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WOMAN FLOWN TO HOSPITAL AFTER DOTY DUI WRECK

• Two people were hospitalized after a single-vehicle wreck yesterday afternoon along the 400 block of Elk Creek Road near Doty, one with a possible lacerated liver and the other for unspecified injuries who was subsequently booked for driving under the influence. Deputies arriving about 1:20 p.m. noted the vehicle had struck two trees and the 28-year-old passenger, a woman from Shelton, had a large cut to her forehead, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. The driver, who smelled of intoxicants and had trouble keeping his balance, refused to say what happened, or even give his name, according to Brown. He was subsequently identified as Alonzo Sontiago-Gonzole, 35, from Guatemala, according to Brown. He doesn’t speak English, she said. Sontiago-Gonzole was arrested for vehicular assault, Brown said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a hold on him, according to Brown.

WOMAN UNHURT AFTER CRASHING INTO PARKING LOT WALL

• A 78-year-old driver was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital as a precaution after she accidentally accelerated in the parking lot at Safeway in Chehalis and and ran into another vehicle as well as a short retaining wall yesterday afternoon. Firefighters called about 4 p.m. to the scene at the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard had to get the other car moved before the woman could get out, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

SUBARU GOES UP IN SMOKE

• Lewis County Fire District 2 was called yesterday afternoon to a burning vehicle on Interstate 5 near the Cowlitz-Lewis county line. Chief Grant Wiltbank said the Subaru was badly burned but its occupants were safely outside the car. Castle Rock firefighters extinguished the blaze, as it occurred farther south than initially believed, Wiltbank said.

SPRAY PAINT VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to Southeast Prospect Street during the night where someone had sprayed orange paint on a speed limit sign, left burn marks on two stop signs and used orange spray paint to draw a naughty image on the road. There are no suspects, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police took yet another report this morning of graffiti spray painted on a building on North Tower Avenue. The image at the 800 block of Tower reported just before 7 a.m. this morning appears to be gang-related,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police took a report of a vehicle prowl yesterday from the 300 block of South Market Boulevard in which sometime during the previous week someone opened the unlocked door of a van and stole loose change and automobile oil.

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CAR LOST AND FOUND

• A Honda Accord stolen last night when it was left running and unattended for about three minutes in front of an apartment building on the 300 block of Southwest Third Street in Chehalis turned up this morning a front yard on Kennicott Road. Details about its condition were not readily available.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY CENTRALIA

• Centralia police responded to an attempted break-in to an espresso stand on the 2300 block of North Pearl Street at about 10 a.m. yesterday. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TWO TRUCKS, TOOLS STOLEN FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT

• Police have found one of the two Toledo School District vehicles stolen last week but continue to look for a maroon 1994 Ford truck with an extended cab, according to the Toledo Police Department. It has the school district’s name on its side in black lettering, according to Chief John Brockmueller. An officer took a report last Tuesday of a break-in to the district’s shop behind the middle school and found a large assortment of tools were stolen as well, according to Brockmueller. Someone used some kind of tool to force open a roll up door, according to the chief. The 1980s Chevrolet half-ton truck was discovered about 5 p.m. that day at the end of Salmon Creek Road, but the list of missing power and hand tools is large, according to Brockmueller.

SHOPLIFTED SPIRITS

• Chehalis police were called to the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard just after 8 p.m. yesterday when a male in his late 20s reportedly hid two bottles of Brandy beneath his coat at Safeway and left, apparently running up the hill, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The loss is $34, according to police.

BURGLARY MINERAL

• A deputy was called yesterday afternoon about a break-in to a vacation home at the 200 block of Mineral Hill Road in Mineral. Sometime between Dec. 27 and yesterday, someone broke a window, went inside and left with a remote door opener, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BURGLARY SALKUM

• A 65-year-old woman called the sheriff’s office on Saturday to report that someone pried open her front door at the 2800 block of U.S. Highway 12 and stole a Wii game system and accessories, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It occurred sometime between Christmas and Jan. 19, according to the sheriff’s office.

THEFT MORTON

• Morton police are investigating the theft of an unspecified amount of cash from an apartment on the 300 block of First Street. The money was reported missing last Tuesday evening, according to police.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Someone broke into a Ford Explorer parked on the 200 block of Southwest Alfred Street in Chehalis sometime between 8 p.m. on Thursday and 5:30 a.m. on Friday, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Among the missing items were a satellite radio receiver and tools, according to police.

• A 21-year-old Centralia man was arrested on Friday in connection with a vehicle prowl that occurred on Jan. 20 at the 800 block of State Street in Centralia, Among the missing items were a rearview view, a radar detector and a CD stereo,  according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. James L. Mead was arrested for second-degree vehicle prowl and the rear view mirror was recovered, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called yesterday morning about new graffiti on two buildings at the 600 block of North Tower Avenue.

WRECKS

• A 21-year-old Winlock woman sustained minor injuries when a car ran off the 300 block of Haywire Road near Napavine and struck a tree at about 12:45 p.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Others in the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, including a pair of 2-year-olds, were uninjured but the car was totaled, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. A deputy responding about 12:45 p.m. cited the driver, a 22-year-old Napavine man, for speeding, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 21-year-old Ethel driver suffered only minor scratches when he reportedly collided with a fence and grazed a power pole on Saturday night at the 400 block of Leonard Road  totaling his Ford pickup truck. A deputy responding about 10 p.m. arrested Abraham H. Snodgrass for driving under the influence, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A 26-year-old man from Spanaway called the sheriff’s office about 4:45 a.m. on Saturday to report he was a passenger in a car that crashed into the trees off the 200 block of Skate Creek Road South in Packwood. The 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit sustained major damage and the caller told a deputy he did not know who the driver was, but nobody was injured, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. When a deputy arrived about 7:30 a.m., the driver had left, according to the sheriff’s office.

THREE MEDICS INJURED IN GAS STATION BRAWL

• A 47-year-old man is jailed after he allegedly attacked paramedics while they were fueling up their ambulance at a Centralia gas station yesterday in an incident that turned into a melee involving a half dozen AMR employees, four police officers and even a female bystander who stepped in to help. One medic was bit on his arm, another struck in the face with his own radio and a third kicked in the chest before it was over, according to the Centralia Police Department.

Courtesy Centralia Police Department

Police said it began about 4:30 p.m. as Wade C. Buchanan was putting gas in his vehicle and AMR medics were getting fuel at the Chevron station on the 1200 block of Mellen Street, near Interstate 5. AMR’s headquarters is right around the corner. Police Sgt. Carl Buster said Buchanan for unknown reasons charged one of the medics after making a comment about them driving a new ambulance. “They’re calling for help on their radio, so other medics are real close,” Buster said. “They showed up and jumped in.” When officers arrived, they had Buchanan on the ground, Buster said. One officer used his Taser in an attempt to subdue Buchanan to no avail so another officer deployed pepper spray, Buster said. It had no effect either, Buster said. Buchanan was subsequently detained, according to police. “No one can explain why he went off,” Buster said. There were enough medics there, they treated themselves, he said. One officer suffered a possible shoulder injury, the medic with the bite was taken to the hospital for treatment and the 49-year-old Vancouver, Wash. woman was unhurt, according to police. Buchanan, whose address is in Olympia, had some scrapes on his hand, according to police. He was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of second-degree assault and one count of third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. Watch video on king5.com

WIRE STOLEN

• Someone broke into an outbuilding on the 3800 block of Ives Road in Centralia and made off with approximately 400 feet of wire, according to a report made to police yesterday morning.

BOAT MOTOR THEFT

• Two electric boat motors were stolen during the night from the 2000 block of Gallagher Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday morning.

WHISKEY SHOPLIFTED

• A 19-year-old was arrested for trying to steal a bottle of Jack Daniels from a grocery store on the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia on Friday evening. Jonathon Nickols, a Centralia resident, was cited for third-degree theft and minor in possession when he was contacted by an officer about 5:30 p.m., and then he was released,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

MEDS MISSING

• Centralia police were called just after 11 a.m. on Friday to a residence on the 1000 block of Scammon Creek Road stolen missing Oxycodone. Officers have a suspect in mind,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

METH AND HEROIN ARREST

• A 34-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of both heroin and methamphetamine at Alder and Cherry streets in Centralia on Friday afternoon. Scott R. Hotchkiss was initially contacted by police about a warrant just before 3 p.m., according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

NOT A GUN

• Centralia police got a report just after 1 p.m. on Friday regarding a male displaying a firearm to another driver on West Mellen Street. When officers caught up with the suspect, no gun was found in the vehicle, according to the Centralia Police Department. The officer suspected the driver simply had something in his hand that looked like a weapon, according to police.

TEENS FOLLOWED BY STRANGER

• Centralia police were called about 3 p.m. on Friday to the area of Cedarwood Drive regarding a male driving an older red pickup truck who had followed some teenagers home. Once the kids got home, the truck left and could not be located, according to the Centralia Police Department.

STOLEN HONDA CAR FOUND BURNING LAST NIGHT

• Police are investigating yet another car stolen in Centralia and found torched in south Thurston County. Firefighters were called around 10 p.m. yesterday to a fully involved vehicle fire on a service road near the railroad tracks very close to the county line, off state Route 507, according to Thurston County Fire District 16. Centralia police say the Honda Accord was taken from a residence on the 1100 block of Long Road and found burning about an hour later.

MORNING BURGLARY IN CHEHALIS

• Chehalis police are investigating a break-in this morning at a building on Northwest Prindle Street. Officers were called about 7:15 a.m. when a big roll-up door was found open. Someone broke a window to get inside and tried to gather up some things, but were gone when police arrived, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Chehalis police took a report yesterday afternoon about a vehicle prowl that may have occurred while the victim was parked at Yard Birds. Missing was medication and other items, according to the Chehalis Police Department.