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Barn burns on King Road early Saturday. / Courtesy photo by Katie Larson

WINLOCK BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE

• A barn on the 800 block of King Road outside Winlock burned to the ground early Saturday morning, according to Lewis County Fire District 15. Firefighters from four departments called out about 2:30 a.m. were on the scene until after 5 a.m., Firefighter Patrick Jacobson said. They kept the blaze from spreading to a nearby newer shop building, he said. There were no animals inside and no injuries, but some 300 bales of hay, a pickup truck and remodeling materials were destroyed, according to Jacobson. The cause is under investigation.

DEPUTY KICKED IN THE SHIN

• A 75-year-old Chehalis-area man was arrested for kicking a deputy in the shin following a call about a dispute at the 300 block of Prairie Road outside of Chehalis on Friday. Arriving deputies found Doyle E. Miller, 75 and his son intoxicated and on the ground fighting, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. The deputies tried to separate the two and at one point, Miller stopped, looked at a deputy, kicked him and told him to leave him alone, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Miller was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault and resisting arrest, Brown said.

MAN THREATENED WITH BASEBALL BAT, KNIFE

• Deputies arrested a 27-year-old Onalaska man after he allegedly threatened his brother with a baseball bat and a 12-inch knife on Friday. Deputies called about 10 p.m. to the 2200 block of Hogue Road outside Chehalis were told that Zim I. Hall, 27, was upset about being told to be quiet and hit his brother in the side of the head with a lamp, and then threatened to kill him, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Hall was booked into the Lewis County Jail for felony harassment and fourth-degree assault, Brown said.

THEFT

• A deputy was called about 10 p.m. last night to the 100 block of Deer Park Lane in Packwood where the owner of a vacation cabin had arrived to find the front door open and chocolate milk and food splattered on the walls and floor, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A large window was smashed and two holes were found in the walls, according to the sheriff’s office. The damage is estimated at $1,000.

• A resident returning home about 3 a.m. on Sunday to the 1900 block of South Market Boulevard found their front door open and a big screen television missing, according to Chehalis police. A window at the apartment had been left open, according to police. Also taken was $400 cash, detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said.

• An officer called about 4:15 p.m. yesterday to a small RV park at the south end of Yardbirds Mall on the 2100 block of North National Avenue was told somebody broke into an unlocked travel trailer and stole $200, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A deputy was called Saturday to the 100 block of Vernon Road southwest of Chehalis about a theft. Someone entered through an open garage door and stole tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Somebody stole a half gallon of milk and other items when they burglarized an Onalaska area home sometime between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Also taken from the residence on the 200 block of Leonard Road were a Palm Pilot, a power cord and $40 in coins, the sheriff’s office reported this morning.

• A security alarm at Washington Elementary School in Centralia sounding abut 2:20 a.m. this morning apparently scared away someone trying to break in, according to the Centralia Police Department. Nothing was taken from the building on the 800 block of Field Avenue, according to police.

• Centralia police were looking for a man with “bushy reddish hair” following an attempted vehicle prowl early this morning on the 300 block of Denny Way. An officer called about 4:40 a.m. reported the subject had entered a fenced area when the homeowner found him but then fled.

• Somebody prowled a pickup truck on Southwest Snively Avenue in Chehalis, according to a report made to police on Friday morning.

• Police called about shoplifting at Wal-Mart around noon on Friday ended up booking two people into jail for possession of drugs. Bradley A. Revay, 21, of Oakville was arrested after a small amount of suspected heroin was found in his pocket, according to the Chehalis Police Department. His companion, Kristen K. Schmotzer, 25, of Castle Rock, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said. A referral was made for possible charging on the shoplifting from the retailer on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue, according to McNamara.

WRECK

• A 21-year-old Toledo woman was hospitalized with what were described as minor injuries after a deer ran out in front of her car causing it to crash yesterday near Toledo. The woman was traveling on Smokey Valley Road about 10:40 a.m. when her call hit a ditch and rolled, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It was totaled, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

POLICE: GIRL KICKS OFFICER

• A teenage girl was arrested for third-degree assault for allegedly kicking a police officer as she was being taken into custody for an outstanding warrant last night. The incident occurred during a contact with police about 9 p.m. at the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• A bag of new clothing just purchased from Carters was stolen from a vehicle parked on the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to  police on Friday afternoon.

VANDALISM

• Police took a report yesterday morning of a window broken out from a vehicle on the 1300 block of View Avenue in Centralia.

MOTORCYCLE CRASH

• A 39-year-old woman was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a motorcycle wreck about 6 p.m. yesterday on the 1600 block of Lincoln Creek Road, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

RAPE

• Police arrested a 36-year-old Centralia man for second-degree rape early yesterday morning on the 3000 block of Fords Prairie Avenue. Jason B. Banks had been staying a few days with a friend, and she awoke about 4 o’clock in the morning to him attacking her, according to Officer John Panco. She pushed him off her and called police, Panco said. Banks was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

ASSAULT

• Centralia police called to a report of a fight about 10:20 p.m. last night at the 1200 block of Windsor Avenue arrested a belligerent 19-year-old Centralia man for being a minor consuming alcohol. According to the Centralia Police Department, as an officer was transporting Emmanuel Martinez to jail, Martinez made threats to kill the officer and his family. Martinez was subsequently booked for felony harassment, according to Officer John Panco.

• A 41-year-old Onalaska man was arrested last night for unlawful imprisonment after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and either held or locked her into a bathroom at an Onalaska residence. Deputies who went to the 100 block of Fickett Road found Owen J. Fickett uncooperative and used a Taser on Fickett, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Fickett was booked into the Lewis County Jail for unlawful imprisonment and referred for potential charges of resisting arrest and fourth-degree assault domestic violence, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown.

• Chehalis police arrested a 38-year-old Chehalis resident yesterday for second-degree assault in connection with an incident  last week in which a pedestrian said he was attacked by the driver of a red Jeep behind the Kit Carson restaurant and Relax Inn on Southwest Interstate Avenue. Michael A. Mitchell, 38, was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday evening, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police had been called about 9 p.m. on July 20 to a report of a fight and found an injured 46-year-old Toledo man. He told officers a driver yelled at him and as he approached the Jeep, the driver attacked him, police reported at the time. Mitchell is not being charged, pending further investigation.

FRAUD

• Centralia police were called yesterday by a woman who reported someone used her bank account information to join an online dating website.

MISCHIEF

• Police were called yesterday morning to the 1200 block of Logan Street to a complaint that sometime during the night an unknown person pruned branches off a tree. It has happened three times, according to the Centralia Police Department.