Lewis County Sirens.com

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WHEEL CHAIR ASSAULT

• A nursing home resident who allegedly used his wheel chair to pin an employee between a wall and a desk, grabbed her wrist and threatened to sexually assault her was arrested yesterday morning by Centralia police. Officers called to Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on the 1300 block of Alexander Street about 10:20 a.m. were told 51-year-old Robert C. Neal had said he was going to kill each staff member one by one and began to name them, according to court documents. While there, an officer spoke to one of them who recounted events from the previous day after she had wheeled Neal back indoors. She said they paused while Neal spoke with a nurse and when she stretched and yawned, he asked what she was doing; when she explained, he allegedly told her he would teach her some respect and began wheeling towards her, charging documents relate. Neal was booked into the Lewis County Jail and then charged yesterday afternoon with third-degree assault with sexual motivation. Defense attorney Rachael Tiller noted Neal had no felony history and wanted to very much to return to the nursing home, but his bail was set at $50,000.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

• Chehalis police were called to the 500 block of Northwest Ohio Avenue about 3:40 p.m. yesterday where an individual reported items missing from a residence.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just after 10 p.m. yesterday by an individual who reported her purple 1997 Honda Accord was stolen from a parking lot at the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue earlier in the evening. It has a license plate reading AEB 2624, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Articles of clothing and a set of keys were stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 4:20 p.m. yesterday.

• Chehalis police were called just after 4 p.m. yesterday regarding a vehicle prowl that occurred at the 400 block of Northeast Adams Avenue while the victim was at the residence.

• Centralia police were called about 11:35 a.m. yesterday regarding a drone and a screw gun stolen from a vehicle at the 1200 block of Bayne Street.

FUNNY MONEY

• Centralia police were called to a restaurant at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue about 3:35 p.m. yesterday to take a report a counterfeit $20 bill was passed there.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 16-year-old boy was cited for hit and run and driving without a license after he allegedly crashed his vehicle through a chain-link fence at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia and fled the scene, at about 7:40 a.m. today.

• A 20-year-old Centralia woman was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital to be evaluated after a single-vehicle collision on the 400 block of Lincoln Creek Road yesterday morning. Deputies called about 8:50 a.m. found the 2018 Toyota Camry had been traveling eastbound when its tires went off the side of the road causing the car to roll at least twice, and come to rest on its top, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said the driver appeared to have no major injuries.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving with suspended license, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation … and more among 162 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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Updated at 6:15 p.m.

ASSAULT

• A 54-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for second-degree assault after a female acquaintance said he choked her at a residence at the 300 block of North Market Boulevard in Chehalis on Friday. Officers called about 4:25 p.m. booked William B. Pickett into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

INDECENT LIBERTIES

• A 59-year-old Chehalis area man was arrested yesterday after an acquaintance reported an incident she said happened several days earlier in which he allegedly showed up drunk at her Lewis County home, was allowed to stay over to sleep it off and she awoke to him naked on top of her. She yelled and shoved him away and he apologized, got dressed and left, charging documents allege. Barry R. Engeseth was booked into the Lewis County Jail and then charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with indecent liberties. He was allowed release with a $25,000 signature bond.

AUTO THEFT

• A blue 1990 Honda Civic was reported stolen about 6:40 a.m. today from the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia. The four-door car has a cracked windshield and a license plate reading BCS 7060, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• When Centralia police attempted a traffic stop on a stolen Honda about 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, the male driver stopped in the middle of the roadway near the 300 block of N Street and ran off on foot. A K-9 track led to a nearby house, but when officers searched inside, the suspect had already left, according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigation continues, according to police.

• A stolen Honda car was located about 7:50 a.m. on Sunday at the 1000 block of Long Road in Centralia. It was returned to its owner, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 1996 Honda Accord that had been reported stolen in Napavine was recovered about 5:50 a.m. on Sunday at the 300 block of North Oak Street in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 8:35 a.m. on Saturday to take a report regarding the overnight theft of a red 1994 Toyota truck from the 1800 block of North Pearl Street. It has a license plate reading C59115C, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An officer on patrol about 11:55 p.m. on Friday along the 600 block of Northwest Middle Street in Chehalis spotted a parked car that was stolen and contacted two individuals inside of it, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The gray 1996 Honda Accord was missing from Pierce County and Daniel D. Karl, a 32-year-old Rochester resident was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge.

• Chehalis police were called at 9:45 p.m. on Friday and told a stolen car belonging to a co-worker was going through the drive-through of a fast food restaurant at the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. It was described as a gray Toyota Camry and wasn’t located by police until the following day in Centralia, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 28-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and attempt to elude following an attempted traffic stop that began just after 9 p.m. on Friday near Pennsylvania Avenue and Middle Street in Chehalis. It began because a headlight was out and the driver got onto Interstate 5 heading south, but a Chehalis police officer stopped the 1991 Acura Intergra using a PIT maneuver near milepost 71, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Zachary J. Maurer told police he had been asked by someone else to drive the car to Cowlitz County, according to police. Maurer was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• When Centralia police responded to an approximately 5:30 p.m. call on Friday of two males stealing items from a store on the 1300 block of Lum Road, and located the suspect’s vehicle, the driver provided identification but then fled when it turned out the car was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department. The car was later located in Thurston County, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 4:25 p.m. on Friday to take a report that a  2000 Honda Civic had been stolen from the 200 block of North Pearl Street. Its license plate reads BDA 4036, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• At 9:10 a.m. Friday, police were called about the theft of a 1991 Toyota Camry from the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia. It has an Oregon license plate reading UHF140, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A blue 1991 Honda Accord was reported stolen about 8:35 a.m. on Friday from the 700 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia. Its license plate reads 691 ZCS, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called just before 8 a.m. on Friday about the theft overnight of a Honda CRV from the 400 block of Ash Street. It was later located in the area of Centralia-Alpha Road, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• An officer was called at 7:10 a.m. on Friday about a Honda stolen during the night from the 300 block of South Buckner Street in Centralia. It was recovered two hours later near Edison Elementary School,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

STOLEN GUNS

• A 77-year-old Onalaska man contacted law enforcement yesterday to report that while he was moving out of his residence at the 400 block of Gore Road, he discovered two handguns were missing. He had several individuals helping him with the move and deputies are investigating, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called at 7:05 p.m. on Sunday to take a report that during the night, someone disconnected and stole a battery from a travel trailer at the 700 block of J Street.

• Police were called about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 1300 block of View Avenue in Centralia.

• A firearm was stolen from a vehicle at the 300 block of South Diamond Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:35 p.m. on Friday.

• An iPad and sport equipment were stolen from a vehicle at the 900 block of Johnson Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police just after 4 p.m. on Friday.

• Centralia police were called about 3:45 p.m. on Friday regarding a diaper bag and its contents stolen from a locked vehicle at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue.

DRUGS

• A 33-year-old Olympia man arriving to the Lewis County Jail on a relay from Thurston County yesterday told officers there might be drug items in his backpack, and there were, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher C. Mercer was additionally booked for possession of methamphetamine, according to the sheriff’s office.

VANDALISM

•  A BB hole was found in a store window at the 1500 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 4:10 p.m. on Friday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, no contact order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, vandalism, harassment, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 489 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.

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Updated at 6:40 p.m.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just after 7 o’clock this morning to take a report that a Honda Civic had been stolen during the night from the 300 block of South Buckner Street. License plate is AUX 5262, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Two people were arrested after a trooper pulled over a stolen vehicle, which the driver said she had purchased from someone named Donny. When the vehicle was searched, a loaded syringe with suspected methamphetamine was found as well as a key which did not operate any of the door locks, according to court documents. Destiny T. Runyan, 28, of rural Chehalis, and Kevin C. Huey, 27, from Centralia, were booked into the Lewis County Jail. Charging documents in the case do not reveal the type of vehicle recovered, nor do they indicate where in Lewis County the traffic stop took place; only that it occurred on today’s date. Runyan was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Huey was charged with only possession of a controlled substance.

• An abandoned stolen vehicle was located in a parking lot at Rock Street and Centralia College Boulevard about 12:50 a.m. today, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A bronze colored 1992 Honda Accord EX stolen on Wednesday from the 1000 block of Big Hanaford Road outside Centralia was found abandoned in a parking lot just before midnight at Locust Street and Washington Avenue in Centralia. It was returned to its owner, but the the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate.

• A deputy was called about 7:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a 1994 Honda Accord from the 3000 block of Ives Road in Centralia. It was last seen by its owner on Wednesday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A silver 1997 Honda Accord was reported stolen just after 4 p.m. yesterday from Pear Street and Washington Avenue in Centralia. Its license plate reads ADV 0932, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A red 1992 Honda Accord was reported stolen from King Street and Centralia College Boulevard at about 1:45 p.m. yesterday. It has a license plate reading AVJ 7872, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BURGLARY

• A 33-year-old man was arrested yesterday afternoon after a woman on the 100 block of Annonen Road outside of Winlock called 911 to say she’d found him in her guesthouse, which is for sale. She also found two bottles of wine in the guest house that came from her barn, according to court documents. Justin S. Cargill was arrested for second-degree burglary and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said some change and a pocket knife were believed to have been taken and the suspect was believed to have also gone into the woman’s home. Cargill has an address in California, but told authorities this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court he has been staying at a homeless shelter in Hazel Dell.

THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just before 11 a.m. yesterday about the theft of equipment from the 1500 block of North National Avenue.

• Centralia police were called at 8:20 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of money from a residence at the 700 block of G Street.

CAR PROWL

• Police were called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a wallet from an unlocked vehicle parked at the 400 block of West Sixth Street in Centralia.

DRUGS

• A 17-year-old boy arrested for an outstanding warrant about 4:25 p.m. yesterday in Safeway at the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue was also allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was wanted by the Chehalis Police Department in connection with an incident near Penny Playground on Wednesday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police are referring a case for charges of minor in possession of marijuana in connection with the arrest of a 17-year-old boy for an outstanding warrant about 2:50 p.m. yesterday at the 1200 block of Lum Road.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, protection order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, woman sleeping in the stairwell of an apartment building, person sleeping in the corner of a parking lot … and more among 162 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.