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The week ahead
Public Meetings
t uesday , J uly 9
• Clatsop Community
College Board, 6:30 p.m.,
Columbia Hall Room 219, 1651
Lexington Ave., Astoria.
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
W ednesday , J uly 10
10 a.m. -3 p.m., 11th Street.
t uesday , J uly 9
• Storytime at Warrenton
Community Library, 11
a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
• Alzheimer’s Support
Group, 2 p.m., NW Senior
and Disability Services, 2002
S.E. Chokeberry.
W ednesday , J uly 10
• Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 698 Pacific Way.
• Warrenton Business
Association, 5:30 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
• Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, 7 p.m., War-
renton High School Library,
1700 S. Main Ave.
• TOPS, Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
• Warrenton Kiwanis Club,
1 p.m., Arnie’s Cafe, 1609 S.
Main Ave.
• LGBTIQ Group, 6 p.m., As-
toria Armory, 1636 Exchange St.
• Seaside Farmer’s Market,
2-6 p.m., 1120 Broadway.
t hursday , J uly 11
t hursday , J uly 11
• Clatsop Plains County
Planning Area Committee,
2 p.m., Pacific Grange, 90475
Highway 101.
• Chamber of Commerce
annual barbecue, 5:30 p.m.,
Lewis and Clark Golf and RV
Park, 92294 Youngs River
Road, Astoria.
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Groups & Events
s unday , J uly 7
• Astoria Sunday Market,
• Fish and Farmer’s Mar-
ket, 3-7 p.m., Warrenton Ma-
rina, 501 N.E. Harbor Place.
s aturday , J uly 13
• Storytime at Warrenton
Community Library, 11
a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
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July 5, 2019
Public safety calls
W arrants
• Warrant service, 12:33 p.m.
June 26, Ross Dress for Less.
Thomas Joshua Hayes, 41, of
Seaside was arrested on war-
rants from Clatsop County and
Oregon State Parole Board for
failure to appear, violating pa-
role and failing to report as a sex
offender.
t hefts and Burglaries
• Shoplifting, 8:31 p.m. June 28,
Walmart. Kimmy Lynn Quast,
62, of Longview was arrested on
suspicion of second-degree theft,
criminal mischief, resisting ar-
rest and interfering with a police
officer.
s uspiCious CirCumstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Dog as public nuisance, 7:15
p.m. June 25, Southwest Elm
and Second streets. Owner cited.
• Accident caused by dog running
loose, 9 p.m. June 26, Warren-
ton Mooring Basin. A bicyclist
reported a dog chased him as he
was exercising his own dog on a
leash, causing him to crash and
possibly crack a rib. The loose
dog’s owner was cited for having
a dog at large.
Elizabeth Poirier, 36, of Warren-
ton was arrested on suspicion
of driving under the influence
of intoxicants and driving while
suspended.
• Filthy transient camp, 4:11
p.m. June 30, 19th Street and
Alternate Highway 101. Ernest
C. Bean, 59, no known address,
was cited for criminal offensive
littering.
• Speeding, 10:55 p.m. June 27,
Harbor Drive at Galena Avenue.
Driver cited for going 55 in a 35
mph zone.
• Harassment, 4:19 p.m. June
30, 300 block South Lake Drive.
Julian Dee Cross, 32, of Warren-
ton was arrested on suspicion of
harassment.
V ehiCles
• Traffic stop, 8:45 a.m. June
26, Walmart parking lot. Sara
• Speeding, 6:15 p.m. June 27,
Highway 101 near Highway 104.
Driver cited for going 65 in a 45
mph zone.
• Two-vehicle collision, 7:58 a.m.
June 29, Warrenton Mini Mart.
One driver was cited for driving
while suspended, failing to in-
stall an ignition interlock device
and driving without insurance.
• Running a stoplight, 8:07 p.m.
June 30, Walmart parking lot.
Driver cited.
Shoplifter gets combative with security, police
The Columbia Press
A suspected shoplifter be-
came uncooperative and
combative when store securi-
ty pulled her aside at Walmart
on Friday, June 28.
A Warrenton police officer
who happened to be at the
store on another matter was
called in to help and the inci-
dent turned into a full-blown
scuffle.
The woman was spotted by
store security loitering near
the front registers about
8:30 p.m. when she walked
out of the store with a shop-
ping cart with $209 worth of
food, clothes and jewelry. She
didn’t go through checkout or
pay for the items, according
to the store’s asset protection
associate.
When the associate ap-
proached her, she refused to
accompany him to the office,
took her purse out of the cart
and left for the parking lot.
The associate saw the offi-
cer and directed her toward
the woman, who continued
walking away at a brisk pace.
“I yelled (for her) to stop …
and stated that I was a police
officer,” Christopher Beem
wrote in a probable cause
declaration. He was also in
full uniform and wearing a
badge.
He had to run to catch up to
her, told her she was under
arrest and had to physically
restrain her. When Beem at-
tempted to move her toward
the building, she continued
to struggle, resist and ma-
neuver away, he wrote. Beem
requested backup.
After more struggling, she
told officers she was suffer-
ing from complications of
diabetes and a medical team
was sent to check her health.
A blood sugar test showed no
diabetic emergency, Beem
wrote.
Kimmy Lynn Quast, 62, of
Longview was booked at Clat-
sop County Jail on suspicion
of theft, criminal mischief,
interfering with a police offi-
cer and resisting arrest.
Hunters urged to attend game regulations meeting
A meeting on big game reg-
ulations is set for 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 18, at Seaside
Convention Center, 415 First
St., Seaside.
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife district staff and
wildlife biologists will be avail-
able to explain and answer
questions about changes pro-
posed for the 2020 seasons.
As part of a multi-year pro-
cess to review, simplify and
improve the Big Game Hunt-
ing Regulations, ODFW pro-
poses changing the Western
Oregon centerfire bag limit
to a buck with a visible ant-
ler and offering a new general
season antlerless elk damage
tag.
The meeting is one of 20 be-
ing held around the state.
Final 2019 Big Game Hunt-
ing Regulations will be ad-
opted at the Sept. 13 ODFW
commission meeting.