CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Assault
• Police were dispatched to the report of a protection order violation in the 800 block of South Gold Street just before 8:05 a.m. on May 8. The suspect, Travis L. Combs, 50 of Centralia, left the area on foot before officers arrived. While officers were searching the area, a business in the 100 block of North Tower Avenue reported a disorderly male had entered the business and vandalized property inside. A short time later, a business in the 600 block of North Tower Avenue reported a disorderly male entered the business and vandalized property inside. “Employees from both businesses provided a description of the suspect which matched Mr. Combs,” according to the Centralia Police Department. A short time later, an officer located Combs, who allegedly struck the officer when the officer attempted to place him into custody. Combs was eventually placed into custody after the officer utilized his patrol service K9 “to gain compliance from Mr. Combs,” according to the Centralia Police Department. Combs was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault. Additional charges, including violation of a protection order, resisting arrest and third-degree malicious mischief, were referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office. Charges were filed against Combs in Lewis County Superior Court on May 9.
Criminal trespass
• A homeless man who was allegedly drinking alcohol in public in the 400 block of West Main Street at 10:15 a.m. on May 8 was trespassed from a business.
• A homeless Packwood man was trespassed from a business in the 700 block of South Gold Street just after 12:55 p.m. on May 8 after he reportedly yelled at employees.
• Two homeless people who were engaged in verbal dispute outside a business in the 600 block of South Tower Avenue just before 11:35 p.m. on May 8 were trespassed from the business.
• A homeless man who was acting disorderly inside a business in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue at approximately 2:25 p.m. on May 9 and refused to leave was trespassed from the business.
• Two disorderly subjects were trespassed from a business in the 3200 block of Galvin Road just after 4:05 p.m. on May 9.
Drug violations
• A 19-year-old Centralia woman was cited for knowingly possessing meth in the 100 block of South Silver Street at approximately 11:35 p.m. on May 8.
• A woman was reportedly trespassing in a wooded area on private property in the 1100 block of West First Street just after 12:30 p.m. on May 8. Officers located the woman, 27, of Centralia, who allegedly admitted to possessing meth and fentanyl. She was cited for knowingly possessing a controlled substance and was booked into Chehalis Tribal Jail for an outstanding Centralia Municipal Court warrant.
Overdose
• Officers responded to a report of a male who was unresponsive and possibly overdosing at the intersection of East Second Street and North Tower Avenue just before 5:15 p.m. on May 8. When officers arrived on scene, the male was being treated by paramedics with the Riverside Fire Authority. A witness on scene advised officers that a female in a red van pulled up to their business and requested Narcan for a male overdosing in the vehicle. “The male was reported to be unresponsive and blue in the lips,” according to the Centralia Police Department. Employees helped get the man out of the vehicle and administer Narcan before Riverside Fire Authority (RFA) personnel arrived. The male regained consciousness several minutes later, after RFA paramedics continued life saving measures. The female in the red van departed after the male was removed from the van.
Hit-and-run
• A hit-and-run was reported in the 1400 block of Lewis Street just after 1:15 p.m. on May 8.
• A possible hit-and-run where a man was struck by a vehicle’s mirror after a brief altercation in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue just after 10:25 a.m. on May 9 is under investigation.
Vehicle accidents
• A vehicle reportedly veered off the roadway and crashed into a residence in the 1400 block of Winterwood Drive just before 4:40 p.m. on May 8. No injuries were reported.
• A vehicle vs. moped crash was reported at the intersection of Alder and West Chestnut streets at 8:55 a.m. on May 9. The reporting party advised that the driver of the vehicle left the scene in another car, and the moped rider “had gotten up saying he was fine.” The vehicle involved was not located. When aid crews arrived, the male on the moped “advised that he did not wish to be seen by them and advised he did not want to talk to them and rode off and advised that he was late to work,” according to the Centralia Police Department.
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 1600 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 3:25 p.m. on May 9.
• Possible injuries were reported following a two-vehicle collision in the 2600 block of Borst Avenue at approximately 6:10 p.m. on May 9.
Scam
• At 3:10 p.m. on May 8, a citizen in the 400 block of South Gold Street reported they responded to a Facebook advertisement for a rental house in Chehalis and paid $100 via PayPal for the rental application fee. The citizen later discovered that the ad was a scam and that the house was not for rent.
Theft
• A retail theft that occurred on May 5 was reported just after 4:55 p.m. on May 8. A female suspect had reportedly stolen a $230 pair of cowboy boots, leaving her worn boots in the store and exiting with the new boots. Officers have video footage of the suspect and the case is under investigation.
• A retail theft was reported at a business in the 100 block of West High Street at 6:25 p.m. on May 8. A customer reportedly confronted the suspect after seeing them conceal merchandise. The suspect left the store while yelling at the customer and fled in a silver Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
• A 37-year-old Winlock woman was cited for shoplifting an alcoholic beverage from a convenience store in the 900 block of Harrison Avenue at 1:40 a.m. on May 10.
Unlawful weapon display
• A man in a pickup reportedly displayed a firearm to occupants of another vehicle after being honked at in the drive-thru lane at a fast food restaurant in the 1200 block of Lum Road just after 7:15 p.m. on May 8. The case is under investigation.
Child abuse
• A 22-year-old Centralia resident was arrested in the 3200 block of Galvin Road just after 10:40 a.m. on May 9 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail on an outstanding warrant and for obstruction. Criminal mistreatment of a child charges were also referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office.
Dispute
• A man “dressed in camo and an Army hemet” allegedly pointed an Airsoft pistol at another man during a dispute at the intersection of Centralia College Boulevard and South Ash Street just after 10:20 p.m. on May 9.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Child abuse
• A possible incident of child abuse that occurred in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue on May 4 was reported at 8:25 a.m. on May 8.
Criminal trespass
• A criminal trespass reported in the 1200 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 11:45 a.m. on May 8 is under investigation.
• A subject who was reportedly sleeping behind dumpsters in the 10 block of Northeast Median Street just after 2:35 p.m. on May 8 was moved along.
• A man who was reportedly yelling and climbing on top of his truck in the 1200 block of South Market Boulevard just before 8:25 a.m. on May 9 was moved along.
• Subjects who were selling fruit at the intersection of Northwest Louisiana Avenue and Northwest Arkansas Way just after 12:25 p.m. on May 9 were moved along.
Dispute
• A verbal dispute over “refills not being free” was reported in the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue just after 2:45 p.m. on May 8.
Disorderly conduct
• A man was reportedly yelling, screaming and talking to himself in the 2500 block of North National Avenue just after 4:35 p.m. on May 8.
• A juvenile was reportedly acting disorderly and screaming at staff in the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way just before 2:25 p.m. on May 9.
• A man was reportedly screaming and banging his head against a building in the 600 block of West Main Street at 7:10 p.m. on May 9.
Suspicious circumstances
• At 6:10 p.m. on May 8, a citizen in the 400 block of Northeast Alaskan Way reported he thinks his mom is “pushing him” to fight her boyfriend.
• Three kids under the age of 3 were reportedly left unattended in a running vehicle in the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard just before 3:04 p.m. on May 9.
• “Suspicious circumstances” reported in the 2100 block of North National Avenue just before 3 a.m. on May 10 are under investigation.
Black bear sightings
• At 10:10 p.m. on May 8, a citizen reported hearing someone possibly trying to open the front door of her residence in the 300 block of Southeast Summit Road. She later reported there was “a huge black bear” on her porch.
• A black bear was reported in a yard in the 300 block of Southeast Crestview Drive just after 8:50 p.m. on May 9.
• A citizen reported hearing “what sounded like a large object grabbing her swinging gate” in the 1700 block of Southwest Grandview Avenue just after 10:25 p.m. on May 9. She was advised there was a bear in the area.
Malicious mischief
• A man was cited for third-degree malicious mischief, domestic violence in the 10 block of Southwest Scott Place just before 7:20 p.m. on May 8.
Hit-and-run
• A semi reportedly struck a railroad crossing arm at the intersection of West Main Street and Northwest Chehalis Avenue at approximately 8:45 a.m. on May 9 and fled the scene.
Harassment
• Just before 2:10 p.m. on May 9, a woman reported several people were harassing her in the 10 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue.
Theft
• A third-degree theft reported in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 5:45 p.m. on May 9 is under investigation.
Assault
• A subject was arrested for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence in the 1200 block of Bishop Road just after 6:30 p.m. on May 9.
FIRE AND EMS CALLS
• Between Wednesday morning and Friday morning, Lewis County 911 Communications logged approximately 50 illness-related calls, 25 injury-related calls, six fire-related calls, four non-emergency service calls, six vehicle accidents, one Lifeline medical alert, two overdoses, one ambulance request and five other calls.
JAIL STATISTICS
• As of Friday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 121 inmates, including 108 in the general population and 13 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 90 were reported male and 18 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 11 were reported male and two were reported female.
• As of Friday morning, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total system population of 15 inmates, including nine booked by the Centralia Police Department, five 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.
