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The Week Ahead
Groups & Events
M onday
• Spring Break, Warrenton
and Astoria schools begin a
weeklong break today.
F riday
• Good Friday. Many Chris-
tians around the world pause
today to remember the death
of Christ.
t uesday
s aturday
• Astoria-Warrenton Area
Chamber of Commerce
networking breakfast, 7:45
a.m., Astoria Brewing Compa-
ny, 144 11th St., Astoria.
• Storytime at the library,
11 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
W ednesday
• TOPS Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
Info: 503-338-8214.
• Kiwanis Club of War-
renton, 1 p.m., Fultano’s, 78
Harbor Drive.
• Warrenton Rotary Club, 6
p.m., Dooger’s, 103 S. Highway
101.
Public Meetings
t uesday
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Astoria crews will perform road
maintenance on Dolphin Road
t heFts and Burglaries
• Tools stolen from shed, 1:09
p.m. March 15, 400 block Quin-
nat Street, Hammond. A chain
saw, weed eater and miscella-
neous garden tools worth $350
were taken.
• Vehicle burglary, 5:04 p.m.
March 16, Marlin Avenue near
Warrenton Kia. Taken were sev-
en bottles of prescription medi-
cation and a jacket.
• Clatsop County Board
of Commissioners, 6 p.m.,
857 Commercial St., Astoria.
t hursday
s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes /
• Clatsop County Recre-
ational Lands Planning
Advisory Board, 1 p.m.,
800 Exchange St., Fourth
Floor, Astoria.
Road Work
• Work crews contracted by
Clatsop County will continue
cleaning bridges throughout the
county. Drivers should proceed
with caution.
Public Safety Calls
• Possible attempted burglary,
12:14 p.m. March 20, 400 block
Northwest Ridge Road. Pry
marks found by front door lock
and rear sliding-glass door mold-
ing pulled out. No entry made.
W ednesday
and will clean Del Rey and Sun-
set Beach approaches.
• Knappa crews will clear road-
side brush in the Svensen/Knap-
pa areas.
• Jewell crews will do roadside
ditch cleaning in Hamlet.
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disturBanCes
• Offensive littering, 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 24, 1800 block Third Ave-
nue, Hammond
• Verbal disturbance, no time
listed on May 14, Costco. A man
and woman who were not mem-
bers caused a disturbance at the
store’s entrance when asked to
leave their backpacks and large
bags outside the store before
entering the food court. Both
parties were trespassed.
V ehiCles
• Traffic stop, 11:45 p.m. March
10, 0-100 block East Harbor
Drive.
• Vehicle vs. deer, 10:43 a.m.
March 14, Highway 101 at Mar-
lin Avenue. Driver and passen-
ger uninjured.
• Abandoned vehicle blocking
the road, 5:10 p.m. March 14,
Southwest First Street and
Southwest Birch Avenue. Vehi-
cle impounded.
• Hit and run, 7:30 a.m. March
16, Fred Meyer parking lot.
• Two-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, 2:28 p.m. March 17, Mar-
lin Avenue at Highway 101.
• Speeding, 12:48 p.m. March
19, Ridge Road at KOA. Driver
cited for going 68 in a 45 mph
zone.
• Two-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, 4 p.m. March 19, Highway
101 south of Neptune Drive.
One driver was cited for follow-
ing too closely.
• Trespassing, 10:30 a.m. March
20, Fred Meyer parking lot.
Woman sleeping in her vehicle
over many days. Driver was
trespassed from the location.
• Traffic stop, 2:26 a.m. March
21, Harbor Drive at Main Av-
enue. Driver cited for driving
while suspended.
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F ire and serViCe Calls
• Smoke alarm going off, 9:09
p.m. March 14, 900 block South-
west Cedar Avenue.
• Vehicle fire, 5:41 p.m. March 18,
Premarq Center.
• Arson, 8:55 a.m. March 19, Bat-
tery Russell, Fort Stevens State
Park. A couple saw smoke com-
ing from the fire control building
and notified a park ranger. The
fire had been smoldering for
a while and was quickly extin-
guished. While there was no
evidence to show what started
the fire, it was determined to be
arson. Damage was estimated at
$1000.
M ediCal Calls
• Male who’s weak and nauseous,
12:52 p.m. March 12, 300 block
South Main Avenue.
• Female toddler with head
wound, 3:43 p.m. March 12, 1100
block Northwest Ridge Road.
• Female with high blood pres-
sure, 7:21 p.m. March 12, 500
block Fleet Street.
• Male injured in fall, 2:53 p.m.
March 13, 90500 block Birdie
Drive.
• Unresponsive male child, 4:40
p.m. March 13, Fort Stevens
State Park.
• Intoxicated male who wants
transport, 3:15 p.m. March 14,
1600 block Northwest Warren-
ton Drive.
• Female who attempted suicide,
3:19 p.m. March 15, Clatsop
Behavioral Respite Center.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
2:25 p.m. March 17, Highway 101
and Marlin Avenue.
• Female who has cut her wrists,
7:03 p.m. March 17, Clatsop
Behavioral Respite Center.
• Unresponsive female, 8:11 a.m.
March 18, 33200 block Sunset
Beach Lane.
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