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T he C olumbia P ress July 6, 2018 Identity thieves sought after spending spree The Columbia Press “It is believed these two con- siana driver’s license for age Someone broke into an verification at Walmart. tinued down the coast into Ohio woman’s car while it California,” Chief Mathew was parked at Fort Colum- Workman wrote in a press bia near Chinook and stole release. “As you can see, the credit cards, debit cards and newer surveillance system at a camera then used the cards Walmart is very good and the to purchase items at several images are much clearer than locations in Warrenton. previous images.” The break-in occurred about The couple is wanted for ve- 3 p.m. June 25 and later that hicle burglary in the state of day purchases were made at Washington and for identity Fred Meyer, Walmart and theft, forgery and fraudulent Dairy Queen in Warrenton use of a credit card in Oregon. and at Rise and Grind in As- Anyone who may have in- toria. formation about the case is A man and woman in their urged to contact Officer Al- 20s were caught using the fonzo Fontana at 503-325- card on video surveillance at 8661 or afontana@ci.warren- Walmart. They were driving a ton.or.us. maroon 2011-14 model Hyun- dai Sonata with black-tinted windows, no front plate and an obscured back plate. She is white, 5-feet 2-inches tall, 150 pounds, with straw- Surveillance at berry blond hair, brown eyes Walmart shows and large breasts. She has a the couple leav- large tattoo on her left arm ing with purchas- that includes two roses. es made using He is 5-feet 4-inches tall, an auto burglary thin, with blond hair, blue victim’s credit eyes, crooked teeth and a tat- card. too with writing on his right inner bicep. He used a Loui- Unemployment benefits increased July 1 The amount paid to peo- ple filing for unemployment insurance benefits has in- creased. The maximum weekly ben- efit amount someone can re- ceive increased from $604 to $624, while the minimum amount increased from $141 to $146. The change affects new unemployment insurance claims filed after July 1. Those with existing unemployment claims will continue to receive the same weekly amount they’ve been receiving. Oregon’s Unemployment Insurance program provides temporary, partial-wage re- placement for workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own. The income provided to unemployed workers par- tially stabilizes the economy in local communities experi- encing high unemployment during economic downturns. Each year, the Oregon Em- ployment Department recal- culates the maximum and minimum amounts of un- employment insurance ben- efits people can receive. The amounts are set as percent- ages of the average weekly wage earned by Oregonians. The minimum benefit amount is 15 percent of aver- age weekly wage, and the max- imum amount is 64 percent. Higher wage growth in 2017 resulted in a 3.5 percent in- crease to the minimum week- ly benefit and a 3.3 percent increase in the maximum weekly benefit. 3 Local residents earn college honors Clatsop County residents received honors from sever- al colleges recently. Rachel Fackler of Astoria earned a master’s degree in teaching from George Fox University in Newberg. Morgan Postlewait of As- toria was named to Dean’s List at George Fox Universi- ty for spring semester. The biology major earned at least a 3.5 grade point average. Morgan Brown and Sum- mer Spell, both of Seaside, were named to the Dean’s List at Azusa Pacific Univer- sity in Azusa, Calif. Cody Carmichael of Sea- side graduated with a bach- elor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls. Harley Moren of Seaside graduated with a bachelor’s degree in renewable energy engineering from OIT. Micah Sivley of Hammond received a bachelor’s degree in nuclear medicine molec- ular imaging from OIT. Life Flight offers discount memberships Life Flight Network, the nation’s largest nonprofit air ambulance service, is cele- brating its 40th year of ser- vice with new memberships of $40 through Labor Day. “Since 1978, Life Flight Net- work has provided air medi- cal transport service to peo- ple in the Pacific Northwest, saving lives and saving valu- able time when every second counts,” said Michael Grif- fiths, Life Flight’s chief exec- utive officer. “It is our privi- lege to continue to serve the region alongside hospitals and the emergency response community.” Members incur no out-of- pocket expense if flown for medically necessary emer- gent conditions by Life Flight Network or one of its recipro- cal partners. Membership covers the holder, spouse or domes- tic partner, and dependents claimed on income tax re- turns. Memberships are normally $65. To enroll, call 800-982- 9299.
