in Centralia, was apprehended and booked into the Lewis County Jail for eluding, possession of methamphetamine, misdemeanor warrants and second-degree assault, according to police.

• Police responded about 3:15 p.m. yesterday to a dispute at the 1200 block of Alder Street and arrested two Centralia residents for violating protection orders they have against each other. Patsy A. Bartlett, 46, was also arrested for misdemeanor assault and several warrants, according to the Centralia Police Department. She and Mark A. Johnson, 60, were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

BURGLARY

• Centralia police responded to a burglary at the 1200 block of West Main Street on Wednesday afternoon in which home electronics and jewelry were stolen.

• More than $2,000 worth of valuables were stolen in a residential burglary on the 2000 block of Lincoln Creek Road northwest of Centralia on Thursday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called to the scene learned the break-in occurred sometime between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. Among the missing items are two flat screen televisions and numerous pieces of jewelry, Sgt. Rob Snaza said.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Chehalis police were contacted on Thursday about a vehicle prowl on Northeast Adams Avenue and another on North National Avenue.

• Chehalis police were called to the parking lot at Wal-Mart regarding a vehicle prowl on Wednesday morning and later in the day to other prowls on South Market Boulevard, Northeast Terrace Road and Southeast Park Hill Road.

DRUGS

• A 51-year-old Cinebar man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and a warrant when he was contacted by police about 10:30 p.m. on Thursday at the 1500 block of Delaware Avenue in Centralia. Howard D. Eslick was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 22-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and a warrant when contacted by police around 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the 900 block of Alder Street in Centralia. Darcie N. Negrete was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 60-year-old man was arrested when deputies assisted the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force serve a search warrant at the 400 block of Leudinghaus Road in Dryad on Tuesday evening. A large amount of methamphetamine and marijuana was recovered as well as a stolen firearm, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Edward K. Baker was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. He was released pending further investigation.

COLLISIONS

• A utility truck caught fire and its driver suffered minor scrapes when the vehicle lost power and rolled backwards over an embankment on Tuesday morning at the 400 block of Wildwood Road near Vader, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a hit and run accident about 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 in which a motorcycle collided with a light-colored mid-sized sedan at the 3900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. The 44-year-old Centralia resident said she was headed northbound when the car pulled onto the roadway attempting to head south and her 2007 Suzuki hit the car’s left side and she ended up sliding down the road, according to the sheriff’s office. Her injuries were minor, according to the sheriff’s office.

UPDATE: DECEASED TRANSIENT REUNITED WITH FAMILY

• The Lewis County Coroner’s Office reports a staff member was to fly to San Francisco to hand deliver the cremated remains of Manabu Ishikawa to his family prior to his memorial service scheduled for today. Ishikawa, 49, died in a Centralia motel this summer and was about to be buried in a Chehalis cemetery with other unclaimed persons when an employee of the motel tracked down his friends and family via Facebook. Coroner Warren McLeod said his mother would be flying from Japan to San Francisco for the service.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarms, misdemeanor thefts, collisions, hit and run, shoplifting, suspicious circumstances; complaint of neighbor revving an engine for about 45 minutes … and more.