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Shoplifting: Many cases drug-related
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face jail time and more seri-
ous charges.
n oV . 14
A man who’d gone to Fred
Meyer to cash a check at the
service desk had his moun-
tain bike stolen by a shoplift-
er.
He’d left the bicycle just
inside the entrance near the
Redbox booth about 3:20
p.m. Nov. 14 and when he re-
turned a few minutes later it
was gone.
Police officers went to the
loss-prevention office and,
while looking through sur-
veillance tape, spotted the
man stealing the bike. He’d
also taken items from the
store. Both police and store
officers recognized the man
from previous shoplifting ar-
rests. This case is still under
investigation.
f rIday
Loss-prevention
officers
were walking the sales floor
on Black Friday when they
spotted a man take clothes,
heavy-duty gloves, a watch,
flashlight and batteries and
leave the store without pay-
ing.
When confronted, he re-
turned to the store, but then
attempted to get away with
the stolen items, grabbing a
female officer and pushing
the store’s manager, who had
come to her assistance. He
struggled with the manager,
who got him under control
until police arrived.
Kevin Glegor, 29, of Asto-
ria told police he was recent-
ly homeless and needed the
items to survive.
He was booked for shoplift-
ing and strong-arm robbery.
Officers discovered he also is
on post-prison supervision.
s aturday -s unday
On Saturday, a man who’d
been trespassed previously
from Fred Meyer returned
to the store and stole a
sweatshirt.
The next day, during the
police investigation of the
case, they went to a home on
King Street, where the sus-
pected thief had been staying.
The homeowner told them
the man had just left to go to
Fred Meyer with a friend.
When officers walked into
the grocery side, a cashier
told them a man had just rid-
den his bicycle through the
store without paying for gro-
ceries, according to a police
report.
An officer driving up to the
other end of the store spotted
the man riding away.
The thief ditched the bike
at Highway 101 and Neptune
and ran into the brush. The
sheriff’s K-9 unit was called
in for assistance and the man
eventually surrendered.
Patrick Ray Carlson, 28, of
Warrenton was arrested on
suspicion of shoplifting, crim-
inal trespassing, burglary and
resisting arrest.
The friend who was with
him, Paige A. Hart, 29, of
Warrenton, was arrested for
investigation of criminal tres-
passing.
m onday
On Monday, the loss-pre-
vention office was notified
that a woman who had pre-
viously stolen items from the
store was back.
Summer watched her take
an Adidas tote bag and stash
items from the apparel de-
partment inside. Next she
went to the home department
and took batteries.
Then she went into the
women’s
restroom
and
changed clothes and shoes
and attempted to impair the
security tag. She then walked
past the checkout area and
out of the store.
When the loss-prevention
officer stopped her, she re-
fused to return to the store
and when the officer attempt-
ed to take back the items in
the bag, the woman fought
with her, according to a po-
lice report. Eventually she
ran off the property and, once
police arrived, they searched
the area and contacted near-
by businesses.
Inside the bags, officers
found illegal drugs, a box of
syringes and other drug par-
aphernalia as well as a filled-
out job application for Jim’s
Roadside Grill, according to
police.
Police learned the 29-year-
old Astoria woman is on
probation for possession of
a controlled substance and
they were attempting to con-
tact her through her proba-
tion officer and the address
on the application.
3
City names public works director
The Columbia Press
Collin Stelzig has been
named public works direc-
tor for the city of Warren-
ton, effective today.
He replaces Jim Dunn,
who left the post after just
a year to accept a position
as parks superintendent for
the city of Gresham.
Stelzig was hired as city
engineer in January 2016.
Prior to that, he served for 11
years as the city’s consultant
on levy certification.
“Collin is already well
versed in the city’s infra-
structure needs and issues,”
City Manager Linda Eng-
bretson said. “He has lived
and worked in the area for
many years and is very fa-
Public Safety Calls
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Two teenage boys were cited for
being a minor in possession of
alcohol and marijuana.
f Ire Calls
• Fire alarm, 9:40 a.m. Nov. 21,
Coast Guard Air Station.
m edICal Calls
• Female with chest pain, 11:26
a.m. Nov. 20. 100 block South-
east Neptune Avenue.
• Female fall patient, 12:07 p.m.
Nov. 20, 2200 block Southeast
Dolphin Avenue.
• Female with leg pain having
difficulty breathing, 6 p.m. Nov.
21, 200 block SW Alder Avenue.
• Male infant having difficulty
breathing, 4:54 a.m. Nov. 22,
2200 block Southeast Hebe.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 9:57 a.m. Nov. 22, 1500
block Southwest Pine Drive.
• Female with severe cut on leg,
1:48 p.m. Nov. 22, 1400 block
Southeast Discovery Lane.
• Female who fell needs help up,
6:10 p.m. Nov. 22, 1100 block
Northwest Warrenton Drive.
• Male fall patient, 6:19 p.m. Nov.
23, 100 block Northwest Fourth
Street.
• Male with low blood pressure,
12:52 p.m. Nov. 24, 500 block
Pacific Drive.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 9:49 a.m. Nov. 25, 100 block
Northwest Date Avenue.
• Female with difficulty breathing,
4:52 a.m. Nov. 26, 0-100 block
East Harbor Drive.
• Male child who fell from cart,
12:52 p.m. Nov. 26, Fred Meyer.
miliar with the community.
We’re happy to have Collin
step into the role ... as we all
work together to see War-
renton continue as a great
community to work, live
and play.”
The city engineer position
will be revised to make it
more like a project manager
post, she said.
There are big projects on
Stelzig’s plate. The city is
constructing a sewer force
main that included boring
under the Skipanon River,
extending a water line to
Hammond, replacing all the
city’s residential water me-
ters and doing a large study
to help determine how and
where water is leaking from
the system.