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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 Baldwin: A local contractor who grew up in Warrenton Glad to serve Continued from Page 1A Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Astoria Police Department Sgt. Brian Aydt and Officer Jair Macareno respond to a call along the Astoria Riverwalk last weekend. Police: Three patrol officers departed this year cer present, he or she will still show up, Aydt said. Continued from Page 1A Walk, these two officers on the bridge represented the depart- ment’s entire patrol force on duty at the time. The Astoria Police Depart- ment, accustomed to operat- ing with a small staff, is hand- cuffed a bit tighter this year after recently losing a quarter of its patrol force. As a result, the department has taken steps to maintain consistency in how it patrols the city as tour- ists flock to the region this summer. 700 to 1 The department at full staff has 12 officers on patrol in addition to a chief, deputy chief and two detectives. But three patrol officers left the agency earlier this year. Now the ratio of Astoria residents to police officers — including chiefs and deputies — is more the 700 to 1. That is a little less than double the national average, according to the department’s statistics. Officers in recent weeks have had to work mandatory overtime, and one detective has switched to full-time patrol duties until replacements are hired. Deputy Police Chief Eric Halverson will take on some detective and occasional patrol duties. Police Chief Brad Johnston acknowledged in April that the Screening Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Officer Macareno checks on the welfare of a dog that was re- ported to be unattended in a vehicle in downtown Astoria last Saturday. The dog was deemed to not be in any distress after a follow-up inspection an hour later during the officer’s patrol. department would have a dif- ficult time until replacements are hired, which will most cer- tainly not happen until next year. In the meantime, patrol officers will not reduce the number of calls to which they respond. In some situations, they alter how they respond. “If you want us to come out, we’ll come out,” Aydt said. “It’s just a matter of prioritizing.” ‘People skills’ Witness-interviewing tech- niques may be the most visi- ble challenge for officers, Aydt said. Witnesses often express their emotions and opinions about certain cases to an offi- cer. But since they will be short on time, Astoria Police may need to focus such con- versations solely on facts. The practice, while tempo- rarily necessary, is not ideal. In a small town where offi- cers may rely on witnesses for multiple cases, developing relationships through in-depth conversation is valuable, Aydt said. “It takes a lot of people skills,” he said. When officers receive calls about minor issues, they may try to cut commute time by calling the reporting party instead of driving to their loca- tion. If the matter still can’t be resolved or the caller still would like to have the offi- W EDNESDAY E VENING (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 PM Candidates for the three vacancies have undergone testing and interviews since the Police Department began accepting applications in April. The department is con- ducting background checks on seven finalists. About 50 percent of candi- dates typically fail background checks, while others may turn down a potential job offer, Halverson said. He is, how- ever, fairly confident that one or two candidates will emerge. When the checks conclude, the new hires will get one year of instruction at the state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training before being slowly worked into the patrol rotation. Meanwhile, other agen- cies — usually the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office — can respond to a call within city limits if a situation is ongoing and Astoria officers are occu- pied elsewhere. Other than in these situations, though, it would be difficult for other agencies to assist. Officers from outside Astoria may not have a full grasp of city laws and regulations. “There’s not really a magic way to bring those people from outside to fill the void,” Halv- erson said. Dog: Gabe was named in honor of a former Warrenton Police officer Continued from Page 1A He zeroed in on a chair set in front of a long table fac- ing the commissioners. After a few passes back and forth, he decided, yes, something deeply fascinating was hid- den under the chair’s seat. Wirt snapped on a pair of bright blue gloves, reached in and pulled out a small packet. “Yes! Good boy! Who’s a good boy! Good boy!” Wirt enthused in the heli- um-pitched voice he swears Gabe loves. The demonstration was “the fruition of where we wanted to go” as a depart- ment, said Police Chief Mathew Workman. He is confident Gabe will soon begin to “make a dent” in the city’s drug problems. He replaces another Gabe — Gabe 1.0. The Police Department had been on the lookout for another dog and were able to purchase the cur- rent Gabe thanks to donations from the community, includ- ing donations from one boy’s grandparents in Pennsylvania and a very generous contribu- tion from local Lylla Gaebel. Area businesses donated the materials necessary to build a kennel for him at Officer Wirt’s house. Gabe was named in honor of Gaebel’s late husband, Jim Gaebel, who worked for the Warrenton Police Depart- ment between 1997 and 2007. The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. www.eomediagroup.com LISTINGS THE DAILY ASTORIAN A Dyer said he had planned to vote for Mitchell but then thought about what Mitch- ell already does for the community. “It’d be real difficult to replace him,” he said. Newton, meanwhile, said his personal choice would have been to appoint Bald- win, but he wanted to con- sider the community’s desires. He looked to the endorsement letters the city received after the candidates were announced at the end of May. There were seven let- ters, plus one from a non- resident, endorsing Mitch- ell; six endorsing LeChurch; and only one endorsing Baldwin. When Mitchell with- drew, however, all four com- missioners voted to appoint Baldwin. After the meeting, Bald- win, a local contractor who grew up in Warrenton, said he is glad to get to serve the city again. He has no particular “ax to grind,” he said, but he hopes to hold the city accountable to promises it made in the past. He is thinking particularly of the rising water and sewer rates. The increases may not be as necessary when War- renton regains one of its big- gest customers, Pacific Coast Seafood, he said. The sea- food company is expected to move back into the area this year after rebuilding from a fire that destroyed its War- renton plant in 2013. Baldwin had pushed to make the mayoral office an elected position and ran unsuccessfully against Kujala in Warrenton’s first mayoral election in 2014. Evening listings WEDNESDAY J UNE 14 A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News at 6 Jeopardy! 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