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Updated at 4:09 p.m.

JUMPED IN CENTRALIA

• Police are investigating an assault from last night in which a 26-year-old Centralia man was struck by an individual, possibly with some kind of metal pipe in the area of the 100 block of South Washington Avenue. Officers were called about 11 p.m. by someone who overheard three males speaking of a robbery and then subsequently by the victim, according to the Centralia Police Department. He said he was just sitting waiting for a ride and had no idea why the trio attacked him, according to police. His injuries didn’t require him to go to the hospital; he had swelling on his head and scrapes on his back, according to Sgt. Stacy Denham.

FEMALE SAYS SHE WAS SHOVED FROM VEHICLE

• Chehalis police are investigating a possible assault after a call last night to the 2500 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue where a crying woman said she she was pushed out of a vehicle. An officer was called about 8 p.m. to a business after the woman arrived there and she was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital to be checked out, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OUT-OF-CONTROL PATIENT

• Police were called to the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital early yesterday morning when a patient allegedly charged a nurse and attempted to punch another. The two male nurses restrained 33-year-old Giovanni L. Revetria with a bear hug, according to the Centralia Police Department. It happened about 12:30 a.m. at the 900 block of South Schueber Road, according to police Revetria was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, according to police.

DOMESTIC ISSUE

• A 34-year-old Centralia man was arrested on Saturday evening after an alleged assault at the 200 block of North King Street in Centralia. Officers called about 5:40 p.m. were told Glenn A. Tukes choked his wife; he was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. He is to be released without charges pending further investigation.

ROAD RAGE WITH BARE BUTT

• Chehalis police were called about 3:45 p.m. on Saturday after a dispute in which a driver allegedly jumped out of his vehicle, dropped his pants and mooned another driver and when she followed him, he stopped and backed up and struck her vehicle. It began in the parking lot at Twin City Town Center, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The victim identified the 36-year-old man by looking at a photo and he will be mailed a citation for hit and run to his home in Hoodsport, according to police.

ART THEFT

• More than $5,000 worth of Native American art pieces have been reported stolen from the 100 block of Frost Creek Road in Glenoma. A deputy called yesterday was told that sometime since July 20, someone entered the home and left with items such as multi-colored beaded baskets, clay pots, bottles and sterling silver pieces, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation is ongoing, according to the sheriff’s office.

THEFT OF MONEY

• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon to a home on Southwest William Avenue about a large amount of cash missing from a lock box sometime in the previous week and a half. The case is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FOILED THEFT

• A 23-year-old Rochester man was arrested early yesterday morning for attempted vehicle theft after he was allegedly caught inside someone else’s vehicle in the area of West First and M streets. Officers responding about 3:40 a.m. confronted the individual but he took off running and tried to jump over a fence, according to the Centralia Police Department. A police dog took the suspect the ground and held him until he was handcuffed, according to police. Max A. Lyons was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• A 42-year-old Onalaska man was sentenced to five years in prison today for an incident at the end of June in which he was caught traveling 71 mph in a 55 mph zone and had been drinking. Clifford Lee Stone Jr. was stopped by a state trooper on state Route 508 on June 29. He was convicted after a trial last week under the state’s felony DUI law. Judge James Lawler was told this morning in Lewis County Superior Court that Stone has six previous convictions for driving under the influence, one for felony DUI and a conviction for vehicular assault that occurred while he was intoxicated. Lawler told Stone it was clear the only thing that was going to stop him and would protect the community was being locked up. Stone chose not to make a statement on his own behalf. His defense lawyer Michael Underwood filed a notice of appeal.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence; responses for alarms, suspicious circumstances, disputes, misdemeanor assaults, violation of protection order, gas drive off, other misdemeanor thefts, collisions, graffiti on building, folding chairs taken from front porch; complaints of loud party, barking dog … and more.

SIX ESCAPE BURNING RESIDENCE IN SALKUM

• A Salkum family is without a home after fire tore through their two-story house on the 800 block of Gore Road today. Crews called just before 11 a.m. found six people who had gotten out safely, according to Lewis County Fire District 8. “We had smoke rolling out of three sides of the structure and it had just started burning the roof over the garage,” Fire Chief Duran McDaniel said. The roof collapsed, the walls remain standing but most of the contents are probably destroyed or damaged, McDaniel said. The couple who owns the property built the home about 20 years ago and were out of town, he said. McDaniel wasn’t certain who all was there, as the Red Cross arrived and worked with the occupants, some he thought were visitors. He believed they included a young adult, three teenage-ish aged persons, a child and an infant. Nobody was injured at all, he said, adding it could have been entirely different it occurred at night while they were sleeping. McDaniel praised the volunteers who battled the blaze until 2 p.m., some of whom were on the scene until after 4 p.m. “We had 27 firefighters from four districts that worked their butts off today,” he said. An investigator came out and will return tomorrow, he said. Initially, something electrical is suspect as it seemed to have originated near a laundry room, he said.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 7 o’clock this morning about a burglary to a home at the 300 block of West Magnolia Street.

DID YOU FEEL THE EARTH MOVE?

• Light shaking was reported felt in Glenoma yesterday with lesser trembling detected from Packwood to Longview when a magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurred about 2:38 p.m. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network recorded it just northwest of Mount St. Helens, along the Spirit Lake Highway. The quake, at about nine miles deep, was followed by several minor earthquakes and then just after 6 p.m., one measuring at 3.4 and another at 3.1, according to the PNSN. According to PNSN charting, the amount of seismicity noted around the volcano during the past month doesn’t qualify as more than average.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence; responses for  misdemeanor theft … and more.

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CORRECTION: The news item above regarding the earthquakes has been updated to correct a typo which erroneously reported the size of the third quake.

Police converge on Harrison Avenue in Centralia after a man with a knife allegedly tries to get into someone else’s vehicle. / Courtesy photo by Nikkie Severance

ROAD RAGE AT FREEWAY ONRAMP

• A 47-year-old Chehalis man was arrested at gun point yesterday on Harrison Avenue near Belmont in Centralia after a motorist reported someone approached his parked vehicle screaming, punching the window and trying to get inside. Police called about 7:10 p.m. were told the man had pulled over on the freeway onramp to use his cell phone when a stranger approached with a knife, according to the Centralia Police Department. The stranger yelled and tried to break the window and then abruptly left, getting into a black truck and driving away, Officer John Panco said. Officers locating the truck ordered Harvey C. Maddux to get out and he apparently fought with them a little bit when it came time to get into a patrol car, Panco said. Maddux was booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree assault, according to police. Panco said he didn’t know what upset Maddux.

MORE SOUTH COUNTY BURGLARIES

• A deputy was called yesterday to a residential burglary at the 900 block of state Route 506 near Vader. Sometime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. someone made forced entry and left with jewelry and cash, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A deputy took a report yesterday of a break-in to a home at the 200 block of McClure Road near Winlock in which a gold ring and other items were stolen. It happened sometime since July 29, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Rob Snaza said the sheriff’s office has seen an uptick in burglaries in the south end of the county and they are looking into similarities in recent cases.

BAD HOUSE GUEST

• Centralia police took a report about 3:25 a.m. today of clothing and other items such as electronics stolen from a home on the 1100 block of F Street. A house guest is suspected in the theft, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police yesterday recorded instances of graffiti on a trailer, a shed and another building on the 1000 block of J Street and the an alley near the 600 block of G Street.

FRENCH FRY ACCIDENT

• Firefighters and medics were called just after 4 p.m. yesterday to Winlock home with a cooking fire. Responders arriving to the 1000 block of Southeast First Street learned a potful of oil for french fries had ignited and the resident attempted to carry it outside, using a paper towel to hold onto it, according to Lewis County Fire District 15. She was treated at the scene for a minor burn to her hand, Assistant Chief Kevin Anderson said. The only other damage was a scorch mark on the linoleum, he said. Anderson recommended the safest way to deal with such an incident is to cover the pan with its lid or douse the flames with a fire extinguisher. He reminds folks never to put water on a grease fire.

VEHICLE VERSUS POLE

• A motorist was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after colliding with a utility pole on the 400 block of North Tower Avenue overnight. Police responding about 3:25 a.m. found the man with minor injuries, but the pole broke about 15 feet up and tipped, according to the Centralia Police Department. The cause remains under investigation, according to police. The roadway was closed for workers to replace the pole, police said.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault; responses for alarms, collisions, misdemeanor thefts, disputes; complaints of neighbor’s loud music … and more.