December 21, 2018
T he C olumbia P ress
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Public safety calls
t hefts and BuRglaRies
• Vehicle burglary, 2:15 p.m. Dec.
5, 1600 block Ensign Lane. A
$600 Stihl chainsaw was stolen.
• Theft of electricity, 2:59 p.m.
Dec. 10, 600 block Southeast
Marlin Avenue. An unknown
person repeatedly has plugged
electronics into outdoor outlets
at the business and has rigged
extension cords into the woods
to a battery charger and other
equipment.
• Identity theft and fraudulent
use of a credit card, 3:04 p.m.
Dec. 10, 200 block Tyee Street,
Hammond. Someone withdrew
$700 from an account by using
the ATM kiosk at Youngs Bay
Plaza.
• Shoplifting, 5 p.m. Dec. 10,
Walmart. Kyna Lou Estes, 36,
of Astoria was cited for criminal
third-degree theft and crimi-
nal mischief after she allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $29 in candy
and merchandise.
• Theft and criminal mischief,
6:41 a.m. Dec. 12, 600 block
South Highway 101. An un-
known person broke into an out-
door structure and stole $285 in
propane tanks.
• Scam, 9:30 a.m. Dec. 12, 1600
block Northwest Warrenton
Drive. A woman received a
FedEx package that contained a
$2,900 check and instructions
on purchasing Google Play cards.
• Stolen license plate, 10:57 a.m.
Dec. 12, soccer fields on Ridge
Road.
• Shoplifting, 5:17 p.m. Dec. 13,
Walmart. Kari J. Morse was ar-
rested on suspicion of third-de-
gree theft and criminal mischief
after she attempted to leave the
store without paying for $39 in
merchandise. She had a misde-
meanor warrant from Clatsop
County Circuit Court and also
was booked for tampering with
drug records.
s usPiCious CiRCumstanCes /
distuRBanCes
• Smoking marijuana in public,
7:20 a.m. Dec. 12, Fred Meyer. A
Salem man staying at the nearby
Clatsop Behavioral Respite Cen-
ter was cited for sitting on a curb
in the store’s parking lot and
smoking in public.
• Dogs at large, 9:29 a.m. Dec. 13,
Lake and Pacific drives, Ham-
mond. Dogs taken to animal
shelter.
• Trespassing, 3:19 a.m. Dec. 14,
Port of Astoria property near the
dike access road north of Heron
Avenue. Zane Cruz Belshe, 56,
with no known address, was
arrested on suspicion of crim-
inal trespassing, violating his
probation and terms of release,
and for warrants out of Clatsop
County Circuit Court and Ore-
gon State Parole Board.
V ehiCles
• Two-vehicle rear-end collision,
3:45 p.m. Dec. 6, Highway 101
at Neptune. One driver cited for
following too closely and driving
while suspended.
• Traffic stop, 9:50 pm. Dec 8,
Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Speeding, 6:30 a.m. Dec. 11,
Ensign Lane at 19th Street.
Driver cited for having no opera-
tor’s license, for driving without
insurance and going 48 in a 35
mph zone.
• Running a stoplight, 2:15 p.m.
Dec. 12, Highway 101 at Harbor
Drive. Driver cited.
• Running a stoplight, 4:45 p.m.
Dec. 12, Highway 101 at Harbor
Drive. Driver cited.
• Speeding, 8:05 a.m. Dec. 13,
400 block Northwest Ridge
Road. Driver cited for going 64
in a 45 mph zone.
• Vehicle vs elk, 10:06 p.m. Dec.
13, Highway 101 at Glenwood
Village.
• Vehicle vs deer with injury,
1:08 p.m. Dec. 14, Highway 101
south of Alternate Highway 101.
• Two-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, 1:33 p.m. Dec 14, Marlin
Avenue at Highway 101.
• Vehicle vs post, no injuries,
8:18 a.m. Dec. 16, 1700 block
Ensign Lane.
f iRe and seRViCe Calls
• Fire alarm activation, 1:22 p.m.
Dec. 10, 1400 block Discovery
Lane.
• Assist haz-mat team, 10:18
a.m. Dec. 11, Warrenton Grade
School.
• Carbon monoxide alarm going
off, 1:02 a.m. Dec. 14, 200 block
Southwest Alder Avenue.
• Power lines down, 7:19 a.m.
Dec. 15, Hammond post office.
m ediCal Calls
• Female having seizure, 2:03
a.m. Dec. 10, 2200 block Dol-
phin Avenue.
• Male with chest pain, 12:56
p.m. Dec. 10, 100 block Alter-
nate Highway 101.
• Male with possible stroke, 5:31
p.m. Dec. 10, 33200 block Bi
Water Lane.
• Male who’s confused and has
chest pain, 1:33 a.m. Dec. 11,
200 block Southwest Alder
Avenue.
• Male with chest pain, 1:44 a.m.
Dec. 11, 1000 block East Harbor
Drive.
• Male with possible dislocated
hip, 7:48 p.m. Dec. 11, 300 block
Southeast Marlin Avenue.
• Male with shortness of breath,
5:40 a.m. and 6:21 a.m. Dec. 12,
1000 block Nautical Drive.
• Male with back pain, 11:39 p.m.
Dec. 12, 33200 block Bi Water
Lane.
• Female with rapid heart rate,
2:13 p.m. Dec. 12, 33500 block
Turlay Lane.
• Female fall patient, 2:10 a.m.
Dec. 13, 200 block Southwest
Birch Court.
• Male assault victim, 6:50 p.m.
Dec. 13, Clatsop Behavioral Re-
spite Center.
• Unresponsive female, 1:10 p.m.
Dec. 14, 100 block Southwest
Alder Court.
• Male with stomach pain, 10:27
a.m. Dec. 15, 500 block Pacific
Drive.
• Male with side pain, 5:47 p.m.
Dec. 15, 33200 block Sunset
Beach Lane.
• Male with difficulty breathing,
6:08 a.m. Dec. 16, 200 block
Southwest Alder Avenue.
• Male with possible broken hip,
7:25 a.m. Dec. 16, 90600 block
Lewis Road.
• Male down and not breathing,
12:14 p.m. Dec. 16, 33200 block
Sand Dollar Lane.
• Female who fell in parking lot,
3:17 p.m. Dec. 16, 600 block
South Highway 101.
• Male with accidental overdose,
10:34 p.m. Dec. 16, 0-100 block
East Harbor Drive.
SNAP recipients must meet new requirements
Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program recipients
in Clatsop County may notice
changes beginning Jan. 1.
The mandatory Employ-
ment and Training program
is expanding to recipients
categorized as Able-Bodied
Adults Without Dependents
who don’t qualify for exemp-
tions from the SNAP time
limits.
Expanding the program
allows recipients access to
enhanced resources in em-
ployment assistance and
skill building and help those
who are unemployed remove
barriers that may be keeping
them from securing a job.
Oregon Department of Hu-
man Services has partnered
with WorkSource Oregon,
to provide these services, as
well as job search, job search
training, GED and ESL class-
es or several short-term edu-
cation or vocational training
to help these Oregonians find
employment.
SNAP households that may
be affected by the change
have been notified.
For questions about the
policy or to verify exemption
status to prevent a possible
disruption or reduction in
benefits, participants should
contact their local DHS
branch.
Individuals who fail to
meet the work requirements
can receive benefits for
just three months within a
36-month period. Individ-
uals that have or meet an
exemption are not subject to
the time limit.