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March 2, 2018 T he C olumbia P ress 2 Public Safety Calls The Week Ahead W ednesday • 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, Bank of the Pacific, 651 Marlin Ave. s aTurday • Storytime at the library, 11 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave. Public Meetings M onday • Airport Advisory Com- mittee, 4 pm., airport terminal. W ednesday • Warrenton-Hammond Schools Finance Commit- tee, noon, district office, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave. a rrests • Warrant, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, 1500 block South Main Avenue. Caleb Daniel Connell, 30, of Warrenton was arrested on a probation warrant and released pending a court appearance. t hefts / BurglarIes • Theft of package, 10:20 a.m. Feb. 22, 0-100 block Southwest Birch Court. Man reports a package delivered by FedEx was stolen off his front porch. • Theft from vehicle, 1:14 p.m. Feb. 23, 1200 block Third Av- enue, Hammond. Man reports theft of a tool box, drill with charger and deck screws valued at $130. s uspICIous CIrCumstanCes / dIsturBanCes • Possible drug activity, 4:30 p.m. Feb. 12, restrooms at Kampers West. Male subject could not be located and no signs of drug usage were found. • Trespassing, 10:01 a.m. Feb. 16, 900 block Southwest Cedar Drive. Christopher Todd Ander- son, 50, of Astoria was cited for criminal trespassing. • Check fraud, 2:40 p.m. Feb. 16, Warrenton Mini Mart. Man used phony check to purchase gift card. • Damaged telephone wire box, 10:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Warrenton High School. • Suspicious items found on ve- hicles, 7 a.m. Feb. 21, Trina and Ron’s Bar & Grill. Turned out to be a prank by an employee. • Disturbance, 4:38 p.m. Feb. 22, 500 block Northwest Ridge Road. Medics called to treat a male assault victim. James Har- old McCoubrey, 29, was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault. • Found bicycle, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 23, Costco. • Drug paraphernalia and haz- ardous waste left in campground restrooms, 11:15 a.m. Feb. 23, Fort Stevens State Park. • Dog bite, 10:01 p.m. Feb. 23, 700 block Fifth Avenue, Ham- mond. A man reported the mixed-breed dog he recently adopted from the shelter bit him twice, leaving bite marks and drawing blood. Animal taken to shelter for quarantine. • Dogs at large, 4:29 p.m. Feb. 24, Fred Meyer loading area. • Vehicle in Hammond Mooring basin after hours, 10:33 p.m. Feb. 25. Amorous couple asked to move along. V ehICles 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.com) 503-861-3331 Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.com) 802-579-1948 D.B. Lewis, Circulation (subscribe@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC • Two-vehicle collision, 8:45 p.m. Feb. 15, Harbor Drive at Gale- na Street. One driver cited for following too closely. • Vehicle vs. bicycle, 5:15 p.m. Feb. 16, Harbor Drive near King Street. Two witnesses identified a man walking from the scene as the man who had ridden a bicy- cle into oncoming traffic. Donald Curtis Castle, 47, of Astoria denied riding the bike. He was taken to the hospital for a health check and became combative with health workers. He was arrested on suspicion of sec- ond-degree disorderly conduct. • Traffic stop, 4:20 p.m. Feb. 19, Marlin Avenue at Highway 101. Driver cited for driving unin- sured. • Vehicle off the road, noninjury, 9:53 a.m. Feb. 20, Peter Iredale parking lot Fort Stevens. • Traffic stop, 12:25 p.m. Feb. 20, four-way stop. Driver cited for driving while suspended. • Two-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 2:05 p.m. Feb. 21, Fred Meyer parking lot near gas pumps. • Traffic stop, 8:30 a.m. Feb. 23, Ridge Road near soccer fields. Driver cited for driving while suspended. • Speeding, 8:50 a.m. Feb. 23, Ridge Road near Parkview apartments. Driver cited for going 63 in a 45 mph zone. • Two-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 10 a.m. Feb. 23, parking lot at Warrenton Kia. • Traffic stop, 5:40 p.m. Feb. 24, Highway 101 at Neptune. Driver cited for failing to obey a traffic control device and driving with- out insurance. • Traffic stop, 9:15 p.m. Feb. 25, Ensign Lane at Highway 101. Driver cited for having no insurance. • Traffic stop, 11 p.m. Feb. 25, four-way stop. Driver cited for failing to obey a traffic control device. • Vehicle slid off road under icy conditions, noninjury, 4:14 a.m. Feb. 26, Highway 101 at west end of Youngs Bay Bridge. m edICal Calls • Female fall patient, 5:51 a.m. Feb. 19, 200 block Southwest Alder Avenue. • Male with altered level of con- sciousness, 6:56 a.m. Feb. 19, 1000 block King Salmon Place. • Two people passed out in a car, 11 a.m. Feb. 19, 0-100 block North Highway 101. • Female with chest pain, 1:59 p.m. Feb. 19, 1600 block South- east Ensign Lane. • Male with possible allergic reaction, 7:24 p.m. Feb. 19, 1600 block Southeast Ensign Lane. • Female possible suicide at- tempt, 10:06 a.m. Feb. 20, 300 block Lake Drive. • Male with possible seizure, 10:23 a.m. Feb. 20, 1000 block King Salmon Place. • Male exposed to cold, 8:50 p.m. Feb. 21, Warrenton Police Department. • Female with loss of conscious- ness, 2:27 p.m. Feb. 25, 100 block South Highway 101. • Female fall patient, 2:41 p.m. Feb. 25, 90900 block Highway 101. • Female who’s dizzy and not feeling well, 9:16 p.m. Feb. 25, Clatsop Behavioral Respite Center.