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May 24, 2019
Public safety calls
W arrants
• Warrant service, 12:44 a.m.
May 16, 0-100 block East Harbor
Drive. Jonathan Cody Myers, 33,
of Warrenton was served with
a warrant from Clatsop County
Sheriff’s Office.
• Warrant service, 12:05 a.m.
May 18, Clatsop County Jail.
Joshua Scott McKey, 28, with
no known address was served
The week ahead
Public Meetings
t uesday
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
t Hursday
• American Red Cross, 6
p.m., Warrenton Christian
Church, 1376 S.E. Anchor
Ave. Americorps will make a
presentation. Open to anyone
interested in community vol-
unteerism.
• Clatsop County Recre-
ational Lands Planning
Advisory Group, 1 p.m., 800
Exchange St., Fourth Floor.
• Children’s Storytime,
“Sharks,” 10:30 a.m., Warren-
ton Community Library, 160 S.
Main Ave.
Groups & Events
W ednesday
m onday
• Memorial Day, a federal
and state holiday honoring
those who have lost their lives
securing our freedom.
t uesday
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber of Commerce
networking breakfast, 7:45
a.m., Astoria Brewing Co., 144
11th St., Astoria.
• TOPS, Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber of Commerce
Business and Social Hour,
5:30 p.m. at Designing Health,
1428 Commercial St., Astoria.
s aturday
• Children’s Storytime,
“Sharks,” 10:30 a.m., Warren-
ton Community Library, 160 S.
Main Ave.
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t Heft and Burglaries
• Shoplifting, 8 p.m. May 6, Fred
Meyer. Michael Allen Meeuwsen,
28, of Warrenton was cited
for third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $53 in
beer, a video game and a hand-
bag.
• Shoplifting, 8 p.m. May 15,
Walmart. Rebekka Graff, 31, of
Ocean Park, Wash., and Stepha-
nie Ann Pedersen, 31, of Seaview,
Wash., each were cited for
second-degree theft and Peder-
sen also was cited for criminal
mischief after they attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $263 in makeup, a vibrator,
clothes and office supplies.
• Lost ring, 6:50 p.m. May 17,
Fred Meyer. A woman reported
losing a $2,000 ring from the
pocket of her jacket.
• Stolen battery, 2:19 p.m. May
19, 1000 block Marlin Avenue.
A store owner reported a $100
battery was stolen from a cargo
trailer.
• Shoplifting, 8:45 p.m. May 19,
Walmart. Jacob Stanley Wieck-
owski, 35, of Seaside was cited
for third-degree theft and crim-
inal mischief after he allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $53 in meat
and spray paint.
s usPiCious CirCumstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Junk/creating an attractive nui-
sance, 2:42 p.m. April 24, 1900
block South Main Avenue. Jason
W. Palmberg, 45, of Astoria was
cited for creating a chronic nui-
sance and chronic junk.
• Bullet into windshield, no
injuries, 2:34 p.m. May 16,
Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. A
man reported a bullet striking
his windshield. An officer found
a one-inch circular crack with
glass splinters on the dash, but
no bullet.
• Trespassing, 9:30 p.m. May 16,
Walmart. Shendell Jean Wal-
gren, 25, of Seaside was cited for
first-degree criminal trespassing
when she returned to the store
after having been trespassed
previously.
• Counterfeit money, 12:37 p.m.
May 17, Costco. Store employees
reported finding a counterfeit
$20 bill with their money count-
ed for deposit.
V eHiCles
• Traffic stop, 11:02 p.m. May 9,
Highway 101 at Highway 104.
Arick J. Markin, 25, of Warren-
ton was cited for possession of
methamphetamine and criminal
failure to carry and present a
license and driving while sus-
pended.
• Two-vehicle crash, no injuries,
2:18 p.m. May 13, Highway 101
at Neptune.
• Rear-end crash of van into car,
two injuries, 1:11 p.m. May 14,
Youngs Bay Bridge Causeway. A
couple in the car were taken to
Columbia Memorial Hospital for
treatment of injuries. The van’s
driver was cited for following
too closely and driving without
insurance.
• Bus vs. pickup, no injuries, 2:48
p.m. May 14, South Main Ave-
nue near Southwest First Street.
• Two-vehicle crash, no injuries,
4:20 p.m. May 15, 800 block
South Main Avenue. One driver
cited for illegal backing.
• Reckless driving, 7:24 p.m.
May 17, Pacific and Lake drives,
Hammond. Albert J. Burkleo,
38, of Hammond was arrested
on suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants, reckless
endangerment of another and
driving while suspended. He was
booked at Clatsop County Jail,
where his blood-alcohol level
was recorded at 0.10 percent.
• Traffic stop, 10:33 p.m. May 17,
Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Vehicle into parked car/hit-
and-run, 10:54 p.m. May 17,
Warrenton Mini Mart. Ruben
Vera-Perez, 48, of Astoria was
arrested about a mile away on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants, fleeing
the scene of an accident, driving
while suspended and driving
without insurance. He was
booked at Clatsop County Jail,
where his blood-alcohol content
was recorded at 0.19 percent.
• Speeding, 6:28 a.m. May 19,
Ridge Road near Parkview
Apartments. Driver cited for
going 70 in a 45 mph zone.
• Two-vehicle rear-end collision,
no injuries, 3:37 p.m. May 19,
Highway 101 at Neptune Street.
f ire and serViCe Calls
• Huge backyard burn after dark,
9:50 p.m. May 16, 2000 block
Southeast Airport Lane.
• Provide mutual aid for struc-
ture fire, 2:06 p.m. May 18, 1431
Commercial St., Astoria.
m ediCal Calls
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 1:52 a.m. May 13, 0-100
block Southeast Third Street.
• Female lift assist, 9:30 a.m.
May 13, 800 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
• Female with back pain, 8:29
a.m. May 14, 1100 block North-
west Warrenton Drive.
• Female with diabetic-related
issue, 11:35 a.m. May 14, 200
block Southwest Alder Avenue.
• Male vomiting blood, 10:11 p.m.
May 14, Fort Stevens State Park.
• Unresponsive male in restroom,
3:42 p.m. May 15, 0-100 block
East Harbor Drive.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 1:32 p.m. May 16, 1600
block Ensign Lane.
• Female with left-side pain, 3:49
p.m. May 16, 0-100 block South-
west Birch Court.
• Male having asthma attack,
12:36 a.m. May 17, 400 block
Northwest Ridge Road.
• Female fall patient, 12:39 a.m.
May 17, 0-100 block Northwest
Elm Avenue.
• Female who pulled muscle
in side, 8:39 a.m. May 17, 100
block Southeast Anchor Avenue.
• Female who fell and hit head,
11:41 a.m. May 17, 600 block
South Highway 101.
• Male on meth who’s suicidal,
4:06 p.m. May 17, 1600 block
Southeast Ensign Lane.
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