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T he C olumbia P ress 2 Public Safety Calls Public Meetings T uesday • Clatsop County Fair Board, time, Exhibit Hall, Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria. Tuesday W ednesday • Warrenton-Hammond School District Finance Committee, noon, district office, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave. T hursday • Warrenton Planning Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. The Week Ahead W ednesday • Warrenton Sunrise Ro- tary, 7 a.m., Dooger’s Restau- rant, 103 S. Highway 101. • TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap- tist Church, 30 N.E. First St. Info: 503-338-8214. T hursday • Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Staples, 1629 S.E. Ensign Lane. February 2, 2018 a rrests • Drunken driving, 8:17 p.m. Jan. 23, Northwest Warrenton Drive at Northwest 11th Street. Bobby Alfred Robinson, 52, of Ham- mond was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants and booked at Clatsop County Jail, where his blood-alcohol was recorded at 0.16 percent. • Shoplifting, 3:45 p.m. Jan. 25, Fred Meyer. April R. Miller, 23, of Astoria was arrested on sus- picion of theft III and released pending a court hearing. • Suspicious woman riding bike, 3:31 p.m. Jan. 27, near Joann’s Fabrics. Paige A. Hart, 29, of Warrenton was arrested for investigation of possessing a controlled substance/heroin. • Trespassing, 10:48 a.m. Jan. 27, Hammond Marina. John Coetzee, 57, of Hammond was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing. • Warrant, 11:57 p.m. Jan. 27, 0-100 block Harbor Drive. Matthew A. Sitser, 40, of Seaside was arrested on a failure to ap- pear warrant. • Speeding, 2:57 p.m. Jan. 28, Ridge Road at Ninth Street. Brianna Lynn Levisohn, 29, of Warrenton was arrested for fail- ing to carry and present a license and cited for going 60 in a 45 mph zone, operating a vehicle without driving privileges and driving without insurance. She was released pending a court hearing. • Traffic stop, 7 p.m. Jan. 28, Southeast Second Street and Marlin Avenue. Jacob E. Terrill, 31, of Seaside was served with a contempt of court warrant and released pending a court hear- ing. • Drunken driving, 2:54 a.m. Jan. 29, Southwest First Street and South Main Avenue. Dominic Fredrick Caci, 30, of Warrenton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants and cited for refus- ing to take a breath test. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail. • Traffic stop, 8:15 a.m. Jan. 29, Highway 101 at Harbor Drive. Paul R. Barkowski, 63, of Vancouver, Wash., was arrested for failing to carry and present a license and cited for having no operator’s license and failing to carry proof of insurance. He was released pending a court hearing. s uspICIous CIrCumstanCes / d IsturbanCes 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@thecolumbia- press.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 • Neglected turtle, 3:37 p.m. Jan. 25, 1500 block Honeysuck- le Loop. Woman believes her son-in-law is not caring for the family’s turtle while his wife is in the hospital. • Dog attack, 7:27 p.m. Jan. 25, 800 block Fifth Avenue, Ham- mond. A couple reported their landlord’s black lab attacked their Yorkshire terrier, who has been hospitalized at the vet’s overnight. • Elk fighting with dogs, 8:27 a.m. Jan. 26, Eighth Street at South Main Avenue. A four- point bull elk was inside a fenced yard sparring with the dogs and the fence; Fish and Game officers were called. Even- tually the elk got in a dispute with another elk and ran off. • Possible animal abuse, 2 a.m. Jan. 28, South Main Avenue near Eight Street. A couple from Estacada reported seeing a woman beating a dog in the middle of the road. An officer found the woman, who’d put the dog into her car and driven away. The dog appeared to be happy and responsive with no visible injuries. The owner said her dog had jumped out and she was just putting it back in. V ehICles • Reckless driving, 8:32 a.m. Jan 24, Youngs Bay Bridge. A 64-year-old Seaside man was ticketed for careless driving after nearly causing a head-on collision by passing a motorist on the bridge. • Hit and run, 2:39 p.m. Jan 26, Fred Meyer parking lot. F Ire /s erVICe Calls • Need help turning fire alarm off, 4:22 a.m. Jan. 23, 1600 block E Harbor Drive. • Strong odor of gasoline, 10:33 a.m. Jan. 23, 900 block Fifth Avenue. • Smell of ammonia, 11:54 a.m. Jan. 24, 600 block Pacific Drive, Hammond. Road Work • Tillamook: A major project to improve traffic on U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 6 in downtown Tillamook will cause traffic disruptions. It’s expected to be complete in the fall. • Astoria: Work continues through July on the Asto- ria-Meglar Bridge’s $20 million painting and im- provement project. • Olney: Crews will chop brush along roadsides. • Knappa: Road maintenance will be done on Hillcrest Loop. • Hamlet: Crews will cut brush and perform shoulder maintenance. • Smoke in house, 9:53 a.m. Jan. 25, 1800 block South Main Avenue. • Chimney fire, 8:35 p.m. Jan. 27, 500 block Southwest Harbor Place. • Explosion and smoke, 11:08 p.m. Jan. 27, Honeysuckle Loop and Willow Drive. m edICal Calls • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 12:26 a.m. Jan. 23, 800 block King Salmon Place. • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 2:51 a.m. Jan. 23, 90900 block South Highway 101. • Female fall patient, 11:01 a.m. Jan. 23, 90900 block South Highway 101. • Male child with difficulty breathing, 2:25 a.m. Jan. 25, 500 block Pacific Drive, Hammond. • Female using medical alarm, 3:18 a.m. Jan. 25, 2000 block Southeast Chokeberry Avenue. • Female feeling faint, 11:36 a.m. Jan. 25, 1500 block Southeast Discovery Lane. • Male with possible heart attack, 12:44 p.m. Jan. 25, 1100 block Southeast 19th Street. • Female took ground-level fall, 2:24 p.m. Jan. 25, 1600 block Southeast Ensign Lane. • Female with back pain, 6:08 a.m. Jan. 26, 500 block Jetty Street, Hammond. • Male passed out, 11:46 a.m. Jan. 26, Lewis Road and Sunset Beach Lane. • Male passed out in running car, 7:28 a.m. Jan. 27, 500 block Northwest Ninth Street. • Juvenile male with hallucina- tions, 8:07 a.m. Jan. 27, 500 block Pacific Drive, Hammond. • Suicidal female who’s removing stitches, 11:10 a.m. Jan. 27, Clat- sop Behavioral Respite Center. • Female with high blood pres- sure, 3:44 p.m. Jan. 27, 32500 block Turlay Lane. • Female with chest pain, 4:42 a.m. Jan. 28, 90900 block South Highway 101. • Suicidal female who’s cutting her arms, 8:32 p.m. Jan 28, Clat- sop Behavioral Respite Center.
