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August 17, 2018
Public Safety Calls
a ssaults
• Domestic disturbance in vehi-
cle, 11:21 a.m. Aug. 8, Highway
101 at Ensign. Couple fighting
in a vehicle with a young child
in the back. Jeffery Lee Byars
Sr., 59, no address given, was
arrested on suspicion of felony
domestic assault and booked at
Clatsop County Jail.
t hefts / Burglaries
• Stolen pressure washer, 2:43
p.m. July 30, 1500 block South-
west Alder Avenue. Value listed
at $300.
• Stolen generator, 9:43 a.m.
July 31, Warrenton Marina.
Value listed at $340.
• Theft and forgery, 10:44 a.m.
Aug. 1, Dollar Tree. Two coun-
The Week Ahead
Public Meetings
M onday
Groups & Events
s unday
• Astoria Sunday Market, 10
• Clatsop County Arts
Council, 1 p.m., Pioneer Pres- a.m. to 3 p.m., along 12th Street
byterian Church, 33324 Patriot in downtown Astoria.
Way, Warrenton.
t uesday
t uesday
• Port of Astoria Board of
Directors, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1,
Suite 209, Astoria.
W ednesday
• Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6:30 p.m.,
857 Commercial St., Astoria.
t hursday
• Sunset Empire Transpor-
tation District Board, 9
a.m., 900 Marine Dr., Astoria.
• Caregiver’s Support
Group, 1:30-3 p.m., Northwest
Senior and Disability Services,
2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave.
Info: 503-738-6412.
W ednesday
• Warrenton Rotary Club, 6
p.m., Dooger’s 103 S. Hwy. 101.
• Kiwanis Club of War-
renton, 1 p.m., Fultano’s, 78
Harbor Dr.
s aturday
• Storytime at the library, 11
a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
terfeit bills were passed for the
purchase of items and discovered
in the day’s deposit by the bank.
• Shoplifting, 10:39 p.m. Aug. 12,
Walmart. Giovanni Avila, 30, no
address given, was arrested on
suspicion of taking $165 in shoes
and other merchandise from the
store without paying. He also
was booked at Clatsop Coun-
ty Jail for criminal mischief,
possession of methamphetamine
and having and outstanding
warrant.
s usPiCious CirCuMstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Methamphetamine found, 11:18
p.m. July 31, 0-100 block Harbor
Drive.
• Motorhome that dumped
sewage in the parking lot last
month has returned, 12:03 p.m.
Aug. 4, Fred Meyer. Two females
in the vehicle, one from Beaver-
ton and one from Seaside, were
trespassed from the store and
agreed to help pay for the $1,500
sewage cleanup.
• Property crimes, 7:36 a.m. Aug.
5, 0-100 block Northeast Harbor
Place. A man who was angry with
how others were parked at his
apartment complex was accused
of putting rocks on vehicles and
leaving threatening notes. No
arrest was made; investigation is
continuing.
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• Traffic stop, 6 a.m. Aug. 7,
South Main Avenue at South-
west 18th Street. Driver cited
for failing to renew his vehicle
registration.
• Hit and run, 1:34 p.m. Aug. 8,
behind Warrenton Mini Mart.
• Four-vehicle collision with
three injuries, 5:26 p.m. Aug. 8,
Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue.
Two drivers were cited for fol-
lowing too closely. Two drivers
and one passenger complained
of pain.
• Traffic stop, 11:54 a.m. Aug. 9,
Ensign Lane at Alternate High-
way 101. Driver cited for driving
while suspended, driving without
insurance and failing to carry his
vehicle registration.
• Traffic stop, 11 p.m. Aug. 9,
Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Adam B. Ditty, 27, of Warrenton
was cited for criminal failure to
carry and present a license and
cited for driving while suspended
and driving without insurance.
• Traffic stop, 2:4o a.m. Aug 10,
Youngs Bay Bridge causeway.
Daniel R. Johnson, 36, of South
Beach was cited for criminal fail-
ure to carry and present a license
and cited for careless driving.
• Traffic stop, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11,
Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Driver was cited for driving with-
out a license, driving uninsured
and failing to carry registration.
• Running a stop sign, 7:35
p.m. Aug. 12, at four-way stop.
Driving cited for failing to obey a
traffic-control device.
• Speeding, 8:15 p.m. Aug. 12,
Ridge Road at Parkview Apart-
ments. Driver cited for going 60
in a 45 mph zone.
• Speeding, 6:10 a.m. Aug. 13,
Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Driver cited for going 60 in a 45
mph zone and failing to renew
his registration.
f ire and serViCe Calls
• Structure fire, 1:34 a.m. Aug.
9, 100 block Northwest Date
Avenue.
• Smoke visible, 10:03 a.m. Aug.
10, 1300 block Marlin Avenue.
• Mill bark pile on fire, 5:28 p.m.
Aug. 10, 500 block Northeast
Skipanon Drive.
• Campfires on beach during fire
ban, 8:55 p.m. Aug. 10, Social
Security Beach, Fort Stevens
State Park.
M ediCal Calls
• Male having seizure, 12:15 a.m.
Aug. 6, 400 block South Main
Avenue.
• Male with diabetic problem,
8:06 a.m. Aug. 6, 200 block
Southwest Alder Avenue.
• Male with altered level of
consciousness, 11:39 a.m. Aug.
6, 100 block Southeast Neptune
Avenue.
• Male who crashed into wall and
hit his head, 2:07 a.m. Aug. 7,
100 block South Main Avenue.
• Male with nosebleed, 7:09 a.m.
Aug. 7, 700 block Fifth Avenue.
• Male not breathing, 2:10 p.m.
Aug. 7, 900 block South Main
Avenue.
• Female who fell and broke hip,
4:40 p.m. Aug. 7, 0-100 block
Tyee Street.
• Female fall patient, 5:53 p.m.
Aug. 7, 2200 block Southeast
Dolphin Avenue.
• Male with head wound from axe
attack, 7:39 a.m. Aug. 8, home-
less camp behind Goodwill.
• Female lift assist, 8:13 a.m.
Aug. 8, 1200 block Second Ave-
nue.
• Female with decreased level of
consciousness, 10:02 a.m. Aug.
8, 0-100 block Northwest Birch
Court.
• Male down on ground, 4:06
p.m. Aug. 8, end of Southeast
Dolphin Avenue behind Lum’s.
• Male lift assist, 12:37 a.m. Aug.
9, 91100 block Highway 101.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 10:01 a.m. Aug. 9, 200 block
Southwest Second Street.
• Female with high blood pres-
sure, 12:30 p.m. Aug. 9, Clatsop
Behavioral Respite Center.
• Female fall patient, 3:21 p.m.
Aug. 9, 1400 block Discovery
Lane.
• Female in road, 4:38 p.m. Aug.
9, 1900 block Ensign Lane.
• Male vomiting, 8:23 a.m. Aug.
10, 1700 block Ensign Lane.
• Female lying beside vehicle,
6:55 p.m. Aug. 10, 92000 block
Highway 104.
• Medical evaluation of male
in police custody, 10:45 p.m.
Aug. 11, 1400 block South Main
Avenue.
• Male lift assist, 2:35 a.m. Aug.
12, 33600 block Perkins Lane.
• Male sleeping in car, 2:37 p.m.
Aug. 12, 1700 block Ensign Lane.
• Female with jaw pain, 2:49 p.m.
Aug. 12, 33200 block Sunset
Beach Lane.
• Female with laceration to leg,
3:49 p.m. Aug. 12, 1700 block
Ensign Lane.
• Injured male who fell out of
motorhome, 6:43 p.m. Aug. 12,
1100 block Northwest Warren-
ton Drive.