Sirens: 911 Caller Says Burger Tastes Like Toothpaste; Catalytic Converters Stolen; Hit-and-Run Arrests

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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT

Vehicle Accident

• A two-vehicle accident with possible minor injuries was reported at the intersection of Southwest 18th Street and South Market Boulevard at approximately 7:35 a.m. on Nov. 14.

• A 78-year-old man sustained a possible minor ankle injury following a vehicle versus pedestrian accident in a parking lot in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at 3:25 p.m. on Nov. 14.

 

Trespassed From Property

• A case of criminal trespassing reported in the 700 block of South Market Boulevard just after 11:25 a.m. on Nov. 14 is under investigation.

• A woman who was reportedly “going around the neighborhood harassing (the reporting party) and neighbors” in the 200 block of Southwest Lewis Avenue, including trying to steal a kitten and luring the reporting party’s daughter to her car, was trespassed from the reporting party’s property just before 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 15. 

 

Suspicious Circumstances

• A report of a suspicious vehicle made in the 1300 block of Rush Road in Napavine at 11:40 a.m. on Nov. 14 is under investigation.

• At 7:35 p.m. on Nov. 15, a caller in the 10 block of Northeast Median Street reported “she ordered two cheeseburgers … and one tastes like toothpaste,” advised “someone is playing games again” and said she was told “she is supposed to be reporting this stuff.”

• A caller in the 1000 block of Southwest 20th Street reported hearing four gunshots just before 9:35 p.m. on Nov. 15.

 

Disputes

• A verbal dispute was reported in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at 4:25 p.m. on Nov. 14.

 

Theft

• A case of attempted shoplifting was reported in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at 1:35 p.m. on Nov. 15.

• A subject was arrested in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 15 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for alleged shoplifting and an outstanding warrant.

• An attempted theft was reported in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 6:25 p.m. on Nov. 15.

• A subject who was reportedly going through a store in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 8 p.m. on Nov. 15 with a knife and was attempting to steal items was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail. 

• A vehicle was reported stolen from the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 1:20 a.m. on Nov. 16.

• A vehicle prowl was reported in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 4:05 a.m. on Nov. 16.

 

Assault

• A case of fourth-degree assault reported in the 100 block of Southwest Interstate Avenue just before 10:15 p.m. on Nov. 15 is under investigation.



• A subject was arrested in the 800 block of Northwest New York Avenue just after 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 16 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for alleged third-degree assault.

 

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Theft

• A wallet was reported stolen from the 1600 block of Military Road at 12:25 p.m. on Nov. 14.

• A ring was reported stolen from the 900 block of Scheuber Road just before 12:55 p.m. on Nov. 14.

• Catalytic converters were reported stolen from the 2000 block of Industrial Way at 2:25 p.m. on Nov. 14.

• Mail was reported stolen from the 200 block of Centralia College Boulevard just before 2 p.m. on Nov. 15.

• Tin foil was reported stolen from a grocery store in the 500 block of South Tower Avenue just before 3:05 p.m. on Nov. 15.

• Soda was reported stolen from a grocery store in the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue just after 8:55 p.m. on Nov. 15.

 

Malicious Mischief

• Damage to a vehicle in the 2800 block of Mt. Vista Road was reported at 2:40 p.m. on Nov. 14.

• Spray painted graffiti was reported on a building in the 200 block of South Tower Avenue just before 1:05 p.m. on Nov. 15.

 

Hit-and-Run 

• Jonah V. Brown, 24, of Whitewater, Colorado was arrested in the 900 block of North Pearl Street at 4:35 p.m. on Nov. 14 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for alleged driving under the influence and hit-and-run.

• A hit-and-run was reported in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue just after 11:25 a.m. on Nov. 15.

 

Vehicle Accidents

• A non-injury, two-vehicle accident was reported at the intersection of South King Street and Centralia College Boulevard just before 10:20 p.m. on Nov. 14.

• The driver of a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a tree in the 200 block of West Oakview Avenue just after 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

 

LEWIS COUNTY JAIL STATISTICS

As of Tuesday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 164 inmates, including 150 in the general population and 14 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 116 were reported male and 34 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 12 were reported male and two 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.