T he C olumbia P ress
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April 6, 2018
Public Safety Calls
t hefts / Burglaries
• Employee theft, 12:22 a.m.
March 23, Fred Meyer. Jeremy
Robert Hahn, 39, of Warrenton
was arrested on suspicion of
theft II and released pending a
court hearing.
s uspiCious CirCumstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Malicious mischief, 2:56 p.m.
The Week Ahead
Groups & Events
Public Meetings
t uesday
t uesday
• Warrenton Alzheimer’s
Support Group, 2 p.m.,
Northwest Senior and Disabil-
ity Services, 2002 S.E. Choke-
berry Ave. Info: 503-738-6412.
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Clatsop Community Col-
lege Board, 6:30 p.m. Room
219 of Columbia Hall, 1651
Lexington 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 St.
• LGBTIQ Group, 6 p.m.,
Astoria Armory, 1636 Exchange
St., Astoria.
• Astoria-Warrenton Area
Chamber of Commerce
Business After Hours, 5:30
p.m., Gimre’s Shoes, 239 14th
St., Astoria.
s aturday
• Storytime at the library, 11
a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
W ednesday
• Warrenton-Hammond
School District board, 6
p.m. work session on budget,
7 p.m. regular meeting, War-
renton High School Library,
1700 S. Main Ave.
• Clatsop County Board
of Commissioners, 6 p.m.,
857 Commercial St.
• Warrenton Business
Association, 5:30 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
t hursday
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
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March 27, Warrenton Commu-
nity Library. An outside electri-
cal box was tampered with and a
padlock opened.
• Disorderly conduct, 10:15 p.m.
March 27, Warrenton Mini Mart
parking lot. Joe W. Blackler, 36,
of Warrenton was arrested on
suspicion of disorderly conduct
II and booked at Clatsop County
Jail, where his blood-alcohol
was recorded at 0.17 percent.
• Check fraud, 11:40 a.m. March
28, 1800 block First Avenue. A
man received a phony check for
an item placed on Craigslist.
• Found dogs, 7:58 a.m. March
29, Third Street and South Main
Avenue. A small tan dog wear-
ing a bright orange collar and
a small black dog with a black
shoulder harness were running
loose and had no tags or identi-
fication. They were taken to the
county animal shelter.
• Disturbance, 10:53 p.m. March
31, campground loop C, Fort
Stevens State Park. Occupants
agreed to quiet.
t raffiC
• Car vs. motorcycle, noninju-
ry, 8:56 p.m. March 26, 800
block Peacock Avenue, Ham-
mond. Mason L. Watkins, 24,
of Hammond, who was driving
a 2010 Honda Accord, struck
the back of a motorcycle being
driven by Richard Ganoe, 61,
of Hammond. Watkins, who
left the scene and drove to her
home, was arrested on suspicion
of reckless driving and failing
to perform the duties of a driver
when property is damaged.
• Expired plates, 2:35 p.m. March
27, South Main Avenue at Sec-
ond Street. Morgan Van Jarrett,
33, of Seaside was arrested on
suspicion of failing to carry and
present a driver’s license and
cited for driving while suspend-
ed and expired plates.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
1:31 p.m. March 28, Highway 101
at the Premarq Center. One driv-
er cited for following too closely.
f ire and serviCe Calls
• Provide mutual aid for structure
fire, 8:40 p.m. March 28, 1223 S.
Roosevelt Drive Seaside.
• Assist OSP with rescue tools,
2 p.m. March 29, 2300 block
Southeast Dolphin Avenue.
• Burn pile, 11:30 a.m. March 31,
200 block Tyee Street.
• Drunken driving, 2:15 a.m.
March 31, North Main Avenue
at Harbor Drive. Holly Jean
Stevens, 45, of Warrenton was
arrested on suspicion of driving
• Female passed out beside road,
12:03 a.m. March 26, 0-100
block Northeast Heron Drive.
• Female who fell and injured
shoulder, 11:36 p.m. March 27,
1200 block Third Avenue.
• Female having possible seizures,
11:47 a.m. March 29, 1100 block
Northwest Ridge Road.
• Female child with cut hand,
12:44 p.m. March 29, 0-100
block Southeast 15 Street.
• Female with dizziness, 8:09
a.m. March 31, 90900 block
Highway 101.
• Male with unknown problem,
12:43 p.m. March 31, Fort Ste-
vens State Park ranger station.
• Male unconscious in boat, 1:04
p.m. March 31, Warrenton Mari-
na sport dock.
• Deceased male, 10:29 a.m. April
1, 0-100 block Juniper Avenue.
• Female with gastrointestinal
issues, 1:08 p.m. April 1, 33600
block Perkins Lane.
• Female sleeping in pickup, 8:44
p.m. April 1, 1600 block East
Harbor Drive.
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• Vehicle and trailer in ditch, non-
injury, 9:49 a.m. April 1, High-
way 101 at Young’s Bay Plaza.
• Single-vehicle crash with driver
leaving scene, 10:27 a.m. April 2,
200 block South Main Avenue.
An Astoria man had fallen asleep
at the wheel and the car jumped
the curb, plowed through a bush
and almost hit a phone pole. He
told officers he’d left the scene
to find the police station, which,
he learned, was right next to the
crash scene.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
3:10 p.m. March 28, Highway
101 at Home Depot.
• Four-vehicle hit-and-run, 7:01
a.m. March 31, 400 block South
Main Avenue. An unknown
vehicle struck two cars, pushing
one of them into the hitch of a
parked trailer and damaging all.
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under the influence of intoxi-
cants and cited for driving while
suspended. She was booked at
Clatsop County Jail where her
blood-alcohol content was re-
corded at 0.12 percent.
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