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T he C olumbia P ress 2 July 20, 2018 Public Safety Calls W arrants • Warrant service, 8:45 p.m. July 12, North Main Avenue at First Street. Jessie Anastasia Hart, 29, of Astoria was arrested on three warrants from Seaside and two from Coos County and booked at Clatsop County Jail. a ssaults • Argument over dog droppings, 12:21 p.m. July 16, 100 block Alternate Highway 101. Paul Matthew Weiszhaar, 40, of War- renton was arrested on suspicion of punching his neighbor the previous evening. The neighbor received medical treatment for a bruised jaw. • Dine and dash, 4:47 p.m. July 9, Doogers. A man in his 30s or 40s ate oysters and drank two beers and then left the restau- rant without paying, fleeing on a bicycle toward Fred Meyer. t hefts and Burglaries • Stolen bicycles, 9:40 a.m. July 13, 500 block Jetty Street. An off-brand mountain bike and a Schwinn mountain bike worth $150 were taken. • Theft from construction site, 11:03 a.m. July 9, 500 block Kal- mia. Someone entered a locked work truck and stole a $900 DeWalt laser level. s uspiCious CirCumstanCes / disturBanCes The Week Ahead Public Meetings t uesday • Warrenton City Commis- sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. W ednesday • Clatsop County Commis- sion, 6:30 p.m., 857 Commer- cial St., Astoria t hursday • Sunset Empire Trans- portation District Board, 9 a.m., Transit Center, 900 Marine Drive, Astoria. • Clatsop County Recre- ational Lands Planning Advisory Board, 1 p.m., 800 Exhange St., Fourth Floor. Groups & Events 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. • Warrenton Rotary Club, 6 p.m., Dooger’s, 103 S. Hwy 101. • Kiwanis Club of War- renton, 1 p.m., Fultano’s, 78 Harbor Drive. s aturday • Storytime at the library, 11 a.m., 160 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 • Suspicious vehicle driving into pasture, 9 a.m. July 12, South- west Third Street at Alder Court. A 19-year-old Astoria man was cited for being a minor in pos- session of alcohol by consump- tion. • Unlawful dumping, 3:01 p.m. July 12, behind Sprint Cellular Store. • Criminal mischief, 1:17 p.m. July 13, 400 Northwest Ridge Road. Children damaged a ga- rage door by throwing rocks at a wasp nest. • Initiating a false report, 6:05 p.m. July 13, Alder Manor. Samantha R. Niehuser, 19, of Warrenton was cited for the criminal offense. • Female on ground in parking lot, 7:52 a.m. July 16, Columbia Bank parking lot. Paige Angeli- na Hart, 29, of Warrenton was arrested on suspicion of possess- ing heroin after she continued to nod off while officers were talking with her and a baggie with a brown tar-like substance was found in her possession. V ehiCles • Reckless driving, 6:21 p.m., June 30, Fort Stevens State Park. Keith W. Gilman, 47, of Hillsboro was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving and reckless endanger- ment. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail, where he refused to take a breath test. • Unsafe driving, 4:47 a.m. July 9, Southeast Fifth Street at North Main Avenue. Brandon Levi Gilmore, 43, of Astoria was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxi- cants and failing to carry and present a license. He was also cited for driving while suspend- ed, failing to register his vehicle and driving without insurance. He was booked at Clatsop Coun- ty Jail. • Two-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 5:24 p.m. July 9, Highway 101 and Turlay Lane. • Two-vehicle collision with inju- Subscribe Good journalism never goes out of style. Stay smart. Read the paper. A full-year subscription to The Columbia Press is just $26 by mail to Clatsop County addresses. A full-year subscription to U.S. locations outside Clatsop County is just $35 by mail. An online subscription is only $22 for a whole year! ry, 12:40 p.m. July 11, Discovery and Ensign lanes. One driver cited for following too closely. Second driver taken to the hospi- tal after complaining of pain. • Two-vehicle noninjury collision, 12:43 p.m. July 11, Highway 101 and Ensign Lane. • Unsafe driving, 9:29 p.m. July 11, Southwest Ninth Street at Ridge Road. Daniel K. Meadows, 33, of Warrenton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants and criminal failure to carry and present a license. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail, where his blood-alcohol content was mea- sured at 0.19 percent. • Using a cell phone while driving, 5:50 p.m. July 14, Ensign Lane at Highway 101. Driving cited. • Speeding, 12:45 p.m. July 15, Ridge Road at soccer fields. Driver cited for going 64 in a 45 mph zone. • Speeding, 5:15 p.m. July 15, Ridge Road at Parkview Apart- ments. Driver cited for going 61 in a 45 mph zone. • Speeding, 8:15 p.m. July 15, Ridge Road near KOA. Driver cited for going 64 in a 45 mph zone. • Speeding, 8:33 p.m. July 15, Ridge Road at soccer field. Driver cited for going 65 in a 45 mph zone. • Traffic stop, 9:30 p.m. July 16, 1100 block Northwest Warrenton Drive. Javier Ramirez-Lopez, 28, of Astoria was given a criminal citation for failing to carry and present a driver’s license, and cit- ed for no valid operator’s license and following too closely. • Vehicles into ditch, no injuries, 5:42 p.m. July 15, Harbor Drive at Northeast King Street. f ire and serViCe Calls Name: ___________________________________ Address: _____________________ Please send payment to Phone: ___________________ The Columbia Press Email: ____________________ In-county Out-of-county Online subscription ____ ____ ____ 5 N Hwy 101 #500 Warrenton OR 97146 You can also pay in person at The UPS Store • Smoke, 6:34 a.m. July 9, Port of Astoria Bayfront property. • Fire alarm, 10:30 a.m. July 10, 1700 block Ensign Lane. • Smoldering bark dust, 8:15 p.m. July 11, 1600 block Ensign Lane. • Smoldering bark dust, 8:41 p.m. July 11, 1700 block Ensign Lane. Continued on Page 4