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June 15, 2018
Public Safety Calls
W arrants
• Welfare check, 2:50 p.m. June
5, 1000 block Fourth Avenue,
Hammond. Tammy Lynn
Wentz, 37, of Hammond was ar-
rested on an outstanding felony
warrant issued by the Clatsop
County Sheriff’s Office.
t hefts and Burglaries
• Shoplifting, 11:50 p.m. May
26, Main Street Market. Ray-
mond C. Heath, 65, of Astoria
was given a criminal citation for
shoplifting. At 2:45 p.m. June 7,
Heath was arrested on G Road
in Astoria for contempt of court.
The Week Ahead
Public Meetings
t uesday
• Port of Astoria Board of
Directors, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1,
Suite 209, Astoria.
Groups & Events
s unday
• Astoria Sunday Market, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. along 12th Street
in downtown Astoria.
• Father’s Day, a day to cele-
brate and honor fathers.
t uesday
• Caregivers’ Support
Group, 1:30 p.m., Northwest
Senior and Disability Services,
2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave.,
Warrenton. Info: 503-738-
6412.
W ednesday
• TOPS, 10 a.m., First Baptist
Church, 30 N.E. First St. Info:
503-338-8214.
• Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, 10:30 a.m.,
Astoria Country Club, 33445
Sunset Beach Road.
• Warrenton Rotary Club, 6
p.m., Dooger’s, 103 S. Highway
101.
• WomenHeart group for
women at risk of heart disease,
6:30 p.m., Coho Room, 2021
Marine Drive, Astoria. Topic:
nutrition.
t hursday
• River People Farmer’s
Market, 2:30-5:30 p.m., 500
block of 18th Street, Astoria.
• Fort Stevens VFW Post
and Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 66
S.W. Fourth St.
s aturday
• Storytime at the library,
11 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
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• Burglary, 5:08 p.m. May 29,
700 block Desdemona Street,
Hammond. Among the $1,530
worth of items taken: savings
bonds, a sleeping bag, backpack,
clothes, military service medals
and ammunition.
him into the water. The man
was taken to a local hotel for the
night and planned to take a bus
to Washington state the next
day.
• Grand theft auto, 10:21 p.m.
June 1, Fred Meyer parking lot.
An employee’s black 1995 Honda
Accord was stolen from the park-
ing lot. The officer who took the
report, returned to the parking
lot to check vehicles left after
closing for any possible stolen
vehicles that could have been
dumped there. A dark blue 1997
Acura without any license plates
and with a damaged ignition
was found. It had been reported
stolen out of Beaverton. Be-on-
the-lookout reports were issued
for the Honda along the coast as
well as in the Beaverton area.
• Trespassing, 5:52 p.m. June 3,
Fred Meyer. Suzanne Snodgrass,
48, with no known address,
was arrested on suspicion of
trespassing and possession of a
controlled substance/metham-
phetamine.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
10:45 a.m. June 4, Dollar Tree
parking lot.
• Traffic stop, 5:05 p.m. June 4,
Ensign Lane and Highway 101.
Driver cited for failing to renew
her registration.
• Transients sleeping, drinking
beer and urinating in the bushes
at the bus stop, 10:17 a.m. June
4, outside Fred Meyer. Tran-
sients were moved along and
Sunset Empire Transportation
District will install a “no loiter-
ing” sign.
• Failure to stop, 4:10 p.m. June
5, Harbor Drive at Highway 101.
Driver cited for failing to obey a
traffic control device.
• Theft of license plate stickers,
10:55 a.m. June 4, unknown
location, possibly Fred Meyer
parking lot.
• Shoplifting, 7:43 p.m. June 4,
Costco. Ashley N. Deman, 26, of
Redmond was arrested on sus-
picion of third-degree theft and
second-degree trespassing.
• Theft of firearm, 4:25 p.m. June
7, 0-100 block Southeast King
Avenue. A man reported his
$450 Taurus PT 9-mm semi-au-
tomatic handgun was stolen
from the center console of his
truck.
• Robbery, 2:03 p.m. June 10,
outside Fred Meyer. A 43-year-
old man told police he had spent
the past two days with local
“hobos” who drank with him
and then, while he was sleeping
beside a slough, they stole his
wallet and cell phone and rolled
s uspiCious CirCumstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Transients drinking at the bus
stop and yelling at a bus driv-
er who advised them to move
along, 9 a.m. June 5, outside
Fred Meyer.
• Intoxicated male passed out in
the recycling area, 10:29 a.m.
June 5, Fred Meyer. Paramedics
were called. The 58-year-old
man with no known address was
trespassed from the business.
Paramedics returned to the loca-
tion at 4:12 p.m. for an intoxicat-
ed male on sidewalk.
• Transient sleeping in foyer,
11:07 a.m. June 6, visitor center
in Youngs Bay Plaza. Someone
formed a bed from the cushioned
chairs and newspapers and left
items behind in the enclosed
area outside the center.
• Men fighting, 12:40 p.m. June
7, outside Fitness 1440. One
man was trespassed from the
business.
• Dog at large, 5:34 p.m. June
10, 100 block Northwest Cedar
Avenue. A Warrenton man was
issued a citation for having a dog
running at large.
V ehiCles
• Hit and run, 5:33 p.m. June 6,
Youngs Bay Plaza parking lot.
An Astoria woman’s red Toyota
Camry was struck while she was
shopping in one of the stores.
• Speeding, 11:03 p.m. June 7,
Highway 101 at Alternate High-
way 101. Driver cited for going
65 in a 45 mph zone, for having
no operator’s license and for
driving without insurance.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
4:23 p.m. June 8, Highway 101
and Turlay Lane.
• Traffic stop, 5:20 p.m. June 9
Lake and Pacific drives, Ham-
mond. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and driving
without insurance.
• Failure to stop, 1:45 a.m. June
10, Lake and Pacific drives,
Hammond. Driver cited for dis-
obeying a traffic control device.
• Speeding, 11:50 a.m. June 10,
Ridge Road at soccer fields.
Driver cited for going 63 in a 45
mph zone.
• Vehicle in ditch, 6:50 a.m.
June 11, 1100 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive. The driver of a
black Audi looked away from the
road to adjust her defroster and
drove into the ditch. No injuries.
f ire and serViCe Calls
• Downed power line, 12:50 p.m.
June 5, U.S. Coast Guard Air
Base Astoria.
• Fire alarm, 5:01 p.m. June 6,
1700 block Southeast Ensign
Lane.
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