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LAW ENFORCEMENT PURSUES CAR PROWL SUSPECT

• Deputies investigating a car prowl from the 100 block of Forest Service Road 25 yesterday afternoon went to the gas station in Morton where the victim said her credit cards were being used and ran into their suspect, briefly. The suspect pulled up to the gas pumps at Gas Plus, but when an officer tried to contact him, he got back in his vehicle and took off, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A chase ensued west on U.S. Highway 12, spike strips were deployed but the motorist parked on the south side of the Mayfield Lake bridge and fled on foot, according to the sheriff’s office. A K-9 track was unsuccessful, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. The vehicle turned out to have been stolen in Pierce County, Breen said. The suspect was described as a balding white male wearing a blue shirt, shorts and white knee-high socks.

TOOLS TAKEN

• A radial arm saw and multiple saw horses were reported stolen in a burglary at the 600 block of J Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police just before 10 a.m. yesterday.

EGGS APPROPRIATED

• An 80-year-old resident from the 600 block of Boistfort Road contacted the sheriff’s office yesterday morning to report that an estimated 15 dozen farm eggs had been stolen from her home since mid-April. Also missing is a Ryobi drill and charger, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

AUTO THEFT

• A gold 1993 Acura Legend was reported stolen from in front of a residence at the 500 block of State Street in Centralia about 7:40 a.m. yesterday. The four-door car has a license plate reading BFD 5216, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FUEL STOLEN

• Chehalis police were called at 1:30 p.m. yesterday to investigate the theft of gasoline from two vans during the night on Northeast Kresky Avenue.

SEXUAL SOCIAL MEDIA

• Centralia police were called about 12:45 a.m. today to take a report that unwanted communication of a sexual nature had occurred over Facebook in an incident associated with a location on the 400 block of South Silver Street.

• Police were called about 5:15 p.m. yesterday by an individual at the 2500 block of Kristine Court in Centralia who reported receiving pornographic images of two teenage looking boys through Facebook from an unknown person. This case is being referred to the Washington State Missing and Exploited Children Task Force, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• Two Chehalis residents were arrested yesterday morning in Centralia for possession of heroin after contact with an officer at the 1100 block of Alder Street. Sarah A. Gee, 28, and Benjamin T. Stenberg, 24, were booked into the Lewis County Jail, , according to the Centralia Police Department. Prosecutors declined to file a charge on Stenberg today.

LOST AND FOUND

• Chehalis police were notified about noon yesterday that a wedding ring set had been found in a parking lot on Northwest Chehalis Avenue.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT BURNS

• The fork truck was heavily damaged when it caught fire inside a shipping shed at a Centralia area business yesterday, but a sprinkler system activated, keeping the fire in check until firefighters arrived and extinguished it, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The cause of the approximately 2:50 p.m. yesterday fire at the 2000 block of Industrial Drive in under investigation. Nobody was hurt.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 40-year-old motorist was arrested after he allegedly backed his vehicle into a city of Centralia community services vehicle at Summa and South Pearl streets in Centralia just abut 5:10 p.m. yesterday. David C. Rahnert, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 21-year-old Toledo resident sustained lacerations and possibly an ankle injury in a rollover wreck at Jackson Highway and state Route 505 last night, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy responding about 10:30 p.m. noted the Ford F250 pickup was totaled and arrested Jonathan M. Hinkley for driving under the influence, according to the sheriff’s office. Hinkley was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, hit and run, misdemeanor assault, reckless endangerment, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation; responses for alarm, fraud, civil issue, hit and run, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision … and more among 197 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 5:52 p.m.

ASSAULT, ASSAULT, ASSAULT

• A 24-year-old Centralia resident who allegedly punched a person in the face breaking his tooth was arrested for second-degree assault after a call about 12:25 a.m. today to the 100 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Brycen J. Morris was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A deputy dispatched to the Lewis County Jail about 7:15 p.m. yesterday regarding an incident in which a 33-year-old woman allegedly choked a 30-year-old woman re-booked Melissa A. McAllistar of Centralia for second-degree assault, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Prosecutors declined to file the felony charges and moved it be evaluated for Lewis County District Court instead.

• A deputy advised about 4:30 p.m. yesterday of a physical altercation between relatives at the 100 block of Del Ray Road in Mossyrock arrested Damon J. Harding, 39, of Mossyrock for second-degree assault. The fight was related to a job offer being declined and both men were injured, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. A 69-year-old Mossyrock man sustained broken ribs, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Harding was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 50-year-old Chehalis resident who allegedly spit in the eye of a health care provider at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia on Friday night was arrested for second-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. Ronald J. Gleaston Jr. was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called over to Green Hill School about 8:40 a.m. on Friday to take a report of an assault. Further confirmable details were not yet available, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FIREWORKS FRACAS

• A deputy saw fireworks discharged at the 600 block of U.S. Highway 12 about 10:35 p.m. on Saturday and approached a group of males who began to surround the deputy, an encounter that led one man to be arrested. They said there weren’t any fireworks lit off, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said the deputy began to take James Q. Eberle, 36, of Chehalis, into custody for obstruction and Eberle resisted so Eberle was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for resisting arrest and obstructing. A second individual was issued an infraction for discharging fireworks, Breen said.

BREAK-IN

• A deputy was called about 2:15 p.m. yesterday to a break-in to a residence on the 700 block of Frost Road in Winlock. Among the items discovered missing were an air compressor and numerous tools, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of West Chestnut Street on Saturday afternoon to take a report that someone had entered a residence and stolen five gold rings sometime over the past couple of months.

• A deputy was called on Saturday to a burglary to a single-wide trailer at the 600 block of Meier Road in Winlock in which numerous items were stolen including a deep water well pump, a box of fittings, a regulator and a pressurized water tank.

AUTO THEFT

• A blue four-door 1991 Toyota Camry was reported stolen about 9:10 a.m. yesterday from the 700 block of South Ash Street in Centralia.

• An individual at the 1300 block of Southwest Johnson Avenue in Chehalis called 911 about 3:15 a.m. yesterday to report their 1990 Honda Accord had just been stolen and called back just before 4:30 a.m. to report it had been brought back, although parked in a neighbor’s driveway. Missing was a purse and a toolbox, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A 1997 Honda Civic stolen from the 800 block of Southwest William Avenue in Chehalis was located on Friday out in the county by the sheriff’s office, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FRAUD

• Police were called to take a report of a scam at the 1300 block of South Gold Street in Centralia at about 12:20 p.m. on Friday. The Centralia Police Department described it this way: (T)he suspect pays off a credit card and then asks for a cash advance to be wired to them. The payments were then charged back as fraudulent.”

DRUGS

• A 59-year-old man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after contact with an officer about 1:15 p.m. yesterday in a park at the 100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia. Russell E. Charnell Jr. was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 3:40 a.m. today by an individual at Southwest Fifth Street and McFadden Avenue who said someone was breaking their house windows.

• A vehicle window was reported smashed at the 3000 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia just before 8 p.m. on Friday.

MOOVE ALONG

• Police in Morton received a complaint about 5:45 p.m. yesterday of 15 cows running loose around 800 block of Main Avenue, according to the Morton Police Department.

• The police department in Morton was called again about 6:40 a.m. today regarding three black calves wandering around the 700 block of Division Avenue. While the officer was enroute, the officer was informed that the owner of the animals wear notified and they were returned, according to the Morton Police Department.

• The Morton Police Department reported today a tourist from New Zealand was the subject of reports a male person was giving children candy and pushing them on swings at the park at the 100 block of West State Street in Mossyrock just after 9 p.m. on July 19. A responding officer learned the man was riding a bicycle from San Diego to Canada and informed him parents were becoming uncomfortable, according to police. The tourist agreed to leave the park for the night, according to the Morton Police Department.

WILD FIRE

• Firefighters called about 4 p.m. on Friday regarding a roughly 3-acre grass fire at the 400 block of Kirkland Road in Napavine were able to stop the flames before they advanced into buildings, according to Lewis County Fire District 5.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A police officer was called about 3:15 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of West State Street in Mossyrock where an individual giving his sister a ride on his newly purchased motorcycle wrecked. He sustained scrapes and road rash but she did not have any visible marks, according to the Morton Police Department.

• Centralia Police investigated a vehicle versus bicycle injury collision about 4:25 p.m. on Saturday at North Tower Avenue and Second Street. The unspecified at-fault driver was issued a notice of infraction, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 32-year-old motorist was booked into the Lewis County Jail following a collision just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at Harrison Avenue and Bridge Street in Centralia in which the occupants of two other vehicles were injured, according to the Centralia Police Department. Joshua C. Shorb was arrested for driving under the influence and vehicular assault, according to police.

• An Onalaska motorist turning left off state Route 508 onto Johnson Road was struck by an oncoming dump truck and somehow not injured, but his 1995 Ford Thunderbird was totaled last night, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers called about 7:55 p.m. determined 54-year-old Gerald L. King had been traveling westbound, according to the state patrol. The driver of the 1971 American General dump truck lost control, left the road and traveled about 75 more yards through a ditch hitting a stump and a power pole, according to Lewis County Fire District 1. David D. Auman, 46, from Morton was hurt and was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital. The wreck occurred about seven miles east of Onalaska. “The force of striking the pole on the south side of 508, created enough tension to also shear the pole on the north side of the road in half,” District 1 Assistant Chief Rhonda Volk stated. “The resulting impact with the ditch sheared both front wheels from the truck.” King was arrested for driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, reckless endangerment, failure to yield and driving without insurance, and booked into the Lewis County Jail. He said the sun was in his eyes, according to Volk.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license, third-degree malicious mischief, minor in possession and/or consumption of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision, disorderly person, noisy neighbor music … and more among 468 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Five-ton military truck knocked the rear tire of a car that turned in front of it and subsequently lost both its front wheels when it hit a ditch east of Onalaska. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 1

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BARN BURGLED

• A deputy was called about 8:40 a.m. yesterday regarding a theft from a barn at the 2100 block of South Scheuber Road in which two inoperable motorcycles were taken, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Missing since sometime after 4 p.m. on Wednesday are a 2004 Yamaha and a 2006 Honda valued about $3,300, according to the sheriff’s office.

POST OFFICE BOX PILFERING

• Post office box’s were discovered pried open and mail stolen from at least two of them at the Centralia Post Office on the 200 block of Centralia College Boulevard, according to  report made to police about 12:30 p.m. yesterday. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 1:25 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of North Market Boulevard for a report that a pair of individuals were trying to cash what appeared to be a counterfeit cashier’s check, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 6:10 p.m. yesterday to take a report of a theft from Northwest Maryland Avenue.

LIGHTS OUT

• Someone stole light bulbs out of fixtures on a front porch at the 500 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:30 a.m. yesterday.

ASSAULT

• Centralia police were called just after 4 p.m. yesterday to the 400 block of West Summa Street where a boy allegedly assaulted a man by pushing him after the man swore at the boy’s mother, according to the Centralia Police Department. Police are investigating.

DRUGS

• A 28-year-old Longview man was arrested for a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act following a traffic stop about 11 p.m. yesterday at the 200 block of Telegraph Road. Jonathon R. Brown was found to have an outstanding warrant and then a small smoking device with suspected meth was found during a search of his vehicle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

FAUX FIRE

• Firefighters called late yesterday evening to a report of a railroad box car on fire alongside state Route 6 between Spooner and Boistfort roads discovered a film crew was using a smoke-generating machine to simulate a fire, according to Lewis County Fire District 13 Battalion Chief Gregg Peterson.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• One patient was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after a three-vehicle collision reported about 4 a.m. yesterday in the area of U.S. Highway 12 and Jackson Highway, according to Lewis County Fire District 5.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vandalism, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, vehicle collision, disorderly person, protection order violation … and more among 159 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.