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• Police arrested a 34-year-old Centralia man last night for allegedly threatening two men with an AK47 rifle. Officers were called about 8 p.m. to the home of Al R. Ensminger on the 2400 block of Seward Avenue where Ensminger said he thought “two guys were trying to steal his stuff,” Officer John Panco said. The men, ages 30 and 50, were in or near Ensminger’s yard when Ensminger allegedly came at one of them with the gun and they started fighting, Panco said. The victims told police Ensminger fired one round into the ground to scare them, Panco said, but Ensminger told officers it discharged accidentally. Ensminger was booked into the Lewis County jail for first-degree assault. He was initially booked for being a felon in possession of a firearm, but police this morning concluded Ensminger is not a felon, Panco said. Panco said an AK47 is normally a fully automatic rifle and not something the general public is allowed to possess. However, he said he did not know if this particular weapon was fully or only semi-automatic.

• Chehalis police are looking for a man in his 40s driving a red Jeep who reportedly attacked a pedestrian last night near the Kit Carson restaurant on Southwest Interstate Avenue. Police were called about 9 p.m. about a fight behind the restaurant and adjacent motel and eventually found a 46-year-old Toledo man who said he’d been attacked by a motorist. The 46-year-old Toledo man said the driver yelled at him and when he approached the Jeep, the driver attacked him. Someone with the victim intervened and the Jeep drove away. The driver was described as a man in his 40s with brown hair, about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. The Toledo man was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital.

• A 40-year-old Centralia man was arrested last night for second-degree assault after allegedly hitting a female with a large stick. Officers called about 10:20 p.m. to the 100 block of West Summa Street booked Michael T. Hildesheim in to the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Centralia police arrested a 26-year-old woman for possession of methamphetamine and a warrant early yesterday morning. Natasha A. Moore, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail following her contact with an officer at the 500 block of North Pearl Street just before 1 a.m., according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 25-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of heroin in Centralia on Tuesday night. Carl P. Magyar was booked into the Lewis County Jail following his contact with an officer on the 1800 block of Collision Street in Centralia, according to police.

• A 27-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine Tuesday afternoon after contact with an officer at North Pearl Street and Tacoma Avenue. Courtney S. Smith was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police arrested two individuals for possession of methamphetamine and heroin late Tuesday afternoon at the 100 block of Virginia Drive in Centralia. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Jodi A. Hamer, 40, and Donald L. Peters, 47, both of Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Hamer was also booked for unlawful possession of a firearm, according to police.

THEFT

• Centralia police took a report of a theft from a storage unit on the 1000 block of North Pearl Street on Tuesday afternoon.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called Tuesday afternoon to the 400 block of East Main Street in centralia where someone had dumped a bucket of paint on the victim’s sidewalk and painted graffiti on a barn and garage door, , according to the Centralia Police Department.

PHANTOM EXPLOSION

• Firefighters were called about 2:15 p.m. yesterday to a vacant lot on the 900 block of Dexter Avenue in Winlock to the report of an explosion and white smoke. Lewis County Fire District 15 Firefighter Kevin Anderson said he heard it from the station and when they arrived, neighbors had gathered. They searched through the area but found no burnt grass, no shrapnel nor any kind of depression in the ground, Anderson said.

THEFT

• Centralia police said a 23-year-old woman from Olympia tried to flee from an officer yesterday afternoon and was captured by a police dog. Tiarra C. Rupe was contacted about 4:40 p.m. near the 100 block of Virginia Drive in Centralia, according to police. Rupe was detained for third-degree theft, treated for the dog bite at the hospital and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police yesterday took a report of the theft of several gold rings as well as a silver and turquoise necklace. The loss is estimated at $2,900. It happened sometime within the past week at the 300 block of North Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called just before 4 p.m. yesterday about a burglary at the 2700 block of Russell Road. Prescription medication was taken, according to police.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

• A 19-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for second-degree rape after police were called last night to a residence on North Schueber Road in Centralia. Centralia Police Department Officer John Panco said the 19-year-old man was visiting a young woman at her home, and at one point wanted to have sex, she said no, and he forced himself on her. Officers subsequently tracked down the 19-year-old and he was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Panco said. However, the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office has decided he should be released without charges pending further investigation.

• Centralia Police Department Officer John Panco said today that police actually arrested a 17-year-old Centralia resident for second-degree rape on June 16, not last Thursday as he originally reported. The teenager was booked into the Lewis County Jail on Thursday, charged as an adult and ordered held on $75,000 bail, according to court documents. He had been being held at the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center. Earlier in June, Allen M. Price allegedly forced himself on a teenage girl he had gone on a date with, according to charging documents. His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday.

THEFT

• A deputy took a report yesterday of a 9 mm pistol with two fully-loaded magazines stolen from a cabin from the 100 block of Sunstone Drive in Packwood. A Tacoma man had rented his cabin to a friend over the weekend and learned a 16-year-old guest had stolen an iPod from the cabin, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. After retrieving the iPod, the victim asked a neighbor in Packwood to check to see if his gun remained in the cabin. It was missing and the teen is a suspect, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said this morning.

• Chehalis police were called about 5:40 a.m. yesterday about a burglary to a shed on the 600 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue. The resident followed tracks in the dew on the lawn and found his missing pressure washer nearby, just as a young man appeared and seemingly was going to take the pressure washer away, according to police. Another neighbor joined in the chase, as the subject fled on a motorcycle, police said. It was tracked by its license plate to a home in Centralia and 27-year-old John W. Franken, of Centralia, was subsequently arrested and booked for second-degree burglary, Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said.

• A deputy took a report on Saturday that someone backed a blue pickup truck up to a house on the 100 block of Fircrest Road outside Chehalis and loaded it up with somebody’s else’s table saw, washer, dryer, wood stove and refrigerator. The victim believed it occurred on July 8, possibly at about 6 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A deputy was called Saturday to the 300 block of Schoen Road in Silver Creek where a woman reported the theft of a brand new, still in-the-box Craftsman “Rotovator”. The loss is $389. It was taken from outside a shop sometime between July 9 and Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Somebody removed an air conditioner from a window and entered a home on the 900 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to the Centralia Police Department on Friday. The intruder went through things but nothing appeared to be missing, according to police.

• Centralia police took a report on Friday morning from the 500 block of Hunt Street where a blue Dodge truck and a trailer full of scrap metal were stolen. The truck has a temporary license plate, according to police

• Centralia police took a report of an attempted vehicle prowl on the 2400 block of Leisure Lane yesterday.

• Centralia police were called about 6 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of North Gold Street to take a report of a stolen mailbox.

• Chehalis police were called Saturday morning to the 1000 block of Southwest 20th Street where someone reported the “end caps” from a luggage rack on a vehicle had been stolen.

DRUGS

• A 20-year-old Napavine woman was arrested for possession of methamphetamine on Sunday night in Centralia. Rosa M. Sanchez-Anderson was booked into the Lewis County Jail following her contact with an officer about 11:45 p.m. at South Tower Avenue and East Summa Street in Centralia,  according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took five reports of graffiti between Friday and Sunday in two places on North Tower Avenue, on the viaduct on the 100 block of East Sixth Street, and on the 400 block of West Main Street.

DUI

• A 50-year-old Winlock man was arrested yesterday for driving under the influence after witnesses said they observed his car “all over the road” near Nikula Road, saw the driver stop, leave his car to urinate, and then fall down on the ground when he tried to get back inside, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He then drove away, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Tony A. Smith was subsequently arrested at his home and booked into the Lewis County Jail, Brown said.

CRASHES

• Centralia police were called about 6:30 p.m. yesterday to a two-car collision at West Sixth and North Pearl streets. One woman was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with what police described as minor injuries.

• Troopers and aid were called early Sunday morning to a single-vehicle collision on state Route 6 about a half mile west of Chehalis. An eastbound vehicle struck a fence on the right-hand side of the highway and rolled, according to Washington State Patrol. The driver, Leslie L. Candler, 26, of Raymond, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with neck pain, the state patrol reported. His 1997 Toyota Tacoma was descried as totaled.  Candler was expected to be cited for driving under the influence, according to the investigating trooper.