Sirens: Flower Pot Fire; Attempted Robbery; Stolen Purses

Riverside Fire Authority

• Firefighters responded to a report of a porch fire on the 500 block of First Street at 4 a.m. Sunday. The fire started in a flowerpot on a front porch of the residence however passersby removed the flower pot before it caught the structure on fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

• Chance M. Allen, 37, Centralia, was arrested and booked on an outstanding felony warrant and possession of methamphetamine on the 900 block of Woodland Avenue at 5:02 p.m. Friday. Additional charges of unlawful possession of a firearm are pending further investigation.

• There was a report of stolen medication from the 400 block of South Cedar Street at 7:57 a.m. Friday.

• The theft of chainsaws, tools and fuel from a logging truck that occurred sometime during the weekend on the 1800 block of North Pearl Street was reported at 5:35 p.m. Sunday.

• Wuilson Alverto-Lopez, 40, Centralia, was issued a summons for alleged third-degree theft after allegedly stealing his girlfriend’s cell phone on the 2800 block of Russell Road at 8:11 p.m. Sunday.

• Mohamed S. Mohamed, 20, Seattle, was arrested and booked at 12:12 a.m. Saturday for alleged second-degree robbery after he went up to a woman on West Pear Street and South Oak Street and demanded she give him her money.

• Someone reported a broken car window on the 2500 block of Borst Avenue at 12:58 p.m. Friday.

• The victim reported the theft of her purse while she was grocery shopping on the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue at 5:59 p.m. Friday.

• A woman reported that her car was broken into overnight and her purse was stolen out of it on the 100 block of Jalyn Street at 1:10 p.m. Sunday.

• Michael A. Kauer, 40, Centralia, was arrested and booked for alleged assault after police responded to a call of an intoxicated man attempting to fight people on the 400 block of South Tower Avenue at 6:29 p.m. Friday.

• Police are currently searching for Ronald A. Yeager, 22, Centralia, for an alleged violation of a protection order on the 2000 block of Cooks Hill Road at 7:41 p.m. Friday.

• A teenage boy is being referred for charges for alleged possession of marijuana after a traffic stop on the 100 block of West Magnolia Street at 9:57 p.m. Friday.

• An unidentified man was caught on video stealing two cases of beer on the 1200 block of Mellen Street at 10:33 p.m. Friday.

• An unknown suspect broke into a residence and stole a safe on the 1400 block of Crescent Avenue at 2:56 p.m. Sunday. The case is still under investigation.

• Jaime G. Salazar Jr., 31, Centralia, was issued a summons of fourth-degree assault after allegedly hitting his girlfriend on the 1100 block of Creekside Court at 6:31 p.m. Sunday.

• Jamie P. Church, 37, Chehalis, was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence on West Cherry Street and South Oak Street at 11:52 p.m. Sunday.

• There is nothing to report.

• Someone reported the theft of $50 cash from a mailbox on the 500 block of Jefferson Avenue at 5:34 p.m. Friday.

• There was a report of a $60 forged prescription of Oxycontin from Walmart at 7:25 p.m. Friday.

• There was a report of a vehicle prowl on the 1700 block of Snively Avenue at 1:54 p.m. Saturday. Speakers, a stereo and an iPod were reportedly stolen.

• Armando L. Gutierrez, 18, Chehalis was arrested and released for alleged possession of alcohol near Southeast Park Hill Drive and Southeast Dobson Court at 7:45 p.m. Saturday after police responded to a verbal dispute. Also, a 16-year-old Winlock girl will be referred to the juvenile prosecutor for minor in possession of alcohol in relation to this incident.