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April 12, 2019
Public safety calls
W arrants
• Warrant service, 7:48 p.m.
April 7, 900 block of North-
west Warrenton Drive. Joseph
William Blackler, 37, of Warren-
ton was arrested on a warrant
from Jefferson County and for
violating conditions of a release
agreement.
t hefts and Burglaries
• Theft, 4:02 a.m. March 26, Ar-
nie’s Café. Richard J. Simmons,
53, of Warrenton was cited for
criminal second-degree theft.
• Vehicle burglary, 12:02 p.m.
April 2, Rite Aid. Christina Lee
Yanez, 38, no known address,
was arrested on suspicion of un-
lawful entry into a motor vehicle.
The week ahead
Public Meetings
t uesday
• Port of Astoria Board of
Directors, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1,
Suite 209, Astoria.
Groups & Events
M onday
“Curious Hats” at 10:30 a.m.,
Warrenton Community Li-
brary, 160 S. Main Ave.
• Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, 10:30 a.m.,
Astoria Country Club, 33445
Sunset Beach Road, Warren-
ton.
• Taxes due. Personal income
taxes should be filed by today.
• Warrenton Rotary Club, 6
p.m., Dooger’s, 103 S. Highway
101.
t uesday
t hursday
• Caregivers Support
Group, 1:30-3 p.m., North-
west Senior and Disability Ser-
vices, 2002 SE Chokeberry Ave.
Info: Grace at 503-738-6412.
• Fort Stevens Post VFW, 7
p.m., 66 S.W. Fourth St.
W ednesday
• Children’s Storytime,
s aturday
• Children’s Storytime,
“Curious Hats” at 10:30 a.m.,
Warrenton Community Li-
brary, 160 S. Main Ave.
• Shoplifting, 7:22 p.m. April
2, Rite Aid. A man wearing a
red hoodie and red ball cap left
the store without paying for a
12-pack of Budweiser. A short
time later, police stopped a
28-year-old Warrenton man
who was walking down Harbor
Drive carrying a 12-pack of beer,
drinking one of them. He was
positively identified by store
employees. The remaining beer
was returned and the man was
trespassed from the store.
• Shoplifting, 11:44 p.m. April
4, Walmart. Jarod Ryan Shaw,
20, of Vernonia was cited for
third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $13 in
merchandise.
• Vehicle burglary, 1:58 p.m.
April 5, 2000 block Southeast
Huckleberry Avenue. A wallet
containing identification, a mon-
ey order and food stamp card
was taken from a vehicle.
• Shoplifting, 1:52 p.m. April 7,
Rite Aid. Kelly Gene Bennett, 30,
of Astoria was cited for third-de-
gree theft and criminal mischief
after he allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $3 in toiletries.
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A woman reported a high school
friend contacted her on Face-
book and told her she’d won
a large monetary prize from a
company and needed to pay
an agency $4,000 to collect it.
Later, the woman was asked
to purchase $700 in Google
Play cards, which she did, and
another $1,000 cash via Western
Union, which she sent. She never
received any prize.
• Shoplifting, 7:49 p.m. April
7, Walmart. Daniel B. Yates,
32, with no known address,
was cited for third-degree theft
and criminal mischief after he
allegedly attempted to leave
the store without paying for $11
worth of beef jerky and a Red
Bull.
s usPiCious CirCuMstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Dogs at large, 1:15 p.m. April
3, Southwest Second Street
between Gardenia and Juniper
avenues. Owner cited.
• Dogs at large, 3 p.m. April 3,
Warrenton Grade School. Owner
cited.
• Disorderly conduct, 9:57 p.m.
April 6, Bubba’s Sports Bar.
Marvin A. Grove, 37, of Kelso,
Wash., was cited for criminal
disorderly conduct.
• Disturbance, 4:48 p.m. April 4,
Rite Aid. Store employees called
police when a man who was
causing a disturbance alleged-
ly began threatening to slash
people’s throats. Jeffrey Lewis
Glassmyer, 37, with no known
address, was arrested on suspi-
cion of two counts of criminal
mischief, two counts of disor-
derly conduct and two counts
of menacing. He was booked at
Clatsop County Jail.
• Tires slashed, 7:55 a.m. April
6, 0-100 block Southwest Ninth
Street.
V ehiCles
• Hit-and-run collision, 2:25 p.m.
March 29, Home Depot.
• Vehicle into ditch, no injuries,
5:41 a.m. April 2, Lake and Pacif-
ic drives.
• Expired plates, 3:35 p.m. April
3, Highway 101 at Harbor Drive.
Driver cited.
• Speeding, 8:03 a.m. April 5,
Highway 101 at Alternate High-
way 101. Driver cited for going
64 in a 45 mph zone.
• Three-vehicle collision, 11:39
a.m. April 5, Fred Meyer. The
driver of a pickup hauling a
fifth-wheeler struck two parked
cars while maneuvering through
the parking lot.
• Hit-and-run collision, 3 p.m.
April 5, Fred Meyer parking lot.
• Using cell phone while driving,
2 p.m. April 6, Ensign Lane near
Walmart. Driver cited.
• Traffic stop, 3:31 p.m. April 6,
Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Driver cited for having no valid
operator’s license.
• Vehicle into mailbox, 11:45 p.m.
April 6, 400 block Pacific Drive,
Hammond. Richard Edward
Jaspers, 48, of Hammond was
arrested on suspicion of driving
under the influence of intoxi-
cants. He also was cited for reck-
less driving and refusing to take
a breath test. He was booked at
Clatsop County Jail.
f ire and serViCe Calls
• Carbon monoxide alarm going
off, 6:20 p.m. April 4, 1200 block
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