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DRUGS

• A parking complaint yesterday morning in Centralia led to the arrest of a 40-year-old Rochester man in possession of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, according to the Centralia Police Department. An officer called just before 11 a.m. to the 600 block of South Pearl Street contacted the vehicle’s occupant, Juan C. Munoz, who was subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of drugs with intent to deliver, Sgt. Kurt Reichert said.

THEFT

• Two security cameras were reported stolen from outside a building on the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police late yesterday afternoon.

• Chehalis police were called about 2 p.m. yesterday about the theft of yard lights on 10th Street.

• Centralia police were called about 8:20 p.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Borthwick Street where a stereo had been stolen from a vehicle. A window was broken out, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report about 7 p.m. yesterday of tools taken from a travel trailer on the 1100 block of Borthwick Street.

• Tools were stolen from a  vehicle on the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday morning.

DOG FIGHT

• Centralia police were called about 4:45 p.m. yesterday after a poodle-chihuahua mix out on a walk with its owner was attacked by another dog. The incident near the 1700 block of Harrison Avenue left the little dog with a bite on its neck and its owner bitten on her arm when she tried to break it up, according to police. The owner of the pit bull-mix dog was to be cited, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LAWN MOWERS SPIRITED AWAY

• Two Cowlitz County residents were arrested yesterday evening after a neighbor spotted two males loading up a Craftsman riding mower and a push mower from a Mossyrock address and drive away with them, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The items – valued at $1,900 – were taken from 100 block of Jarvis Road and recovered in the 200 block of Swofford Road, according to the sheriff’s office. Robert H. Smith, 33, of Longview and Billy Ray Mitchell, 26, of Kelso, were booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree theft and second-degree burglary, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. A key for the riding mower had been taken from a building attached to the home, according to Brown. The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office is releasing them pending further investigation.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY IN MINERAL

• A deputy was called yesterday morning to the Mineral Forestry office on the 2500 block of state Route 7 near Mineral where someone had tried to break in over the weekend. A door was destroyed in the attempt, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 11:20 p.m. yesterday to the 500 block of Yew Street where an i-Phone had been taken from a vehicle. It was black and silver, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THREAT TO KILL

• A 22-year-old Centralia man was arrested overnight after he allegedly threatened to shoot two males, reaching into his waistband as though he had a gun, according to the Centralia Police Department. Daniel J. Alvarado was booked for felony harassment after the incident connected with the area of North Pearl and West Pine streets in Centralia, according to police.

DISPUTE WITH WEED EATER LEADS TO ARREST

• A 53-year-old Adna man was arrested Saturday evening after he reportedly jumped through a window into his estranged wife’s vehicle with her, took the keys from the ignition and tossed them into a pond. Deputies were called about 7:40 p.m. to Deep Creek Road where they learned he kept her from leaving and also struck her with a weed eater. He was booked for unlawful imprisonment and referred for a possible assault charge. The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office released the man pending further investigation.

THEFT

• Centralia police think somebody climbed through an apartment window on the 1400 block of Lewis Street to steal $60 from a dresser. The burglary was reported just before 6 p.m. yesterday.

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning an arrest was made in connection with a Randle area theft reported two weeks ago on Morris Road. Brenda L. Sheridan, 51, was arrested and booked on Thursday for first-degree trafficking in stolen property, possession of stolen property and burglary, according to Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown. A horse saddle was recovered, Brown said.

• Chehalis police were called just before 2 p.m. Saturday to the 1400 block of Southwest Mills Avenue by a man who said two Honda generators and a Stihl chainsaw were missing from his garage. There were no signs of forced entry, according to police.

VEHICLE PROWLS

• Centralia police were called about noon yesterday about a car prowl on the 200 block of West Pear Street. Someone rummaged through the unlocked vehicle but didn’t take anything, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 11:40 p.m. on Friday to the parking lot at the Lewis County Mall where somebody came out after a movie and found their vehicle door open. Missing was a wallet and a container of prescription Oxycodone.

PUPPY STOLEN

• Deputies were called early Saturday morning to the 1600 block of Windsor Avenue in Centralia where a man told them two females grabbed his puppy he had chained outside his home and sped away in a red station wagon. The two-month-old brown and white boxer mix was not located.

COLLISION

• A collision Saturday evening on the 1400 block of Centralia-Alpha Road ended with a citation for a 70-year-old Centralia man who pulled out of his driveway and an arrest for DUI for the driver of the other vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.  Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said both vehicles were damaged and Patrick E. Murphy, 26, of Glenoma was arrested for driving under the influence. The other driver was cited for failing to yield, she said.

SEEKING INFO ON FIRE STATION BURGLARY

• Lewis County Crime Stoppers is looking for information about the theft of two game cameras stolen from a Mossyrock fire station on the 700 block of Green Mountain Road. The black Bushnell Sentry cameras discovered missing on April 11 are valued at $300. Crime Stoppers will pay for information leading to the clearance of crimes and takes tips anonymously at 1-800-748-6422 or online at www.lewsicountycrimestoppers.org

SEMI TRUCK FIRE

• Traffic was routed around a big rig that caught fire last night on Interstate 5 near the Rochester-Tenino interchange for several hours as responders pulled out and doused burning cargo. Nobody was hurt. Firefighters were called about 11:30 p.m. to the northbound lanes just south of the exit and found the trailer on fire, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. The driver had noticed smoke from the trailer tires, pulled over and disconnected his truck, moving it to safety, according to Fire Chief Robert Scott. The chief said the trailer was carrying boxes of clothing. Firefighters spent about three hours extinguishing the material, Scott said. The roadway was cleared about 5:15 a.m.

Courtesy photo by West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Chief Robert Scott