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T he C olumbia P ress 2 Public safety calls The week ahead Public Meetings W ednesday , s ept . 4 • Warrenton-Hammond School District work session on core values and visioning, 6 p.m., Warrenton High School Library, 1700 S. Main Ave. • Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific Way. Groups & Events s unday , s ept . 1 • Astoria Sunday Market, 10 a.m. -3 p.m., along 11th Street. M onday , s ept . 2 • Labor Day, a federal holiday honoring the contributions workers have made to the United States. t hefts and Burglaries t uesday , s ept . 3 • Schools back in session. • Preschool story and art, 10:30 a.m., Warrenton Com- munity Library, 160 S. Main Ave. Topic: cats. W ednesday , s ept . 4 • TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap- tist Church, 30 N.E. First St. • Seaside Farmer’s Market, 2-6 p.m., 1120 Broadway. t hursday , s ept . 5 • Last day to file measures for November election. • Fish and Farmer’s Mar- ket, 2-6 p.m. (new hours), Warrenton Marina. s aturday , s ept . 7 • Preschool story and art, 10:30 a.m., Warrenton Com- munity Library, 160 S. Main Ave. Topic: cats. College news Three Clatsop County res- idents were named to the dean’s list for spring term at Eastern Oregon University. They are Abby Mathews and Bethany Workman of Warrenton and Danielle Wil- liams of Cannon Beach. To qualify, students main- tained a grand-point aver- age of 3.5 or higher while completing a full schedule. EOU is a liberal arts universi- ty based in La Grande. 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.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 August 30, 2019 • Shoplifting, 7 p.m. Aug. 20, Walmart. Bradley K. Bern, 43, of Astoria was cited for third-de- gree theft and criminal mischief after he left the store allegedly without paying for $29 in soda and flea spray. • Burglary, 9:18 a.m. Aug. 21, Main Street Market. Jared Cur- tis Cupit, 44, no known address, was arrested for second-degree burglary after he allegedly took $40 worth of bottles and a bag filled with recycled cans from the store’s back room. • Shoplifting, 11:08 p.m. Aug. 22, Walmart. Lysandra Y. Hughes, 36, of Bonney Lake, Wash., was cited for second-degree theft after she allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for $184 in food, clothes, school supplies and pet food. • Shoplifting, 4 p.m. Aug. 24, Walmart. Barry L. Cope Jr., 31, of Grand Ronde was cited for criminal second-degree theft after he left the store alleged- ly without paying for $430 in music equipment, wiring and a drill. • Shoplifting, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 25, Walmart. Samson Alexander Long, 20, of Long Beach, Wash., was cited for third-degree theft after he allegedly attempt to leave the store without paying for merchandise. • Shoplifting, 10:01 p.m. Aug. 25, Walmart. Jonathan E. Walgren, 28, of Gearhart was cited for third-degree theft, criminal mis- chief, criminal trespassing and carrying a concealed weapon af- ter he allegedly attempted to run from the store without paying for $55 in batteries and a DVD. s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes / disturBanCes • Suspicious circumstances, 3:08 a.m. Aug. 15, Les Schwab. A woman was seen walking along the fence line near Clatsop Dis- tributing. She told officers she was waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up, but later admitted they were homeless and sleeping in their vehicle at the business. • Disturbance, 12:38 p.m. Aug. 15, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. Richard Paul Williams, 61, no known address, was cited for second-degree disorderly conduct. • Trespassing, 10:53 p.m. Aug. 19, Fort Pointe property off Ridge Road. Lonie Charles Davis Jr., 41, no known address, was trespassed from the vacant property. • Found property, 10:50 a.m. Aug. 20, Verizon Store. A cus- tomer found a black Motorola G-6 cell phone outside the store. • Trespassing, 8:32 p.m. Aug. 23, Walmart. Lonny Alan Baker, 30, and Chelsey Jean Gutierrez, 28, both of Seaside, were cited for criminal trespassing after returning to the store from which they’d been trespassed previously. • Disturbance, 1:51 a.m. Aug. 24, Warrenton Mini Mart. Roman Orlando Thomas, 30, of War- renton was arrested on suspi- cion of disorderly conduct. • Assist delusional woman, 8:03 p.m. Aug. 24, Fred Meyer. The 43-year old woman from Ocean Park, Wash., initially reported she’d been kidnapped, then said her child had been kidnapped, then said she’d been attacked by a sex offender. She requested to go to Warrenton Mini Mart and an officer gave her a ride. • Digging through trash re- ceptacles, 12:20 a.m. Aug. 25, behind Bubba’s Sports Bar and Warrenton Mini Mart. A man and woman pushing carts were rummaging through bins and the man became verbally aggressive when approached. The 33-year-old Hammond man was cited for breaking a city ordinance prohibiting digging in garbage bins. • Dogs killed neighbor’s chick- ens, 2:11 a.m. Aug. 26, 200 block Southwest Birch Court. Dogs were turned over to Clat- sop County Animal Control. • Disturbance, 8:54 a.m. Aug. 26, Shilo Inn. Joshua A. Koop- mann, 25, of Gresham was arrested on a warrant and for giving false information to a police officer. V ehiCles • Drunken driving, 4:20 p.m. Aug. 13, 200 block Southwest Alder. Herbert G. Bechtolt, 71, of Warrenton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail, where he was cited for refusing to take a breath test. • Vehicle vs. pedestrian hit-and- run, 9:14 p.m. Aug. 13, Highway 101 at Alternate Highway 101. A 27-year-old woman was walking with her boyfriend when she was struck by a car, sustaining injuries to her foot. • Traffic stop, 11:10 p.m. Aug. 16, Highway 101 Business at Clover Road. Lynda Lee Owens, 37, of Astoria was cited for criminal driving while suspended, failure to carry and present a license and driving without insurance. • Hit-and-run collision, 2:25 p.m. Aug. 20, Home Depot parking lot. • Vehicle vs. bicyclist, 9:59 p.m. Aug. 23, Ensign Lane at High- way 101. The driver pulled into the intersection and struck an oncoming bicyclist he didn’t see. No injuries. Driver agreed to buy the rider a new bicycle. • Traffic stop, 8:40 a.m. Aug. 24, Highway 101 at Neptune Drive. Fredrick Lon Sherman, 38, of Astoria was cited for criminal failure to carry and present a license, driving while suspended and driving without insurance. • Running a stop sign, 12:55 p.m. Aug. 25, 19th and Chokeberry streets. Driver cited. • Traffic stop, 4 p.m. Aug. 25, Marlin Avenue at Harbor Drive. Sabino Garcia-Perez, 51, of Warrenton was cited for crimi- nal failure to carry and present a license, driving without a license and driving without insurance. • Illegal U-turn, 3:55 p.m. Aug. 26, South Main Avenue at Southwest First Street. Driver cited.
