Sirens: Woman arrested after passing out in vehicle; juvenile jailed for malicious mischief; large amount of money stolen in scam

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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Fight between males

• A physical dispute between two males was reported at about 12:56 p.m. Oct. 20 in the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue. The case is under investigation.

Arrests

• Jason A. Officer, 37, of Randle, was arrested for an outstanding Centralia Municipal Court warrant at about 4:23 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Centralia Police Department.

• Jennifer M. Hunt, 43, of Centralia, was arrested after being contacted while passed out in her vehicle at about 4:40 p.m. Oct. 20 near the intersection of Latona Street and Alexander Street. Officers observed “narcotic-related materials” near her in the vehicle, prompting a search warrant and recovery of drug paraphernalia.

• Shila K. Brennan, 35, of Centralia, was arrested for two outstanding Centralia Municipal Court warrants at about 4:53 p.m. Oct. 20 in the 900 block of East Locust Street.

• Randy A. Durham, 44, of Centralia, was arrested after going onto property he had previously been trespassed from at about 7:35 p.m. Oct. 20 in the 200 block of Centralia College Boulevard.

• John P. Helman III, 44, of Puyallup, was arrested for two outstanding Centralia Municipal Court warrants at about 11:49 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Centralia Police Department.

• Heidi G. Latimer, 46, of Auburn, was arrested for an outstanding Centralia Municipal Court warrant at about 1:46 a.m. Oct. 20 at the Centralia Police Department.

Juvenile arrested

• A juvenile was arrested and booked into Lewis County Juvenile Detention for malicious mischief in the third degree after allegedly damaging someone else’s property just after noon Oct. 19 in the 900 block of Johnson Road.

Theft

• Officers are investigating the theft of a large amount of money after the victim wired money to an individual posing as a gold dealer. The theft was reported at about 8:28 p.m. Oct. 20 in the 3200 block of McKinley Lane West.

• Centralia police took a report of the theft of a cellphone at about 3:32 a.m. Oct. 21 in the 500 block of Warren Street. No suspect information available at this time.

• A theft that occurred several weeks ago was reported at about 2:43 p.m. Oct. 19 in the 1200 block of Mellen Street. This case is still under investigation.

• A front license plate for a vehicle was reported stolen at about 7:33 p.m. Oct. 19 in the 1800 block of North Pearl Street.



Hit-and-run

• Thomas C. Urness, 56, was arrested after being involved in a collision and fleeing the scene prior to police arrival at about 7:20 p.m. Oct. 19 at the intersection of Art Lehmann Drive and Ellsbury Street.

Fraud

• Fraudulent activity was reported on a bank card at about 7:44 p.m. Oct. 19 in the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue.

Referred for charges

• Luis G. Tedoro-Tomas, 32, of Shelton, was referred for charges of malicious mischief after allegedly breaking a window of a residence. He was contacted at about 11 p.m. Oct. 19 in the 1700 block of Harrison Avenue.

CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Chehalis Police Department has not yet released its most recent call reports. Look for updated information in an upcoming edition of The Chronicle and at chronline.com when the reports are made available.

 

JAIL STATISTICS

• As of Oct. 21, the Lewis County Jail had a total facility population of 151 inmates, including 138 in the general population and 13 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of the general population inmates, 118 were reported male and 20 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 11 were reported male and two were reported female.

• As of Oct. 21, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total jail population of 13 inmates. Of those, five were from Centralia and three were from the Department of Corrections. Additionally, there were four from the Lummi Nation and one from the Tulalip Tribe.

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Sirens are compiled by reporter Jacob Farmer, who can be reached at jfarmer@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.