By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Sheriff’s detectives are investigating “a scene” in South Lewis County.
Aid and deputies were called about 9 p.m. to a report of someone unconscious in the Winlock area.
Chief Criminal Deputy Gene Seiber said just before midnight they are investigating a scene and that’s all he would say.
More later
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced last week a 50-year-old local level two sex offender is now registered as living homeless in Lewis County.
Sheldon M. Moren is not wanted by law enforcement, but notification to the community is meant to inform the public and enhance public safety, according to the sheriff’s office.
Moren is not new to the area. He has previously lived in Chehalis. He was just released from jail on unrelated charges, according to detective Jamey McGinty
He was convicted in 1989 for indecent liberties related to two different 9-year-old children, according to the sheriff’s office. Each involved contact of a sexual nature.
One victim was a boy he is related to and the other a girl who was known to him, according to McGinty.
Moren is designated as a level two sex offender, meaning the sheriff’s office believes he is a clear risk to the community. Those at the highest risk to reoffend are labeled level three.
Moren is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Because Moren has no permanent address, he is required to check in with Detective McGinty weekly.
To see more details and a photo of Moren, visit the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Offender Watch page, here.
Questions? The sheriff’s office says call 360-748-9286 for detective Brad Borden or Chief Criminal Deputy Gene Seiber.
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To search for registered sex offenders living within a specified radius from your home, work or school, visit the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Offender Watch page, here. There, you can also find safety tips and other information, as well as register to receive email alerts if a new offender registers with an address near you. The same link can always be found on the sidebar of Lewis County Sirens.
CHEHALIS OFFICER “SPUN AROUND” BY FLEEING VEHICLE
• A Centralia woman who was uncooperative during a traffic stop reportedly drove away while a Chehalis police officer was leaning into her vehicle, causing him to be spun around literally 360 degrees last night, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The woman continued north on Interstate 5, exited at Harrison Avenue and collided with a parked box truck before she was detained, according to police. Kimberlee A. Mott, 54, was arrested and booked into jail for first-degree assault and a variety of other offenses, including driving with a suspended license and attempting to elude, detective Sgt. Rick McNamara said this morning. It began with a traffic infraction at Chamber of Commerce Way near the onramp to Interstate 5 at about 12:20 a.m., McNamara said. Officer Warren Ayers was attempting to take her out of her truck, McNamara said. “I think he was trying to turn the vehicle off and while she was struggling, she hit the gas,” he said. Mott was taken into custody with the help of Centralia officers, according to police. McNamara said he didn’t believe Ayers was injured, but didn’t know if was bruised or something similar. Mott was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with a cut to her hand, presumably from the wreck, he said.
STOLEN VEHICLES
• Chehalis police were called about 7:30 a.m. yesterday to Northeast Cascade Avenue about a stolen Nissan pickup truck.
• A 1992 Honda Accord stolen out of Thurston County was found yesterday on a logging road off the 1100 block of Brown Road West outside Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
THEFT
• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon from Southeast Aust Manor Drive about someone trying to use an individual’s father’s credit card information.
GAS LEAK
• Firefighters stood by yesterday afternoon while technicians made a temporary repair to a laking gas line at the 800 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Puget Sound Energy said the old line had been leaking for awhile and neighbors said they had been smelling it for months, according to Riverside Fire Authority Capt. Terry Ternan.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Two local people are among 45 new troopers who will receive their commission and oath of office during a ceremony tomorrow in Olympia.
The graduation for the 98th Washington State Patrol basic training class will take place in the Capitol Rotunda.
Among the graduates are Tara L. Hicks of Silver Creek who will be assigned duties in Hoquiam and Nicholas B. Macomber of Napavine who is assigned to Naselle, according to a news release from the state patrol.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A trio of teenagers told police they belong to a gang called Korrupt Thugs after getting caught tagging with red spray paint last night in Centralia.
Police were called around 10 p.m. to the 600 block of West Main Street where a man saw a boy spray painting his building and tried to grab him, but the youth fled, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Not too long after, an officer observed three males walking in the area and found paint on two of them, according to police.
The teenagers, 17, 16 and 14, all Centralia residents, admitted to tagging the building as well as locations on the 400 block of South Rock Street, South Iron Street and South Pearl Street, according to police. They also led officers to a can of spray paint hidden in some bushes.
It’s not a gang local authorities know anything about, Officer Chris Fitzgerald said today.
The youth said “KT” stand for Korrupt Thugs and “23” stands for west side, police reported.
“These kids are not as far as we know, gang members,” Fitzgerald said. “They’re taggers.”
The teens were arrested and then released to their parents. The damage is estimated at $2,000.
“It’s getting to be a huge problem,” Fitzgerald said. “I just took another report today.
The Food Mart on the 100 block of Harrison Avenue had just painted their building and today reported tagging covering the majority of an exterior wall on the building, she said.
The police department is asking anyone with information about persons involved in tagging to call police of Lewis County Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers accepts anonymous tips and offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of persons involved in vandalism.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A Thurston County sheriff’s deputy on patrol last night spotted a burning garage and helped rescue a wheel-chair bound resident in his 70s, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
Lt. Mike Ware at about 5:15 p.m. saw smoke coming from the eves coming from the garage north of Yelm and alerted two residents of the detached but adjacent house, according to a news release. The wheelchair access to the house was blocked by fire and Ware and the man’s 40-year-old son carried the man out another door, according to Lt. Greg Elwin.
The fire damage was limited to the garage at the home in the Nisqually Pines development, according to Elwin. The man’s handicap-equipped van, however, was destroyed.
BOISTFORT ROAD WRECK SENDS CHEHALIS RESIDENT TO HARBORVIEW
• A 49-year-old Chehalis man is undergoing surgery this morning at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after an overnight single-vehicle collision west of Chehalis. Troopers called about 2:45 a.m. to milepost two on Boistfort Road reported that John R. Eilo suffered head and neck injuries. His Subaru Legacy left the road and hit a fence, according to the Washington State Patrol. The vehicle sustained an estimated $5,000 damage, according to the state patrol. Eilo was taken by ambulance to Providence Centralia Hospital and then transported to Harborview. A hospital spokesperson said he will be taken to the intensive care unit after surgery this morning. The investigating trooper indicated the case of the crash was driver inattention.
WRONG-WAY MOTORIST RUNS INTO TRUCK ON I-5
• A Centralia family escaped injury when a wrong-way driver caused a wreck on Interstate 5 near Olympia yesterday although the family’s Mercedes suffered about $500 damage from striking unspecified debris from the collision. Troopers were called about 4:30 a.m. when a 78-year-old Olympia woman was spotted driving her 2004 Chevrolet Impala north in the southbound lanes of the freeway near state Route 101, according to the Washington State Patrol. Her car and a 2008 Toyota pickup were described as totaled. The woman, Dolores Bussabarger, was taken by ambulance to Providence St. Peter Hospital. The injuries to the 22-year-old Olympia woman in the pickup were treated at the scene, according to the state patrol. Roman Y. Bezhenar, 30, Ada Bezhenar, 27, a 4-year-old boy and a two-week-old girl, all from Centralia, were uninjured. The state patrol did not report what the debris was their car hit.
DEPUTIES FIND INDOOR MARIJUANA FARM
• Deputies seized about 365 marijuana plants growing inside a Winlock-area outbuilding on Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies contacted a 57-year-old man at the 1700 block of Ferrier Road about 2 p.m. on Friday about his suspected gardening operation and subsequently found the plants – ranging from “starts” to some as tall as six feet – inside a metal building, according to Chief Deputy Stacy Brown. William C. Shearer, of Winlock, was not booked into jail, because of his medical condition, according to Brown. However, the case was referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office for a recommended charge of manufacture of marijuana, Brown said. The sheriff’s office estimates the value of the crop at $22,336.
FELONY MARIJUANA ARREST
• A defective brake light and improper use of a turn signal led to a traffic stop last night and a 19-year-old Centralia man’s arrest for an as-yet unknown quantity of marijuana inside a backpack. Centralia Police Department Sgt. Carl Buster said the black Chevrolet Camaro was impounded and officers will be looking through the backpack inside. Andrew P. Roark was arrested after the approximately 10:40 p.m. incident on the 200 block of Harrison Avenue for possession with intent to deliver, according to Buster. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail. His companion, Christopher A. Tinnerstet, 20, of Shelton, was cited for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and then released, Buster said.
THEFT AND BURGLARY
• Centralia police were called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1000 block of Mellen Street where somebody had reportedly kicked in a front door and stole various, but unspecified, items.
• A deputy was called Saturday about a burglary at the 400 block of Gish Road in Onalaska. Taken sometime since March 4 was $450 cash and a $500 Nikon 3500 camera, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
• Chehalis police were called about 7:30 p.m. on Friday to Northwest Prindle Street for a reported burglary. The resident found muddy footprints inside the residence, according to detective Sgt. Rick McNamara. It’s not clear yet what, if anything, was stolen, according to McNamara.
• Chehalis police took a report on Friday from someone on Southwest 12th Street who said somebody used their credit card online and made three different charges totaling about $230, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
GRAFFITI
• Centralia police reportedly arrested three juvenile males over the weekend after a man caught them “tagging” with red spray paint. Centralia Police Department Sgt. Carl Buster said they made up their own gang, named the “Borst Park Thugs” or something similar. Further details were not readily available.
• Centralia police took a report on Sunday of gang-style graffiti found on a garage door at the 800 block of West Pine Street.
VANDALISM
• A 52-year-old woman was arrested Saturday night for allegedly breaking a toilet at Providence Centralia Hospital. Donna E. Pulitzer, of Seattle, was cited for second-degree malicious mischief and then released, according to Centralia police. Earlier in the evening, Pulitzer had been cited for trespassing at the train station after returning there after being warned away earlier, according to police.
• A deputy took a report on Friday evening of vandalism to a trailer on Vista Drive in Mossyrock. Somebody apparently took an axe to the door of the recreational vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
PERSON FALLS THROUGH WINDOW
• Chehalis police were called about 12:25 a.m. on Saturday to Paradise on the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue to a report a customer fell through a window and broke it. Chehalis police said not all the details were available, but it appeared not to have resulted in any serious injury.
GAS STATION FIRE DOUSED WITH EXTINGUISHER
• Firefighters were called about 10:30 yesterday morning to the gas station at Safeway on Harrison Avenue when fire broke out inside a storeroom. A computer component which controlled the gas pumps had overheated but an employee was able to put it out with a fire extinguisher before the flames spread, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR EAST LEWIS COUNTY
• Lewis County Emergency Management reports a storm warning in effect for the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains through tomorrow night. Accumulations of up to 10 inches of snow are likely today with a storm total of one or two feet at lower elevations and as much as four feet at higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service’s warning. The heaviest snowfall is expected at Paradise at Mount Rainier and at Mount Baker, however heavy snow is also forecast at White Pass and Steven’s Pass.
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