CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Fraud
• Just before 10 a.m. on Oct. 7, a citizen in the 400 block of Centralia College Boulevard reported there were over $3,000 in fraudulent transactions on her credit card.
Disorderly conduct
• A 31-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for disorderly conduct at the intersection of Reynolds Avenue and North Pearl Street at approximately 4:55 p.m. on Oct. 7. She reportedly blocked traffic by moving power pole wires into the roadway and refused to move out of a lane of travel when asked. When she was arrested, she allegedly resisted officers’ attempts to place her in handcuffs and allegedly kicked the partition between the front and back seat of the police car.
Harassment
• A 70-year-old Centralia man was arrested for telephone harassment in the 900 block of South Scheuber Road at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Oct. 7 after he continuously called 911 “for the sole purpose of swearing at the dispatcher and calling them derogatory names,” according to the Centralia Police Department. The man “had no law enforcement or medical emergency when calling, and continued to call after being warned,” the Centralia Police Department said in a news release.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• At approximately 9:05 a.m. on Oct. 7, a third-degree theft that occurred in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue on Oct. 5 was reported.
• A subject was arrested for stealing a mountain bike from the 600 block of West Main Street just after 4:40 p.m. on Oct. 7.
DUI
• A subject was arrested for DUI at the intersection of Northwest Prindle Street and Northwest Chehalis Avenue just before 8:25 p.m. on Oct. 7.
Malicious mischief
• Just after 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, a citizen reported that her boyfriend broke her coffee table during a dispute in the 1700 block of South Market Boulevard.
Assault
• A physical dispute was reported in the 300 block of Southwest Third Street just after 5:20 p.m. on Oct. 7. One party sustained an injured finger and had hair pulled out.
• A fourth-degree assault reported in the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue just before 8:10 p.m. on Oct. 7 is under investigation.
• A subject was cited for fourth-degree assault after a citizen reported being shot by an Airsoft gun “or something with plastic bullets” in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 11 p.m. on Oct. 7.
Vehicle accidents
• A non-injury vehicle accident reported in the 1900 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at 11:10 a.m. on Oct. 7 is under investigation.
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 400 block of Northwest Quincy Place just after 3:10 p.m. on Oct. 7.
• A vehicle reportedly struck a deer at the intersection of South Market Boulevard and Southeast Fairview Avenue at 7:15 a.m. on Oct. 8. No human injuries were reported. Information on the deer’s condition was not available.
Criminal trespass
• Three subjects were moved along from the 800 block of South Market Boulevard just after 7:25 p.m. on Oct. 7.
• A man who was reportedly screaming outside a bar in the 100 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 was trespassed from the business.
FIRE AND EMS CALLS
• Between Monday morning and Wednesday morning, Lewis County 911 Communications logged approximately 40 illness-related calls, 13 injury-related calls, eight fire-related calls, eight non-emergency service calls, eight vehicle accidents, one overdose, one suicide-related call, two hazardous conditions reports, one department assist request and two other calls.
JAIL STATISTICS
• As of Wednesday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 160 inmates, including 147 in the general population and 13 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 114 were reported male and 33 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 11 were reported male and two were reported female.
• As of Wednesday morning, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total system population of 12 inmates, including four booked by the Centralia Police Department, two booked by the state Department of Corrections, two booked by the City of McCleary, one booked by the City of Elma and three booked by the Lummi Nation.
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Sirens are compiled by assistant editor Emily Fitzgerald, who can be reached at emily@chronline.com. The Centralia Police Department can be reached at 360-330-7680, the Chehalis Police Department can be reached at 360-748-8605. If you were a victim of physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence or sexual assault, call Hope Alliance at 360-748-6601 or the Youth Advocacy Center of Lewis County at 360-623-1990.
