Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 31st, 2019
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ONALASKA SHOOTING VICTIM’S NAME RELEASED

• The Lewis County Coroner’s Office confirmed today the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds in the case of the 67-year-old woman found dead last week after her husband called 911 to their home on the 200 block of Burchett Road saying his wife had “pushed him too far.” Frances A. Reed’s death was homicide, according to the coroner’s office. Bruce E. Reed, 67, told arriving deputies the night of Jan. 22 the couple had been arguing. He was arrested, booked into the Lewis County Jail and subsequently charged with first-degree murder in Lewis County Superior Court.

ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were called about 4:15 p.m. yesterday regarding an assault at the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street in which two juveniles allegedly assaulted another juvenile. Police are investigating.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• Chehalis police were called to the 200 block of Southwest 14th Street at about 4:15 p.m. yesterday where a lock had been pried off the door of a house for sale.

• Chehalis police were called about 2 p.m. yesterday to investigate a theft of money from a business on the 1400 block of Northwest Airport Road.

• Chehalis police were contacted regarding a burglary at the 300 block of Southwest 16th Street at about 1:45 p.m. yesterday in which someone broke into a trailer and stole 30 W.F. West High School sweaters and 15 hats. The loss is estimated at $1,200, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE PROWL

• A chainsaw was stolen out of a vehicle sometime during the night at the 800 block of Marion Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 9:10 a.m. yesterday.

MARIJUANA

• An officer arrested a 17-year-old Centralia boy for possession of  marijuana following a traffic stop at Southwest Second Street and McFadden Avenue in Chehalis at about 8:30 p.m. yesterday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, disorderly conduct,  malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances and more among 128 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 30th, 2019
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VEHICLE THEFT

• A white 2000 Suzuki Vitara was stolen from a residence at the 1100 block of Dickey Road in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 5:30 a.m. today. It has license plate reading AUX 5949, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, fourth-degree domestic assault, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances and more among 149 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 29th, 2019
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CORONER: FIRE VICTIM SUCCUMBED TO SMOKE INHALATION

• The Lewis County Coroner’s Office said today the 69-year-old victim of Friday night’s house fire in Centralia died from smoke inhalation. Susan K. Davis was removed from the residence on the 1300 block of West Main Street following the 8:15 p.m. call about the fire, and transported to the hospital in critical condition where she was pronounced dead, according to authorities. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

THEFT

• Centralia police were called to the 1000 block E Street at about 1:10 p.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of tires.

• Chehalis police recovered a stolen vehicle at the 500 block of South Market Boulevard at about 10 p.m. yesterday. One person was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, probation violation, fourth-degree domestic assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, unlawful possession of  firearm; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances and more among 133 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 28th, 2019
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ASSAULT

• Chehalis police are investigating an assault they were contacted about on Saturday afternoon in a case associated with the 200 block of Southwest 11th Street in which the victim sustained a mouth injury.

BURGLARY

• A wrench and a vehicle registration was reported stolen from a shed at the 600 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

• Centralia police were called to the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue at about 6 p.m. on Friday to take a report of a bicycle stolen from a shed.

PORCH THEFT

• A package was stolen from the front porch of a residence on the 600 block of West Pine Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police at about 9 a.m. on Friday.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were contacted about 6:20 p.m. on Sunday by an individual who discovered on Saturday that two cell phones were stolen from their vehicle on Thursday night at an unknown location, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

EXTORTION

• Centralia police were contacted by a man about 3:35 p.m. on Sunday who said he was being extorted by a female he met online and exchanged explicit photos with. The matter is under investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 26-year-old Centralia woman contacted for trespassing at the 900 block of Harrison Avenue at about 7:30 a.m. on Saturday was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and an outstanding warrant, according to the Centralia Police Department. Bridget J. Parker was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing,  probation violation, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor  theft, misdemeanor assault, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances and more among 387 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Woman dead following Centralia house fire

January 26th, 2019
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Crews were still on the scene of a residential structure fire just before 9:40 p.m. on Friday. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A senior citizen pulled from a house fire in Centralia last night was subsequently pronounced dead at Providence Centralia Hospital, according to authorities.

Crews responding to an 8:15 p.m. call to the two-story residence on the 1300 block of West Main Street arrived to find a “working fire,” according to Riverside Fire Authority.

The 69-year-old woman who was the only occupant at the time was removed and transported to the hospital in critical condition, according to the fire department. In a press release distributed shortly after 1:30 a.m. today, the fire department said she was pronounced dead at the hospital. Her name has not been released.

RFA was assisted by personnel from the Chehalis Fire Department, Lewis County Fire District 6, West Thurston Regional Fire Authority and the Centralia Police Department.

The damage to the home was described as heavy. The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Fire Capt. Scot Weinert.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 25th, 2019
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AUTO THEFT

• At mid-morning yesterday officers recovered a vehicle that had been stolen the night before in a case associated with the 700 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia. The investigation is ongoing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Chehalis police were called after a man in an early 1990s Honda Accord pulled up next to an unlocked vehicle and stole a purse from it outside a convenience store on the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue about 4:10 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called to the 600 block of Nick Road at about 4:45 p.m. yesterday to take a report of several items being stolen from the inside of an unlocked vehicle.

UNDERAGE BOOZE

• A case from 10:30 a.m. yesterday at the 900 block of Johnson Road in Centralia involving two juvenile females is being referred to the Lewis County Juvenile Court for charges of minor in possession of alcohol.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia patrols responded to a single vehicle rollover accident in the 800 block of South Gold Street about 6:30 a.m. today in which the driver sustained a broken bone.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances and more among 155 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 24th, 2019
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THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Chehalis police were contacted about 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday to take a report of a homemade Strawberry Shortcake quilt stolen from the laundry room at an apartment complex on the 300 block of Southeast Washington Avenue.

• Cash was stolen from a residence at the 300 block of South Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday.

• Centralia police were called about 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday to the 1900 block of Honeysuckle Lane to take a report of a fraud.

• A wallet was stolen from a vehicle while parked in the lot of a business at the 500 block of South Tower Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday.

• Chehalis police on Tuesday said an officer was called Saturday night to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where an individual attempted to spend a counterfeit $20 bill. He said he’d gotten it from a casino, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• Daniel L. Bautista, 26, of Beaverton Oregon, and Travis T. M. Millon, 39, of Puyallup, were both arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of methamphetamine after they were found seated in a parked car at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia allegedly in possession of the drug at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 44-year-old Centralia man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after officers looking for him about a protection order violation at a transient camp near the freeway and Blair Road in Centralia contacted him about 10:30 a.m. on Monday. Thomas J. Roy was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police called to the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard about a suspected shoplifter just before 9 p.m. on Saturday arrested an 18-year-old for possession of heroin when a search turned up drug paraphernalia. Alec W. Busby, of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FALSE NAME

• Officers contacted a 40-year-old homeless man who allegedly gave police a fake name to avoid being identified due to having a warrant for his arrest at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday near the freeway and Interstate 5 in Centralia. Lance J. Myhre,was booked for first-degree criminal impersonation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Officers responded to the report of a vehicle with a tire that was slashed in the parking lot of a motel on the 700 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia at about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The case was closed after the victim refused to cooperate with the investigation, according to the Centralia Police Department.

LOST AND FOUND

• Chehalis police were called to a business on the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue about 5:25 p.m. on Sunday after an employee found a baggie containing white powder on the floor. An officer collected the item to be destroyed, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police cited the at-fault driver following an injury accident at the 600 block of West Main Street where a vehicle collided with another vehicle and then into a building shortly before 3:42 p.m. on Wednesday.

• A 68-year-old motorist was injured when her northbound Mitsubishi Eclipse hydroplaned then struck the concrete barrier before rolling onto its top yesterday on Interstate 5 in Centralia. Troopers called to the area near milepost 82 at about 2:35 p.m. found the driver had been going too fast for conditions and issued her a citation. Diannarae Johnson, 68, of Rochester, was transported to providence Centralia Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. The car was described as totaled.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic malicious mischief; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, sexual assault, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances and more among 430 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.