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SHERIFF: MACHETE WIELDING LANDS MAN IN JAIL

• A 34-year-old Randle man was arrested yesterday afternoon after he allegedly swung a machete at his ex-girlfriend’s face during an argument and subsequently used a tire iron to smash out all the windows and headlights of her pickup truck. The suspect ran off into the woods carrying the machete at the 100 block of Kiona Road but an arriving deputy caught up with him and took him into custody, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said Robert J. Day however on the way to the patrol car tried to escape, a struggle ensued in which he kicked and spit at the deputy prompting the use of a Taser. Day also threatened to kill the deputy if he didn’t remove the handcuffs, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Day was booked for first-degree assault and numerous related offenses. Four firearms were confiscated from his home, so he was also booked for unlawful possession of firearms because he is a convicted felon, according to Brown.

GREEN HILL EMPLOYEE ASSAULTED

• Chehalis police were called to Green Hill School about 7:20 p.m. yesterday because an inmate at the juvenile correctional facility allegedly assaulted a staff member. An investigation is underway, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The investigation found an 18-year-old resident used a home made knife – crafted from a piece of plastic – to try to stab an employee on his head, neck and chest area, according to Sgt. Gwen Carrell. The wounds were superficial, Carrell said. Carlos Avalos is facing a potential charge of first-degree assault, according to police.

CARS COLORED

• Several people awoke this morning at the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia to discover someone had spray painted their vehicles during the night, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers are investigating.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A camera was taken from a vehicle on the 800 block of South Silver Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 6:45 p.m. yesterday.

• Police took a report yesterday morning of a wallet being stolen from a vehicle on the 900 block of South Schueber Road in Centralia. It apparently occurred the day before.

DOG DISTRACTION

• A 26-year-old motorist found herself in the oncoming lane  yesterday afternoon after her dog jumped into her lap as she was traveling north at the 3000 block of Jackson Highway. Her Ford Taurus sideswiped a southbound Dodge Charger, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Neither driver was injured, according to the sheriff’s office.

BOATERS FOUND SAFE

• A pair of boaters were found safe at home in Tacoma after a search at Lake Scanewa southeast of Glenoma yesterday evening prompted by the find of a capsized boat. A resident on the lake spotted the overturned craft and took a boat to it to discover a life jacket floating underneath, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A cell phone found in a gear bag retrieved in the area led to a deputy tracking down its owner, via a Tacoma police officer, at the owner’s home. Two men, ages 21 and 22, said they had been on the lake earlier in the day and had to swim to shore when their boat overturned, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

BREAK-IN HAPPENS WHILE CHILDREN SLEEPING IN CHEHALIS HOME

• A Chehalis man called police just before 2 o’clock this morning after he got out of the shower and discovered a burglar in his living room. The tall thin individual in a hooded sweatshirt fled out a window and ran toward the post office, dropping the victim’s watch outside on the ground, according to the Chehalis Police Department. It happened on the 100 block of North Market Boulevard while the 40-year-old man’s children were asleep in the home, Sgt. Gwen Carrell said. The window had been left open, she said. “It’s becoming really common up north, burglaries where people are asleep,” Carrell said. “It’s a good reminder to lock windows and doors even if it’s warm out.” A camera and his wallet were taken. The man could not tell if the intruder was male or female but did notice a red circular design on the back of the person’s sweatshirt, according to Carrell.

BURGLARY

• Centralia police were called about 8:45 p.m. yesterday to an apartment on the 1300 block of North Pearl Street where a camera, a skate board a DVD player and some CDs were stolen.

DRUGS

• A 16-year-old boy was arrested at Centralia High School on the 800 block of Eshom Road yesterday morning for possession of marijuana and a warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police.

FIRE BREAKS OUT NEAR TENINO

• A woman was checked by medics for smoke inhalation after a fire overnight that northwest of Tenino. Firefighters called just after 1 a.m. to the 800 block of 143rd Avenue Southeast found a 1000-square-foot shed and the fifth-wheel trailer inside of it fully involved in flames, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. It ignited because of an unattended burn pile nearby, according to a spokesperson for the fire department.  The woman who was living in the fifth-wheel did not need to go to the hospital, Lt. Lanette Dyer said. Dyer said she did not know the extent of the damage to the structure or fifth-wheel.

HALF DOZEN VEHICLES WRECK ON I-5 NEAR GRAND MOUND

• Two individuals were transported with minor injuries after a six-car pileup on southbound Interstate 5 near the Grand Mound interchange this morning, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. Lt. Lanette Dyer said in a news release crews responded about 8:25 a.m. The roadway was cleared by just after 9 a.m., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Updated at 5:50 p.m.

LATE FOR WORK

• A trooper passed by a motorist going more than 110 mph on Interstate 5 near Grand Mound this morning caught up to him and was told the driver was late for work. It happened about 7:45 a.m. northbound near exit 88, according to Trooper Guy Gill. Gill said the trooper was on the shoulder picking up some debris when he heard the Acura Integra coming and got out his radar. The second time he clocked the car, it was traveling at 120 mph, Gill said. The 18-year-old Rochester man was arrested for reckless driving and booked into the Thurston County Jail. His car was impounded.

MAN DEAD AFTER MOTORCYCLE CRASH

• A 29-year-old motorcyclist is dead after he ran off state Route 706 in Elbe and hit a tree and a rock, according to the Washington State Patrol. Michael P. Anikusko, of Graham, was traveling west when he missed a curve near state Route 7 and went down an embankment, according to the state patrol. Troopers called just before 4 p.m. yesterday reported the cause of the crash is under investigation. Anikusko’s family reported him missing after he set out for a motorcycle ride on Monday and never returned home, according to Trooper Guy Gill. An individual out for a walk yesterday found him and his motorcycle over the embankment, according to Gill. The 2008 Suzuki GSXR750 was described as totaled.

DRUGS

• A 17-year-old boy was arrested at Centralia High School on the 800 block of Eshom Road yesterday morning for possession of marijuana and a warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police.

• Two men were arrested separately by police in the Twin Cities yesterday for drug violations and booked into the Lewis County Jail. Further details were not readily available.

BAD TOUCHING

• Centralia police were contacted yesterday to investigate an elderly woman reportedly being “accosted” by a fellow resident at a convalescent home for Alzheimer’s patients on the 1500 block of Jensen Avenue. The case was referred to police by Adult Protective Services.

SUSPICIOUS MOTORIST

• Morton police were alerted to a suspicious vehicle in the area of the 800 block of Main Avenue at about 8:10 p.m. on Saturday. An officer found the suspicious driver had stopped to look at deer which were feeding in the area, according to the Morton Police Department.

UNDER SURVEILLANCE?

• Police were called just after 5 p.m. on Friday to the area of the 700 block of Main Avenue in Morton by an individual who thought a suspicious person in a car was spying on them. It turned out to be another local resident in a car reading a newspaper, according to the Morton Police Department.

DETECTIVES LOOKING FOR STOLEN GUNS

• Crime Stoppers of Lewis County is looking for information on the theft of eight firearms and other valuables from a burglary last month on the 1000 block of Highway 603 outside Chehalis. Someone broke into a residence sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on May 14 and took  a Bushmaster AR15, a Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun, a Ruger 10-22 rifle, a semi-automatic Russian made .32 caliber pistol, a Ruger single six 22,  a Ruger Superhawk 44, a Ruger SP101 357 magnum handgun and a Beretta 9ZFS Brigadier 9 mm, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The losses which included a Dell computer, a 40-inch Samsung television and a Sony Blu-ray player is estimated at $8,700, according to the Crime Stoppers. The organization takes anonymous tips at 1-800-748-6422 and pays up to $1,000 for information leading to the clearance of crimes.

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CORRECTION: This has been updated to reflect that Graham resident Michael P. Anikusko was found dead Tuesday after he did not return home from a Monday motorcycle ride.