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T he C olumbia P ress 2 Public Safety Calls The Week Ahead a rrests t uesday • Halloween. Please drive carefully. • Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast, 8 a.m., Wet Dog Cafe, 144 11th St., Astoria. W ednesday • Warrenton Rotary Club, 7 a.m. at Dooger’s Restau- rant, 103 S. Hwy 101. • Drunken driving, 7:34 a.m. Oct. 14, Southwest 18 Street at Whiskey Road. Ian J. Miner, 24, of Warrenton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants. His blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.26 percent. An 18-year-old was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol. W ednesday • Warrant, 3:10 a.m. Oct. 14, 400 block Ridge Road. Caleb Daniel Connell, 29, of Warren- ton was arrested on an out- standing warrant for theft. • Warrenton-Hammond School District Finance Committee, noon, District Office, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave. • Theft and criminal trespassing, 6:08 p.m. Oct. 17, Fred Meyers. Tim D. Yaakola, 46, of Warren- ton was arrested on suspicion Public Meetings Road Work Work that could affect traffic in Clatsop County next week includes: • Tree-limb removal on Walluski Loop and Labiske Lane. • Roadside brush chopping in Knappa and Elsie areas. • Pavement crack sealing in the Knappa/Svensen area. • Logan Road will be closed to all traffic until mid-November for construction on the Stave- October 27, 2017 bolt Bridge. A detour is in place via Lewis and Clark Road. The bridge is 6 miles south of Miles Crossing. • Astoria-Megler Bridge: Bridge painting work continues through September 2018. Delays of up to 20 minutes are expected. • Highway 101 Business: Bridge rehabilitation on Old Youngs Bay and Lewis & Clark River bridges. Minor delays should be expected through November. of attempting to steal two space heaters and returning to a place from which he’d previously been trespassed. He was cite-re- leased. • Failure to appear warrant, 6:25 p.m. Oct. 20, Marlin Avenue at Les Schwab. Patrick R. Carlson, 29, with no known address was given a court date of Oct. 25 in Seaside Court. • Drunken driving, 5:19 p.m. Oct. 22, Main Avenue at Harbor Drive. Pedro Perez-Hernandez was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of intoxicants and was cited for failure to maintain lane and no operator’s license. His blood-al- cohol content was measured at 0.22 percent. t hefts • Vehicle burglary, 9:48 a.m. Oct. 13, 600 block Alternate Highway 101. More than $1300 in items stolen from vehicle. • Shoplifting, 6:40 p.m. Oct. 14, Hammond SuperMart. Two teenage girls attempted to take boxes of condoms before leav- ing the store. • Shoplifting, 7:25 p.m. Oct. 15, TJ Maxx. Thirty-two handbags valued at more than $4,000 were stolen by two women who cut security ropes and walked out the door with them. • Vehicle prowl, 9 a.m. Oct. 17, C latsop C ounty ’ s only Independent Weekly neWspaper Published by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Send news or address changes to: 5 N Highway 101 #500, Warrenton OR 97146 Cindy Yingst, Publisher/Editor (news@thecolumbiapress.net) 503-861-3331 Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.net) 802-579-1948 D.B. Lewis, Circulation (subscribe@thecolumbiapress.net) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC 400 block Southwest Cedar Avenue. Four vehicles rifled through; nothing of value taken. • Shoplifting, 3:47 p.m. Oct. 18, Fred Meyer. Female attempt- ed to steal makeup and was confronted by a loss-prevention officer. Suspect ran from the store. • Attempted shoplifting, 5:49 p.m. Oct. 18, Goodwill. Suspect trespassed from store. • Vehicle burglary, 12:57 p.m. Oct. 19, 92000 block Whiskey Lane. Truck broken into a float coat worth $450 was taken. • Vehicle burglary, 3:58 p.m. Oct. 22, 400 block South Main Avenue. Change taken from vehicle. s uspICIous CIrCumstanCes / dIsturbanCes V ehICles • Motorcycle crash, 6:38 p.m. Oct. 8, Northwest Warrenton Drive at 13th Street. Rider Mary Jo Gruhlkey, 62, of Astoria was taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital and then by Life Flight to Oregon Health Sciences Uni- versity in Portland. • Traffic stop, 4:55 p.m. Oct. 17, Warrenton Drive at Date Avenue. Driver cited for unsafe passing on left and driving with- out a license. • Unauthorized use of a vehicle, 1:47 p.m. Oct. 15, 1600 block Eight Court, Hammond. A relative using the vehicle said he planned to drive it off a cliff or shoot himself. He was taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. • Speeding, 12:55 a.m. Oct. 18, Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue. Driver cited for driving 67 in a 45 mph speed zone • Racially/sexually threatening note, noon Oct. 16, 100 block Southwest Birch Avenue. (and you get to learn something) A full-year subscription to The Columbia Press is just $26 by mail in-county. A full-year subscription outside Clatsop County is just $30 by mail. An online subscription is only $22 for a whole year! Name: ___________________________________ Address: _____________________ Please send payment to Phone: ___________________ The Columbia Press Email: ____________________ 5 N Hwy 101 #500 ____ ____ ____ • Illegal camping in motorhome, 7:20 p.m. Oct. 23. Occupant had a suspended driver’s license. Family member called to move the vehicle. • Man lying in road, 3:09 p.m. Oct. 9, 0-100 block Northeast Skipanon Drive. Intoxicated man assisted to his apartment nearby. Best deal in town In-county Out-of-county Online subscription • Domestic disturbance, 7:08 p.m. Oct. 23, 100 block North- west Fourth Street. Intoxicated couple were throwing glass items out the door onto the pavement. Both parties given warning. Warrenton OR 97146 You can also pay in person at The UPS Store • Two-vehicle collision with two injuries, 4:12 p.m. Oct. 19, High- way 101 and Windswept Road. • Two-vehicle collision with one injury, 11:52 a.m. Oct. 20, High- way 101 at Doogers. • Hit-and-run, 4:21 p.m. Oct. 20, 600 block South Highway 101. • Traffic stop, 9:25 p.m. Oct. 20, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. Driver cited for having no oper- ator’s license. • Two-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 3:27 p.m. Oct. 21, Highway 101 at Fred Meyer. • Running a stop sign, 11:25 p.m. Oct. 22, Harbor Drive at Main Avenue. Driver cited for failure to obey a traffic control device, driving without a license and driving without insurance. • Wreckless driving, 3:40 a.m. Oct. 23, Main Avenue at Harbor Drive. Driver cited for careless driving and no proof of insurance. f Ire Calls • Illegal burn, 7:04 p.m. Oct. 13, Continued on Page 3
