Lewis County Sirens.com

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VEHICLE THEFT

• A red 2002 Honda Accord was stolen after its owner left it running in the parking lot of a restaurant while he went inside to get his food at the 900 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officers called at 6:48 p.m. yesterday indicate the missing car has a dent near its passenger door, according to police.

• A Tacoma man returned to the dock after fishing yesterday and could not locate his truck and boat trailer at the 100 block of Beach Road in Mossyrock, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The 72-year-old said he believed the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado had been locked although there was a spare key in it, according to the sheriff’s office. The missing 2003 boat trailer has a license plate reading 8167UX, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The value is about $10,000. They disappeared between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to Breen.

COOK-WARE GONE

• A woman called Chehalis police just before 9 p.m. yesterday to report she returned home to her apartment on Southeast Washington Avenue to find a casserole dish in a silver stand was missing. There was no sign of forced entry and the door was locked when she got home, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

GUN GONE

• Deputies were contacted yesterday by a 35-year-old man who said his pistol was missing and the last he knew, it was put into his glove box on July 1 when he was moving between residences on the 100 block of Ryan Drive and the 100 block of Newaukum Village Drive in Chehalis, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The firearm is a Ruger SP101 .38 special, according to the sheriff’s office. The loss is approximately $400, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

FORGERY

• A 34-year-old Onalaska woman was arrested after she allegedly tried to cash a check made out to her at a bank on the 200 block of West Main Street in Centralia and an employee found the signature on the check did not match the signature on file for the account holder. Sarah A. Chenoweth  was booked into Lewis County Jail for forgery following the approximately 11 a.m. report, according to the Centralia Police Department.

WEAPON AND WARRANT

• William D. Stephens, 36, of Chehalis, was arrested for “furtively carrying” dangerous weapons and an outstanding warrant after contact with police about 7 p.m. yesterday at the 1300 block of South Gold Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. Stephens was booked into Lewis County Jail, according to police.

DRUGS

• A 22-year-old Mossyrock resident who allegedly stole $20 from a person at a Centralia business yesterday morning was later located and found with suspected methamphetamine on his person, according to the Centralia Police Department. The case associated with the 100 block of South Tower Avenue led to Douglas A. Lee being booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of meth, according to police.

MAIL TAMPERING

• Centralia police were called about 8:10 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of North Tower Avenue to take a report of damage to a set of mail boxes in the apartment complex entryway. No mail was initially reported as missing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 46-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for driving under the influence after her vehicle ended up in a ditch along the 700 block of Bunker Creek Road last night. A deputy responding about 6:30 p.m. learned from Sheri M. Bobbitt she wasn’t aware of what happened, she just slid off the road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Bobbitt was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, domestic malicious mischief, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances … and more among 154 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• Kevan J. Waterman, 40, of Centralia, was arrested yesterday for second-degree assault in a case from days ago in which he allegedly choked his teenage son, according to the Centralia Police Department. Waterman was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

AUTO THEFT

• A gold 2000 Toyota Camry was reported stolen from the 1500 block of Delaware Avenue in Centralia at about 12:15 a.m. today. The car has California plates reading 4HTV469, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A stolen Jeep Cherokee was recovered near Borthwick Street and Marsh Avenue in Centralia just before 1 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Nichole R. Sellards, 34, Centralia, was arrested on Tuesday for theft of a motor vehicle in a case in which the owner had loaned a truck to her last month and was unable to get her to return it, according to the Centralia Police Department. She was was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

FUEL STOLEN

• Centralia police were called about 11 a.m. yesterday to take a report of gasoline being stolen from a vehicle inside a fenced area at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue.

TRESPASSING

• Three teenage boys were contacted by Centralia police yesterday evening after getting kicked out of a pool at a motel on the 1000 block of Eckerson Road because they were not registered guests. Centralia police are investigating because of an accusation they damaged the hot tub there, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 28-year-old resident of Neah Bay was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with police about 8:10 a.m. yesterday at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Daren J. Akin, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Law enforcement called yesterday evening about a possibly intoxicated person laying next to a vehicle blocking the roadway at Seventh Street and Westlake Avenue in Morton eventually caught up to the suspect near U.S. Highway 12 and Leonard Road and arrested him for driving under the influence. Glenn E. Langenbach, 67, from Olympia, was was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, interfering with health care facility; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, harassment, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 167 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Updated at 11:03 a.m.

STRANGER DRAINS BANK ACCOUNT

• Deputies located and arrested a suspect yesterday in a case in which an Onalaska woman discovered someone was writing himself checks on her bank account. The victim reported it last week after she found her account was overdrawn and contacted her bank, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Approximately $1,100 was taken via checks written at businesses in Lewis, Cowlitz and Thurston counties, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office investigated, viewed video footage and yesterday arrested James D. Maloney, 30, from Winlock, for second-degree theft, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said this morning. Maloney was booked into the Lewis County Jail. Breen said there is no known relationship between the victim and suspect.

GARAGE BURGLED

• The victims said it appeared maybe someone had backed a vehicle into their garage door, but upon closer examination, found the latch was also cut and numerous valuables missing from the 4000 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday. A deputy determined it occurred between 1 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Among the stolen items are a Snap-On welder, a cutting torch, a Craftsman chainsaw, a tool box and Craftsman  tools, according to the sheriff’s office.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A Winlock resident reported about 7 a.m. yesterday he discovered his pickup had been prowled during the night and then noticed his 2000 Jeep Cherokee was missing from the 100 block of Conrad Road. It happened sometime after 11 p.m. on Monday night, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The maroon Jeep has a license plate reading AEN 0254, according to the sheriff’s office. Also missing is a wallet and a key to the Jeep, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

OTHER THEFT

• Chehalis police were called over to Wal-Mart about 4:50 p.m. yesterday where someone had spent a counterfeit $100 bill, one that was marked “For motion picture use only.” Police will investigate, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report yesterday from the 900 block of South Scheuber Road that $140 was stolen from a purse last week.

• Centralia police were called just after noon yesterday about the theft of a gallon of water proofing from the back of a truck at the 200 block of L Street.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 47-year-old man was arrested for hit and run as well as third-degree driving with a suspended license in a case associated with an approximately 1:20 p.m. call yesterday to First and K streets in Centralia. Joseph W. Bishop was cited and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, hit and run, motor vehicle theft, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 184 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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DISORDERLINESS IN CHEHALIS

• A 27-year-old Cinebar resident was arrested in Chehalis last night following a call about 6:45 p.m. to the 400 block of Southwest William Avenue regarding a disorderly person. The individual fled but was contacted later in the night after allegedly running through yards and allegedly having made threats to two persons, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Joseph R. Rogers was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of harassment and an outstanding warrant, according to police. Prosecutors today declined to file the felony charges.

THEFT CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 3:20 p.m. yesterday to the 2000 block of Cooks Hill Road where an individual reported the theft of a fanny pack containing Canadian money.

• Centralia police were called about 12:35 p.m. yesterday to the 2000 block of Cooks Hill Road to take a report of the theft of cash from a wallet.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor  assault, unlawful transit conduct, driving with no license, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, barking neighbor dog … and more among 177 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.