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Updated at 6:15 p.m.
ASSAULT
• A 54-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for second-degree assault after a female acquaintance said he choked her at a residence at the 300 block of North Market Boulevard in Chehalis on Friday. Officers called about 4:25 p.m. booked William B. Pickett into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
INDECENT LIBERTIES
• A 59-year-old Chehalis area man was arrested yesterday after an acquaintance reported an incident she said happened several days earlier in which he allegedly showed up drunk at her Lewis County home, was allowed to stay over to sleep it off and she awoke to him naked on top of her. She yelled and shoved him away and he apologized, got dressed and left, charging documents allege. Barry R. Engeseth was booked into the Lewis County Jail and then charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with indecent liberties. He was allowed release with a $25,000 signature bond.
AUTO THEFT
• A blue 1990 Honda Civic was reported stolen about 6:40 a.m. today from the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia. The four-door car has a cracked windshield and a license plate reading BCS 7060, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• When Centralia police attempted a traffic stop on a stolen Honda about 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, the male driver stopped in the middle of the roadway near the 300 block of N Street and ran off on foot. A K-9 track led to a nearby house, but when officers searched inside, the suspect had already left, according to the Centralia Police Department. The investigation continues, according to police.
• A stolen Honda car was located about 7:50 a.m. on Sunday at the 1000 block of Long Road in Centralia. It was returned to its owner, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A 1996 Honda Accord that had been reported stolen in Napavine was recovered about 5:50 a.m. on Sunday at the 300 block of North Oak Street in Centralia.
• Centralia police were called about 8:35 a.m. on Saturday to take a report regarding the overnight theft of a red 1994 Toyota truck from the 1800 block of North Pearl Street. It has a license plate reading C59115C, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• An officer on patrol about 11:55 p.m. on Friday along the 600 block of Northwest Middle Street in Chehalis spotted a parked car that was stolen and contacted two individuals inside of it, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The gray 1996 Honda Accord was missing from Pierce County and Daniel D. Karl, a 32-year-old Rochester resident was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police. Prosecutors today declined to file the felony charge.
• Chehalis police were called at 9:45 p.m. on Friday and told a stolen car belonging to a co-worker was going through the drive-through of a fast food restaurant at the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue. It was described as a gray Toyota Camry and wasn’t located by police until the following day in Centralia, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
• A 28-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and attempt to elude following an attempted traffic stop that began just after 9 p.m. on Friday near Pennsylvania Avenue and Middle Street in Chehalis. It began because a headlight was out and the driver got onto Interstate 5 heading south, but a Chehalis police officer stopped the 1991 Acura Intergra using a PIT maneuver near milepost 71, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Zachary J. Maurer told police he had been asked by someone else to drive the car to Cowlitz County, according to police. Maurer was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
• When Centralia police responded to an approximately 5:30 p.m. call on Friday of two males stealing items from a store on the 1300 block of Lum Road, and located the suspect’s vehicle, the driver provided identification but then fled when it turned out the car was stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department. The car was later located in Thurston County, according to police.
• Centralia police were called about 4:25 p.m. on Friday to take a report that a 2000 Honda Civic had been stolen from the 200 block of North Pearl Street. Its license plate reads BDA 4036, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• At 9:10 a.m. Friday, police were called about the theft of a 1991 Toyota Camry from the 1400 block of Johnson Road in Centralia. It has an Oregon license plate reading UHF140, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A blue 1991 Honda Accord was reported stolen about 8:35 a.m. on Friday from the 700 block of North Washington Avenue in Centralia. Its license plate reads 691 ZCS, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• Centralia police were called just before 8 a.m. on Friday about the theft overnight of a Honda CRV from the 400 block of Ash Street. It was later located in the area of Centralia-Alpha Road, according to the Centralia Police Department.
• An officer was called at 7:10 a.m. on Friday about a Honda stolen during the night from the 300 block of South Buckner Street in Centralia. It was recovered two hours later near Edison Elementary School, according to the Centralia Police Department.
STOLEN GUNS
• A 77-year-old Onalaska man contacted law enforcement yesterday to report that while he was moving out of his residence at the 400 block of Gore Road, he discovered two handguns were missing. He had several individuals helping him with the move and deputies are investigating, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police were called at 7:05 p.m. on Sunday to take a report that during the night, someone disconnected and stole a battery from a travel trailer at the 700 block of J Street.
• Police were called about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday regarding a vehicle prowl at the 1300 block of View Avenue in Centralia.
• A firearm was stolen from a vehicle at the 300 block of South Diamond Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:35 p.m. on Friday.
• An iPad and sport equipment were stolen from a vehicle at the 900 block of Johnson Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police just after 4 p.m. on Friday.
• Centralia police were called about 3:45 p.m. on Friday regarding a diaper bag and its contents stolen from a locked vehicle at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue.
DRUGS
• A 33-year-old Olympia man arriving to the Lewis County Jail on a relay from Thurston County yesterday told officers there might be drug items in his backpack, and there were, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher C. Mercer was additionally booked for possession of methamphetamine, according to the sheriff’s office.
VANDALISM
• A BB hole was found in a store window at the 1500 block of South Gold Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 4:10 p.m. on Friday.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, no contact order violation, fourth-degree domestic assault; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, vandalism, harassment, hit and run, vehicle collision, disorderly person, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances … and more among 489 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m.