Archive for July, 2017

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
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ASSAULT ARRESTS

• A 67-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly grabbed and scratched two female staff members at a nursing home on the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue. Officers called just after 2 p.m. yesterday booked Robert S. Bold into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, according to the Centralia Police Department. Prosecutors declined today to file the felony charge.

• A 27-year-old Chehalis resident detained for a warrant yesterday was arrested for third-degree assault after he allegedly kicked a sheriff’s detective in the leg. The detective responded to a call at the 600 block of Northwest Hawthorne Place in Chehalis after an approximately 10:45 a.m. call that Drake A. Lorber was trespassing at a relative’s house, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said Lorber screamed, pulled away, slammed his head against the patrol vehicle causing an abrasion across his forehead and was “escorted to the ground” until he agreed to calm down. Breen said the kick caused the detective brief pain. He said Lorber spit bloody saliva around the back of the patrol vehicle, causing it to taken out of service for cleaning, which led to an additional count of second-degree malicious mischief. Lorber was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

BRANDISHING BB GUN

• Centralia police called just before 9 p.m. yesterday to the 200 block of East Oakview Avenue in the area of the elementary school dealt with an incident involving a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old and a BB gun. Charges will be referred to prosecutors in the case of brandishing a weapon for one teen and making a false statement for the other teen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 1800 block of Cooks Hill Road about 1:30 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of cash from an office.

• Chehalis police were called about 1:35 p.m. yesterday by an individual who reported their bank statement showed they had purchased gas at the 1300 block of Northwest State Avenue a few days earlier and right after they left, someone else somehow used their debit card number to buy fuel there as well.

LOST AND FOUND

• A weed eater discovered in some bushes near a residence on the 800 block of E Street in Centralia was taken for safekeeping by the Centralia Police Department yesterday evening.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, driving with no license, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vandalism, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, dog alone in parked vehicle … and more among 164 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

News brief: Mossyrock woman, son drowned after wreck

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
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Updated

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Coroner’s Office determined today the man and his mother whose car ended up submerged in Mayfield Lake died from drowning.

The incident in which the sport utility vehicle traveled off U.S. Highway 12 and sheered off several trees down an embankment before landing in the water on Sunday night was witnessed by boaters, according to authorities.

Life-saving efforts for Eric T. Sprague, 44, of Olympia and his mother Lorraine J. Sprague, 60, of Mossyrock, were unsuccessful.

It happened just before the west end of the bridge. They had been heading eastbound.

Their 2013 AUDI Q7 sport utility vehicle was recovered on Monday.

The Washington State Patrol is investigating the cause of the wreck. However, state patrol spokesperson Trooper Will Finn said initial observations suggest speed as a factor in the incident, given the length of the path the vehicle traveled.

It will likely be many weeks before the investigation is finished, according to Finn.
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CORRECTION: This news item has been updated to reflect the correct age of the passenger.

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For background, read “News brief: Two dead after SUV goes into Mayfield Lake” from Monday July 24, 2017, here

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The car is pulled from Mayfield Lake. / Courtesy photo

Wildfire ignites east of Randle

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
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Looking north from the Cascade Peaks Campground. / Courtesy photo by Robin Hylton

Updated at 4:35 p.m.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Crews are on the scene this morning improving fire lines in the Carr Road area between Randle and Packwood.

No structures have been damaged, none are threatened and nobody has been injured, according to Lewis County Fire District 14.

Firefighters from Randle, Packwood and the state Department of Natural Resources were fighting what was described early yesterday evening as a five-plus-acre brush fire.

Photos and video shared by observers showed a helicopter making water drops yesterday.

Fire Chief Jeff Jaques said it was mostly brush and stumps in a clear cut area about one mile up from U.S. Highway 12. He believed it ended up covering about 10 acres.

“It got into the trees a little bit,” he said.

Crews are in the mop up stage now, Jaques said just before 1 p.m. today. The fire was reported just after 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

The Board of (Lewis) County Commissioners put outdoor burning restrictions in place nine days ago due to the current and extended weather forecast and substantial fire dangers.

Meanwhile, the cause of a fire that destroyed a Randle residence several miles to the west over the weekend remains under investigation.

Firefighters responding to approximately 3:10 a.m. call on Sunday on the 600 block of Silverbrook Road found a double-wide mobile home and adjacent shop building fully involved in flames, according to Jaques.

Nobody was home as it turns out but they couldn’t be sure, spending a lot of time checking, said Fire Investigator Derrick Paul.

Paul said he understood a family consisting of seven people, five of them children, lived there.

There were two cars inside the shop that were destroyed as well, he said.

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Bringing water to the Carr Road fire. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 14

Saying goodbye to Chehalis police dog

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
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Memorial folder cover for K-9 Reign

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – His life was short, but it was full.

Those were some of the sentiments shared today when a fair-sized gathering of people came together to pay their respects to Chehalis police dog Reign.

The memorial service for the five and half year old K-9 was held at W.F. West High School in Chehalis.

The mayor spoke, the police chief spoke.

Reign’s strength and stubbornness were recalled as well as his achievements in apprehensions and the impressive amounts of narcotics he sniffed out.

Reign served four years with his partner Officer Warren Ayers at the Chehalis Police Department beginning in May 2013. He died suddenly and unexpectedly of unknown causes while training on duty the night of June 27.

The service included a procession to the school, an honor guard, the presentation of a badge and closed with a bagpipe rendition of Amazing Grace.

Numerous K-9 officers were among the many who came to pay their condolences to Ayers and his family.

“Reign went out and would take care of business, however, when that was done, he could be as gentle as any dog,” Chehalis Mayor Dennis Dawes said.

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For background, read “Animal experts: No clear explanation for why Chehalis K-9 died” from Tuesday July 18, 2017, here

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
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VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just after 1 p.m. yesterday about a vehicle stolen from in front of a residence at the 1500 block of Southwest Thomsen Avenue. The black 1989 Toyota extra cab pickup truck went missing sometime after 7 p.m. the night before, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FOOD THEFT

• Police were called yesterday to the 500 block of K Street to take a report that someone entered a detached garage during the night and stole food items, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 10:10 a.m. yesterday regarding a fraudulent check being cashed at the 1300 block of South Gold Street.

VEHICLE PROWL

• Chehalis police were called for a car prowl at the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 9:45 p.m. yesterday.

• An officer was called about 10:25 p.m. yesterday to the 1200 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue to take a report of a vehicle prowl in a parking lot. A GPS device was missing, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Someone threw eggs at a vehicle causing minor damage, according to  report made to police about 9:25 a.m. yesterday from the 1100 Creekside Court in Centralia.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, shoplifting, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, driving with no license, misdemeanor domestic assault, no contact order violation; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 161 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Monday, July 24th, 2017
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SEX CRIMES

• Police arrested a 24-year-old Centralia resident at the 1100 block of North Pearl Street at 7:20 a.m. yesterday for an outstanding warrant out of Los Alamos County New Mexico for “child solicitation by electronic communication device/sexual exploitation of children/criminal sexual communication with a child.” Tyson M.R. Collins was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A woman reported to Centralia police yesterday that she had been raped. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A red 199 Acura Integra was reported stolen about 6:45 a.m. today from the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A silver 2002 Volvo S60 was reported stolen from the 1500 block of Lewis Street in Centralia just before 10 a.m. on Friday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A purple 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser was stolen from the 400 block of state Route 505 in Winlock sometime on Friday between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. The victim told deputies he and the suspect – a 20-year-old from Kelso – were staying at a mutual friend’s, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Also missing is an Apple iPhone 7 and a wallet with money inside, according to the sheriff’s office. The car has a license plate reading BEJ 3031, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

• A deputy was called to the 2500 block of Jackson Highway yesterday morning where a gas-powered mini bike, a battery operated quad and a gas-powered Spiderman quad had been stolen. They had been in the front yard accompanied by a for sale sign, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 3:40 p.m. regarding the theft of a tire and rim from a vehicle at the 1800 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia.

• Centralia police took a report of the theft of a bank card from the 1100 block of South Pearl Street about 3:15 p.m. on Saturday.

• Police were called about 8:30 a.m. on Saturday to the 1200 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia where An outboard boat motor and down riggers were stolen from a garage. There are no identified suspects, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• An individual reported that the rear window of her vehicle was broken out at the 800 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 4:40 p.m. yesterday.

ON THE ROAD, ON THE RUNWAY

• A deputy was called to the Toledo airport on the 5200 block of Jackson Highway about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday for a complaint of an old law enforcement car full of people who were drinking and doing doughnuts on the runway. Kelly J. Hilliard, 44, of Chehalis, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for being in physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 24-year-old Centralia man seen running through a church parking lot adjacent to where a car crashed into a yard at the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia about 10 p.m. on Friday was arrested for driving under the influence. Martin Olivares-Paulino was bruised and scraped but his 2008 Chevrolet Malibu sustained major damage, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He 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, shoplifting, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, first-degree negligent driving, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run,  vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … 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.

News brief: Two dead after SUV goes into Mayfield Lake

Monday, July 24th, 2017
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Audi SUV submerged west of bridge. / Image derived from Lewis County map library

Updated at 11:57 a.m.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A Mossyrock woman and the driver of the car in which she was a passenger are dead after the vehicle drove into Mayfield Lake last night.

Troopers called to the scene at 8:25 p.m. report the sport utility vehicle had been traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 12 when it left the road to the right and ended up fully submerged in the water.

The cause of the wreck is under investigation, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has notified the next-of-kin for Lorraine J. Sprague, 60, and 44-year-old Eric T. Sprague of Olympia.

The 2013 AUDI Q7 sport utility vehicle was to be recovered during daylight hours today, according to the state patrol.

It happened near milepost 82, about four miles west of Mossyrock.

Lewis County Fire District 8 Chief Duran McDaniel said it appeared the car left the highway well west of the west end of the bridge, passing on the outside of the start of a guardrail and sheering off several alder trees before landing as far as 50 feet from the shoreline.

“This was witnessed by boaters,” McDaniel said.

More than a dozen personnel from his district and Lewis County Fire District 3 responded, he said.

Members of the sheriff’s office swift water rescue team commandeered some boats and retrieved the pair, with life-saving efforts continuing at Mayfield Lake Park, according to the chief.

McDaniel said the last similar incident he could recall on the bridge was at the east end, back in 1977 when a vehicle drove through the guard rail.

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CORRECTION: This news item has been updated to reflect the correct age of the passenger.