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AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 8:45 a.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue where during the night a red 1998 Honda Civic had been stolen. The car has a license plate reading AYY 2010, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CARPORT PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 12:15 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Marion Street where someone had stolen tools from a carport.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called about 9 a.m. yesterday to the 1900 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where a Jeep Cherokee was broken into during the night. The passenger side window was broken, there was damage to the dash and various items were missing including a socket set and a fishing pole, according to the Chehalis Police Department. An LED light bar from the roof was missing as well, according to police.

• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the 1800 block of North Pearl Street that someone got into an unlocked vehicle over the weekend and stole a driver license, vehicle registration and a phone cord.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, reckless driving,  driving with no license, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, trespassing, civil issue, hit and run, shoplifting, vehicle collision,  misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 176 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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WINLOCK RESIDENTS DISCOVER FIRE AT BEDTIME

• The resident had just gone to bed when he heard crackling in the walls, went outside and discovered a chimney fire at the 100 block of Creek Road in Winlock. Firefighters called about 9:45 p.m. yesterday found a suspected malfunction with the wood stove pipe caused fire in an exterior wall, according to Lewis County Fire District 15. “The home owner for the most part had it knocked down by the time we arrived,” Firefighter Patrick Jacobson said. Everything was contained to the wall, which had to be torn apart, Jacobson said. Jacobson said it’s a good reminder that this is the time of year to get chimneys inspected and/or cleaned.

AUTO THEFT

• A red 1986 Nissan Pulsar was reported stolen about 10:30 a.m. yesterday from the 3300 block of Fords Prairie Avenue in Centralia but was later recovered by the owner approximately two blocks away, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PORCH THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 11:50 a.m. on Saturday regarding the theft of packages from a porch on the 700 block of North Washington Avenue. They had contained medication and Ugg boots, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Police called about 3:35 a.m. today for vehicle prowl at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia arrested two men for vehicle prowl. Robert W. Jones, 32, and Erik G. Spicer, 31, both of Napavine, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. Jones was also booked for possession of methamphetamine, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 11:35 a.m. yesterday to the 800 block of North Pearl Street to take a report of the theft of a battery from a recreational vehicle.

• An amplifier and a subwoofer were reported stolen in a vehicle prowl at the 100 block of South Washington Street in Centralia, about 10:30 a.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called to the 100 block of Sunnyside Drive on Friday afternoon about the theft of RV batteries sometime during the previous month.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old Chehalis woman who went to the Lewis County Jail on Friday in an attempt to retrieve items for someone who had been booked a few days earlier ended up being booked herself. Corrections officers said Ashely E. Howland had an outstanding warrant and when her backpack was searched, syringes with a dark brown liquid substance were located, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Howland was arrested for possession of heroin, according to the sheriff’s office.

EVICTED

• A 40-year-old person without a home was arrested yesterday about 10:15 a.m. when he was discovered living in a vacant house on the 1400 block of Delaware Avenue in Centralia. William F. H. Adams was arrested for first-degree trespassing and then released pending court, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 25-year-old Centralia man sustained minor injuries when his Chevrolet Camaro was totaled before he was arrested for driving under the influence early yesterday. A deputy responding about 1:45 a.m. to the 100 block of June Lane outside Centralia booked Spencer M. Churchill into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said the accident occurred about 11 p.m. on Saturday.

• A 22-year-old Napavine woman sustained minor injuries after she swerved to miss a deer and drove off the roadway at the 1000 block of Shorey Road on Saturday night. A deputy arriving just after 8 p.m. took note that her 2006 Chevrolet HHR sustained major damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital and cited for driving with third-degree driving with suspended license, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Four people were hurt when a pickup slowed for traffic northbound on Interstate 5 on Saturday near milepost 60 and a Nissan Sentra struck the center median and then the pickup from behind, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called about 1:35 p.m. indicate the 36-year-old driver of the Sentra, from Portland, was cited for following too closely. His passenger, plus the driver of the Chevrolet Silverado, from Vancouver, and two other occupants of the Silverado, were all transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the state patrol.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, trespassing, probation violation, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, misdemeanor  domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vandalism, shoplifting, vehicle collision, suicidal person, disorderly person, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, teenage driver doing doughnuts in parking lot … and more among 451 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 3:45 p.m.

FELONY ASSAULT

• Centralia police report they were called about 9:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1900 block of Honeysuckle Lane where a female reported being choked by a male at a residence after refusing to leave. The investigation is ongoing at this time, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police were called for a stolen car just before 7 a.m. today from the 10 block of Southwest Fifth Street. The dark green 1994 Honda Civic had been parked in front of the residence and the victim recalled hearing “something” outside about 6:20 a.m., according to the Chehalis Police Department. The driver’s side door is black, according to police.

• Centralia police were called about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to the 200 block of South Silver Street to take a report a red 1993 Honda Civic was stolen around 4 a.m. The two-door passenger car bears a license plate reading BFM 5567, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 4:40 p.m. yesterday regarding some missing medications at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road.

• Someone stole an antique milk jug from a yard at the 100 block of Southwest 16th Street in Chehalis, according a report made to police just after 8 a.m. yesterday.

DRUGS

• A 50-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 2 o’clock this morning at the 1500 block of Lewis Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. A small plastic bindle was located on his person, according to police. Michael L. Keenan was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A traffic stop for excessive speed at about 1:30 a.m. today on Centralia Alpha Road near Oppelt Road led to an arrest for felony DUI. A deputy believed the driver was under the influence of intoxicants and arrested James G. Blunt, 51, of Mossyrock, for felony DUI because of previous driving under the influence convictions, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

• Centralia police were called about 2:35 p.m. yesterday to a wreck on the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue where a maroon S-10 Blazer collided with the back of a stopped vehicle before fleeing the scene. One witness indicated it appeared the Blazer had been racing a yellow Mustang just prior to the incident taking place, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Two people were hospitalized with minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision in which a 74-year-old Centralia driver crossed the centerline at a corner and side swiped a car on Salzer Valley Road near Centralia-Alpha Road yesterday. A deputy called to the scene about 11:35 a.m. stated that the woman’s 2003 RAV4 and the Honda Civic both sustained major damage. The woman had a possible broken bone and the 36-year-old Chehalis man suffered hand lacerations, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was issued an infraction, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 93-year-old Tenino woman who was a passenger in a 2016 Mini Cooper was injured when the car turned west onto the Moclips Highway and ran into a pickup truck sitting at a stop sign yesterday. The driver of the Mini Cooper, Sandi S. Hogben, 58, of Seattle, was hurt as well, according to the Washington State Patrol. It happened just before 1:30 p.m. at U.S. Highway 101, about 30 miles north of Hoquiam in Grays Harbor County. Dorothy M. Saunders, 93, and Hogben were both transported by aid to Community Hospital, according to the state patrol. The three occupants of the Dodge Ram pickup were reportedly uninjured. Both vehicles were totaled. The investigating trooper indicates Hogben was driving too fast.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, obstructing, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, driving with no license, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, vandalism, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 196 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 12:56 p.m.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Deputies responding to a two-vehicle accident just before noon yesterday at the 600 block of Winlock-Vader Road smelled the overwhelming odor of intoxicants from a driver who suffered broken bones in the wreck, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Kiann M. Meloche’s Honda Civic crossed the centerline striking a Subaru Legacy driven by a 74-year-old Winlock man, according to the sheriff’s office. Meloche, 43, of Ryderwood, was arrested for driving under the influence but not booked into jail because she was being treated at Providence Centralia Hospital, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The other driver was reportedly uninjured. Both cars sustained major front end damage, Breen said.

MISSING CAR FOUND

• A Honda Civic believed to have been stolen from the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue in Chehalis about 11:30 a.m. yesterday turned up in Centralia later being driven by an acquaintance of its owner, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 8 p.m. yesterday following the discovery that tools had been stolen from the back seat of a truck parked at the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia.

DRUGS

• A 42-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for two outstanding warrants and possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 11:30 p.m. yesterday at the 300 block of Lowe Street in Centralia. Kimberly R. Iverson was booked into the Lewis County Jail,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police yesterday took reports of buildings tagged with graffiti on the 400 block of West Main Street and the 800 block of North Tower Avenue.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, protection order violation, third-degree malicious mischief … and more among 171 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m.