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THEFT

• A deputy was called yesterday to the 100 block of Nix Lane outside Centralia where a woman said her iPad had vanished from where it was on a table inside her unlocked home sometime between 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday and 5 o’clock yesterday morning. The iPad is valued at $800, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning by a Toledo man who said he learned a check stolen from him was used at K-Mart on Northwest Louisiana Avenue, written in an amount just over $400.

SUSPICIOUS DOOR TO DOOR MAGAZINE SELLING

• Chehalis police were called yesterday by a woman on the 700 block of Northwest Maryland Avenue who wanted to tell them about a young man who came to her home the day before selling magazines, who seemed ‘rather persistent” and “seedy”. She said the teenager ran into her yard, was talking very fast and would only let her glance at her paperwork, according to the Chehalis Police Department. She also said she’d talked to others in town who’d had similar experiences in the the previous couple of days with door to door sales people, Officer Linda Bailey said. Police are looking into it, according to Bailey.

FUGITIVES PULLED OVER FOR SMOKING DOPE

• A pair of Longview men wanted in Idaho for robbery and conspiracy to commit grand theft by extortion were picked up on Interstate 5 yesterday evening after an off-duty police officer spotted them smoking marijuana as they traveled down the freeway in Centralia. It happened about 6:40 p.m. near the Mellen Street interchange, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police stopped the vehicle and  found a loaded gun on the seat next to the driver, according to police. Both men were arrested for their warrants and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to police. Harry K. Storch, 32, and Anthony K. Storch, 34, were booked into the Lewis County Jail.

BURGLARY

• Several firearms were among the more than $3,500 worth of valuables stolen in a burglary discovered about 1 p.m. yesterday on the 100 block of Berry Road outside Chehalis. A woman returned home to find the back door wide open and an air conditioner unit removed from a window, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A deputy was called yesterday afternoon to a burglary at a home on the 500 block of Avery Road West near Winlock where someone had broken a garage window to get inside. It happened sometime between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The home was ransacked and among the missing items were cameras and DVDs, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Police were called about 11:45 a.m. yesterday to a home on the 1000 block of Elm Street in Centralia about a burglary in which a 12-gauge shotgun, a DVD player and a watch were missing. An officer was told someone broke a window to get inside, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A deputy arrested a 52-year-old Winlock woman for possession of methamphetamine following a traffic stop abut 9:40 p.m. yesterday. A K-9 alerted to the presence of drugs and a search turned up suspected meth as well as a pipe with marijuana residue, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Rane C. Morrison was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

CENTRALIA MAN SHOOTS SELF IN HAND

• A 24-year-old Centralia man was hospitalized after he accidentally shot himself in the hand yesterday at a home on the 100 block of Tri Mountain Lane outside Centralia. Aid and deputies called just before 1 p.m. were told he was taking apart his .40 caliber handgun and didn’t realize the magazine was in place and a round was in the chamber when he attempted to push the slide back with his left hand, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The gun discharged into a bathroom floor, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. The man was transported to Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma for treatment, Brown said.

POLICE: CENTRALIA MAN GRABS OFFICER, SWINGS AT SECOND OFFICER

• A 57-year-old Centralia man was jailed yesterday for assaulting a police officer who responded to a report of a dispute at the 1000 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Police reported William L. Thomas was irate and grabbed the officer’s arm and slammed it into a gate. He then swung at another officer but missed, according to the Centralia Police Department. Thomas was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault following the approximately 6:15 p.m. call, according to police.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• A deputy was called yesterday evening to a burglary at a residence on the 1800 block of Little Hanaford Road in Centralia in which thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen. Among the household items missing are a flat screen television, a computer and gift cards, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police arrested a 40-year-old man yesterday for second-degree theft and forgery following a report he used someone’s bank card without permission. Ernest A. Calderon, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon about an individual’s social security number being used at Grocery Outlet on Northwest Louisiana Avenue. The case is under investigation, according to police.

• A deputy was called early this morning after a truck was stolen from the 1000 block of West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia. The owner said it must have occurred sometime after 11 p.m. and before 3 a.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. When he woke up he discovered a latch on a gate was broken and the blue 1993 Chevrolet Cheyenne with a black rack on it and numerous stickers in the window was gone from where it had been parked, according to the sheriff’s office. It has a license plate of B91272E, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

• Chehalis police were called about 11:30 p.m. yesterday to Southwest Seventh Avenue where a resident spotted two men with flashlights prowling around his vehicle. No arrests were made.

DRUGS

• A 19-year-old Rochester woman was arrested for possession of suspected methamphetamine yesterday evening after she was taken into custody for a warrant after a traffic stop and subsequently admitted she had hidden something down her pants, according to Chehalis police. Kyrstin R. Daarud was a passenger in a vehicle stopped about 6:15 p.m. at Southwest McFadden Avenue and Eighth Street, according to police. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

FIRE BREAKS OUT INSIDE SEMI AT TRUCK STOP

• Firefighters called to Love’s Truck Stop on Rush Road in Napavine just after 4 p.m. yesterday found two pallets of used batteries burning inside a semi truck’s trailer. Nobody was injured and the damage was limited to the two pallets. according to Lewis County Fire District 5.

WRECK

• A 32-year-old Curtis man was arrested after a single-vehicle wreck on the 300 block of Middle Fork Road on Friday night in which he allegedly left his injured 28-year-old girlfriend at the scene. Deputies called about 9 p.m. found the woman with lacerations to her head and arm and were told the driver asked for a ride away, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning. The driver, Benjamin J. Breitenbach, was later found at the hospital and booked into the Lewis County Jail for vehicular assault, however he was released Sunday on $20,000 bail and a charging decision has not yet been made pending further investigation, according to authorities.

OTHER

• And local law enforcement officers yesterday responded as usual to a variety of misdemeanor assaults, misdemeanor thefts, misdemeanor marijuana possession and misdemeanor traffic crimes such as driving under the influence.

ASSAULT

• A 37-year-old Randle man was arrested after he allegedly attacked his wife last night because she was late getting home. Deputies called about 8:30 p.m learned the woman fled her home after her husband choked her until she saw stars, slammed her face into a floor and put his hand down her pants, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. David C. Haviland was arrested for second-degree assault, second-degree rape and related offenses and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• A 23-year-old Chehalis man was arrested on Friday night for allegedly dislocating a man’s shoulder during a dispute the day before at Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis. The 30-year-old victim told police he was sitting in a car with his girlfriend when her ex-boyfriend approached and assaulted him, according to Chehalis police. Ryan J. Vanetta was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault and also malicious mischief as he reportedly threw rocks at the vehicle, according to police.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 1:15 a.m. today to an attempted burglary at a business on the 600 block of West Main Street. Someone broke into the smoke shop but was apparently scared away by an alarm, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police reported it was not immediately evident if anything was stolen.

• A 32-year-old Centralia man was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly burglarizing  house under construction on the 1700 block of Hillview Road, according to the Centralia Police Department. The unspecified stolen property was found and returned to its owner, according to police. Steve Ingle Jr. was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Ingle was released without charges pending further investigation.

• A stolen garden pond was recovered at an Onalaska home after a couple were contacted Saturday in connection with a red pickup truck suspected to be involved with multiple burglaries and thefts. The part of the case involving a 20-year-old Onalaska woman is being referred for a possible charge of obstruction as she allegedly lied to protect her boyfriend, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The boyfriend, James C. Cunning, 35, of Onalaska, was arrested and booked for possession of stolen property in the second-degree, but he is being released without charges pending further investigation. A deputy was told of two other individuals who reportedly borrowed the truck at some point, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• A television and a laptop computer were among the items taken in a burglary at the 900 block of South Silver Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police on Friday morning.

• More than $1,000 of items were stolen from a Mossyrock-area home, shop and camper including tools, skis and two bottle of liquor, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The burglary reported Friday at the 100 block of Winston Creek Road happened sometime since early January, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A deputy took a report on Friday of a $6,000 farm implement stolen from the 200 block of North Military Road in Winlock sometime since April 13. The equipment, used to remove round bales of hay, had to have been towed away, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A leaf blower and a chainsaw were reported stolen from a garage Saturday evening on the 300 block of South Street in Centralia.

• Centralia police were called about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday to a tavern on the 300 block of North Tower Avenue where a woman said someone had stolen her purse.

DRUGS FOUND HIDDEN IN VEHICLE

• Morton police reported they were called to the 200 block of Jastad Road last week after a citizen discovered two large bricks of marijuana when removing the rear seat in his car. He had locked his keys in the vehicle and when trying to get in, found the “bricks” each weighing a little more than two pounds, according to the Morton Police Department. They were believed to have been there for several years, according to Chief Dan Mortensen. Mortensen said he “back tracked” the car and found it was purchased at auction in Auburn and then sold at a car lot. The chief suspected the vehicle might have come from the midwest a few years back, he said. The marijuana was taken for destruction.

WRECKS

• A 25-year-old Centralia woman was hospitalized after wrecking a bike as she was towed behind a motorcycle in the Winlock area on Saturday night. A deputy called about 7:45 p.m. to the 300 block of Raubuck Road learned she and her brother were traveling downhill when the bicycle passed the motorcycle flipped and tossed her face first onto the black top, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The woman sustained a large cut on her forehead and multiple scrapes, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• A 54-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for driving under the influence following a two-vehicle wreck about 9:30 p.m. on Friday on the 2500 block of Jackson Highway south of Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. His PT Cruiser and the pickup truck driven by a 23-year-old Chehalis resident both sustained major damage, according to the sheriff’s office. Matthew D. Clark was  booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.