Napavine Fire Department
Fire Displaces Six People
• Firefighters from multiple districts responded to a reported house fire at 1 a.m. on West Vine Street. The occupants had arrived home to find their house on fire, according to a press release from the Napavine Fire Department. The residence sustained major smoke and heat damage, and the family of six people were displaced. The case is still under investigation.
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office
Collision
• A 17-year-old girl was driving a 1993 Jeep Cherokee southbound on the 300 block of Deggler Road in Onalaska and swerved to miss a deer in the road, which caused her to go over an embankment and flip the vehicle onto its top. She sustained minor injuries, but the vehicle sustained major damage.
Burglary
• An air compressor, valued at $50, was stolen from a shop at 5 p.m. Monday on the 100 block of Waterloo Road in Glenoma sometime between September and December.
DUI
• Ryan A. Norton, 24, of Ethel, was arrested and booked into jail for suspicion of driving under the influence after a deputy pulled him over at 1:20 a.m. Saturday on the 200 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue, Chehalis. Norton also had an outstanding warrant from Enumclaw for a previous drunken driving arrest. His license was also suspended. Norton failed a field sobriety test and was booked into jail.
• Esteban Boites-Guzman, 41, of Chehalis, was arrested and booked into jail for suspicion of driving under the influence at 8 p.m. Saturday on the 700 block of West Main Street in Chehalis after a deputy pulled him over due to erratic lane travel and speed.
Rollover Accident
• A 64-year-old Bucoda woman was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for minor scrapes after a rollover accident at 5 p.m. Sunday on the 500 block of Centralia-Alpha Road outside of Chehalis. Her 1995 Chevrolet Camaro was totalled.
Centralia Police Department
Baby Assault
• Wayne P. Stalker, 20, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into jail for second-degree assault of a child after he allegedly admitted to breaking his 6-month-old baby’s arms at 5:25 p.m. Monday on the 1100 block of Scammon Creek Road.
Assault
• Donald E. Thomas, 39, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into jail for first-degree assault after he intentionally drove over a curb at 11 p.m. Monday on the 900 block of F Street and allegedly drove onto the lawn of the victim in an attempt to hit him with his car.
Warrant and Meth
• Angela M. Grussing, 41, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into jail for an outstanding warrant and alleged possession of methamphetamine at 3 a.m. Tuesday on the 800 block of West Main Street.
Meth
• Travis L. Combs, 40, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into jail for alleged possession of methamphetamine at 3:31 p.m. Tuesday on the 200 block of South Tower Avenue.
Trespass
• Steven M. Yoke, 55, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into jail for alleged criminal trespass at 9:23 p.m. Monday on the 2400 block of Seward Avenue.
Stolen Bike
• A bike was reported stolen at 1:40 p.m. Monday from West Magnolia Street and North Rock Street.
Graffiti
• Officers took a report of graffiti on a garage door at 9:34 p.m. Monday on the 700 block of South Pearl Street.
Santa Assault
• Police responded to a report of an intoxicated man who allegedly knocked the head off of a Santa Claus statue near East Pine Street and North Tower Avenue at 3:50 p.m. Sunday. Police contacted the man, Jerome D. Volk, 38, of Centralia, a short distance away. Centralia police say Volk was intoxicated and belligerent and when police attempted to arrest him he allegedly resisted. He was booked into jail for suspicion of third-degree malicious mischief and resisting arrest.
Assault
• Donald K. Gould, 56, of Centralia, was cited and released for suspicion of fourth-degree assault at 1:04 p.m. Sunday on the 300 block of North Tower Avenue.
Theft
• Three pairs of shoes were reportedly stolen by two females from a store at 4:45 p.m. Sunday on the 100 block of West High Street.
• Two females entered the break room of a store at about 3 p.m. Saturday on the 1300 block of Lum Road and reportedly stole a wallet and identification from an employee’s locker. The case is still under investigation.
• Tools were reported stolen at 4 p.m. Friday from the 400 block of North Buckner Street.
Meth
• Dorothy D. Garcia, 32, of Chehalis, was referred to the prosecutor’s office for alleged possession of methamphetamine after she was contacted by police at 9:43 p.m. Friday on Alder Street and Ellsbury Street.
• Jeremiah R. Reed, 27, of Rochester, was cited and released for suspicion of driving with a suspended license after a traffic stop at 10:39 p.m. Friday on the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue. He was also referred for alleged possession of methamphetamine due to a suspected meth pipe that police found during his arrest.
• A cellphone and money were stolen out of a purse in an unlocked vehicle at 5:40 a.m. Saturday on the 3300 block of Fords Prairie Avenue.
Vehicle Prowl
• Police took a report of a vehicle prowl at 10:35 a.m. Saturday on the 100 block of Jalyn Street. Cash was stolen, and there are no suspects.
Malicious Mischief
• An unknown suspect broke out several windows of a vehicle parked at 3:46 a.m on the 900 block of F Street.
Escape?
• Centralia police responded to Providence Centralia Hospital for a report of an escaped suspect who a state trooper had arrested and accompanied to the hospital at 7:20 p.m. Sunday. The suspect did not successfully escape, and was located by police inside the building.
Chehalis Police Department
An Accident, a DUI, a Warrant and a Suspended License
• James R. Slaathaug, 50, of Yakima, was arrested and booked into jail for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, an outstanding felony warrant and first-degree driving while license suspended after he allegedly caused a collision at 7 p.m. Sunday on Northwest Chamber of Commerce Way and North National Avenue.
Margarita Arrested for DUI
• Margarita C. Massey, 22, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into jail for suspicion of driving under the influence after an officer pulled her over at 2 a.m. Sunday on Southwest Cascade Avenue and Southwest Sixth Street.
Assault
• Donovan J. McKinlay, 23, of Yelm, was arrested and booked into jail for suspicion of two counts of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly assaulted two people at 1 p.m. Friday on the 1600 block of Louisiana Avenue.
• Mark W. Dennison, 58, of Chehalis, was arrested and booked into jail for suspicion of fourth-degree assault at 11:11 p.m. Friday on the 1000 block of Southwest Grandview Avenue.
Egged Vehicle
• At 9:10 a.m. Saturday a car, parked on the 700 block of Northeast North Street, was reportedly egged for the second time in two weeks. The incident was reported.
Stolen Wallet
• A wallet was reported stolen shortly before noon Saturday from the 400 block of North Market Boulevard.
Theft and Resisting Arrest
• At 7:35 p.m. Friday, Dalton A. Newman, 18, of Chehalis, was arrested and booked into jail for suspicion of third-degree theft and resisting arrest after he was contacted by police after he allegedly shoplifted $133 worth of merchandise from Safeway.
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By The Chronicle Staff
Please call news reporter Stephanie Schendel with news tips. She can be reached at 807-8208 or sschendel@chronline.com.
