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Updated at 8:25 p.m.

TIP JAR TAKEN, ONE ARRESTED

• Police arrested a 34-year-old man yesterday for allegedly stealing a tip jar from a business on the the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia, and found him in a car which had been reported stolen. Officers were called about 10:20 a.m. and soon after came across the suspect vehicle on Mellen Street at Ellsbury Street, according to the Centralia Police Department. James E. Reinke, described as transient, said a friend had loaned him the car but Reinke was booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle, according to police. Some dollar bills were recovered, as well as the tip jar, according to police.

BARTENDER ASSAULTED

• A bartender that tried to detain a patron who tried to leave without paying for his food and drinks was struck in the face and the customer subsequently arrested for robbery on Friday night in Centralia. Officers called about 7:25 p.m. to the 100 block of North Tower Avenue booked Chase N. Ettner, 30, of Centralia, into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police took a report about 11:40 a.m. on Saturday of a car stolen from Northwest Chehalis Avenue and Prindle Street. The 1999 red Acura Integra was found about 1 o’clock this morning parked and unoccupied at Mellen and Yew streets in Centralia. It was returned to its owner, according to police.

BURGLARY

• Someone pried open a door at a home on the 400 block of Westlake Avenue in Morton last week. Police were called about 11 a.m. on Thursday and it appeared nothing was missing, according to the Morton Police Department.

EQUIPMENT STOLEN

• Someone stole about $5,500 worth of property from a shop building on the 100 block of Highway 603 west of Chehalis sometime during the week that ended on Saturday. Among the missing items were an air compressor, pressure washer, chainsaws and a table saw, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Welding equipment was reported stolen from the 700 block of Yew Street in Centralia on Friday morning, according to the Centralia Police Department.

OTHER THEFT

• Centralia police took a report about 10 o’clock yesterday morning regarding the theft of wheels and tires from the 1700 block of Harrison Avenue.

DRUGS

• A 33-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine when a white powdery substance was discovered after he was detained for allegedly shoplifting at Sun Bird Shopping Center on Saturday. Police responded to the approximately 11:15 a.m. report at the 1700 block of North National Avenue and booked Jesse J. Wheeler into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ALLEGED HAY THIEF CAUGHT

• Police were called about 11 a.m. last Monday to the 100 block of Nielson Road in Mossyrock about a goat allegedly getting into a neighbor’s barn and eating their hay. The animal was accused of causing other unspecified problems as well, according to the Morton Police Department. Its owner was talked to and warned to keep the goat home or they would be cited, according to police.

ZOOM, ZOOM

• Lewis County troopers say a man caught driving some 90 mph on Interstate 5 yesterday morning, who sped away in the midst of a traffic stop was located hours later a few miles away, his car sitting on an onramp getting a jump start. Trooper Brian Ashley recognized the passenger in a black Volkswagen Passat by the description from the previous trooper’s incident and the subject nearly got away again, according to authorities. The man allegedly rammed the trooper with his shoulder, tried to throw him to the ground and then ran off, according to charging documents. A track conducted by a police dog subsequently ended with Adrian N. Alatorre in custody. Alatorre, 27, from Auburn was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with third-degree assault, failure to obey a law enforcement officer, obstructing a law enforcement officer, making a false or misleading statement to a public servant, and third-degree driving with a suspended license. The defendant who is employed by a construction company in Bellevue, has twice been convicted of attempting to elude, according to lawyers who argued about bail today. Alatorre was ordered held on $75,000 bail.

FROM THE COURTHOUSE

• A 32-year-old Centralia father of seven was charged today with two counts of child molestation for allegedly touching a young relative’s private parts with his hands and his mouth. Jeffrey A. Bedsole Jr. was arrested on Friday following an investigation that began the week before when the 11-year-old girl’s mother contacted Centralia police. Defense attorney Joely O’Rourke told a judge today Bedsole has a stable residence with his wife and children and been in close contact with his pastor as she argued for just $10,000 bail. Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher asked for $25,000 bail for the offenses that have a maximum penalty of life in prison. Judge James Lawler set bail at $50,000. Bedsole works for a lumber company but qualifies for a court appointed lawyer, O’Rourke said. The judge also ordered he have no contact with minors or the alleged victim. His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday.

CRIME STOPPERS

• Lewis County Crime Stoppers is looking for information in connection with an arson investigation following an incident last autumn on the 700 block of South Market Boulevard in Chehalis. Sometime between 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 8 o’clock the following morning, someone tried to burn debris and a plastic trash container at the back of a building. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information leading to the clearance of crimes. Anonymous calls can be made to 1-800-748-6422 or information may be shared online at www.lewiscountycrimestoppers.org [1]

AND MORE

• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants,  misdemeanor assault, reckless driving, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarms, dispute, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, collisions on city streets … and more.