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Sharyn’s Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

WATER OVER ROADWAYS, RIVERS RISING

• A flood warning is now issued for the Skookumchuck River near Bucoda affecting Lewis and Thurston counties, with minor flooding forecast this afternoon. Heavy rains overnight drove the Newaukum River in the areas of Chehalis and Onalaska over flood stage already this morning with cautions about water over roadways, according to the National Weather Service. Still on “flood watch” status are the Chehalis and Upper Cowlitz rivers. The watch for Lewis, Thurston, Mason and Grays Harbor counties is in effect until Wednesday afternoon. Also, for eastern Lewis County and the mountains, the weather service says the most recent storm brought another 10 to 18 inches of snow since late Sunday; an additional 4 to 10 inches was expected to fall this morning; and the next storm could produce another 1 to 2 feet of snow tomorrow. Those who live in flood-prone zones are advised to keep an eye on the latest forecasts.

OUCH

• A woman who allegedly ordered food and walked out without paying and then kicked a responding Centralia police officer was booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday for third-degree assault. It happened about 1:20 p.m. at the 100 block of South Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. The arrestee is 48-year-old Eva A. Newton from Randle, according to police. Police say when she was contacted, she refused to give her name and wouldn’t cooperate and that the kick occurred during her arrest.

GARAGE INTRUDER

• Centralia police were called to the 400 block of South Rock Street about 12:15 p.m. yesterday where someone had gone into a a garage and rummaged through items, although nothing seemed to have been stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A purse was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle at the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia yesterday evening.

VANDALISM

• Police responded about 7:10 a.m. today to a report of wires damaged to an outside heat pump at a business on the 400 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia.

DRUGS

• A 59-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver  about 8:15 a.m. yesterday at the 800 block of South Gold Street in Centralia. Michael E. Daicon was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license; response for window broken out of an empty building … and more.

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Monitor “Weather Alerts, Forecasts” as well as “River Levels” from the National Weather Service with the links on the right hand column of this page. Lewis County Emergency Management [1] offers a web page showing closures and blockages of county roads and in the cities of Chehalis and Centralia. LCEM has a link there for state roads, but it’s not clear if any weather-related updates have been added.