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BURGLARY

• A 27-year-old Randle man was arrested yesterday for first-degree trafficking in stolen property in connection with gold necklaces, heart-shaped pendants and a ring deputies learned he allegedly tried to sell to someone. The jewelry was taken in a June 15 burglary on Morris Road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The valuables belonging to a 66-year-old woman were recovered, according to the sheriff’s office. Jacob A. Rowland was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• Centralia police were called about an attempted burglary at the 900 block of Orton Street in Centralia last night. An officer responding to the approximately 8:35 p.m. call reports the front door to the home was damaged but entry was not made, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 2:45 p.m. yesterday for a burglary at the 300 block of Kearney Street. Multiple items were missing from the residence, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A silver Chevrolet S10 pickup truck with matching canopy was stolen from its driveway in the 200 block of Uden Road East in Glenoma sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 7 o’clock yesterday morning, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called about 8 a.m. yesterday regarding malicious mischief to the interior of a residence at the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue. A prior tenant is suspected in the case, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police took a report just before 3 p.m. yesterday from the 2700 block of Borst Avenue that someone tossed a lit cigarette through a vehicle’s open window leaving a hole burned in the seat.

CENTRALIA HIGH SCHOOL NOTE WRITER LOCATED

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports it turned out the student who turned in a note purportedly found in a bathroom at Centralia High School admitted to being its author yesterday. It was a very vague message that contained what was potentially a threat about something occurring at the school yesterday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. The case is being referred to prosecutors for evaluation of a criminal charge for the disruption caused, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A car traveling the wrong way over the viaduct collided with a motorcyclist near East Summa Street and Kresky Avenue in Centralia this morning. The motorcyclist was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for injuries, according to the Centralia Police Department. The wreck was reported at 5:50 a.m. and is under investigation, according to police.

• Centralia police report an officer responded about 1:40 p.m. yesterday for a collision between a school bus and another vehicle at Harrison Avenue and Alexander Street. No children were on the bus and no injuries were reported, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, third-degree malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vandalism, vehicle accident, suspicious circumstances, dog alone inside an otherwise empty parked vehicle … and more among 174 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Customers relax in front of Napavine Starbucks after a vehicle crashes through the building’s glass. / Courtesy photo by Steven Hansen

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A van drove through the glass storefront of Starbucks in Napavine yesterday, coming to rest fully inside the building, according to Lewis County Fire District 5. Firefighter Brad Bozarth said nobody was injured, not even the driver. Firefighters were called to the scene at the 1200 block of Rush Road at 1:50 p.m. The crew helped remove hazards such as hanging shards of glass, Bozarth said. Police are investigating, he said.

CENTRALIA ROBBERY

• A 29-year-old Centralia man was arrested for first-degree robbery following a call about 8:15 a.m. yesterday associated with the 500 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia. Chad C. Bass, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

RANDLE CARPORT THEFT

• Three people allegedly caught in a Randle man’s carport trying to steal items such as copper piping, tubing and wiring were subsequently arrested yesterday for second-degree burglary and second-degree attempted theft. A deputy dispatched to the 12600 block of U.S. Highway 12 at about 10:40 a.m. was told by the victim he blocked in one of their vehicles, but the trio reportedly got a ride from a stranger, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle in which they were traveling was stopped and they were taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s office. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Joseph A. Jones, 54, and Ashlie M. Nelson, 19, both from Orting and Sunni L. Stokes, 37, of Tenino, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

POWER PILFERING

• Centralia police are investigating following a report yesterday morning of the theft of electricity by someone who had connected to a utility pole at the 1000 block of G Street.

BAD BILL

• Centralia police were called to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue at 3:20 p.m. yesterday where a customer attempted to use a counterfeit $50 bill. The subject claimed they had received it the day before as change from the store, according to the Centralia Police Department. The bill was taken as evidence, according to police.

PICKUP CATCHES FIRE

• Firefighters were called about 12:40 p.m. yesterday to a fenced area south of the Yard Birds Mall where a pickup truck with camper was burning. The vehicle was ruined, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

THREAT AT HIGH SCHOOL DRAWS LAW ENFORCEMENT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office placed extra personnel at Centralia High School today following the discovery yesterday of a “very vague note” referencing something happening at the school at 9 a.m. today. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said the law enforcement presence is to ensure everyone has a good last day of school.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, driving with suspended license, violation of no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, unfounded report … and more among 142 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.