CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• At 9:20 a.m. on May 31, a side-by-side off road vehicle was reported stolen from the 900 block of West First Street sometime overnight.
• A license plate was reported stolen off of a vehicle in the 1500 block of Central Boulevard just after 2:10 p.m. on May 31.
• A license plate was reported stolen off of a boat trailer in the 2400 block of Eureka Avenue just before 4 p.m. on May 31.
• Two juvenile males reportedly stole a bottle of vodka from a grocery store in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 5:55 a.m. on June 1. They were last seen fleeing in a green 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe with chrome rims.
Malicious Mischief
• Just after 11:50 a.m. on May 31, there was a report that an unknown subject cut electrical wiring and spray painted graffiti inside a house being built in the 500 block of South Iron Street.
• Graffiti on a sign was reported by security officers at Centralia College in the 600 block of Centralia College Boulevard just after 8:15 a.m. on June 1.
Criminal Trespass
• Officers were asked to check on a man sleeping in a car on railroad property at the intersection of West Summa Street and South Tower Avenue just after 12:20 p.m. on May 31. The man left before officers arrived.
• Just before 7:45 p.m. on June 1, officers responded to the report of a homeless man trespassing on personal property in the 1000 block of Kresky Avenue and using the property owner’s outlets to charge electronic devices. Officers contacted the man and trespassed him from the property per the owner’s request.
• Officers responded to a report of a disorderly man “trying to fight people” at a shelter in the 100 block of North Gold Street just after 10:05 p.m. on June 1. The man was trespassed from the facility at the shelter’s request.
Vehicle Accident
• A minor, non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 100 block of North Tower Avenue just before 12:15 p.m. on June 1.
• A minor, non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 300 block of Waunch Street just before 2:35 p.m. on June 1.
Assault
• Officers responded to a report of a physical dispute at Washington Park in the 100 block of South Pearl Street and learned that a homeless man had punched another male in the face during a dispute. The man, 19, from Chehalis, was located after he ran from the park and booked into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree assault.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Custodial Assault
• Just after 10:05 a.m. on May 31, a case of custodial assault that occurred at Green Hill School in the 300 block of Southwest 11th Street on May 15 was reported.
Vehicle Accident
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 100 block of North Market Boulevard just before 8:05 p.m. on May 31.
Hit-and-Run
• A hit-and-run was reported at the intersection of Northwest Chamber of Commerce Way and Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 1:10 p.m. on June 1.
Theft
• A case of third-degree theft reported in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 8:20 p.m. on May 31 is under investigation.
Criminal Trespass
• A disorderly subject who was reportedly “asking people for money” and “started making a scene” when asked to leave was trespassed from a property in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 9:25 p.m. on May 31.
• A subject who parked a truck in front of the stairs at a property in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue then, when told he needed to park in a parking spot, parked “long ways in three different spots,” was moved along just before 2:35 a.m. on June 2.
LEWIS COUNTY JAIL STATISTICS
As of Friday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 153 inmates, including 138 in the general population and 15 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 107 were reported male and 31 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 12 were reported male and three were reported female.
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Sirens are compiled by reporter 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 and the Morton Police Department can be reached at 360-496-6636. 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.
