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WHY WON’T MY KEY WORK IN THAT LOCK?

• Morton police responding to a reported attempted break-in about 3 a.m. on Saturday found an intoxicated 23-year-old trying to get inside the wrong house. Residents at the home on the 100 block of Collar Avenue called 911 as someone was trying to get in through a sliding glass door, according to the Morton Police Department. An officer arriving there detained Andrew G. Alexander, cited him for breach of public peace and then he was returned to his own home, according to police.

THEFTS OF TOOLS AND STUFF

• A deputy called yesterday morning to the 100 block of Oyler Way in Ethel learned from an 85-year-old woman that someone had gotten into her barn sometime since the day before and left with a chainsaw, a drill and a welder, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Someone broke into a storage building at the 100 block of U.S. Highway 12 south of Chehalis and stole numerous tools including a leak detector sometime between Thursday and Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The loss to Gateway RV and Marine is initially estimated at $2,500, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A deputy was called on Saturday to a vacant home on the 6800 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Morton was told someone entered a detached garage sometime sine Dec. 12 and stole an electrical box and about 180 feet of copper wire, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

VEHICLE THEFT

• An individual called police about 8:40 a.m. on Saturday when their red 1994 Honda Accord came up missing fromm the 400 block of Southwest 18th Street in Chehalis.

• A red 1953 Kiser military six-wheel drive truck with a 1,700-gallon water tank vanished from where it had been parked for sale at the 1500 block of Bishop Road outside Chehalis, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. It was last seen on Jan. 25 and was gone the following day, Chief Civil Deputy Brown said. It is valued at $4,500, Brown said.

FIREARM MISSING

• A shopper at Sunbirds on the 1700 block of North National Avenue in Chehalis returned to his truck to find damage to the door lock and his .45 caliber handgun missing just after 4 p.m. yesterday, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

BEER STOLEN

• A customer who appeared to be about 18 or 19 years old walked out of a Randle store with an 18-pack of Budweiser beer without paying for it on Saturday night, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy called after the approximately 7:30 p.m. incident at J and L Country Market was told a 16-year-old boy had been eyeing the same 18-pack just a few minutes prior.

DRUGS FOUND

• An officer was called to a tanning salon on Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis yesterday afternoon when a a baggie of methamphetamine was found in one of the rooms. It was taken for destruction, Chehalis Police Department detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said.

VANDALISM

• Police were called about 9 p.m. yesterday after someone threw a rock through a window at the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia.

UNRULY DUI

• A 57-year-old man pulled over about 8:40 p.m. on Friday on Southeast First Street in Winlock reportedly resisted arrest and was subsequently taken into custody for driving under the influence, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Edward R. Turula, of Winlock, was booked into the Lewis County Jail after he was detained by both a deputy and a Winlock police officer, according to the sheriff’s office.

WRECKS

• An 80-year-old Curtis resident escaped serious injury when he crashed his pickup truck on the 500 block of Wildwood Road yesterday. A deputy arriving around 11:20 a.m. learned the driver had been northbound when his Dodge Ram went into the ditch and then struck a tree, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The truck was severely damaged, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

• A 45-year-old Winlock man was arrested for driving under the influence when he rolled and wrecked his pickup truck Friday night on Pleasant Valley Road near Highway 603 southwest of Napavine. A deputy arriving just before 8 p.m. arrested and booked Erik W. West into the Lewis County Jail, according to Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was reportedly uninjured.

• A 58-year-old Onalaska driver reportedly was uninjured when he tried to avoid an animal and ran in to a ditch, clipped a utility pole and took out several wooden fence posts on Friday afternoon at the 200 block of Gish Road in Onalaska. His 2010 Nissan Altima however was totaled, according to Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

CHAIR CATCHES FIRE

• Firefighters called about 9:15 p.m. on Friday to a home on the 200 block of Southwest James Street in Chehalis about a burning chair inside a 13-year-old boy’s bedroom found the chair had been pulled out of the home and doused with water. The youngster had been using a lighter to burn threads from his jeans, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. There was no damage to the bedroom and firefighters installed a smoke detector in the home, according to the fire department.

FULL MOON OVER SOUTH PEARL STREET

• A 49-year-old Centralia woman was at the Bank of America on the 100 block of South Pearl Street around 10 a.m. on Friday when she allegedly threatened to blow it up with a bomb, according to police. She didn’t possess any explosives but police said it scared employees and other customers so she was arrested for felony harassment. Sherry L. McPherson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police contacting a 22-year-old individual who refused to leave a business at closing time on Friday night at the 200 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia say the person became combative and kicked an officer. Kiela D. Current, a Centralia resident, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police arrested a 24-year-old Centralia woman at mid-day on Friday for allegedly shoplifting at a business on the 200 block of South Pearl Street. Samantha L. Brooks was booked into the Lewis County Jail. An officer called about two hours later again to the 200 block of South Pearl Street contacted a 39-year-old Chehalis man for alleged shoplifting. Thomas D. Lininger was arrested and then released, according to police.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• Police were called about noon on Friday to Courtland Street regarding a boy who allegedly assaulted his mother by choking her. The boy was arrested for second-degree assault and taken to the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BUNCH OF ATTEMPTED BURGLARIES

• Police got reports of attempted break-ins to businesses in the area of the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue on Friday morning, with damage to the doors. One building was entered but nothing appeared to be missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 1:30 p.m. yesterday regarding graffiti on a fence at the 200 block of North Tower Avenue.

VEHICLE ROLLS OVER EMBANKMENT

• A 51-year-old Morton woman was hospitalized after her pickup truck hit a patch of ice on state Route 7, slid off a steep embankment and rolled early yesterday morning. Troopers called just after 1 a.m. to the scene just north of town found the 1989 Toyota on its driver’s side, according to the Washington State Patrol. Mindy L. Woore was transported to Morton General Hospital with unspecified injuries, according to the state patrol. The truck was described as totaled. The trooper noted she was driving too fast.

POLICE: TEENAGER JUMPED IN GANG-RELATED INCIDENT

• Centralia police called about 11 p.m. yesterday to a fight at South Tower Avenue and Cherry Street arrested two men who allegedly beat up a 17-year-old boy who was knocked unconscious in what police called a gang-related incident. The boy, from Centralia, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to Sgt. Stacy Denham. Police say the boy and two other young men were walking down the street when a vehicle pulled over and the driver got out to ask the boy if he was a gang member or not. When the boy replied no, the driver asked if the boy knew who he was and then told him, “Spooker Josh LVL,” according to the Centralia Police Department. Denham said Joshua Rhoades had a closed knife in his hand when he punched the boy and once they fell to the ground, another male from the vehicle began punching and kicking the boy. The victim’s two friends managed to repel the attackers, police were told, who jumped back in their car and left. Arriving officers arrested Rhoades, 32, for second-degree assault and Michael J. Daily, 25, for third-degree assault, according to police. Both are Centralia residents. Rhoades told police he was the victim in the situation, Denham said. Denham said the teenager didn’t want to go to the hospital, but officers talked him into it because he had been knocked out. The role of the men’s female companion was part of an ongoing investigation today, Denham said.

WHISKEY THURSDAY AT SHOP N KART

• A 34-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly shoplifting two bottles of whiskey, some Visine and also flour tortillas from Shop ‘N Kart yesterday. Police called just after 1 p.m. to the grocery on the 2100 block of North National Avenue booked Christina R. Harris, of Tumwater, into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• And an officer was called back just before 3 p.m. after a customer walked out of Shop ‘N Kart with an unpaid for bottle of whiskey and began drinking it in the parking lot. Matthew E. Eastman was arrested for third-degree theft and then released, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

PRESCRIPTION MIX UP?

• Chehalis police were called about 5:45 p.m. yesterday about the possible theft of narcotics from the pharmacy at Safeway. An individual said they only got half the number of pills in their Hydrocodone prescription, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The incident was being investigated, according to police.

VIDEO CAMERAS STOLEN BUT IMAGES REMAIN

• A deputy was called about 5:40 a.m. yesterday to a burglary at the 200 block of Hamilton Road North in which someone moved a forklift but got it stuck in some mud and entered several trailers and sheds before leaving with a pump, a seven-drawer Craftsman tool box – with tools – and surveillance cameras. The video images will be reviewed to look for suspects, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BULLDOZER AMONG MISSING ITEMS

• A deputy called Wednesday to property on the 300 block of Beck Road in Onalaska learned that several items had gone missing since last Friday including a box van, a bulldozer and an asphalt roller. A caretaker of the property had arrived to find someone there with a flatbed trailer, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

DIAMONDS, RUBIES AND MORE MISSING

• A 58-year-old woman reported a theft yesterday of about $2,000 worth of jewelry from her home on the 400 block of U.S. Highway 12 outside Chehalis. A deputy was told that among the items that disappeared sometime since Dec. 31 were a 1972 Toledo class ring with the initials MB, a  gold ring with an rectangle aquamarine stone, a diamond and ruby ring and a solitaire diamond ring, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

LAUNDRY ROOM HEIST

• A washing machine was stolen from a laundry room on the 2900 block of Mount Vista Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:30 p.m. yesterday. It was a coin operated machine, the theft of which was caught on camera, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BARN BREAK-IN

• Someone stole 200 feet of copper welding wire from a barn on the 300 block of Hamilton Road outside Chehalis, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. A deputy called to the property learned it occurred sometime between Wednesday and yesterday and appeared to have involved an individual on a bicycle who was accompanied by a vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office.

CAR PROWL

• Someone broke out the back window of a vehicle and stole tools and a stereo on the 1000 block of F Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 8:25 a.m. yesterday.

HELMET LIFTED FROM BIKE

• Centralia police were called at 1:30 a.m. today by an individual who said his helmet was stolen from his motorcycle while he was in a tavern on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue.

STREET DEPARTMENT WOES ON PROSPECT

• Chehalis police were called again yesterday morning to Southeast Prospect Street where someone had spray painted two speed limit signs orange and white as well as painted a stop sign white.

INMATE SMASHES VIDEO SCREEN WITH HEAD

• A 35-year-old inmate at the Lewis County Jail was “arrested” after he reportedly shattered the screen on a video visitation monitor on Wednesday. A deputy advised of the damage by jail staff viewed the images that showed Nicholas F. Leroux hitting his head on the screen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The offense is third-degree malicious mischief. The damage is $800, according to the sheriff’s office.

OUT-OF-CONTROL DOG BITES THREE

• Centralia police say a dog had to be Tased yesterday morning to get it secured after it attacked another dog, bit the victim dog’s owner and attacked a cat. it happened on the 1500 block of Lewis Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CHIMNEY FLAMES UP

• Crews were called just before 7 p.m. yesterday to a chimney fire on a home at Southwest 18th Street at Ruzicka Drive in Chehalis. “We put a chimney nozzle down there, put the fire out and went inside to make sure it didn’t extend into the attic,” Chehalis Fire Department Firefighter Jay Birley said. It didn’t, Birley said. The damage was minimal, he said.