CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Malicious mischief
• Just before 8:20 a.m. on May 6, there was a report that a vehicle’s tires were slashed in the 400 block of North Tower Avenue sometime overnight. The case is under investigation.
• Graffiti was reported on a building in the 600 block of South Diamond Street at 9:15 a.m. on May 6.
• A 37-year-old Centralia man was arrested for third-degree malicious mischief in the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue just after 12:05 p.m. on May 6.
• At 12:10 p.m. on May 6, there was a report that graffiti was spray painted on garage doors in the 400 block of West Main Street sometime overnight.
Criminal trespass
• A homeless Centralia man was trespassed from a business in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue just before 9:05 a.m. on May 6.
• A man who reportedly entered the lobby of a business in the 1200 block of Mellen Street and “began talking to imaginary persons laying on the couch” just before 2:50 p.m. on May 7 was trespassed from the business.
• A homeless Centralia man who was reportedly screaming and yelling near the entrance of a business in the 400 block of East Summa Street just before 12:10 p.m. on May 7 was trespassed from the business.
Suspicious circumstances
• There was a report of “a suspicious male with a metal pole in his waistband outside a local business acting like a spider” in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue just after 7:20 p.m. on May 7. He left the scene before officers arrived.
Indecent exposure
• A naked man was reportedly standing on the corner of North Tower Avenue and East First Street at approximately 2:55 p.m. on May 6. An officer contacted the man, who was dressed at the time of contact. The man informed the officer he was wearing his boxers at one point while trying to dry off his pants.
• A naked man was reportedly walking in the 600 block of North Tower Avenue just after 6:40 p.m. on May 6. Several officers arrived and checked the area, but were unable to find the man.
Scam
• At 2:55 p.m. on May 6, a citizen in the 200 block of Denny Way reported being scammed out of over $9,000 after clicking on a cryptocurrency trading link via Facebook. The victim followed the instructions given by scammers to convert the money to cryptocurrency via Coinbase, then to transfer the money to the fraudulent website for crypto coin day trading purposes. When the victim attempted to withdraw the money, it was no longer there.
Theft
• A trailer hitch cover was reported stolen off of a vehicle in the 800 block of K Street just after 3:45 p.m. on May 6.
Vehicle accidents
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and southbound Interstate 5 just before 6:10 p.m. on May 6.
• A non-injury, three-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of Johnson Road and West Reynolds Avenue just before 6:50 a.m. on May 7.
• A driver was injured in a three-vehicle collision in the 2100 block of North Pearl Street just after 9:30 a.m. on May 7.
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of North Pearl and West Magnolia streets at 1 p.m. on May 7.
Drug violations
• An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for expired tabs in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 9:55 p.m. on May 6. Upon contact with the driver, the officer observed drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle and later found suspected meth and fentanyl in the vehicle. The driver, 35 of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for two outstanding Lewis County District Court warrants. He was also cited for third-degree driving with a suspended license and knowing possession of a controlled substance. Mr. Fortune was also issued a citation for third-degree driving with a suspended license. The vehicle’s passenger, 39, of Ellensburg, was referred to the Centralia Municipal Court for two counts of knowing possession of a controlled substance.
• Two homeless men reportedly had drugs in the open at the intersection of Gold Street and East Summa Street just after 4:55 p.m. on May 7. One of the men admitted to being a drug user but did not have any drugs on him.
Overdose
• Officers and paramedics responded to an overdose in the 1500 block of Johnson Road just after 2:25 a.m. on May 7. The man regained consciousness after Narcan was administered. Suspected fentanyl was found at the scene.
Sexual misconduct
• A report of sexual misconduct reported in the 300 block of Lowe Street at 11:55 a.m. on May 7 is under investigation.
Assault
• A 52-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence in the 2500 block of North Pearl Street just before 2:05 p.m. on May 7 and was booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail.
Agency assist
• Officers assisted Child Protective Services in responding to the report of two juveniles left outside unattended in the 100 block of Eckerson Road just before 5:10 p.m. on May 7. After speaking to a local hotel employee, officers learned that the juveniles returned to the hotel where they had stayed with their parents the previous two nights, but hotel staff locked the doors due to non-payment. An officer stayed on scene with the children until a family member arrived and took custody of them. Hotel management requested the occupants be trespassed from the premises.
Possession of a stolen vehicle
• Centralia Police received a Flock Security Camera alert for a stolen vehicle in the area of Harrison Avenue and Interstate 5 just after 7:05 p.m. on May 7. An officer located the unoccupied stolen vehicle parked in the Centralia Outlet parking lot shortly after. While on scene, a witness advised the officers that the occupants that were in the stolen vehicle had walked off toward Harrison Avenue. Officers located the suspects a short time later. The male driver, 28, of Beaverton Oregon, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle. Additional charges of knowingly possessing a controlled Substance and possession of burglary tools were referred to the Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for charging. The vehicle’s male passenger, 25, of Portland, Oregon, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on an outstanding Multnomah County felony warrant for third-degree assault and was cited for knowingly possessing a controlled substance. Another male passenger, 21 of Portland, Oregon, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on an outstanding Multnomah County felony warrant for organized retail theft. A fourth occupant was released without charges. After speaking to the suspects, officers learned that they came to the Centralia Outlets in the stolen vehicle with the intent to steal from the Nike Outlet, but left on foot after seeing a Centralia Police vehicle in the area, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Littering violation
• A white SUV reportedly dumped garbage, a microwave, car parts and other items in an alley in the 800 block of Euclid Way just after 8 p.m. on May 7.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A third-degree theft reported in the 10 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue at 10:25 a.m. on May 6 is under investigation.
• A subject was cited for shoplifting in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at 12:10 p.m. on May 6.
• At 8:25 a.m. on May 7, a theft that occurred in the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue between 7 and 7:30 p.m. the day prior was reported.
• A possible vehicle theft was reported in the 300 block of Northwest Georgia Avenue just before 5:15 p.m. on May 7.
• A subject was arrested for shoplifting in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 6 p.m. on May 7.
• A third-degree theft reported in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 9:35 p.m. on May 7 is under investigation.
Assault
• A possible assault was reported in the 300 block of West Main Street just after 10:30 a.m. on May 6.
Vehicle accident
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 600 block of North National Avenue just after 12:15 p.m. on May 6.
• A two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of South Market Boulevard and Southeast Sixth Street just before 4:30 p.m. on May 6. One of the drivers required aid for a medical issue.
Drug violations
• Subjects were reportedly doing drugs inside a vehicle in the 900 block of Northwest Vine Street just after 1:25 p.m. on May 6. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle.
• A man was arrested after a citizen reported he was “shooting up” in the 2100 block of North National Avenue at approximately 1:50 p.m. on May 7.
Suspicious circumstances
• At approximately 3:25 p.m. on May 7, a citizen in the 100 block of Southwest Sixth Street reported they were concerned about their new neighbor across the street “being a criminal.”
Harassment
• At approximately 9:30 p.m. on May 7, a subject in the 2000 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue reported his mom’s boyfriend wasn’t letting him talk to his mom and was harassing him. An officer confirmed there were mental health issues involved and no crime had occurred.
• A juvenile reportedly threatened to kill her parents in the 1200 block of Southwest Pacific Avenue just after 6:45 p.m. on May 8.
FIRE AND EMS CALLS
• Between Monday morning and Wednesday morning, Lewis County 911 Communications logged approximately 34 illness-related calls, 11 injury-related calls, six fire-related calls, five non-emergency service calls, five vehicle accidents, one Lifeline medical alert, one overdose, one rescue, one medical helicopter request, one ambulance request and two other calls.
JAIL STATISTICS
• As of Wednesday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 145 inmates, including 131 in the general population and 14 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 105 were reported male and 26 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 12 were reported male and two were reported female.
• As of Wednesday morning, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total system population of 10 inmates, including seven booked by the Centralia Police Department, two 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.
