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August 24, 2018
Public Safety Calls
W arrants
• Warrant service, 2:02 a.m. Aug.
10, near Costco. Rodney Earl
Smith, 68, of Klamath Falls was
taken into custody on warrants
from Deschutes and Multnomah
counties.
• Warrant service, 8:34 p.m.
Aug. 14, 600 block Northwest
Ninth Street. Milton Scott
Andros, 56, of Warrenton was
arrested on two felony warrants
from Wisconsin.
• Warrant service, 12:17 a.m.
Aug. 19, Walmart. William Greg-
ory Harris, 32, of Vancouver,
Wash., was arrested on a mis-
demeanor warrant from Clatsop
County Sheriff’s Department.
t hefts and Burglaries
• Shoplifting, 5:40 p.m. Aug. 6,
Walmart. Brandon M. Kuklentz,
25, of Astoria was cited for crim-
inal third-degree theft after he
allegedly left the store without
paying for a watch, boots and
socks.
• Shoplifting, 5:47 p.m. Aug. 12,
Walmart. Ashly A. Lukoszyk, 34,
of Astoria was arrested on suspi-
cion of leaving the store without
paying for $10 in merchandise,
for criminal mischief and for a
detainer warrant.
• Theft of services, 12:32 p.m.
The Week Ahead
Public Meetings
Groups & Events
s unday
t uesday
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
t hursday
• Clatsop County Recre-
ational Lands Planning
Advisory Board, 1 p.m., 800
Exchange St., Fourth Floor,
Astoria.
• Astoria Sunday Market,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., along 12th
Street in downtown Astoria.
t uesday
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber Networking
Breakfast, 7:45 a.m., Astoria
Brewing Company, 144 11th St.
s aturday
• Storytime at the library,
11 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
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Aug. 13, Goodwill. A man living
behind the store in a transient
camp was continually filling
containers of water from a spigot
behind the store. He was tres-
passed from the property.
• Vehicle burglary, 12:24 p.m.
Aug 19, 0-100 block Southeast
13th Street. Two men reported
someone broke into their truck
and stole two jackets, a fishing
license and a key fob valued at
$926 total.
s uspiCious CirCumstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Lost dog, 2:13 p.m. Aug. 2,
Costco parking lot. One of two
large Rottweilers were missing
from a vehicle while a couple
was shopping. The dog was
found three hours later walking
near Lum’s Auto.
• Tires slashed, 6:27 p.m. Aug. 11,
100 block South Highway 101.
Two tires valued at $360 were
slashed and a set of golf clubs
were stolen overnight from a
disabled vehicle.
• Family disturbance, 10:36 p.m.
Aug. 11, 100 block Alternate
Highway 101. A fight between
adult brothers ended with one
running from police and swim-
ming across nearby Skipanon
River and the other with a minor
head injury. The mother suf-
fered a minor arm injury. Steven
M. Wolf, 41, of Warrenton was
arrested on suspicion of two
counts of assault, one count of
burglary and one count of crim-
inal mischief. He was booked at
Clatsop County Jail.
• Disorderly conduct, 7:20 p.m.
Aug. 13, 0-100 block Southwest
Fourth Street. Thomas Field
Churchill, 57, of Warrenton was
given a citation for criminal
disorderly conduct.
• Injured fawn in road, 12:29
a.m. Aug. 15, 200 block North-
west Warrenton Drive. The
fawn had been struck by a car,
couldn’t stand and was in pain.
The doe became aggressive. The
fawn was humanely euthanized.
• Disturbance between boaters,
1:06 p.m. Aug. 20, Skipanon
Marina. Dispute was over one
operator’s approach speed while
the other was removing her boat.
Parties separated.
V ehiCles
• Two-vehicle rear-end collision
with four minor injuries, 10:48
a.m. Aug. 13, Highway 101 at
Ensign Lane.
• Two-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, 3:09 p.m. Aug. 13, Astoria
side of Youngs Bay Bridge.
• Running a stop light, 4:03 p.m.
Aug. 13, Ensign Lane at Walmart
entrance. Driver cited for failing
to obey a traffic-control device
and failure to drive within a
lane.
South Main Avenue at South-
west Ninth Street. Motorcyclist
Larsen R. Keplinger, 18, of Kel-
so, Wash., was cited for criminal
reckless driving, attempting to
elude an officer, reckless endan-
germent and going 49 in a 35
mph zone.
• Running a stop sign, 5:50 a.m.
Aug. 19, four-way stop. Driver
cited for failing to obey a traf-
fic-control device.
• Running a stop sign, 5:05 p.m.
Aug. 19, Lake Drive at Eighth
Court. Driver cited for failing to
obey a traffic-control device.
• Speeding, 5:45 a.m. Aug. 14,
Highway 101 at Neptune Ave-
nue. Driver cited for going 66 in
a 45 mph zone.
• Running a stop sign, 6:05 p.m.
Aug. 19, Pacific Drive and King
Salmon. Driver cited for failing
to obey a traffic-control device.
• Illegal U-turn, 6 a.m. Aug. 14,
Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue.
Driver cited.
• Traffic stop, 3:46 a.m. Aug. 15,
Highway 101 at Harbor Drive.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Traffic stop, 10:13 p.m. Aug.
19, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Motorcycle driver was cited for
driving while suspended, failure
to carry insurance and failure to
renew registration.
• Abandoned vehicle, 1:35 p.m.
Aug. 16, Ridge Road shoulder
near Park View Apartments.
Vehicle tagged and towed two
days later.
• Speeding, 4:47 p.m. Aug. 17,
Ridge Road near Park View
Apartments. Driver cited for
going 64 in a 45 mph zone.
• Running a stop sign, 12:15 p.m.
Aug. 18, South Main Avenue at
Southwest 18th Street. Driver
cited for failing to obey a traf-
fic-control device and driving
while suspended.
• Three-vehicle noninjury rear-
end collision, 4:04 p.m. Aug. 18,
Highway 101 at Fred Meyer. One
driver cited for following too
closely.
• Using a cell phone while driv-
ing, 6:05 p.m. Aug. 18, Harbor
Drive at Heron Street. Austin I.
Sterkel, 18, of Warrenton was
given a citation for criminal
failure to carry and present a
driver’s license, and for driv-
ing while suspended, driving
without insurance and using a
mobile device while operating a
vehicle.
• Speeding, 6:26 p.m. Aug. 18,
• Running a stop sign, 5:34 a.m.
Aug. 20, four-way stop. Driver
cited for failing to obey a traf-
fic-control device.
f ire & serViCe Calls
• Lawnmower on fire, 6 p.m. Aug.
13, 700 block Pacific Drive.
• Vehicle on fire at residence,
spreading to outlying brush and
with a second car with minor
fire damage, 12:34 a.m. Aug. 15,
90500 block Highway 101.
• Smoke, 4:40 p.m. Aug. 18, 400
block Northwest Ridge Road.
m ediCal Calls
• Female lift assist, 4:30 a.m.
Aug. 13, 1600 block Eastwind
Terrace.
• Male with diabetic problem,
9:45 a.m. Aug. 13, 200 block
Southwest Alder Avenue.
• Male with diabetic problem,
11:03 a.m. Aug. 13, 92200 block
Moore Road.
• Male down in grass, 3:03 p.m.
Aug. 13, 600 block South High-
way 101.
• Female with blood clot in leg,
9:22 p.m. Aug. 13, Clatsop Be-
havioral Respite Center.
• Male fell off construction roller,
8:32 a.m. Aug. 14, 1800 block
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