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T he C olumbia P ress 2 Public safety calls The week ahead Public Meetings t uesday • Clatsop County Farm-Forest ad hoc com- mittee, 9 a.m., 857 Commer- cial St., Astoria. • Clatsop County Planning Commission, 10 a.m., 857 Commercial St., Astoria. • Warrenton City Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. • Clatsop Community Col- lege Board of Directors, 6:30, Columbia Hall Room 219, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria. W ednesday • Warrenton Business Association, 5:30 p.m., Commission Chambers, City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. • Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., 857 Commercial St. • Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 7 p.m., War- renton High School Library, 1700 S. Main Ave. t hursday • Warrenton Planning Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Groups & Events t uesday • Ribbon-cutting at Wen- dy’s, 3:45 p.m., 1659 SE Ensign Lane. • Children’s Storytime, “April Showers Bring May Flowers” at 10:30 a.m., War- renton Community Library, 160 S. Main Ave. • Kiwanis Club of Warren- ton, 1 p.m., Arnie’s Cafe, 1609 S. Main Ave. • Alzheimer’s Support Group, 2-3:30 p.m., Nortwest Senior and Disability Services, 2002 SE Chokeberry Ave. Info: Grace at 503-738-6412. t hursday • Astoria-Warrenton Chamber Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Vintage Hardware, 1162 Marine Drive, Astoria s aturday • Children’s Storytime, “April Showers Bring May Flowers” at 10:30 a.m., War- renton Community Library, 160 S. Main Ave. C latsop C ounty ’ s only Independent Weekly neWspaper Published by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Send news or address changes to: 5 N Highway 101 #500, Warrenton OR 97146 Cindy Yingst, Publisher/Editor (news@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads-thecolumbiapress@outlook.com) 503-861-3331 D.B. Lewis, Circulation Director (circulation@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at the Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC April 5, 2019 W arrants • Warrant service, 12:09 p.m. March 28, 1000 block King Salmon Place. Dennis James Wentz, 48, with no known ad- dress, was arrested on a Clatsop County parole violation detainer warrant. • Warrant service, 2:11 p.m. March 28, 0-100 block South- west Main Court. Teddy Ray Slate, 41, of Warrenton was ar- rested on a felony warrant from Clackamas County. t hefts and Burglaries • Shoplifting, 6:26 p.m. March 25, Walmart. Craig Michael Stephens, 44, of Garibaldi and Sabrina J. Tomeoni, 30, of Tillamook were cited for crimi- nal third-degree theft after they allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for $100 in clothes, an air gun and a torch tool. Stephens also was charged with criminal mischief for dam- aging merchandise packaging. • Shoplifting, 3:45 p.m. March 28, Fred Meyer. Nicholas Ryan Garrett, 28, of Warrenton was cited for criminal second-degree theft after he allegedly attempt- ed to leave the store without paying for $110 in jeans and shoes. • Vehicle burglary, 8:45 a.m. March 29, 300 block Southwest Kalmia Avenue. A man reported that someone entered his truck during the night and stole a $500 HP laptop. The computer was recovered the following day at a home on Southwest First Place. The couple who lived on First Place had been stopped by another officer about the time of the burglary on the street where the laptop had been stolen. • Theft of news rack, 2:49 p.m. March 29, Arnie’s Café. Some- one stole the yellow Oregonian newspaper rack valued at $750. • Shoplifting, 4 p.m. March 29, Walmart. Jessica I. Weatherly, 28, of Warrenton was cited for attempted third-degree theft, criminal mischief and criminal trespassing. She and another woman ran from the store when approached by store security, but were stopped a short dis- tance away by police. Weatherly has nine prior theft cases at Walmart stores and has been trespassed previously from all Walmart properties, according to a police report. • Theft of glass floats, 3:39 p.m. March 31, 1400 block South- west Oak Drive. A man reported two large Japanese glass floats valued at $300 were stolen from his porch. • Theft, 5:50 p.m. March 31, Walmart. Colleen M. Baughman, 34, of Warrenton was cited for third-degree theft and crimi- nal mischief after she allegedly attempted to ring up $26 in clothes at the self-scan area using a $1 sales tag. • Shoplifting, 7 p.m. April 1, Walmart. Jessica Lynn Rus- sell, 28, of Astoria was cited for third-degree theft and criminal mischief after she allegedly at- tempted to leave the store with- out paying for $93 in sporting goods merchandise. s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes / disturBanCes • Stalking, 9:15 p.m. March 27, 0-100 block Harbor Drive. Kait- lin Danae Hulse, 22, of Damas- cus was arrested on suspicion of violating a protection order. • Garbage dumping, 2:23 p.m. March 29, Southeast Dolphin Avenue. • Disturbance/male barricaded in house, 12:19 a.m. March 30, 500 block Northwest Ridge Road. • Trespassing, 3:34 p.m. March 30, woods behind Goodwill. During service of a trespassing notice at a homeless camp, Ash- ley Marie Holmes, 27, of Seaside was arrested on a Clatsop Coun- ty Circuit Court warrant. • Graffiti on a street sign, 6:53 p.m. March 31, Ridge Road near soccer fields. • Graffiti on a street sign, 4:30 p.m. April 1, Seventh Avenue near Gray Street, Hammond. V ehiCles • Drunken driving, 7:34 p.m. March 26, Harbor Drive at Her- on. David Engblom, 66, of As- toria was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail, where his blood-alcohol content was recorded at 0.12 percent. • Expired plates, 8:02 a.m. March 27, Highway 101 at Nep- tune. Driver cited. • Speeding, 8:05 a.m. March 30, South Main Avenue at South- west 14th Place. Driver cited for going 52 in a 35 mph zone. • Failure to drive in lane, 11:33 a.m. March 30, Ensign and Dis- covery lanes. Driver cited. • Running a stoplight, 7 p.m. March 30, Harbor Drive at Highway 101. Driver cited. • Running a stoplight, 9:54 a.m. March 31, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. Driver cited for illegal U-turn and failing to obey a traffic-control device. • Running a stoplight, 12:24 p.m. March 31, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. Driver cited. • Reckless driving, 9:56 p.m. March 31, Fred Meyer gas pumps. Teresa Sue Cunning- ham, 66, of Ocean Park, Wash., was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants/drugs. • Careless driving, 6:02 p.m. April 1, Harbor Drive at Galena Avenue. D’Shawn M. Smith, 32, of Warrenton was cited for crim- inal failure to carry and present a license, careless driving and driving while suspended. f ire and serViCe Calls • Fire alarm, 3:30 a.m. March 25, 2300 block Southeast Dolphin Avenue. • Homeless campfire, 2:55 p.m. March 27, in tree line near Ridge Road Soccer Fields. • Possible illegal burn, 9:10 p.m. March 28, 800 block Fifth Avenue. • Possible illegal burn, 4:17 p.m. March 31, north of airport. A man leasing property from the Port of Astoria reported he was conducting a controlled burn. He was advised by the fire chief Continued on Page 6
