CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Attempt to Contact
• Officers were asked to contact two people sleeping in front of an attorney’s office in the 100 block of North Rock Street just after 7:10 a.m. on June 7. The subjects left the scene before officers arrived.
Assault
• A 19-year-old Chehalis man was arrested in the 100 block of South Silver Street at approximately 10:35 a.m. on June 7 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence.
Burglary
• A burglary involving the theft of a Stihl chain saw was reported in the 1100 block of Caveness Drive at approximately 5:10 p.m. on June 7.
Theft
• A Harley Davidson motorcycle was reported stolen from the 1200 block of West Walnut Street at 9:20 p.m. on June 7. The case is under investigation.
• A cellphone was reported stolen from a shelter in the 100 block of North Gold Street just after 7:10 a.m. on June 8.
• A government-issued phone was reported stolen from a shelter in the 100 block of North Tower Avenue just after 7:10 a.m. on June 8.
Drug Violation
• Officers contacted two homeless men from Aberdeen who were passed out in a vehicle at a park in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue just after 9:15 a.m. on June 8. Citations for drug violations were issued.
DUI
• Officers responded to the 1600 block Windsor Avenue to assist the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office with a civil dispute report just before 8:05 p.m. on June 8. While there, officers learned that Todd J. Dodge, 51, of Kelso, was involved in the dispute and was under the influence of alcohol. “Officers warned Mr. Dodge not to drive while under the influence and advised him he would be arrested if he did,” according to the Centralia Police Department. A short time later, officers observed Dodge attempt to depart in his vehicle. Dodge was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for DUI.
Malicious Mischief
• An 18-year-old Oregon man was arrested in the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue just before noon on June 8 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail after he allegedly kicked a car door during a dispute and resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him.
Dispute
• A verbal dispute between two homeless people from Santa Cruz, California, was reported in the 700 block of E Street just before 2:20 p.m. on June 8. The two reportedly told officers “they came to Centralia on the advice of friends because Centralia had better housing services.”
Criminal Trespass
• Officers were dispatched to the Park and Ride in the 900 block of Old Airport Way just after 6 p.m. on June 8 for a report of “an aggressive and unruly male passenger who refused to get off the Twin City Transit bus.” The passenger, a homeless man from Centralia, cooperated with officers and was trespassed from Twin Transit.
• Officers were asked to move along a man sleeping in his car on private property in the 1700 block of Central Boulevard just after 6:55 a.m. on June 9. The man, 49, of Chehalis, left without incident.
• Officers were asked to move three homeless people off of private property in the 600 block of North Tower Avenue just before 7:45 a.m. on June 9.
Defecation
• At approximately 7:55 a.m. on June 9, a citizen called to report that an unknown male came onto their property in the 400 block of West Plum Street and defecated near a covered area. “They described the male as wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and riding a small black bicycle,” according to the Centralia Police Department. The male was gone when officers arrived, “however, he left corroborating evidence behind for the resident to clean up,” according to the police department.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Disorderly Conduct
• A woman was reportedly “yelling and screaming” in the 400 block of North Market Boulevard at 10 a.m. on June 7.
• A man was reportedly “throwing rocks onto the road and at vehicles” from a walking trail at the intersection of Northwest Louisiana Avenue and Airport Road just before 10:25 a.m. on June 8.
Criminal Trespass
• A man who repeatedly tried to steal items from a business in the 1900 block of South Market boulevard in front of an employee just after 11:15 a.m. on June 7 was trespassed from the business.
• A case of criminal trespass reported in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 7:50 p.m. on June 8 is under investigation.
Theft
• A subject was cited for shoplifting in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 5:45 p.m. on June 7.
• A case of shoplifting was reported in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at approximately 12:20 p.m. on June 8.
Hit-and-Run
• A hit-and-run was reported in the 1900 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at 5:25 p.m. on June 7.
Disputes
• A verbal dispute was reported in the 10 block of Southwest William Avenue just after 10:25 p.m. on June 8.
• Just after 10:50 p.m. on June 8, a male caller asked officers to assist him in enforcing the parenting plan he has with a woman in the 200 block of Hidden Meadows Drive. Dispatch was reportedly on the phone with the male caller while he possibly went to the woman’s home, rang the doorbell repeatedly, screamed at her to open the door, then advised officers he was “about to break the door.” He reportedly advised law enforcement he had a gun on his person, advised “he has been drinking heavily tonight” and reportedly said “if he doesn’t get the kids back he (was) gonna do something he will go to jail for.” The call reportedly dropped several times, with law enforcement repeatedly trying to confirm the caller’s location. No arrests were made.
Vehicle Accident
• Injuries were reported after a two-vehicle collision in a parking lot in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 6:50 p.m. on June 7.
Child Abuse
• A case of possible child abuse that occurred two years prior was reported in the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue at 10:30 a.m. on June 8.
LEWIS COUNTY JAIL STATISTICS
As of Friday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 148 inmates, including 133 in the general population and 15 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 103 were reported male and 30 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.
