CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A backpack containing shoes and clothes was reported stolen from a parked vehicle in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue just after 9:20 a.m. on July 23.
• A 29-year-old Centralia man was arrested for stealing a computer from the lobby of a motel in the 1200 block of Mellen Street at 3:30 p.m. on July 23.
• A 50-year-old California man was cited for shoplifting in the 500 block of South Tower Avenue at 1:50 p.m. on July 25.
Criminal trespass
• A homeless Tacoma woman was trespassed from a church in the 300 block of North Gold Street just before 3:05 p.m. on July 23 after she allegedly pushed someone working there. The victim did not wish to press charges.
• A homeless Tacoma woman was trespassed from an apartment complex in the 300 block of West Pine Street at approximately 7:55 p.m. on July 23 after she opened a window, threw her belongings inside and refused to leave.
• Just before 9:40 p.m. on July 23, officers were asked to check on a homeless man sleeping in the recycling bin of a fast food restaurant in the 1100 block of Belmont Avenue. The man, 29, of Gig Harbor, refused to leave and was trespassed from the property. He was arrested and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Hit-and-run
• At 10:50 a.m. on July 25, a delivery truck reportedly backed out of a driveway in the 2700 block of Borst Avenue, struck a light pole and fled the scene.
• A vehicle struck a telephone pole at the intersection of South Pearl Street and Centralia College Boulevard at approximately 5:05 p.m. on July 25. The case is under investigation.
Recovered property
• Just before 12:40 p.m. on July 25, the Centralia Police Department received a Flock Security Camera alert for a stolen vehicle in the 1500 block of Johnson Road. An officer located the vehicle and detained the male occupant. Police later learned that the person who reported the vehicle as stolen out of Thurston County “did so after asking the bank to repossess the vehicle and after selling it to the male occupant,” according to the Centralia Police Department.
Malicious mischief
• A male reportedly threw a brick at a vehicle, shattering its rear window, in the 1100 block of Grand Avenue just before 1:50 p.m. on July 25. The case is under investigation.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• Just after 9 a.m. on July 24, a vehicle prowl that occurred in the 700 block of Northwest Liberty Place sometime overnight was reported.
Fraud
• A subject reportedly tried to use a fraudulent card at an ARM in the 1400 block of South Market boulevard at 10:10 a.m. on July 24.
• A scam involving a scammer asking a citizen in the 300 block of Northwest North Street to obtain a $2,500 money order and pay it to Lewis County Superior Court to avoid being detained was reported just after 11:40 a.m. on July 24.
Criminal trespass
• Two men and a woman who were reportedly having sex behind a restaurant in the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue just before 10:40 a.m. on July 24 were trespassed from the business for life.
• A man and a woman who were reportedly living out of a van parked in the 10 block of Northeast Division Street were trespassed from the property just after 5:40 p.m. on July 24.
Vehicle accidents
• An officer in a patrol car reportedly scraped the vehicle’s ball hitch on a pillar in the 300 block of West Main Street just after 10:55 a.m. on July 24. No damage or injuries were reported.
Green Hill
• Nine cases involving contraband were reported at Green Hill School in the 300 block of Southwest 11th Street at 12:40 p.m. on July 24.
Harassment
• A client reportedly threatened a staff member at a facility in the 500 block of Southeast Washington Avenue just after 6:15 p.m. on July 24. The client was arrested for harassment.
Shooting complaint
• A construction worker in the 600 block of North National Avenue reported “he was shot with some kind of paintball gun” at 8:20 p.m. on July 24.
Suspicious circumstances
• “Suspicious circumstances” reported in the 700 block of Northwest Pennsylvania Avenue at approximately 10:30 p.m. on July 24 are under investigation.
Found person
• A missing woman from Illinois was located in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 4:50 a.m. on July 25. The woman informed police she was traveling to Vancouver to visit her daughter.
FIRE AND EMS CALLS
• Between Wednesday morning and Friday morning, Lewis County 911 Communications logged approximately 37 illness-related calls, 13 injury-related calls, eight fire-related calls, seven non-emergency service calls, three vehicle accidents, three Lifeline medical alerts, two 911 hangup calls, one ambulance request, one rescue, one report of a dead body and nine other calls.
JAIL STATISTICS
• As of Friday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 130 inmates, including 116 in the general population and 14 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 88 were reported male and 28 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 11 were reported male and three were reported female.
• As of Friday morning, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total system population of 18 inmates, including nine booked by the Centralia Police Department, eight 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.
