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T he C olumbia P ress 2 Public Safety Calls The Week Ahead a rrests T uesday • Warrenton Caregiver’s Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Northwest Senior and Dis- ability Services, 2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave. Info: 503- 738-6412. W ednesday • Warrenton Sunrise Ro- tary, 7 a.m., Dooger’s Restau- rant, 103 S. Hwy 101. • Kiwanis Club of War- renton, 1 p.m., Fultano’s, 78 Harbor Drive. T hursday • Thankful Hearts Com- munitywide Thanksgiving Celebration, noon to 3 p.m., Warrenton Community Cen- ter, 170 S.W. Third St. s aTurday • Light up downtown Asto- ria, 5:30 p.m., corner of 12th and Commercial streets. Public Meetings T uesday • Port of Astoria Board of Directors, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1, Suite 209, Astoria. W ednesday • Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., 857 Commercial St., Astoria. November 17, 2017 • Suspicious circumstances, 10:21 p.m. Nov. 7, 1600 block Southeast Ensign. Caller reports two subjects sitting in a vehicle outside the business for the past 30 minutes. Raymon Wayne Littell, 41, of Sweet Home was booked at Clatsop County Jail on a warrant out of Linn County. • Criminal trespassing, 6:38 p.m. Nov. 8, Fred Meyer. Store personnel reported a man who’d previously been trespassed from the store had returned. Jason Eric Cothren, 41, of Long Beach, Wash., was arrested on a warrant as well as criminal trespassing. • Shoplifting, 3:20 p.m. Nov. 9, Fred Meyer. Dylan Andrew Johnson, 23, of Seaside was arrested on suspicion of stealing $318 worth of items and cited for unlawful possession of psilo- cybin mushrooms. • Strangulation, 4:55 a.m. Nov. 13, 400 block Northwest Ridge Road. Woman reported her boyfriend became irate with her while she looked for a flashlight during the power outage and he strangled her and threatened her. Stephen Keith Switzer, 49, of Warrenton was booked at Clatsop County Jail on 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 suspicion of strangulation and menacing. Alder Court. Taken was $135 in cash. • Theft of license plates, 2:47 a.m. Nov. 14, 600 block East Harbor Place. Woman reported her ex-boyfriend took the license plates from her friend’s vehicle. Mitchell Ray Kemp-Olson, 23, of Astoria was arrested for theft III and released, pending a court hearing. • Theft from motel room, 12:12 p.m. Nov. 8, Shilo Inn. Manager reports guests stole a TV from one of the rooms. The man was identified on surveillance video and agreed to pay for the TV. t hefts • Vehicle burglary, 8:13 a.m. Nov. 2, 0-100 block Northwest Birch Court. Items taken were $4,000 cash, a 9 mm handgun with magazine, and 200 music CDs. • Vehicle burglary, 8:22 a.m. Nov. 2, 1200 block Southwest Cedar Avenue. Items taken include tools, cash, a parks pass and a full coffee punch card. • Vehicle burglary, 7:03 a.m. Nov. 6, 900 block Southwest Ce- dar Drive. Taken were watches, loose change and sunglasses. • Vehicle burglary, 8:11 a.m. Nov. 6, 1900 block South Main Avenue. Taken were gloves, a hunting jacket and sunglasses. • Vehicle burglary, 6:20 p.m. Nov. 6, First and Birch streets. Two knives taken and vehicle rifled. • Garage broken into and two vehicles burglarized, 6:55 a.m. Nov. 9, 100 block Southwest • Vehicle burglary, 8:30 a.m. Nov. 9, Bayview Apartments. Taken was $500 cash from a wallet. • Theft in progress, 2:12 p.m. Nov. 9, Costco. Three men were in the process of stealing three $500 security cameras. When officers arrived, two men had disappeared into the forest behind the store, a third was caught as he walked along Ensign, but he did not have any property with him. Two of three cameras were recovered. Investi- gation is ongoing. • Burglary of two vehicles, 8 a.m. Nov. 10, 1600 block of Eighth Avenue, Hammond. Taken were a vape pen and change. • Vehicle burglary, 5:44 a.m. Nov. 11, 1200 block Northwest Warrenton Drive. More than $3,000 worth of hunting items were taken, including a box of ammunition. • Fraud, 9:45 p.m. Nov. 12, 1600 block Honeysuckle Loop. Wom- an reports she was scammed in purchase of a puppy online. Best deal in town (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. Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.net) An online subscription is only $22 for a whole year! 802-579-1948 Name: ___________________________________ Address: _____________________ Please send payment to Phone: ___________________ The Columbia Press Email: ____________________ 5 N Hwy 101 #500 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 In-county Out-of-county Online subscription ____ ____ ____ After paying a partial payment, she learned later to scammers in an Asian country, the recipients threatened to harm her family if she didn’t pay more. Case recom- mended to be turned over to FBI or Department of Homeland Security. • Vehicle burglary, 7:15 a.m. Nov. 13, 100 block Northwest Fourth Street. Vehicle rifled; nothing taken. s uspICIous CIrCumstanCes / dIsturBanCes • Found property, 8:14 a.m. Nov. 9, four-way stop. Caller reports property scattered on the ground at Main Avenue and Harbor Drive. Officers found a loose bill and pieces of a Samsung Galaxy phone. • Counterfeit bill, 8:35 a.m. Nov. 12, Trina and Ron’s Place. No description of person who paid with the bill. • Disturbance, 4:53 p.m. Nov. 13, Warrenton Urgent Care Clin- ic. A transient female, 61, was refusing the leave and shouting. An officer gave her a ride to her pharmacy in Astoria. V ehICles • Two-vehicle noninjury collision, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3, Highway 101 near Harbor Drive. • Vehicle vs. deer 6 p.m. Nov. 3, Highway 101 near Marlin Avenue. • Traffic stop, 4:45 p.m. Nov. 4, Ensign at Highway 101. Driver cited for expired tags and driving without insurance. • Hit-and-run, 2:14 p.m. Nov. 7, Fred Meyer parking lot. • Two-vehicle collision, one in- jury, 5:29 p.m. Nov. 7, Highway 101 at Harbor Drive. One driver had neck injuries and was taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital by Medix. The other driver was cited for following too closely. Warrenton OR 97146 • Two-vehicle noninjury collision, 5:55 p.m. Nov. 7, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. One driver cited for failing to obey a traffic control device. You can also pay in person at The UPS Store • Two-vehicle noninjury collision, 3:02 p.m. Nov. 9, Highway 101 at Continued on Page 3
