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Public safety calls
The week ahead
Public Meetings
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
College Board of Direc-
tors, 6:30 p.m., Room 219 of
Columbia Hall, 1651 Lexington
Ave., Astoria.
t hursday
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Groups & Events
t uesday
t hefts and Burglaries
• Children’s Storytime
celebrating police officers,
10:30 a.m., Warrenton Com-
munity Library, 160 S. Main
Ave. Repeats oon Saturday
• Theft of Oregon Trail Card, 3:30
p.m. April 24, bus stop in front of
Fred Meyer.
• Theft/fraudulent use of a credit
card, 8:54 a.m. May 1, Yuma,
Ariz. A store credit card belong-
ing to a manager at Costco was
used in Arizona to fraudulently
purchase $434 in jeans, water
and a $400 Visa Silver card.
W ednesday
• Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, 10:30 a.m.,
Astoria Country Club, 33445
Sunset Beach Road, Warren-
ton.
• Warrenton Rotary Club, 6
p.m., Dooger’s, 103 S. Highway
101.
t hursday
• Fort Stevens VFW Post
& Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 66 S.W.
Fourth St.
s unday
s aturday
• Mother’s Day. Astoria Sun-
day Market opens today for the
season. It’s 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
along 11th Street in downtown
Astoria.
• Armed Forces Day. Pro-
claimed by Harry S. Truman in
1950 to honor all members of
the military.
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May 10, 2019
• Shoplifting, 2:09 p.m. May
2, Walmart. Angela L. Borens,
49, of Tillamook was cited for
third-degree theft and crimi-
nal mischief after she allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for a $15 pair of
sunglasses.
• Robbery, 7:27 p.m. May 2,
Walmart. Joanne Marissa Rice,
30, of Astoria was arrested on
suspicion of strong-arm robbery
and third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $49 in
dental products, fought with a
loss-prevention officer and then
ran from the store, leaving in a
vehicle. She was stopped by War-
renton Police a short time later.
• Shoplifting, 5:24 p.m. May 3,
Walmart. Roger James Collins,
47, of Ocean Park, Wash., was
cited for third-degree theft after
he allegedly attempted to leave
the store without paying for $9
in food and toilet paper.
• Shoplifting, 6:20 p.m. May 5,
Walmart. Marilyn L. Mobley,
53, of South Bend, Wash., was
cited for second-degree theft
and criminal mischief after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $460 in
clothes, DVDs, electronics and
food.
s uspiCious CirCumstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Dog at large, 5:38 p.m. April
30, near dog park at Carruthers
Park. Owner cited.
• Failure to buy business license,
2:47 p.m. April 30, gravel lot
next to City Hall. A company
hooking up a natural gas line did
not have a city business license.
• Suspicious circumstances, 11:20
p.m. May 1, Warrenton Mini
Mart. A driver reported some-
one shining a bright blue laser
toward drivers pulling out of
the market’s parking lot. Light
coming from area of Southwest
First Street and Southwest Alder
Avenue.
• Suspicious circumstances, 3:55
a.m. May 2, 200 block Southwest
Alder Avenue. A woman reported
someone shining bright lights
into her apartment.
• Disturbance, 11:15 p.m. May 3,
Warrenton Mini Mart. Robert
Mitchell Swehla, 33, of Astoria
was arrested on a contempt of
court warrant, released and told
to move along.
• Disturbance, 6:30 p.m. May
4, Costco. Jeff R. Dubois, 39, of
Portland was cited for criminal
trespass and disorderly conduct
after he created a disturbance
because he wasn’t allowed to buy
items without a membership
card.
• Trespassing, 11:32 p.m. May 4,
Walmart. Conrad A. Weirup, 39,
of Astoria was cited for criminal
trespassing when he returned to
the store after previously having
been trespassed.
• Dog fight, unknown time, May
4, dog park at Carruthers Park.
Woman reported her dog was
attacked by another dog.
booked at Clatsop County Jail,
where his blood-alcohol content
was measured at 0.11 percent.
• Traffic stop, 9:12 p.m. May 2,
Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue.
Driver cited for having no insur-
ance and failing to register his
1993 Ford Ranger.
• Vehicle into curb, 11:47 a.m.
May 3, Main Street Market park-
ing lot.
• Speeding, 6:24 p.m. May 3,
Ridge Road at Parkwood Apart-
ments. Driver cited for going 65
in a 45 mph zone.
• Traffic stop, 8:10 p.m. May 3,
Highway 101 at Highway 104.
Driver cited for failing to install
an ignition device.
• Running a stop sign, 10:03 a.m.
May 4, Ridge Road at Ninth
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and failing to
obey a traffic-control device.
• Vehicle vs bicycle, no injuries,
12:38 p.m. May 5, 1400 block
South Main Avenue.
• Traffic stop, 6:33 p.m. May
5, Ridge Road at Ninth Street.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Traffic stop, 10:27 p.m. May 5,
North Main Avenue at North-
east Fifth Street. Driver cited for
driving while suspended.
f ire and serViCe Calls
• Disturbance, 12:35 p.m. May 5,
Southwest 14th Street at South
Main Avenue. Jamie K. Leinwe-
ber, 46, of Warrenton was cited
for interfering with law enforce-
ment and resisting arrest.
• Visible flames, 5:17 a.m. May 3,
1800 block South Main Avenue.
• Smoke in the area, 5:55 p.m.
May 4, 1000 block Southeast
Main Court.
V ehiCles
• Female with possible stroke,
8:53 a.m. April 30, 1600 block
Northwest Warrenton Drive.
• Male with altered mental status,
10:09 a.m. April 30, 1700 block
Southeast Ensign Lane.
• Female with altered mental
status, 10:09 a.m. April 30, 1200
block Southwest Cedar Avenue.
• Male lying in grass, 11:51 a.m.
April 30, Highway 101 at Pre-
marq Center.
• Male with back pain, 5:35 p.m.
April 30, 91600 block Lake
Drive.
• Female who activated life alert,
• Fire truck vs vehicle, 4:30 p.m.
April 20, Highway 101 at Perkins
Lane. A hose and nozzle came off
the truck and struck and dam-
aged another vehicle.
• Vehicle vs signpost, 8:30 a.m.
April 30, Alternate Highway 101
at Astoria Airport Road.
• Hit-and-run crash, 5:18 p.m.
May 1, Home Depot parking lot.
• Drunken driving, 1:55 a.m. May
2, Highway 101 at Youngs Bay
Bridge. Bowen Scott Couch, 36,
of Warrenton was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants. He was
m ediCal Calls
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