CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle accidents
• A minor, non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 500 block of Centralia College Boulevard at approximately 9:30 a.m. on April 24.
• A single-vehicle collision was reported in the 1200 block of Scammon Creek Road just after 12:20 p.m. on April 25 after a driver swerved to avoid colliding with a deer and left the roadway, colliding with a large water line. The driver reported a minor injury to his nose from the airbag deploying. A Centralia Water Department employee was called out to assess the damage to the water pipe and shut off the main supply line to the pipe.
• A non-injury, single-vehicle collision was reported in the 3400 block of Galvin Road just after 3:45 p.m. on April 25. The driver oversteered and struck a stop sign.
• A minor-injury, single-vehicle collision was reported in the 900 block of Old Airport Road just after 5:10 p.m. on April 25. The driver was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after they hit a cement barrier on a dead-end roadway.
Hit-and-run
• A hit-and-run reported in the 3200 block of Galvin Road just before 2:45 p.m. on April 25 is under investigation.
Traffic problem
• Officers assisted with traffic control after a semi broke down at the intersection of Harrison and Belmont avenues just after 12:10 p.m. on April 24.
Theft
• A theft reported in the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue just before 1:35 p.m. on April 24 is under investigation.
• Gas was reported stolen from the 1000 block of South Gold Street just before 4:45 p.m. on April 24.
• A 37-year-old Centralia man was arrested for stealing beer from a convenience store in the 900 block of Harrison Avenue just before 2:15 p.m. on April 25.
• Fraud reported in the 700 block of Harrison Avenue just after 2:40 p.m. on April 25 is under investigation.
Counterfeiting
• A report of counterfeit money being passed in the 100 block of Benjamin Street just before 2:30 p.m. on April 25 is under investigation.
Disorderly conduct
• A disorderly parent was asked to leave a baseball game in the 800 block of Johnson Road just after 7:10 p.m. on April 24. The parent reportedly refused to leave until the police were called. “The parent had gathered his children and was leaving when police arrived,” according to the Centralia Police Department.
Harassment
• A 52-year-old homeless Centralia man was arrested at the intersection of East Chestnut and South Gold streets at approximately 8:50 p.m. on April 24 for threatening to rape and kill someone.
Criminal trespass
• A 35-year-old homeless Centralia man was arrested for trespassing in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue just after 10:05 a.m. on April 25 and was booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail.
Assault
• Paul T. McCarthy, 34, of Lakewood, was arrested in the 3500 block of Steelhammer Lane just after 6:20 p.m. on April 25 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree assault after he allegedly “punched and knocked out” two staff members at a local facility. Both victims were transported to the hospital for treatment and further evaluation, according to the Centralia Police Department.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• A man who was talking to himself outside of a building in the 700 block of West Main Street just after 8:10 a.m. on April 23 was moved along.
• A male subject who was sleeping between two businesses in the 500 block of Northwest Pacific Avenue was moved along at approximately 1:35 a.m. on April 23.
• A subject was cited for trespassing in the 500 block of Northwest Front Street just before 2:55 a.m. on April 25.
Drug violations
• A subject was arrested for a drug violation in the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard at approximately 11:15 a.m. on April 23.
• A marijuana violation was reported in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at approximately 3:15 a.m. on April 26.
Hit-and-run
• A hit-and-run was reported in the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard just after 11:25 a.m. on April 23.
• A hit-and-run was reported in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 2:30 p.m. on April 24.
Theft
• A vehicle theft reported in the 800 block of Northwest West Street just after 11:15 a.m. on April 23 is under investigation.
• Three firearms were reported lost or stolen in the 200 block of Northwest Cascade Avenue just before 2:05 p.m. on April 23.
• A third-degree theft reported in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at 6 p.m. on April 25 is under investigation.
Vehicle accidents
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 2600 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue at 3:15 p.m. on April 23.
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of Southwest William Avenue and Southwest 13th Street just before 11:40 a.m. on April 25.
Disorderly conduct
• A disorderly male subject was reportedly hitting a donation box with a rebar at the intersection of Northwest West Street and Northwest State Avenue just after 4:55 p.m. on April 23. No damage to the donation box was documented.
• A woman was reportedly “screaming, yelling and talking to herself” in the 1100 block of Northwest Cedar Way just after 8:55 p.m. on April 23.
• A disorderly customer was reported at a gas station in the 1300 block of Northwest State Avenue just after 8:05 p.m. on April 24.
• A group of disorderly subjects was reported in the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue just after 10:45 p.m. on April 24.
• A disorderly male subject who was “yelling at cars” and “threw a bag of ice” was reported in the 300 block of South Market Boulevard just before 3:35 p.m. on April 25.
• A disorderly man reportedly refused to leave a dance studio in the 400 block of North Market Boulevard at 8:55 p.m. on April 25. The reporting party stated it “took three people to finally get him out.” He was trespassed from the studio.
• A disorderly male reportedly locked himself in another resident’s room in the 2100 block of Southwest Woodland Circle and was “swinging at people aggressively” at 9:35 p.m. on April 25. The man reportedly punched an employee at the facility, who denied aid and “said she’s used to it.”
Harassment
• Possible harassment was reported in the 300 block of Northwest North Street at 6:05 a.m. on April 25.
• Just before 9:10 a.m. on April 25, possible harassment that occurred in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue the day prior was reported.
False information
• A case involving “false information/license” that was reported at the intersection of North National Avenue and Northwest Chamber of Commerce Way just before 11:30 a.m. on April 25 is under investigation.
Scam
• A scam email was reported in the 300 block of Northwest North Street at approximately 12:55 p.m. on April 25.
• A scam was reported in the 700 block of Northwest St. Helens Avenue just before 4:05 p.m. on April 25.
Assault
• A fourth-degree assault reported in the 1200 block of Bishop Road at 5:30 p.m. on April 25 is under investigation.
Suspicious circumstances
• A man was reportedly “checking vehicles” in a parking lot in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 2 p.m. on April 25.
• A man was reportedly “just being squirrely” in an alcove behind a business in the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard just before 5:45 p.m. on April 25.
• “Suspicious circumstances” reported in the 500 block of Southwest Parkland Drive just after 5:10 a.m. on April 26 are under investigation.
FIRE AND EMS CALLS
• Between Wednesday morning and Friday morning, Lewis County 911 Communications logged approximately 32 illness-related calls, seven injury-related calls, six fire-related calls, nine non-emergency service calls, seven vehicle accidents, one 911 hangup, one Lifeline medical alert and five other calls.
JAIL STATISTICS
• As of Friday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 119 inmates, including 107 in the general population and 12 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 88 were reported male and 19 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 10 were reported male and two were reported female.
• As of Friday morning, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total system population of 14 inmates, including five booked by the Centralia Police Department, eight 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. 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.
