Lewis County Sirens.com

QUICK DRAW CHAMP SHOOTS SELF IN LEG

• A Tenino area man who told deputies he is a national “quick draw” champion was injured when he was practicing in his living room and his .45 caliber revolver discharged before it cleared its holster, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said this morning. It happened on the 17,800 block of Brittney Lane Southwest on Friday afternoon. The projectile lodged under the skin above his knee, and the 53-year-old told deputies he thought it was not a round – because the gun is normally loaded with blanks – but was the packing for the cartridge, according to the sheriff’s office. However, it was a .45 caliber bullet that put a hole in his holster and entered his thigh, according to the sheriff’s office. Medics said the injury was not life-threatening, Lt. Chris Mealy said this morning.

FEMALE CALLS POLICE, GETS ARRESTED

• A woman who contacted Centralia police yesterday about her vehicle being impounded found herself in jail after an officer discovered she had an outstanding municipal court warrant and then a search turned up suspected methamphetamine. Rachel L. Myers, 22, of Oakville, was arrested and then booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MAN ARRESTED WITH STOLEN VEHICLE

• A 41-year-old Centralia man was arrested yesterday morning for driving with a suspended license and possession a stolen vehicle after a contact with an officer about 10 a.m. near exit 82 in Centralia. Keith A. Obrist was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TEAM WORK AT GLASS PLANT PAYS OFF, FIRE DEPT. SAYS

• Lewis County Fire District 5 is praising the emergency response  team in place at Cardinal Glass in Winlock after an incident yesterday morning in which 911 was called for an employee having chest pains. Fire Districts 5 and 15 have been training with the industrial plants in-house responders, something that yesterday morning helped achieve  what Fire Lt. Laura Hanson called  a seamless response at the plant with multiple buildings and doors. The man, whose name and age were not released, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital and then transferred to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia where he was in critical condition yesterday afternoon, Hanson said.

COLLISION SENDS CAR OFF FREEWAY INTO WATER

• A car was pushed off Interstate 5 into about two feet of water yesterday near Centralia when a pickup truck changed lanes and collided with the car. Troopers were called just before 6 p.m. to the northbound lanes in between Mellen Street and Chamber of Commerce Way. The 62-year-old Tumwater woman in the wrecked Nissan Maxima was reportedly uninjured. A 43-year-old motorist from Raymond was cited for an unsafe lane change, according to the state patrol.

ELK VERSUS PICKUP TRUCK

• A Glenoma man was hospitalized after the truck he was driving yesterday morning about 9 a.m. hit an elk on the 600 block of Davis Lake Road in  Morton, according the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 1995 Dodge Ram sustained extensive damage and the driver ended up with a cut above his eye as well as several minor scrapes and bruises, according to the sheriff’s office.

TEEN CRASHES, ARRESTED FOR DUI

• A 16-year-old Chehalis area boy was arrested for driving under the influence after a minor single-vehicle accident about 1:45 a.m. on Saturday near Frogner and Twin Oaks roads outside Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

DRIVER HITS FIRE HYDRANT

• Police were called about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday to North Gold and East Third streets where a motorist had reportedly lost control of his vehicle and struck a fire hydrant. James A. Bitner, 27, of Centralia, was cited for hit and run and driving with a suspended license, according to Centralia police.

DISTURBANCES IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were investigating a misdemeanor assault around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday on the 100 block of South Tower Avenue where an adult male was reportedly unconscious. All witnesses and the victim were intoxicated and uncooperative, according to police. The victim was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital to be checked out and treated. No arrests were made.

• A disturbance at a Centralia restaurant around midnight Saturday ended with a 37-year-old man arrested for obstructing and resisting arrest, according to Centralia police. Thomas J. Harris Jr. of Chehalis was arrested and then released after the incident at the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue.

STOLEN STUFF

• Centralia police yesterday afternoon arrested three individuals at the 2000 block of Haviland Street in connection with attempting to pass stolen pre-paid debit cards. Booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of stolen property second-degree were Ryan L. Rosa, 30, of Lakewood, George D. Dale, 40, of Ravensdale and Maurina D. Brandt, 43, of Bellingham, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police arrested two people on Saturday in connection with  wiring stolen from Darigold in Chehalis. Police detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said an officer got word the wire was sold to a metal recycler. Jeffery R. Frohlich, 26, and Mary A. S. Adamire, 24, both of Centralia, were booked into the Lewis County Jail for trafficking in stolen property, according to McNamara. Frolich was also arrested for possession of about five grams of suspected methamphetamine, according to police.

• Hand-painted Christmas trees adorning a lawn at a Centralia residence were stolen, according to a report made to the Centralia Police Department about 3:30 p.m. yesterday. The yard ornaments from the 800 block of K Street are about four and a half feet tall, according to police.

• A computer was reported stolen from the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police yesterday.

CAR PROWLS

• Somebody stole “items” from a vehicle and left them strewn down the street near the 2800 block of Fords Prairie Avenue in Centralia, according to a report to police yesterday morning.

• Centralia police took a report on Saturday morning from the 100 block of West Maple Street of a car prowl in which a call phone was missing.

CHEHALIS DOOR BROKEN

• Chehalis police were called to a house on Quincy Place where a door was discovered kicked in on Sunday evening.

SMALL CHILD FOUND ALONE DOWNTOWN CHEHALIS

• A toddler found wandering alone near the 100 block of North Market Boulevard in Chehalis about 2:30 p.m. on Friday was ultimately returned to his parents who live in the same area, according to Chehalis police. The father had fallen asleep and the boy went outside, according to police.

DRUGS

• Chehalis police were called to W.F. West High School on Friday morning where they arrested a 15-year-old girl for possession of marijuana. The student had a very small amount in her possession, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police arrested a 28-year-old Centralia resident for possession of methamphetamine about 4:45 a.m. today following a contact with an officer on the 300 block of North Gold Street. Guadalupe J. Aguirre was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FIRE DEPARTMENT BUYS TWO FIRE TRUCKS

• Lewis County Fire District 8 just took delivery of two new fire trucks, Assistant Chief Don Taylor said this morning. “Spanking new, just off the showroom floor,” Taylor said. The trucks arrived to the Salkum area fire department on Thursday, according to Taylor.