News brief: Suspect in Centralia shooting incident pleads guilty

January 27th, 2017

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A 21-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to a little more than 19 years in prison for an incident in which a 19-year-old was grazed in the leg by a bullet outside a Centralia apartment complex.

David Serrano Mosso was arrested after the Nov. 29 shooting and pleaded guilty this week to first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm.

A judge on Wednesday in Lewis County Superior Court gave him 231 months in prison.

It happened at the at the 3100 block of Ives Road, off Harrison Avenue.

The victim opined to police that maybe Serrano Mosso was angry because he’d been trying to collect $300 for work he’d done on a vehicle for Serrano Mosso. The judge ordered Serrano Mosso to have no contact with the victim for the rest of his life.
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For background, read “Gunshot victim says Serrano Mosso owed him money” from Sunday December 4, 2016, here

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 27th, 2017
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ALCOHOL HEIST

• A deputy was called about 9 o’clock yesterday morning to a Randle tavern where someone had broken in and left with at least 20 bottles of liquor, two cases of beer, a safe and some cash. It appeared the burglar had pried open a window covering to get inside, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy spoke with the owner of the business at the 9700 block of U.S. Highway 12 and learned $263 cash was taken, according to the sheriff’s office. A list of missing property is still being compiled, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

CENTRALIA BREAK-IN

• Centralia police were called about 12:20 p.m. yesterday to the 600 block of North Tower Avenue for a burglary to a business. Someone tried to sell the stolen items to another business, according to the Centralia Police Department.

FIREARM THEFT

• Police took a report from the 1800 block of Collision Street just before 6 p.m. yesterday of a handgun getting stolen.

POWER THEFT

• Centralia police cited a person for third-degree theft yesterday morning in connection with allegedly bypassing a power meter to provide electrical power to a house under renovation at the 1300 block of Rhobina Street. Melchor Bardinino, 49 of Vancouver, was arrested and then released, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 11:20 a.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl at the 800 block of Hamilton Avenue. A door handle to the vehicle was broken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 8:20 p.m. yesterday to Pear and King streets where someone had broken the driver’s side window to a vehicle there.

MAILBOX TAMPERING

• Police were called to the 300 block of North Tower Avenue in Centralia yesterday afternoon where someone had punched the lock out of a mailbox.

DRUGS

• A 20-year-old Centralia resident picked up on an outstanding warrant yesterday afternoon at the 3300 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia was subsequently arrested also for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Jesse M. McCracken was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, misdemeanor domestic assault; responses for alarm, civil issue, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 110 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 26th, 2017
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THREAT WITH FIREARM

• Centralia police are investigating after a call for a dispute involving two males and a gun at the 2800 block of Russell Road last night. Officers responding about 10:25 p.m. were told threats were made with a gun, according to the Centralia Police Department.”All the parties involved have been located as well as the gun in question,” police stated in a brief summary of the incident.

MISSING MONEY

• Centralia police were called at 10:50 a.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue about the theft of cash occurring sometime over the past several weeks, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called about 3:30 p.m. yesterday to the 700 block of Southwest Market Boulevard where an individual reportedly attempted to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at a retail store, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

DRUGS

• A 31-year-old Toledo resident was arrested for possession of heroin after contact with a deputy about 1:40 a.m. today at the 200 block of Drews Prairie Road outside Toledo, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement was in the area investigating a separate incident and made a traffic stop on a Honda Civic for a loud exhaust, and subsequently found Kaylon D. Trimmer was in possession of suspected drugs, according to the sheriff’s office.

ATTEMPTED SCAM

• Chehalis police were called about 12:45 p.m. yesterday by an individual seeking assistance for an elderly person who had gotten a phone call from someone pretending to be a grandson in jail who needed bail money, but wasn’t, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, shoplifting, probation violation, driving under the influence, protection order violation, driving with suspended license, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, 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.

 

Truck stop heist: Microsoft cargo spirited away

January 25th, 2017

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A semi truck and trailer loaded with Microsoft products was stolen from a Napavine truck stop along Interstate 5 last night.

The good news is it was found a few miles away about 20 minutes later. The bad news is, it was minus its load, according to authorities.

Napavine Police Department Chief Chris Salyers said he doesn’t yet have a dollar amount for the lost merchandise.

The driver called from Love’s Travel Stop on the 1200 block of Rush Road, where he had parked his big rig, according to authorities.

“He went inside to take a shower, came out and it was gone,” Salyers said.

It seemed as though the thief or thieves used a slim jim to get inside, he said.

While law enforcement was looking for the stolen truck, a citizen called 911 to report suspicious activity at Mary’s Corner, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

They observed two tractor trailers plus a gold or tan pickup truck arrive to a parking lot, saw several males in the back of a trailer and then watched one of the semis take off at a high rate of speed, sheriff’s Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.

The parking lot sits near the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Jackson Highway.

When officers arrived just after 10:15 p.m., they found the missing truck, but without its cargo, Breen said.

The truck is owned and operated by Ancor Transport Ltd out of British Columbia, according to Breen.

They said it was the second time an Ancor truck had been jacked with Microsoft products, Breen said.

The description of the second semi was a greenish Peterbilt with a sleeper and a refrigerated semi-trailer, according to the sheriff’s office.

Salyers said Microsoft wanted the found truck impounded, but no local tow company had enough space to keep it, so it was turned over to the driver.

Breen asks that anyone who has any information on the incident to please call the sheriff’s office.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 25th, 2017
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Updated at 12:49 p.m.

HOME INVASION

• Police were called to the 1500 block of View Avenue in Centralia about 9:20 a.m. yesterday where a man said he heard someone knocking, didn’t answer because he thought it was a solicitor and soon afterwards, two men in their 20s barged in. The victim, a man in his 60s, yelled at them and they fled, according to the Centralia Police Department. The suspects were possibly driving a white Toyota RAV4-type vehicle, according to police.

GAME CAMS SWIPED

• A deputy was called around noon yesterday to the 100 block of Boshart Lane near Mossyrock where a woman reported someone came onto her property and stole four digital game-type cameras and a driveway sensor. The loss is estimated at $975, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

SECURITY IMAGES LEAD TO SUSPECT

• A 38-year-old man was arrested last night in connection with an early-morning burglary at the 100 block of Templeton Road outside of Toledo on Jan. 14. The victim reported a safe, three cell phones and two security cameras were stolen and a followup investigation with security footage led to a suspect, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. When a deputy contacted Vince P. Perazzo, he returned the phones, according to the sheriff’s office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for residential burglary. The safe had turned up down the road the next day, according to Chief Deputy Dusty Breen.

AUTO THEFT

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office took a report last night that a silver 1997 Dodge 1500 extended-cab pickup was stolen from Hampton Mill in Randle. The victim said he parked it at 6 p.m. and then at 9 p.m. the truck was gone, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• A green 1993 Honda Accord was reported stolen just before 3 p.m. yesterday from the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia. It has a  license plate reading  ANS 1983, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A car stolen from Portland was abandoned in the parking lot at the 2400 block of Borst Avenue in Centralia and recovered about 2:15 p.m. yesterday, according to the Centralia Police Department.

BATHROOM THEFT

• Chehalis police were called at 11:30 a.m. yesterday to a business on the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue where an individual said someone grabbed his bag from under the bathroom stall and he chased after the subject. Jordan N. White, 21, of Chehalis, was subsequently arrested for third-degree theft and obstructing (for allegedly giving a false name) and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

FUEL THEFT

• An officer was called about 9:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report from the 1200 block of View Avenue in Centralia regarding the theft of gasoline from a pickup truck during the night.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report last night that someone broke into a vehicle at the 900 block of South Scheuber Road in Centralia. The victim’s 28-year-old boyfriend is getting summonsed to appear in court for third-degree malicious mischief, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called at 7:45 a.m. yesterday about the rear window of a vehicle getting broken by a rock during the night, when it was parked in a carport behind a residence along the 600 block Southwest Pacific Avenue.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Chehalis police were called at 11:43 a.m. yesterday to the 1100 block of Northwest Shoreline Drive where a woman said a vehicle had just intentionally run over her cat on the road. It was described as a bluish-green single-cab pickup truck, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, domestic malicious mischief, minor in possession of alcohol; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, harassment, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 143 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Centralia apartment arson suspect held on $10,000 bail

January 24th, 2017
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Kathrin L. Turner, seated, waits for a corrections officer to escort her to the Lewis County Jail this afternoon.

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A Centralia woman who authorities believe cut her own throat and wrists after setting small fires at an apartment complex last fall was taken into custody after responding to a summons to appear in Lewis County Superior Court today.

Kathrin L. Turner, 44, is charged with first-degree arson, for an incident in early November at the apartments where she lived and was manager.

Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer told the judge he felt some bail was appropriate even though Turner showed up for court this afternoon.

Temporary defense attorney Rachael Tiller requested a $5,000 unsecured bond, noting her client did come to court as she was ordered, has no felonies in her past and has very close ties to the community.

“She’s resided here almost her entire life, has family here today and also has serious medical needs,” Tiller said.

Judge Joely O’Rourke said after reading the allegations, she believed Turner is a serious threat to community safety. She ordered Turner to be taken into custody and set her bail at $10,000.

Turner, with some kind of medical tubing visible outside her clothing, was asked to take a seat near the rear exit of the courtroom to wait for an escort down to the Lewis County Jail.

Centralia police investigated after two small fires were set on two consecutive mornings at the the 1100 block of Scammon Creek Road. Turner was manager there and told responders she used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames that damaged an approximately 15 square foot area of exterior siding on Nov. 3.

Three days later, Turner was found in the bathroom of a common area of the complex with life-threatening lacerations and taken to Tacoma General Hospital where she spent 45 days, according to authorities.

According to charging papers and police reports, Turner at first said she was attacked by a stranger, but then confessed to setting the building on fire. The reason she gave a detective was she was trying to get a tenant to move out and thought she could scare her away.

Her husband Kenneth Turner was among a small group of supporters with Kathrin Turner in court this afternoon.

“I don’t get any of it,” he said as he left the courthouse without his wife.

Defense attorney David Arcuri was appointed to represent Turner. Her arraignment was scheduled for Thursday.
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For background, read “Perplexing Centralia apartment arson case stalled” from Wednesday December 21, 2016, here

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

January 24th, 2017
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Updated at 3:33 p.m.

BREAK-INS CENTRALIA

• Police were called to a residential burglary at the 100 block of Jalyn Street in Centralia about 12:45 p.m. yesterday. Jewelry and collectibles were stolen, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A deputy was called about 7:30 a.m. yesterday to take a report that someone had broken a padlock on a storage shed at the 2500 block of Sandra Avenue in Centralia and stole a gravel compactor, a Honda 5.5 HP motor and four cables of varying thicknesses and lengths. The loss is estimated at $2,800, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The break-in occurred sometime since Friday, according to the sheriff’s office.

• Centralia police were called about 6:10 a.m. today to the 1100 block of North Pearl Street following the discovery a padlock to a shed had been cut. Exactly what might be missing is not yet known, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Centralia police were called just after midnight to take a report that a white 1993 Honda Accord had been stolen from the 200 block of North Tower Avenue. It has a license plate reading AOJ 1873, according to the Centralia Police Department.

MAIL THEFT

• A deputy was called about 10:45 a.m. yesterday to take a report of mail stolen from a mailbox on the 3200 block of Jackson Highway in Chehalis. Taken sometime between 11 a.m. Jan. 14 and noon the following day was an $1,100 cashiers check and a trip reservation coupon, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

BAD BILLS

• A counterfeit twenty dollar bill was recovered just after 8 p.m. yesterday a t the 1100 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called at 10 a.m. yesterday to the 300 block of North Tower Avenue to take a report that counterfeit money had been received there.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, shoplifting, misdemeanor assault, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 137 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.