‘QUEEN OF SOUL’ ARETHA FRANKLIN DIES AT 76 » PAGE 7A 146TH YEAR, NO. 34 HIGH-FLYING FUN COAST WEEKEND » INSIDE DailyAstorian.com // THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2018 SKIMMING OVER SECURITY Stealthy devices meant to steal credit card information surface locally ONE DOLLAR Jones will enter race for Astoria mayor City councilor led Coast Guard sector By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian In another unexpected turn in the Astoria mayor’s race, City Councilor Bruce Jones said today that he will enter the campaign. His move comes one day after City Coun- cilor Cindy Price withdrew as a candidate and poten- tially cleared a path for Dul- cye Taylor, the president of the Astoria Downtown His- toric District Association, to the November election. “I am pleased to Bruce Jones announce my intent to run for mayor of Asto- ria,” Jones said in a statement. “Serving on the City Council for the last year and eight months has been a privilege and great learn- ing experience. Working constructively through complex issues with diverse col- leagues, representing constituents from many different backgrounds and with dif- ferent perspectives and priorities has been invigorating and rewarding. “Two years ago I campaigned for coun- cil with a theme of ‘experience, judgment, integrity’ and I will continue to do so in the mayoral race. I am honored to enter the race By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian B randon Williams noticed something unusual when he approached an ATM at Wauna Federal Credit Union in Warren- ton in July. A man in front of him used two cards, and the machine projected an error mes- sage as he struggled to withdraw cash. Williams noticed the card slot seemed tight, the lighting on the ATM appeared off and some kind of mold had obvi- ously been placed on the outside surface. He poked the front of the slot and saw a loosely placed item inside. “I was like, ‘Yeah, somebody put a skimmer on the machine,” Williams said. Williams contacted police, and a skimmer — a small device inserted near card readers in ATMs to steal information — was indeed found. Days later, another skimmer was spotted at U.S. Bank in Astoria. Warrenton police — after reviewing and publicizing security footage — have spoken with a suspect, and an investi- gation is ongoing, Police Chief Mathew Workman said. Astoria police have not identified a suspect. It’s unclear if the incidents are related, but they involve two different types of devices. Williams, a private contractor who lives in Warrenton, started researching skimmers earlier this year after hearing about incidents in other parts of Oregon. “It’s a shame that we have systemic problems that lead to that kind of behav- ior,” Williams said. “In an evolving soci- ety, we need to educate ourselves.” The skimmer was apparently inside the ATM at Wauna Federal Credit Union for about 15 1/2 hours, while the device at U.S. Bank was more visible and likely placed shortly before it was discovered. “I don’t think anybody would’ve found that thing,” Williams said. Skimmers have been placed in ATMs, gas pumps and other machines at busi- nesses that read credit cards for decades, originally popping up throughout Europe. Initially, they were bulky and more visible. “You would have to find a really unob- servant person to fall for these,” said Mark Cooper, president of PKI Solutions, a Portland-based cybersecurity company. Over the years, skimmers have Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian and Warrenton Police Department See SKIMMERS:, Page 5A Above Inset: Brandon Williams points out where the skimmer was located on an ATM. The device can be seen connected to an ATM at the Wauna Federal Credit Union. See JONES, Page 5A Hairdresser to run for council Drafall has lived in Astoria for 31 years By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian Astoria City Council Ward 1 has a candi- date for the November election. David Drafall, a hairdresser at One Six Five West Bond beauty salon for 25 years, has filed for the downtown and west side seat. Ward 1 is represented by City Coun- cilor Zetty Nemlowill, who was elected in 2014 and has not announced whether she will seek a second term. Drafall, 54, has lived in David Drafall Astoria for 31 years. After growing up and attending school in Idaho, he served in the Air Force for about three years. He was honorably discharged after the military found out that he was gay, he said. See DRAFALL, Page 5A Frite & Scoop expands to Forest Grove Ice cream shop branches out By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Frite & Scoop, the gourmet ice cream shop that opened in Astoria nearly four years ago, is expanding to Forest Grove. Lisa and Kevin Malcolm moved to Astoria from Seattle several years ago and opened Frite & Scoop, serv- ing ice cream and Belgian-style fries, or frites. Earlier this year, the Mal- colms opened a seasonal ice cream cart at the Astoria Column through Labor Day weekend. “We’ve been busier than we’ve ever been before,” Lisa Malcolm Frite & Scoop Local ice cream shop Frite & Scoop is opening a location in Forest Grove. said. “We were more than twice as busy as we were last year. It feels like we’re bursting at the buttons a bit.” The Malcolms had resisted expanding to a second location, wor- ried they would not be able to rec- reate the magic of their shop on the Astoria Riverwalk. On a recent visit to Forest Grove for the first time, they noticed a vacant storefront at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Main Street downtown, a block away from Pacific Univer- sity. They later learned the space had previously hosted another ice cream shop, Connie’s Corner Cafe, and fell in love with the idea of opening a shop there. The Malcolms have made a habit of hiring local high schoolers. Their first employee from four years ago, Macen Fritz, had graduated and moved to Forest Grove to attend community college in Hillsboro. See SCOOP, Page 5A Frite & Scoop Macen Fritz, left, will be the product man- ager at Frite & Scoop’s new Forest Grove location, while Kylee Winlund will be store manager.