Updated at 4:26 p.m.
ONALASKA FIRE
• The cause of a fire in a large 1930s-era former chicken house in Onalaska on Friday night is still under investigation, according to Lewis County Fire District 8 Chief Duran McDaniel. Crews called about 9:30 p.m. to the 400 block of Burchett Road found burning mostly at the floor level of the all-wood building, according to McDaniel. The chief said the structure had been converted for use as a shop and for storage.
AUTO THEFT
• Someone stole a red Toyota Camry from the 1700 block of Military Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 5:35 p.m. on Friday. The car has a license plate reading 797 ZAA, according to the Centralia Police Department.
OTHER THEFT
• Police took a report about 11:40 a.m. yesterday regarding a purse stolen from the 300 block of Diamond Street in Centralia with possible suspect information, according to the Centralia Police Department.
NOT WATCHING SUPER BOWL TODAY
• A 34-year-old Winlock woman was arrested about 3 p.m. on Friday in Centralia on an outstanding federal warrant, according to police. Rebecca R. Mullis was booked into the Lewis County Jail after contact with an officer at the 1100 block of South Gold Street, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 40-year-old Centralia man was arrested for a warrant and possession of methamphetamine after contact with a police officer about noon on Friday at the 700 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia. Travis L. Combs was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
KIDS
• Police responded about 12:15 p.m. on Friday to Centralia Middle School regarding several youngsters and possession of alcohol. The cases are being referred to juvenile prosecutors for evaluation of possible charges, according to the Centralia Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Police were called to the area of the 500 block of West Roanoke Street in Centralia yesterday morning about several vehicles getting egged. A house on the 300 block of North Iron Street was egged as well, according to the Centralia Police Department.
OTHER
• Centralia police arrested a 22-year-old resident about 5 a.m. yesterday for allegedly jumping in front of cars at the 600 block of Harrison Avenue. James V. Miller was cited for disorderly conduct and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.
WRECKS
• Firefighters and law enforcement responded around 1 o’clock this morning to a single-vehicle wreck at the intersection of state Route 506 and Winlock-Vader Road. It is the same area where less than two weeks ago a motorist was killed when he slammed into a concrete wall at a gas station there. A small pickup was found with quite a bit of damage to its driver’s side which appeared to have hit he wall before sliding, but there was no driver or patients at the scene, according to Lewis County Medic One.
• Police and aid were called about 4:30 p.m. yesterday to a vehicle that ran into a utility pole at South Schueber and Military roads in Centralia. A male passenger complaining of back pain was transported to the hospital and the 18-year-old driver was cited for reckless driving, according to responders.
• The numbers are out for 2013 and the Washington State Patrol reports collisions on state routes and highways in Lewis and its four adjoining counties were down by nearly 5 percent compared with the previous year. Injury collisions dropped by 8 percent, according to a year-end report. The statistics come from the state patrol’s district five which covers Lewis, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties. Spokesperson Trooper Will Finn shares more details behind the efforts during the 12 months that ended on Dec. 31. Troopers in district five removed 1,250 impaired drivers from the roadways, stopped 44,568 speeders, contacted 4,172 vehicle occupants for not wearing or improperly wearing a seatbelt and contacted 5,681 motorists for driving erratically, according to Finn. During the year, troopers in the district investigated more than 2,800 collisions, Finn reports. Finally, over the past five years, troopers in the district have seen a 22 percent reduction in fatality collisions, he notes. In district one, comprised of Thurston and Pierce counties, troopers last year took 3,203 drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol off the roadways, according to spokesperson Trooper Guy Gill. “Every time a trooper stops an impaired, speeding, or aggressive driver, a life is potentially saved,” Gill says.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving under the influence, misdemeanor assault; responses for collision on city street, violation of no contact order … and more.