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February 1, 2019
Public safety calls
T hefTs and burglaries
• Forgery and theft, 2 p.m., Jan
17. Mark Daniel Crouch, 37, of
Warrenton was cited for two
counts of criminal second-degree
theft and two counts of sec-
ond-degree forgery for cashing
bad checks at Columbia Bank on
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 Fair
Board of Directors, 5:30
p.m., Fairgrounds Exhibit
Hall, 92937 Walluski Loop,
Astoria.
W ednesday
• Gearhart City Council,
7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific
Way, Gearhart.
Groups & Events
M onday
• Warrenton CERT, 6 p.m.,
commission chambers at
City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Jan. 9 and Walmart on Jan. 8.
• Shoplifting, 9:10 p.m. Jan. 17,
Walmart. Elizabeth Lee Elledge,
27, and Nicholas Ryan Garrett,
28, both of Warrenton, were
cited for criminal third-degree
theft and third-degree criminal
mischief after attempting to
leave the store without paying
for $105 in food.
• Shoplifting, 1:34 p.m. Jan. 19,
Rite Aid. An unidentified male
in his 20s left the store without
paying for $34 in merchandise.
After reviewing surveillance
footage, the suspect was identi-
fied by officers and he was found
at Clatsop County Jail, booked
on unrelated charges three
hours after the theft. Devin
Michael Fields, 26, of Warren-
ton was arrested on suspicion of
third-degree theft and third-de-
gree criminal mischief.
• Stolen bicycle, 9:22 p.m. Jan.
19, 300 block Southwest Main
Court. A $300 Road Master
bicycle was taken from the front
of an apartment.
• Stolen bicycle, 2:26 p.m. Jan.
20, 500 block Pacific Drive. A
black mountain bike with gold
lettering valued at $200 was sto-
len from outside an apartment.
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• Shoplifting, 5:27 p.m. Jan. 21,
Walmart. Izaak Daniel Cerrillo
Zavala, 20, and a 17-year-old
male, both students at Tongue
Point Job Corps, were cited for
criminal second-degree theft and
third-degree criminal mischief
after they allegedly took $215 in
athletic shoes and gaming acces-
sories and attempted to leave the
store without paying.
• Vehicle burglary, 1:37 p.m.
Jan. 22, Robinson Community
Park. A cab/shuttle driver stated
someone entered his vehicle and
took $200 cash from a bank bag.
• Auto theft, 12:22 p.m. Jan. 24,
200 block Tyee Street. A light
blue four-door 2000 Honda
Civic was stolen from in front of
a residence.
s uspicious circuMsTances /
disTurbances
• Heroin overdose, 4:15 pm. Jan.
18, 500 block Southwest First
Place. A 26-year-old Astoria
man was found with a possible
overdose in a restroom at the
home. Narcan, a nasal spray that
can help reverse the effects of an
overdose, was administered. He
refused further medical treat-
ment.
• Telephone scam, 2:10 p.m. Jan.
18, 400 block Northwest War-
renton Drive. A couple received
two threatening phone calls
demanding payment on a loan
settled six years earlier.
• Trespassing, 6:17 p.m. Jan. 20,
Rite Aid. Joseph W. Blackler was
arrested on suspicion of criminal
trespassing.
• Dog bite, 3:58 p.m. Jan. 21, 500
block Southwest Harbor Place.
An Australian shepherd bit a
13-year-old boy riding his bike,
requiring medical attention.
The dog was quarantined at the
animal shelter.
• Verbal disturbance, 12:55 p.m.
Jan. 23, 1600 block Honeysuckle
Loop. Troy Allen Ingram, 55, of
Seaside was arrested on a war-
rant out of Polk County.
• Trespassing, 8 p.m. Jan 24,
Fred Meyer. Marvel Louise
Williams, 34, with no known ad-
dress, was arrested on warrants
from Clatsop County Sheriff’s
Office and Warrenton Police
Department.
V ehicles
• Rear-end collision, 3:45 p.m.
Jan. 16, Harbor Drive at Ensign
Lane. One driver cited for fol-
lowing too closely.
• Vehicle vs. curb and traffic sign,
8:10 p.m. Jan. 17, Highway 101
at Highway 105.
• Fender-bender, 4:10 p.m. Jan.
19, Fred Meyer parking lot.
• Traffic stop, 11:23 p.m. Jan. 19,
Ridge Road at Ninth St. Driver
cited for driving while suspend-
ed.
• Speeding, 4:29 p.m. Jan. 20,
Ridge Road at soccer fields.
Driver cited for going 70 in a 45
mph zone.
• Running a stoplight, 3:38 p.m.
Jan. 21, Highway 101 at Harbor
Drive. Driver cited.
• Drunken driving, 4:25 p.m.
Jan. 21, Highway 101 at Neptune
Drive. Edward J. Osterman III,
48, of Long Beach, Wash., was
arrested on suspicion of driving
under the influence of intoxi-
cants.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
8:58 a.m. Jan. 22, Walmart.
• Two-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, noon, Jan. 22, Northwest
Seventh Place and Northwest
Warrenton Drive. One driver cit-
ed for failing to obey a stop sign.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision
3:46 p.m. Jan. 22, Highway 101
at the Premarq Center. One driv-
er cited for running a stoplight.
• Traffic stop, 8:10 a.m. Jan. 23,
Northwest First Street at North
Main Avenue. Driver cited for
failing to install his ignition
interlock.
• Hit-and-run, 12:12 p.m. Jan.
23, Fred Meyer parking lot.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
3:39 p.m. Jan. 23, Highway 101
at Southeast Marlin Avenue.
• Three-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, 5:47 p.m. Jan. 23, Young’s
Bay Bridge. One driver was cited
for following too closely.
• Three-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, 6:44 p.m. Jan. 23, Young’s
Bay Bridge. One driver was cited
for following too closely.
• Traffic stop, 2:39 p.m. Jan. 24,
Harbor Drive at Galena Avenue.
James D. Hall, 58, of Vancouver,
Wash., was cited for criminal
failure to carry and present a
license, using a cell phone while
driving and driving without a
license.
• Traffic stop, 3:27 p.m. Jan. 24,
Fourth Avenue at King Salmon
Place. Jeremy J. Hudak, 34, of
Hammond was cited for criminal
failure to carry and present a
license, driving while suspended,
driving without insurance and
failing to use a seatbelt.
• Speeding, 4:02 p.m. Jan. 24,
Ridge Road at KOA. Driver cited
for going 69 in a 45 mph zone
and for driving without insur-
ance.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
3:39 p.m. Jan 25, Highway 101
at Southeast Neptune Drive.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
4:58 p.m. Jan. 25, Highway 101
at Southeast Marlin Avenue.
• Two-vehicle noninjury collision,
10:54 a.m. Jan. 27, Highway 101
at Ensign Lane.
f ire and serVice calls
• Smell of natural gas, 7:17 p.m.
Jan. 21, 0-100 block Northeast
Harbor Place.
• Provide mutual aid for struc-
ture fire, 5:05 p.m. Jan. 22,
22nd Street at Franklin Avenue,
Astoria.
• Provide mutual aid for structure
fire, 11:25 a.m. Jan. 23, Colum-
bia House condos, Astoria.
• Fire alarm activation, 12:52
p.m. Jan. 26, 100 block South-
east Neptune Drive.
• Fire alarm activation, 11:18 a.m.
Jan. 27, 91800 block Highway
104.
M edical calls
• Male requesting transport, 3:57
a.m. Jan. 21, 200 block South-
west Alder Avenue.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 12:43 p.m. Jan. 21, 90900
block Highway 101.
• Female feeling faint, 5:26 p.m.
Jan. 21, 800 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
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