ALLEGATIONS OF CREEPY THIEVERY
• A 29-year-old Chehalis area man was arrested on Friday morning after a search warrant was served at the 300 block of Forest-Napavine Road looking for evidence of a burglary to his 15-year-old nearby neighbor’s place, according to police. Officers were looking for missing female underclothes that belonged to the girl as well as computer and electronic devices in connection with an investigation that began in December, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The student had reported at school some inappropriate Facebook stuff, according to police. Wayne R. Radford III, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for burglary and other possible offenses, according to Sgt. Gary WIlson.
PACKWOOD MAN ACCUSED OF HARASSMENT
• Police are looking for a 49-year-old Packwood man after a call on Friday night to the 13000 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Packwood regarding an alleged assault and harassment involving two women there. A deputy responding about 7 p.m. learned that Brian J. Huppert shoved one of his female acquaintances, when they declined to loan him money, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY PACKWOOD
• A deputy was called about 9 a.m. on Saturday about a break-in to a home on the 200 block of Alpine Drive in Packwood. Sometime between last weekend and Friday, someone made forced entry into the residence and stole clothing, a Playstation IV, video games and other items, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Rob Snaza said this morning the case is under investigation and they have no suspect information. The loss is estimated at $800, according to Snaza.
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY CENTRALIA
• Sometime during the week that ended on Saturday, someone burglarized a home on the 100 block of Grimes Road outside Centralia and stole about $1,000 worth of jewelry and other items, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
BREAK-INS MORTON
• Morton police last Monday were called to a storage facility on the 800 block of Adams Avenue where two padlocks had been cut off from doors. Nothing however appeared to be missing, according to the Morton Police Department. However three days later, an officer was advised of locks cut and numerous items stolen from the same location, according to police.
DRUGS
• A 28-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after a small bindle of suspected meth was found on him when he was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a pair of headphones from Wal-Mart in Chehalis on Friday night. Police called just before 10 p.m. to the retailer on the 1600 block of Louisiana Avenue booked Johnny R. Cyr into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• A 29-year-old Morton resident was arrested on Friday afternoon after someone reported he was “huffing” on a bus in Chehalis. An officer found him about 12:45 p.m. sitting on a sidewalk with a can of compressed air at the 1100 block of North National Avenue basically passed out, according to police. Alan G.A. Shehan was checked by aid, arrested for inhaling toxic fumes and then released pending a court date, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
HIT AND RUN ARREST
• A 42-year-old motorist was arrested last night after he allegedly struck another vehicle at the intersection of North Tower Avenue and Maple Street in Centralia and fled. Officers responding about 9 p.m. subsequently stopped Wuilson Alverto Lopez near Wal-Mart in Chehalis and the Centralia resident was booked into the Lewis County Jail for hit and run as well as driving under the influence, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for misdemeanor assault, driving drunk, misdemeanor theft; responses for alarms, disputes, stolen gas cap, suspicious circumstances, hit and run to parked vehicle, someone who received a counterfeit bill; complaints of egged vehicles, constantly barking neighbor dogs, noisy nighttime karaoke … and more.
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CORRECTION: This has been updated to correctly reflect that the Packwood man wanted for harassment had not been arrested as of early this afternoon. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office erroneously provided information that he was contacted, arrested and booked into jail.