CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• At 8:05 a.m. on May 10, a business owner in the 1200 block of Alder Street reported they believed an employee stole $7,400.
• Shoes were reported stolen from a business in the 1300 block of Lum Road just before 3:55 p.m. on May 11.
• A motorcycle was reported stolen from a residential property in the 900 block of Long Road just after 5:25 p.m. on May 10.
• A citizen reported her wallet was stolen while she was shopping at a store in the 500 block of Harrison Avenue just after 4:55 p.m. on May 12. The case is under investigation.
Criminal trespass
• Six homeless people were warned for camping in a park in the 300 block of Lowe Street at approximately 9:05 a.m. on May 10. They were given resource numbers to contact for assistance.
• A homeless California man was trespassed from a business in the 100 block of East Bridge Street at approximately 10:30 p.m. on May 10 for “coming in and out several times asking for free stuff.”
• A 32-year-old homeless Centralia man was cited for trespassing in the 100 block of South Pearl Street just before 12:30 p.m. on May 11.
• A 41-year-old Puyallup man was arrested on an outstanding municipal warrant after officers responded to a report people were trespassing in an abandoned house in the 1000 block of Centralia Avenue just after 8:55 a.m. on May 11.
• Two homeless men were trespassed from a business in the 900 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 10:25 p.m. on May 11.
• A 40-year-old Centralia man who was reportedly “begging for money” outside a business in the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 9:05 p.m. on May 12 was trespassed from the business.
• A business in the 300 block of West Main Street asked officers to trespass a homeless man who passed out at the business at approximately 12:20 p.m. on May 12. The man left the scene without providing a name.
• A 57-year-old homeless Tumwater woman was trespassed from a business in the 400 block of Union Street just after 6:05 p.m. on May 12.
Hit-and-run
• A hit-and-run was reported in the 200 block of M Street at 3:45 p.m. on May 10.
Vehicle accidents
• A passenger car struck the rear of a delivery truck that had slowed for traffic in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue just after 5:30 p.m. on May 10. No injuries were reported.
• A minor, non-injury, three-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of North Pearl Street and East Reynolds Avenue at 11:50 a.m. on May 11.
DUI
• A 34-year-old Auburn woman was arrested in the 200 block of South Pearl Street just before 1:05 p.m. on May 11 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for DUI after driving the wrong way on a one-way road.
• A 44-year-old Centralia man was arrested in the 800 block of Harrison Avenue just after 7 p.m. on May 12 and was booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for DUI.
• A 26-year-old Bellingham woman was arrested at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and M Street just after 11:05 p.m. on May 12 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for DUI.
Malicious mischief
• Just after 8:05 a.m. on May 11, a citizen reported someone had smashed the window out of their car in the 200 block of South Buckner Street.
• A vehicle windshield was reportedly smashed in the 200 block of South Buckner Street just after 8:05 a.m. on May 11.
Disorderly conduct
• A disorderly woman was reported inside a business in the 500 block of South Tower Avenue just before 7:30 a.m. on May 11. She was transported to the hospital for medical assistance.
Found person
• A child was found at the intersection of Virginia Drive and Juneman Street at 2:20 p.m. on May 11. The child was returned home.
Dispute
• Officers responded to a report of neighbors “arguing about a dog and taking video” in the 1300 block of Rose Street just after 6:15 p.m. on May 11.
Mental health crisis
• A woman “suffering from mental health issues” reportedly got into a stranger's car in the 900 block of South Scheuber Road just after 11:05 p.m. on May 11. The stranger took the woman to the hospital to get her help, but she refused to exit the vehicle until police arrived. She was admitted to the hospital.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hit-and-run
• At approximately 10:10 a.m. on May 10, a hit-and-run that occurred in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue the day prior was reported. The driver reported she accidentally backed into another vehicle in the parking lot, but the vehicle she hit drove off before she could give the other driver her information.
• A hit-and-run was reported in the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard just before 10:40 a.m. on May 10.
Suspicious circumstances
• A vehicle with “multiple equipment violations” was reported in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 10:30 a.m. on May 10.
• A man was reportedly setting up and selling pro-Trump flags on the sidewalk in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 12:40 p.m. on May 10. When asked if had a permit, the subject reportedly told the reporting party to “go f*** himself.”
• Two small children were reportedly left unaccompanied in a van in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 6:50 p.m. on May 10.
• A woman was reportedly “digging in the drain” in a parking lot in the 1300 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 7:05 p.m. on May 10.
• A subject who was “trying to sell a turtle” reportedly dumped a bag of trash in front of a residence in the 300 block of Northeast Washington Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. on May 10.
Malicious mischief
• A group of five men were reportedly “tearing down a chain link fence” in the 300 block of Southwest James Street at 8:05 p.m. on May 10.
Disorderly conduct
• A 27-year-old man was “freaking out” in the 10 block of Southwest Fifth Street at approximately 12:05 p.m. on May 10.
• Three kids were reportedly kicking balls at an apartment complex in the 600 block of Southeast Dobson Court at 8:35 p.m. on May 10 and refused to stop when asked.
DUI
• A man was arrested for DUI after he crashed into a fence in the 10 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue just after 1:45 p.m. on May 10. Minor injuries were reported.
Assault
• A man reported “someone is punching him in the face” at the intersection of Southeast Kenwood Drive and Southeast Cypress Avenue just after 12:10 a.m. on May 11.
FIRE AND EMS CALLS
• Between Friday morning and Monday morning, Lewis County 911 Communications logged approximately 61 illness-related calls, 21 injury-related calls, 18 fire-related calls, nine non-emergency service calls, 11 vehicle accidents, one Lifeline medical alert, one rescue, one report of a dead body, and one other call.
JAIL STATISTICS
• As of Monday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 138 inmates, including 125 in the general population and 13 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 99 were reported male and 26 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 11 were reported male and two were reported female.
• As of Monday morning, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total system population of 16 inmates, including 11 booked by the Centralia Police Department, four booked by the state Department of Corrections and one 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.
