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May 25, 2018
Public Safety Calls
W arrants
• Warrant served, 2:30 p.m. May
16, Warrenton Police Depart-
ment. Dylan James Krizan, 24,
of Astoria was arrested for an
outstanding municipal court
warrant.
• Warrant served, 12:19 p.m.
May 21, Warrenton Mini Mart.
Alexander James Arvin, 33, no
known address, was arrested on
a Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office
warrant and booked at Clatsop
County Jail.
t hefts /B urglaries
• Stolen cell phone, 1:59 p.m.
May 17, 1600 block South Main
Avenue. Man believes his former
roommate took his phone when
he moved out.
• Missing cell phone, 7:49 p.m.
May 17, Ross Dress for Less. A
customer reported his Samsung
The Week Ahead
Public Meetings
t uesday
• Clatsop Community Col-
lege Board, special board
meeting/executive session,
6:30 p.m., Columbia Hall
Room 219, 1651 Lexington
Ave., Astoria
t hursday
t uesday
• Astoria-Warrenton Cha-
mer networking breakfast,
7:45 a.m., Astoria Brewing Co.,
144 11th St., Astoria.
• Warrenton High School
senior scholarship assem-
bly, 9 a.m., 1700 S. Main Ave.
W ednesday
Groups & Events
• TOPS, 10 a.m., First Baptist
Church, 30 N.E. First St. Info:
503-338-8214.
• Warrenton High All-
School awards assembly, 1
p.m., gym, 1700 S. Main Ave.
s unday
s aturday
• County Recreational
Lands Planning Advisory
Board, 1 p.m., 800 Exchange
St., Fourth Floor, Astoria.
• Astoria Sunday Market,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along 12th
Street in downtown Astoria.
• Storytime at the library,
11 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
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• Shoplifting, 11:30 a.m. May 18,
Staples. A man concealed a Blue-
tooth boom box under his shirt
and ran from the store.
couple living at the KOA. Daniel
Martin Keach, 32, of Warren-
ton was arrested on suspicion
of menacing and unlawful use
of a weapon. He was booked at
Clatsop County Jail.
• Wallet stolen, 12:02 p.m. May
21, Fred Meyer. Man reported his
wallet was missing. It was found
in the planters outside; $80 cash
was taken but credit cards were
still in the wallet.
• Trespassing, 8:10 p.m. May 19,
Fred Meyer. Joshua Scott McK-
ey, 27, of Seaside was arrested
for criminal trespassing after
returning to the store after previ-
ously being trespassed.
• Lost property, 8:46 a.m. May
21, Warrenton Police Depart-
ment. A man reported his South
Dakota driver’s license was
missing.
• Found property, 2 p.m. May 20,
Costco. A man reported someone
left two California license plates
in the back of his pickup; plates
were registered to Hertz in Los
Angeles.
S-8 valued at $700 was missing.
• Stolen bicycle, 5:09 p.m. May
21, 0-100 block Southeast 15th
Street. A purple and white Road-
master worth $140 was taken.
• Vehicle prowl, 8:49 p.m. May
21, Goodwill parking lot. A
couple reported someone stole
a Garmin GPS unit and a black
fishing pole from his vehicle. Val-
ue of items was listed as $300.
s uspiCious CirCumstanCes /
d isturBanCes
• Criminal mischief, 2:47 p.m.
May 14, 1000 block South Main
Avenue. Tire slashed.
• Harassment, 11:56 a.m. May 16,
1600 block Harrison. Debanie N.
Horn, 20, of Astoria was cited for
criminal telephone harassment.
• Elk hazing, 1:05 p.m. May 18,
Southwest Juniper Avenue. A
black pickup was chasing elk
around in the neighborhood.
• Disturbance, 2:40 p.m. May
18, Costco. Two transients were
panhandling patrons leaving the
business. The group moved to
the corner of Ensign and Discov-
ery lanes.
• Fight, 7:09 p.m. May 18, Dairy
Queen. Three transients, one of
them armed with a knife, were
arguing. Parties were separated.
• Road rage and brandishing
a firearm, 2:22 p.m. May 19,
Hammond Fire Department. A
24-year-old female driver from
Astoria reported a man driving a
white Dodge Neon pointed a gun
at her when she pulled beside
him and told her “stop riding my
a- -” The vehicle was traced to a
• Disturbance, 7:53 p.m. May
20, Warrenton Mini Mart. A
57-year-old Warrenton man was
trespassed from the business.
• Criminal mischief, 11:42 a.m.
May 21, 0-100 block Southwest
14th Place. Tire slashed.
• Disturbance, 2:23 a.m. May 21,
transient camp behind Goodwill.
One man threatened a second
man, who called police. An offi-
cer advised the frightened man
to camp elsewhere.
• Noisy neighbors, Noon May
22, 500 block Jetty Street. Man
complained his neighbor’s child
was jumping off the furniture
and it shook the beams in his
apartment.
V ehiCles
• Hit and run, 9:57 a.m. May 4,
Fred Meyer. Follow up at noon,
May 17, with video surveillance
showing the suspect driver using
a card in the grocery store. It was
traced to an Astoria resident.
Ashley D. Morris, 40, was given
a criminal citation for failing to
perform the duties of a driver
involved in a crash and cited for
driving uninsured.
• Hit and run, 8:24 a.m. May 12,
Northwest Fourth Street west of
North Main Avenue.
• Traffic stop, 12:14 a.m. May
15, Highway 101 at Youngs Bay
Bridge. Andrew Brian Gessford,
24, of Astoria was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants/drugs.
• Hit and run, 9:53 a.m. May 16,
Warrenton Marina.
• Vehicle vs. pole, noninjury, 8:51
p.m. May 16, 1200 block Lake
Drive.
• Speeding, 9:05 p.m. May 16,
Lake Drive at Pacific Ridge.
Driver cited for going 65 in a 45
mph zone.
• Vehicle vs. parked car, noninju-
ry, 9:53 p.m. May 16, 200 block
Southwest Second Street.
• Hit and run, 12:17 p.m. May 17,
Neptune at Highway 101. A man
driving a gray Chevy Trailblazer
clipped another vehicle and did
not stop to exchange informa-
tion. The following day, the same
vehicle was found at the north
end of Sixth Street in Astoria
after another driving complaint.
Chad Philip Ivany, 43, of Ros-
burg, Wash., was arrested on
suspicion of failing to perform
the duties of a driver in a crash
and cited for driving uninsured.
• Traffic stop, 2:47 p.m. May
15, Neptune near Fred Meyer
entrance. Driver cited for driving
without insurance.
• Traffic stop, 12:42 p.m. May
17, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Driver cited for having expired
license plates.
• Hit and run, 3:44 p.m. May 18,
Alexandroff Dental parking lot.
• Unauthorized use of a motor ve-
hicle, 12:29 p.m. May 20, 0-100
block Northwest Birch Avenue.
A man accused his sometime
live-in girlfriend of stealing his
pickup. She was located and
returned it.
• Vehicle vs. divider sign,
3:42 p.m. May 19, 800 block
Southeast Marlin Avenue. The
82-year-old female driver from
Seaside appeared confused about
what happened. Friends arrived
to take her home; the vehicle was
not operable and was towed. An
officer requested a DMV evalu-
ation.
• Drunken driving, 1 a.m. May
20, Highway 101 at West Marine
Drive. Jennifer Sentebaleng
Litsiba, 27, of Astoria was arrest-
ed on suspicion of driving under
the influence of intoxicants
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