The Lewis County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the man killed by a Centralia Police Department officer during a response to a domestic dispute on Sunday, Jan. 12, as Alecandro A. …
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1/21/25
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A 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with new robbery, assault and escape charges following an escape attempt from the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center in Chehalis on Wednesday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/25
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A Lewis County Public Utility District commissioner arrested and jailed on bribery accusations Wednesday allegedly sought to link a raise for the utility’s manager into employment at the PUD …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/29/24
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A man convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1977 for killing and mutilating the body of a 13-year-old boy is back at the Lewis County Jail awaiting a hearing on a motion to overturn his …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /
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8/23/24
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Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, has renewed calls for “drastic reform” at Green Hill School in Chehalis following new reporting by FOX13 further highlighted safety …
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By Mitchell Roland /
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8/22/24
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A former Centralia Middle School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old male student in 2020 has been arrested.
The arrest is a result of an investigation initiated by the …
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Emily Fitzgerald/emily@chronline.com
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8/22/24
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Less than a week after the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) swore in controversial former Tacoma officer Christopher Burbank as a patrol deputy, Burbank has resigned from the position.
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By Emily Fitzgerald /
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4/3/24
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An investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found on the side of the road in the Rochester area early Tuesday morning, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced.
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4/2/24
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Bail is set at $100,000 for a man accused of using a forklift to steal an ATM from the front of the Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU) building in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana …
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By Emily Fitzgerald/emily@chronline.com
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1/31/24
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Bail was set at $100,000 on Friday for the man accused of causing a three-car collision in Centralia on Wednesday that resulted in a woman’s death.
“This is necessary to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /
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1/26/24
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The Centralia Police Department has arrested a suspect in a series of rapes that occurred more than 16 years before they were reported in August of 2023, the department announced Wednesday.
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Emily Fitzgerald /
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1/25/24
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A man is in custody for alleged vehicular homicide after he was involved in a three-vehicle collision in Centralia that resulted in a woman’s death.
The collision was reported in the …
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The Chronicle staff
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1/24/24
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The Centralia Police Department has arrested a suspect in a series of rapes that occurred more than 16 years before they were reported in August of 2023, the department announced Wednesday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/24/24
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Billy Bartlett, the Amanda Park man accused of killing a 46-year-old man and injuring a 12-year-old in Chehalis in December 2021, pleaded guilty to murder, assault and burglary charges in Lewis …
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By Emily Fitzgerald/
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1/23/24
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The state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) has formally revoked former Centralia Police officer Phil Reynold’s peace officer certification, The Chronicle confirmed Monday.
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By Emily Fitzgerald /
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1/23/24
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About one in eight Washingtonians have reported being the victim of spousal violence, with injuries most common among females between the ages of 25 and 64 years, households with a below-average yearly income and those without a college degree.
During a visit to a domestic violence advocacy organization in Centralia Friday afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee Inslee recalled one such incident.
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By Mitchell Roland /
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1/22/24
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The Chehalis Police Department has asked the public for help identifying a suspect or suspects accused of using a forklift to remove an ATM from the front of the Washington State Employees Credit …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/18/24
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Detectives are investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred in the Toledo area early Thursday morning, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced. Firefighters and deputies were …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/18/24
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Bail is set at $100,000 for the Olympia man arrested Sunday morning after an alleged “four-day crime spree” in Lewis County. ...
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By Emily Fitzgerald/emily@chronline.com
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1/16/24
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Two Dogs Salvatore Fasaga, 43, of Onalaska, was found not guilty of the May 2018 murder of Paul Snarski on Friday.
He was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/28/23
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