Updated at 8:54 p.m.
NOT GOOD
• A 19-year-old Chehalis man was arrested after he reportedly ran over a woman who was trying to stop him from driving drunk early yesterday morning in Chehalis. Officers called just before 3 a.m. to the scene on Northwest State Avenue found Tyler J. Edwards was intoxicated and when he put his truck in reverse, it lurched and struck the inside right leg of the 19-year-old woman, according to the Chehalis Police Department. And then he backed over her ankle, detective Sgt. Gary Wilson said. Edwards was booked into the Lewis County Jail for vehicular assault and faces possible other charges, according to Wilson.
RIFLE TROUBLE
• A 22-year-old Centralia man was arrested for first-degree assault for trying to win an argument with his girlfriend by allegedly getting a rifle from a closet, loading it and pointing it at her last night in Centralia. Officers responding about 11 p.m. to the 1400 block of Lewis Street booked Enrique Ramirez-Perez into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department. Prosecutors declined to charge him.
BREAK-IN CENTRALIA
• Centralia police were called about 9:20 p.m. yesterday when a resident returned home to the 1900 block of Honeysuckle Lane to discover a burglary. A number of items were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.
BREAK-IN CHEHALIS
• Chehalis police were called about 8 o’clock yesterday morning regarding someone breaking through the back door of a vacant rental home on Southwest Seventh Street near Market Boulevard and stealing tools.
BREAK-IN CENTRALIA
• Centralia police responded about 6:20 a.m. yesterday for a break-in to a business on the 700 block of North Tower Avenue. The case is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
AUTO THEFT
• Someone stole a reddish-orange 1989 Chevrolet pickup from the 3100 block of Ives Road outside Centralia yesterday sometime between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The approximately $5,000 truck was unlocked and missing its driver’s side mirror, according to the sheriff’s office. It has a license plate of B03935W, Cmdr. Steve Aust said.
PROWLING COUNTY BUILDING
• A 42-year-old woman who allegedly tried to break into her former boss’s office in Chehalis was arrested early Sunday morning, but not until after fleeing a police officer into some brush and then getting captured by a police dog. It was about 1:45 a.m. when an officer on patrol along the 2000 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue noticed a vehicle at a county building with its parking lights on and hatch open, according to the Chehalis Police Department. He spotted a person in dark clothing and told them to stop or he would send out his dog, detective Sgt. Gary WIlson said. Victoria A. Cheney was detained by the dog and taken to the hospital to be treated and then booked into the Lewis County Jail for attempted burglary, according to police. The vehicle belonged to her former boss and the window in the building that was shattered was to his office, WIlson said. It wasn’t immediately clear what she may have been doing, he said.
CAR PROWL
• A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle at the 1200 block of West Main Street in Centralia yesterday.
• Chehalis police were called about 10:45 a.m. on Friday to a car prowl on Northwest Quincy Street in Chehalis in which a backpack was stolen.
TENINO HOUSE CATCHES FIRE
• A vacant bank-owned house in Tenino went up in flames early yesterday morning, drawing six fire departments at about 1:40 a.m. Thurston County Fire District 12’s Tina Vanderhoof said this morning she didn’t have information about the cause although the fire started outside. Nobody was injured, but the single-family home at the east end of Tenino City Park sustained major damage, she said. “They were able to put it out rather quickly, but stayed on the scene several hours mopping up and cleaning up,” she said.
VEHICLE VERSUS BUILDING
• An 89-year-old driver who ran into the side of Smith and Son Grocery in Mossyrock doesn’t know why she hit the building on Friday afternoon, but was uninjured, according to police. Morton Police Department Chief Dan Mortensen described the damage as significant, possibly knocking a wall off its foundation. It happened about 2:30 p.m. on the 200 block of East State Street and no citation was issued, but the collision remains under investigation, according to Mortensen.
TOO MANY DUIS
• A 46-year-old Centralia woman was arrested allegedly for her fourth DUI on Saturday after the owner of a Subaru saw her van run into his parked vehicle about 2:30 p.m. at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue and then drive away, according to the Centralia Police Department. Officer John Panco said police subsequently contacted Carrielynn Dodge on the 100 block of King Street and concluded she was under the influence of alcohol. Dodge was booked into the Lewis County Jail for felony DUI, as she has three previous DUI convictions, Panco said. Prosecutors are declining to file felony DUI.
HOT DOGS
• Police in Chehalis were called numerous times over the weekend for dogs left inside parked vehicles in the heat. There were no instances of serious issues but the violation is heavily enforced, Chehalis Animal Control Officer Angie Elder said. Elder said if they see them suffering they will go into the car and remove them, attempting first with a slim jim tool. The criminal citation for animal cruelty is $500, she said.
STP ROLLS THROUGH
• A lot of aid calls in Centralia on Saturday, some for heat-related situations including bicyclists with the STP event, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Just before 10 a.m., police and firefighters responded to the 200 block of Downing Road after a car pulling into a convenience store struck a male bike rider, causing minor injuries, according to responders. He was taken to the hospital to be checked out, Fire Capt. Casey McCarthy said.
FIRE DEPARTMENT LEVY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
• Riverside Fire Authority Chief Mike Kytta says there are two more public meetings to discuss the proposed new levy. A maintenance and operation levy will be on the coming ballot. Kytta will be available to answer questions at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday night at the Stillwater Estates Club House at 2800 Cooks Hill Road in Centralia. The final gathering will be held the following Wednesday at the same time at the fire department headquarters, at 1818 Harrison Avenue in Centralia, according to Kytta.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, misdemeanor theft, protection order violation, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, vehicles getting “egged” in Chehalis; complaints of neighbors lighting off fireworks … and more.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Tasha needs to go back to school and learn to spell.
Grow up.
(Worried Sick Grandma Says) I do not appreciate u coming on here and saying things that r not true. For one my children were never involved in anything nor were they ever in any danger at any point second he did not point a gun at me not once did I ever even say that third I would not b with someone I didn’t know or trust enough to live with so please mind ur own business an keep my kids off line they do not need to b blasted like that if u have a problem with me or r concerned have respect an talk to me privately!!!!!!
Worried sick grandma says….. you no nothing of what u r talking about stay out of my business and quit running ur mouth this is bull shit what u r saying!!!!
The truth is right. Our current laws allow for five DUis before they become a felony. We need to petition our legislature to change it to three duis.
wow if you point a rifle at me you win the argument hands down.
People, read the DUI law. It makes the 5th DUI arrest in 10 years a felony. 4th DUI won’t do it.
I think a lot of it has to do with money, Micah, or the lack thereof. The recession’s not over in Lewis County, where there’s never been a ton of coin in the first place, and I think the LCPO is picking its battles on the basis of how much it’ll cost to get a conviction and/or fight an appeal. I’ve been as critical of them as most people here but I also admit they’re dealing with limited resources.
Tasha S. Please, for the love of God, put your two boys first. Don’t shack up with someone you barely know, someone capable of pointing a gun at you, let alone live in a bad neighborhood and hang with gang bangers. Please stop putting my precious grand boys into living situations where they could become the next victims too often read here.
@Guilty – it was twice in the article that made me think that they were still celebrating from the holiday weekend. Both “Rifle Trouble” and “DUI’s” said that prosecutors were declining to do anything. 🙁 Thanks for the insight.
What ever happened to the Three Strikes Law? Maybe in another state…
gee, I wonder how that vacant, bank-owned house caught fire
No, Micah, the Prosecutors aren’t on vacation. They just want to be selective with the charges they pursue and they’d have to work a little to make a Felony DUI stick. This office has been pretty notorious for focusing on low-hanging fruit since Jeremy Randolph left.
I guess that someone with a 4th DUI gets special treatment?? I guess there are others in this county who have $$$ also that they can throw at an attorney to get the charges they got while driving while intoxicated knocked down to reckless driving… Yep I know of that happening in this town too.. which is just pathetic…
Why does it take more than 4 times being pulled over for DD to get some charges??
tweakers a tweakin and freakers a freakin…..this world is going downhill fast and the root of it all is drugs in one form or another…..and alcohol is a drug too!
Seriously, 4 DUI that’s is ridiculous, what the hell is wrong with our laws. What’s next she kills someone.. It’s obvious she hasn’t learned from her 3 DUI already.. Wake up people..
Really 4 DUI’s is not enough? I will bet you another 4 she’s got money? Anybody who has driven drunk and been caught 4 times, drives like that a lot. Oh yeah she’s a felon waitin to happen . She also sickens me and needs her ass beat before she kills some ones kid. She is probably in law enforcement , the cop down the street from me got a nice long rest and now hes back on the job , DUI and all. We need to crack down on these people. No matter what kind of juice they got. We bitch and moan about pot heads but it is the drunk driver who KILLS. Lock’em up for awhile maybe they will lose that nice car they use as a weapon to maim and kill the rest of us.
someone nailed a bicycler??? Yey. They are very disrespectful when they come through town. Kicking at cars, running stop signs and stop lights, hogging the road. Sorry but if you don’t pay the taxes for my road then stay off of it!!
She may have four dui’s but to be felony status they have to be within the last seven years.
“Prosecutors are declining to file felony DUI.” I hope that either she learns from this merciful act, or she doesn’t hurt anyone on her 5th violation.
The Prosecutors must still be on vacation, as they seem to be giving a lot of passes!