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March 8, 2019
Public safety calls
t hefts and Burglaries
• Shoplifting, noon Feb. 26,
Walmart. Tara Lynn Jones,
32, of Astoria was arrested on
suspicion of third-degree theft
and criminal mischief after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $88 in
food and clothes.
• Shoplifting, 5:40 p.m. Feb. 26,
The week ahead
Public Meetings
t uesday
• Clatsop County Planning
Commission, 10 a.m., 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
• Warrenton City Com-
mission, 6 p.m., City Hall,
225 S. Main Ave.
W ednesday
• Warrenton Business
Association, 5:30 p.m.,
chambers at 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., War-
renton High School library,
1700 S. Main Ave.
t hursday
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., cham-
bers at City Hall, 225 S. Main
Ave.
Groups & Events
s unday
• Daylight Savings Time,
remember to set your clock for-
ward one hour Saturday night.
W ednesday
• Kiwanis Club of Warren-
ton, 1 p.m., Arnie’s Cafe, 1609
S. Main Ave.
• LGBTIQ Group, 6 p.m., As-
toria Armory, 1636 Exchange
St.
t hursday
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber of Commerce
Business After Hours, 5:30
p.m., Astor Place, 999 Klas-
kanine Ave., Astoria.
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Walmart. Sarai Eduardo-Davis,
35, of Astoria was arrested on
suspicion of third-degree theft
after she allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $59 in clothes and spray
paint.
• Burglary, 11:07 a.m. Feb. 28,
Warrenton High School bus
barn. A thief cut a chain-link
fence and siphoned gas from
several buses. A student’s
vehicle, parked in the school’s
lot, was broken into and a
Pioneer car stereo and speakers
removed. The school’s video sur-
veillance shows a man walking
a dog coming from the bus barn
area and entering the student’s
vehicle about 1 a.m.
• Theft of city services and code
violations, noon March 1, 1500
block Southeast Honeysuckle
Loop. Gerardo A. Castro Chavez,
39, of Warrenton was cited
for criminal theft of water and
failure to comply with plumb-
ing codes after a home under
construction was found to be
hooked up to a city water main
without permits or a meter and
had no backflow device installed.
• Shoplifting, 12:08 a.m. March
2, Walmart. Shasta M. Shaw,
18, of Kelso, Wash., was cited
for criminal third-degree theft,
criminal mischief and carrying
a concealed weapon after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $25 in
makeup, food and a switchblade.
• Shoplifting, 4:14 p.m. March
3, Walmart. Two teenagers
and two adults were detained
after Walmart security discov-
ered them working together to
remove merchandise from the
store. Issabella J. Lewellen,
20, of Astoria and a 17-year-
old girl were cited for criminal
second-degree theft after they
allegedly attempted to leave
the store without paying for a
combined $360 worth of mer-
chandise. Sara J. Jenson, 20, of
Astoria and a 16-year-old girl
were cited for criminal third-de-
gree theft after they allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for a combined
$150 in merchandise.
• Prowler, 3:43 a.m. March 4,
1700 block Pacific Ridge Road. A
man spotted someone entering
his neighbor’s vehicle and then
leave the area. Police checked
the vehicle and woke the neigh-
bor who found his garage door
opener missing. The thief wasn’t
found during a search of the
area.
• Burglary, 5:30 a.m. March 5,
1000 Southwest Ninth Street.
Someone took seven small glass
floats and a large glass float from
a back yard. Loss was estimated
at $300.
s uspiCious CirCumstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Harassment, 12:16 p.m. Feb.
25, Rite Aid. A man who’d been
asked to leave the premises after
making threats had returned
several times and continued to
make threats.
• Public urination, 10:44 a.m. Feb.
27, behind the Head Start build-
ing at Robinson Community Park.
Brandon Robert Gillette, 40, with
no known address, was cited for
disorderly conduct and trespassed
from the park for 30 days.
• Women arguing and yelling
over a swing for children with
disabilities, 5:32 p.m. March
3, Robinson Community Park.
One woman contended the other
woman’s son wasn’t handi-
capped and shouldn’t be using
the swing. Parties separated.
• Dogs at large, 2:15 p.m. March
4, 500 block Southwest First
Place. The dogs were returned
to their residence and the owner
issued a warning.
V ehiCles
• Two-vehicle noninjury colli-
sion, 3:35 p.m. Feb. 28, Highway
101 at Ensign Lane.
• Speeding, 5:01 p.m. Feb. 28,
North Main Avenue at North-
west First Street. Driver cited for
going 57 in a 35 mph zone.
• Eluding, 7:15 p.m. Feb. 28,
Ninth Avenue at King Salmon
Place. Jeremy J. Hudak, 35, of
Hammond was cited for criminal
eluding an officer and for driving
while suspended.
• Speeding, 9:13 a.m. March 1,
Highway 101 at Alternate High-
way 101. Driver cited for going
61 in a 45 mph zone.
• Running a stoplight, 11:45 a.m.
March 1, Highway 101 at Harbor
Drive. Driver cited.
• Traffic stop, 9:36 p.m. March
1, Ensign Lane at Highway 101.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Drunken driving, 1:16 a.m.
March 2, Harbor Drive at Marlin
Avenue. Tammie D. Mayfield,
48, of Warrenton was arrested
on suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants. She was
booked at Clatsop County Jail,
where her blood-alcohol level
was recorded at 0.18 percent.
• Traffic stop, 2:37 a.m. March 2,
600 block Highway 101. Driv-
er cited for failing to present a
license.
• Traffic stop, 8:46 a.m. March
2, Highway 101 at Harbor Drive.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Running a stoplight, 10:20 a.m.
March 2, Ensign and Discovery
lanes. Driver cited.
• Drunken driving, 7:16 p.m.
March 2, Highway 101 at round-
about. Drew Curtis Black, 23,
of Gearhart was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants. He was
booked at Clatsop County Jail,
where his blood-alcohol level
was recorded at 0.14 percent.
• Traffic stop, 7:20 p.m. March
2, Ensign and Discovery lanes.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Expired plates, 2:27 p.m. March
4, South Main Avenue at Third
Street. Driver cited.
• Traffic stop, 3:37 p.m. March 4,
four-way stop. Driver cited for
failing to carry insurance.
f ire Calls
• Provide mutual aid for smoke
coming from building, 11:19
p.m. March 3, 645 Marine Drive,
Astoria.
m ediCal Calls
• Male with hip injury from fall,
9:09 a.m. Feb. 25, 800 block
Southwest Cedar Avenue.
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