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T he C olumbia P ress 2 June 1, 2018 Public Safety Calls W arranTs • Warrant service, 1:38 p.m. May 28, South Jetty Inn. A woman wanted on warrants was arrest- ed on three additional charges after she attempted to escape, causing a traffic hazard by run- ning in a traffic lane on Pacific Drive. Patricia E. Havens, 26, of Hammond was captured about a block from the motel. She was booked at Clatsop County Jail on three warrants and arrested on suspicion of interfering with a police officer, disorderly conduct and escape. T heFTs / Burglaries • Stolen plate, 11:30 a.m. May The Week Ahead Public Meetings Groups & Events M onday • Warrenton CERT, 6:30 p.m., Commission Chambers at City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. • Airport Advisory Com- mittee, 4 p.m., KAST terminal building. T uesday • Clatsop County Fair Board, 5:30 p.m., Exhibit Hall at Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria. W ednesday • Warrenton-Hammond School District Finance Committee, noon, district office, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave. s unday • Astoria Sunday Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along 12th Street in downtown Astoria. W ednesday • TOPS, 10 a.m., First Baptist Church, 30 N.E. First St. Info: 503-338-8214. F riday • Warrenton High School graduation, 7 p.m., high school gymnasium, 1700 S. Main Ave. s aTurday • Storytime at the library, 11 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave. • Warrenton Urban Renew- al Advisory Board, 3:30 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. 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 (circulation@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at the Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC 28, 900 block Nautical Drive, Hammond. A man reported the rear license plate was stolen off a pickup while parked at his home. • Stolen plate, 4:42 p.m. May 28, Fred Meyer parking lot. A wom- an reported her front license plate was stolen off her Jeep while she was shopping. s uspiCious CirCuMsTanCes / disTurBanCes • Transient living in a vacant house, 1:57 p.m. May 12, 0-100 block Northwest Gardenia Avenue. A dog was found in a bedroom along with a box of clothes. The dog was taken to the animal shelter. • Criminal mischief, 11:12 pm. May 22, First Street at Birch Avenue. Unknown male in dark clothing threw a bottle and shat- tered the back window of a car occupied by two women. • Disturbance, 2:41 a.m. May 26, Warrenton Mini Mart. Casey A. Scofield, 29, of Warrenton was arrested on suspicion of disor- derly conduct. • Vandalism, 4:30 p.m. May 26, Iredale Inn. Someone playing video poker vandalized one of the machines. • Minor in possession of alcohol, 9:40 p.m. May 26, River Beach in Hammond. A 20-year-old Hammond woman was cited for possessing alcohol. • Domestic dispute, 7:29 a.m. May 27, 500 block Pacific Drive. A woman who was eight months pregnant and her live-in boy- friend began fighting when he woke her up to come to bed. It escalated to biting and throwing items. She was taken to the hos- pital for evaluation due to her pregnancy. No arrest was made in what was determined to be a mutual fight. • Transient using facilities, 11:03 a.m. May 27, Fitness 1440. After some question about whether he had membership rights, the man was asked to leave and return when gym staff members are available. • Trespassing, 6:46 p.m. May 28, 1300 block Southeast Jetty Road. Tohonah Lee Bassler, 59, no known address in Warren- ton, was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing and re- leased pending a court hearing. • Trespassing, 9:11 p.m. May 29, Fred Meyer. Leeann Marie Gray, 36, of Seaview, Wash., was arrested for criminal trespassing and for contempt of court. V ehiCles • Traffic stop, 7:20 p.m. May 16, Fred Meyer parking lot. Driver cited for having no insurance. • Traffic stop, 9:55 p.m. May 22, Pacific Avenue at Seventh Street, Hammond. Driver cited for driv- ing with a suspended license. • Traffic stop, 10:24 p.m. May 22, Ridge Road near Fort Stevens. Driver cited for driving with a suspended license. • Two-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 4:10 p.m. May 23, South Main Avenue at Second Street. A driver who rear-ended a vehicle that had stopped to turn into Main Street Market was cited for careless driving, driving while suspended and driving without insurance. • Running a stop sign, 10:40 p.m. May 23, South Main Avenue at Alternate Highway 101. Brooke A. Kimbrough, 19, of Warrenton was given a criminal citation for failing to carry and present a license and citations for having no operator license and failing to obey a traffic control device. A second person in the vehicle was issued a permit for allowing unlawful use of a motor vehicle. • Vandalism to a vehicle, 10 a.m. May 24, Goodwill parking lot. The car’s ham radio antenna was snipped while a man was at work. • Vehicle vs. parked car, 9:51 p.m. May 24, Southwest Second Street near Birch Court. Driver was given a citation for careless driving. • Two-vehicle collision with inju- ries, 9:42 a.m. May 25, Highway 101 at Southeast Ensign Lane. One driver was cited for fail- ing to obey a traffic signal. The driver that was struck and a passenger in his car complained of pain and both were taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital by Medix. • Hit and run, 5:22 p.m. May 25, Warrenton Marina parking lot. • Reckless driving, 5:51 p.m. May 25, Fort Stevens Jetty Parking Lot. A driver from Israel was spotted “cutting cookies” and driving at high speed through the area. He was stopped by an officer on East Harbor Drive at Anchor Avenue and given a warning. • Running a stop sign, 8:10 p.m. May 25, Pacific and Lake streets, Hammond. Driver was cited for driving while suspended and failure to obey a traffic control device. • Rollover crash, 12:33 p.m. May 26, Peter Iredale Road in Fort Stevens State Park. Visitors from Arizona ran over the embank- ment on a curve, flipping their rental car on its top. Neither the driver nor his passenger was hurt. • Traffic stop, 3:40 a.m. May 27, Highway 101 at Harbor. Heather Ann Williamson, 19, of Ocean Park, Wash., was arrested on Continued on Page 4
