CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Mental health crisis
• Just before 8:20 a.m. on May 17, officers assisted the Washington State Patrol with a subject who was sitting on the Interstate 5 Mellen Street overpass with his legs over the ledge, as if he intended to jump off. After officers arrived and spoke to the subject, who appeared to be suffering from a mental health crisis, he was pulled to safety by officers and transported to a facility for treatment.
Criminal trespass
• A Lewis County man was trespassed from a city park in the 100 block of South Pearl Street just after 8:50 a.m. on May 17 for disorderly behavior.
• A Spokane man was trespassed from a business in the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue just before 12:50 p.m. on May 17 for “making employees feel uncomfortable.”
• A 37-year-old homeless Centralia man was trespassed from a business in the 900 block of Harrison Avenue just after 5:35 a.m. on May 18.
DUI
• A 29-year-old Doty woman was arrested for DUI in the 1100 block of Belmont Avenue just after 10:20 a.m. on May 17 after she was found passed out in a running vehicle and “presumably under the influence of narcotics.” A 25-year-old Chehalis resident and a 35-year-old Chehalis resident were also cited for possession of narcotics.
• A 19-year-old Centralia woman was arrested at the intersection of Mellen and Ellsbury streets just after 3:50 a.m. on May 18 for DUI.
• A 28-year-old Yelm man was arrested for DUI in the 100 block of South Tower Avenue just after 12:15 a.m. on May 20.
Vehicle accidents
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Russell Road just before 2:45 p.m. on May 17.
• A minor, non-injury collision was reported at the intersection of West First Street and Harrison Avenue at 6:10 p.m. on May 18.
• A minor, non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and northbound Interstate 5 just after 5:05 p.m. on May 19.
• A minor, non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 6:50 p.m. on May 19.
Dispute
• Police were dispatched to a physical dispute in progress in the Safeway parking lot in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue at 8:45 p.m. on May 17. The reporting party advised at least two men were engaged in a fist fight while a large group of car enthusiasts gathered around to record the incident on their cell phones. Officers arrived on scene, but nobody would cooperate with police. Officers asked the group to disperse. The physical dispute was later confirmed by other witnesses who were present.
Burglary
• Chase D. Beesley, 29, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree burglary after homeowners pulled into their driveway in the 500 block of South Diamond Street just before 9:35 p.m. on May 17 and saw a man exit their residence. Beesley allegedly provided the homeowners dog with food and water before exiting the house with stolen property. Beelsey was booked into the Lewis County Jail and had a preliminary hearing scheduled in Lewis County Superior Court at 4 p.m. on May 20.
• A 37-year-old homeless Winlock woman was arrested for burglary after she allegedly shoplifted from a convenience store in the 900 block of Harrison Avenue just before 11:40 p.m. on May 18.
Harassment
• A 70-year-old Olympia man was cited for telephone harassment in the 2300 block of North Pearl Street at 10:40 a.m. on May 18.
Theft
• A 24-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for breaking into a vehicle in the 800 block of North Tower Avenue at 9:30 p.m. on May 18 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for vehicle prowl and possession of a controlled substance.
Found dog
• A brown and white dog without ID tags was found in the 900 block of North Pearl Street just after 7:35 a.m. on May 19. The Centralia Police Department will post a photo of the dog to its Facebook page to try and find its owner.
Malicious mischief
• At approximately 2:40 p.m. on May 19, a citizen reported someone had slashed all four tires on their vehicle in the 1500 block of Johnson Road sometime overnight.
CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Burglary
• A burglary to a building in the 2100 block of North National Avenue was reported just after 9:50 a.m. on May 17.
Criminal trespass
• A man who was reportedly “being unruly” was trespassed from a business in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at approximately 11:25 a.m. on May 17.
• A man who reportedly refused to stop vaping inside a business in the 160 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 2:20 p.m. on May 17 was moved along.
• A “belligerent” subject was trespassed from a business in the 800 block of South Market Boulevard just after 3 p.m. on May 18.
• A man who was doing drugs in a bathroom of a business in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 3:10 a.m. on May 19 was trespassed from the business.
• Two subjects who were reportedly setting up camp in the 800 block of West Main Street at 12:10 p.m. on May 19 were moved along.
Found property
• A backpack reportedly fell off the back of a truck at the intersection of Southwest Riverside Drive and state Route 6 just before 12:35 p.m. on May 17.
Vehicle prowl
• Two men possibly broke into a car in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just before 1:15 p.m. on May 17.
• A purse containing credit cards and a cellphone was reported stolen out of a vehicle in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at approximately 5:10 p.m. on May 17.
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of North National Avenue and Northwest Chamber of Commerce Way at 6:35 p.m. on May 17.
• An iPad was reported stolen out of a vehicle in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 12:10 a.m. on May 18.
• Tools were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 2100 block of North National Avenue just before 8:05 a.m. on May 18.
• A car battery and other items were reported stolen out of a vehicle at the intersection of Southwest Third Street and Southwest Chehalis Avenue just before 11:15 p.m. on May 18.
Theft
• Solar lights valued at $12 were reported stolen from a yard in the 1400 block of Southwest Johnson Avenue just after noon on May 19.
Vehicle accidents
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of Northwest Chamber of Commerce Way and Northwest State Avenue just after 1:35 p.m. on May 17.
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 1100 block of South Market Boulevard at 3:35 p.m. on May 17.
• A driver reportedly struck an unoccupied parked car while trying to pull out of a driveway in the 200 block of Southwest 13th Street just after 12:45 p.m. on May 18.
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of Southeast 12th Street and South Market Boulevard at approximately 3:20 p.m. on May 19.
Hit-and-run
• A hit-and-run reported in the 1000 block of Southeast Adams Avenue just before noon on May 18 is under investigation.
• A hit-and-run was reported in the 300 block of Southeast Washington Avenue just before 1:50 p.m. on May 18.
Prison riot
• Green Hill School reported several cases of prison riot to the Chehalis Police Department just before 2:05 p.m. on May 17.
• Green Hill School reported a prison riot at approximately 3 p.m. on May 17.
Vicious dogs
• Just before 2:45 p.m. on May 17, a citizen reported a dog bit them in the 1500 block of Southwest Johnson Avenue at 8:30 p.m. the night prior.
• Dogs were reportedly loose and barking at people in the 200 block of Southwest 13th Street just after 10:25 p.m. on May 17.
Shooting complaint
• A single gunshot was reported in the 300 block of Southwest 15th Street at 9:45 p.m. on May 17.
Scam
• An unidentified subject reportedly scammed a citizen in the 700 block of Southwest Moonlight Lane out of $1,860 via CashApp just after 10:05 a.m. on May 18.
Malicious mischief
• A case of first-degree malicious mischief reported in the 400 block of Northwest Front Street just before 1:55 p.m. on May 18 is under investigation.
Juvenile problem
• A young boy was reportedly screaming, yelling and hitting a car in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue just after 3:35 p.m. on May 19. Officers confirmed the child was throwing a temper tantrum over his grandparents not buying him a balloon.
FIRE AND EMS CALLS
• Between Friday morning and Monday morning, Lewis County 911 Communications logged approximately 58 illness-related calls, 20 injury-related calls, four Lifeline medical alerts, 12 fire-related calls, seven vehicle accidents, eight non-emergency service calls, three overdoses, one suicide-related call, one report of a dead body, one 911 hangup call and three other calls.
JAIL STATISTICS
• As of Monday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 135 inmates, including 122 in the general population and 13 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 99 were reported male and 23 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 12 were reported male and two were reported female.
• As of Monday morning, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total system population of 19 inmates, including seven booked by the Centralia Police Department, 10 booked by the state Department of Corrections, one booked by the Lummi Nation and one booked by the City of Elma.
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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.
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