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Public safety calls
The week ahead
Public Meetings
M onday
• Port of Astoria Airport
Advisory Committee, 4 p.m.,
Terminal Building, 1110 S.E.
Flightline Dr.
t uesday
• Clatsop County Planning
Commission, 10 a.m., 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Clatsop Community Col-
lege Board of Directors, 6:30
p.m., Columbia Hall Room 219,
1651 Lexington Ave.
t hursday
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Groups & Events
M onday
• Warrenton CERT, 6 p.m.,
chambers at City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
t uesday
• Alzheimer’s Support
Group, 2-3:30 p.m., NW
Senior and Disability Services,
2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave.
Info: 503-738-6412.
W ednesday
W ednesday
• Warrenton-Hammond
School District Finance
Committee, 12:30 p.m., Dis-
trict Office, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave.
• Mothers of Preschoolers,
9:30-11:30 a.m., Lighthouse
Church, 88786 Dellmoor Loop.
• Kiwanis Club of War-
renton, 1 p.m., Fultano’s, 78
Harbor Dr.
• LGBTIQ Group, 6 p.m.,
Astoria Armory, 1636 Exchange
St.
• Warrenton Business Asso-
ciation, 5:30 p.m., City Hall,
225 S. Main Ave.
• Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6:30 p.m.,
857 Commercial St., Astoria.
• Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, 7 p.m., Warren-
ton High Library, 1700 S. Main
Ave.
January 4, 2019
t hursday
• Astoria-Warrenton Cham-
ber Business After Hours,
5:30 p.m., Encore Dance Stu-
dio, 757 Harbor Dr.
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t hefts and Burglaries
• Stolen cell phone, 9:13 p.m.
Dec. 21, Dollar Tree. A woman
reported setting her LG Silo
phone down on a shelf and for-
getting it and when she contact-
ed the store later, it was gone.
• Theft by fraud, 1:40 p.m. Dec.
21, Petco. A man and woman
worked together to complete
returns of merchandise on four
separate occasions using re-
ceipts. However, the items were
actually taken from store shelves
just prior to the returns.
• Shoplifting, 2:24 p.m. Dec.
22, Walmart. A male in his 20s
entered the store with unused
Walmart bags, filled them with
$301 in clothes, video games and
cell phones, but was stopped as
he attempted to leave without
paying for them. The man ran
away headed north on Highway
101.
• Shoplifting, 2:48 p.m. Dec.
23, Rite Aid. A female in her
30s stole two power cords and
two bicycle lights and speakers
valued at $84 and ran from the
store manager when confronted.
She was last seen hiding behind
a trash bin and then headed
north to Harbor Drive.
• Shoplifting, 5 p.m. Dec. 23,
Walmart. Hailey M. Pentilla, 18,
was cited for third-degree theft
after she allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $50 in makeup and clothes.
• Shoplifting, 11:30 p.m. Dec. 23,
Walmart. Saralee J. Stemper
Elliott, 37, of Astoria was cited
for criminal third-degree theft
and criminal mischief after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for mer-
chandise.
• Shoplifting, 5:58 p.m. Dec. 24,
Walmart. Christopher J. Bee-
man, 36, of Warrenton was cited
for third-degree theft, criminal
mischief and criminal trespass-
ing after he allegedly attempted
to leave the store without paying
for $13 in toys and food and then
fled on foot when confronted by
security. He’d previously been
trespassed from the store.
• Stolen utility trailer, 1:42 p.m.
Dec. 25, 1000 block Southeast
Marlin Avenue. Someone stole a
Cargo Mate utility trailer valued
at $4,800 from the business.
• Theft from construction trailer,
2:24 p.m. Dec. 26, 0-100 block
Northwest Kalmia Avenue.
Someone cut the lock off a cargo
trailer and took two tool boxes
and new hand tools valued at
$1,000 to $1,500.
• Theft of propane tank cover
from trailer, 10:48 a.m. Dec. 27,
900 block Southeast Anchor Av-
enue. Value of lost item estimat-
ed at $150.
• Vehicle burglary, 11:33 a.m.
Dec. 27, Fred Meyer parking lot.
Taken were two gift cards, $50
cash and 20 oxycodone tablets.
• Shoplifting, 4 p.m. Dec. 27,
Fred Meyer. Robert William
Perry, 34, of Seaside was cited
or criminal second-degree theft
and criminal mischief after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $114 in
clothes.
s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Drinking in public, 1:11 p.m.
Dec. 22, Ensign Lane west of
Highway 101. A 32-year-old
North Carolina man was cited.
• Domestic violence, 3:03 p.m.
Dec. 22, 1500 block Pacific
Ridge Lane. Sara Jane Welch,
56, of Hammond was arrested
on suspicion of fourth-degree
assault and harassment after
getting into a physical fight with
a roommate over turning up the
thermostat.
• Disturbance, 7:15 p.m. Dec.
23, Home Depot. When a store
employee confronted a woman
suspected of shoplifting, she
created a loud disturbance and
eventually fled the area, leaving
the merchandise behind.
• Trespassed subject has re-
turned to store, 5:44 p.m. Dec.
24, Walmart. Thai Demetrius
Clappe, 36, of Astoria was cited
for criminal trespassing.
• Two males prowling around ve-
hicles, 1:01 p.m. Dec. 26, Youngs
Bay Plaza. Christopher Austin
Hutchinson, 38, with no known
address, was arrested on and
outstanding warrant and booked
at Clatsop County Jail.
• Malicious mischief, 10 a.m.
Dec. 27, Warrenton Marina
parking lot. Someone cut ropes
and put holes in the metal mesh
of crab pots owned by a com-
mercial fisherman.
V ehiCles
• Traffic stop, 9:34 a.m. Dec. 23,
Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue.
Driver cited for having no valid
operator’s license.
• Running a stop sign, 6 p.m.
Dec. 23, Ridge Road at South-
west Ninth Street. Driver cited.
• Pickup vs. elk, 9:53 p.m. Dec.
24, Northwest Warrenton Drive
near dog park. Driver was unin-
jured, but elk was euthanized.
• Speeding, 7:20 a.m. Dec. 25,
Harbor Drive at Southeast King
Street. Driver cited for going 57
in a 35 mph zone.
• Illegal U-turn, 2:20 p.m. Dec.
27, Ensign and Discovery lanes.
Driver cited for illegal U-turn
and driving without insurance.
• Three-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, 4:54 p.m. Dec. 27, Highway
101 at Glenwood Village.
• Two-vehicle noninjury crash,
2:07 p.m. Dec. 29, Burma Road
at Fort Stevens State Park.
• Two-vehicle noninjury crash,
4:46 p.m. Dec. 29, Highway 101
near Ross Dress for Less.
• Single vehicle off road, no inju-
ries, 4:19 p.m. Dec. 30, Highway
101 at Glenwood Village.
f ire & serViCe Calls
• Smoke coming from chimney of
vacant house, 1:27 p.m. Dec. 24,
1000 block South Main Avenue.
• Fire alarm activation, 9:49 p.m.
Dec. 28, 100 block South High-
way 101.
M ediCal Calls
• Male with difficulty breathing,
5:12 a.m. Dec. 24, 1000 block
Nautical Drive.
• Male having a seizure, 11:34
a.m. Dec. 24, 600 block South
Highway 101.
• Female having difficulty breath-
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