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September 13, 2019
Public safety calls
t hefts and Burglaries
• Bicycle theft, 2:03 p.m. Sept. 5,
Fort Stevens State Park camp-
ground. A man reported his
$2,000 black Surly bicycle was
stolen during the night from his
site.
• Burglary, 7 a.m. Sept. 6, 1000
block Southeast Marlin Ave. A
business owner reported thieves
stole eight trailer brake batteries
from vehicles parked at the busi-
ness. Total loss was estimated at
$200.
s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Nuisance dog, 6:26 p.m. Sept.
3, 200 block Southeast Anchor
Avenue. Owner cited.
• Disturbance, 8:11 a.m. Sept. 7,
Walmart. A man who was drink-
ing alcohol refused to put it away
when store personnel asked.
Everado Machuca Cuevas, 56, of
Astoria was cited for providing
false information to police and
removed from the location.
• Trespassing, 12:25 a.m. Sept. 8,
Walmart. Jared Curtis Cupit, 44,
no known address, was cited for
criminal trespassing.
V ehiCles
• Head-on collision, no injuries,
10:35 a.m. Aug. 30, Northwest
Warrenton Drive at Northwest
Ninth Street. Driver swerved
into lane of oncoming traffic to
avoid a vehicle stopped in the
road. He was cited for following
too closely.
• Fender-bender, no injuries,
5:38 p.m. Aug. 31, parking lot
near Ensign and Discovery
lanes.
• Two-vehicle crash, no injuries,
7:35 p.m. Aug. 31, Southwest
First Street at Southwest Alder.
• Traffic stop, 12:49 a.m. Sept. 2,
South Main Avenue at South-
west First Street. Driver cited for
driving while suspended.
• Fender-bender, no injuries,
3:30 p.m. Sept. 2, Walmart
parking lot.
• Traffic stop, 7:25 a.m. Sept. 3,
South Main Avenue near high
school. Driver cited for having
no insurance.
• Vehicle driving with no head-
lights, 7:52 p.m. Sept. 3, Ridge
Road near soccer fields. Inty(cq)
Fernando Mercado, 33, of Keizer
was cited for criminal failure
to carry and present a license,
driving while suspended, driving
without insurance and failing to
carry registration.
• Running a stoplight, 1:07 p.m.
Sept. 4, Discovery and Ensign
lanes. Driver cited for failing to
obey a traffic-control device and
driving while suspended.
• Traffic stop, 6:55 p.m. Sept.
4, South Main Avenue at 11th
Street. Driver cited for failing to
wear a seatbelt.
• Illegal U-turn, 8:10 a.m. Sept.
6, Ensign and Discovery lanes.
Driver cited.
• Expired license plates, 1:50 p.m.
Sept. 6, Ensign Lane near High-
way 105. Driver cited.
• Traffic stop, 9 p.m. Sept. 8,
Highway 101 near Marlin Av-
enue. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
f ire and serViCe Calls
• Vehicle fire, 9:47 a.m. Sept. 5,
Youngs Bay Bridge.
• Bark dust on fire, 10:43 a.m.
Sept. 5, 100 block South High-
way 101.
• Stand by at football game, 5
p.m. Sept. 6, Warrenton High
School.
• Walmart Safety Fair, 8 a.m.
Sept. 7, Walmart.
• Fire alarm, 5:13 p.m. Sept. 8,
Warrenton High School.
8:28 a.m. Sept. 2, 1500 block
Discovery Lane.
• Female suicide attempt, 12:10
p.m. Sept. 2, Parking Lot C, Fort
Stevens State Park.
• Male injured in fall, 5:09 p.m.
Sept. 2, Fort Stevens State Park.
• Intoxicated male who took
handful of Benadryl, 8:08 p.m.
Sept. 2, 1500 block Southeast
12th Place.
• Female with abdominal pain,
6:05 p.m. Sept. 3, 90900 block
Highway 101.
• Female who fell from ladder,
8:12 p.m. Sept. 3, 1300 block
Southeast 11th Place.
• Male injured in fall, 5:12 a.m.
Sept. 4, 2200 block Southeast
Dolphin Avenue.
• Male having seizure, 11:11 a.m.
Sept. 4, 91500 block Railroad
Road.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 5:10 p.m. Sept. 4, 90900
block Highway 101.
• Female who’s not breathing,
10:20 p.m. Sept. 4, 2200 block
Southeast Salal Loop.
• Male who took too much pre-
scription medication, 11:02 p.m.
Sept. 4, 0-100 block East Harbor
Drive.
• Female with diabetic issue,
10:42 p.m. Sept. 5, 1000 block
Southwest Ridge Road.
• Male lift assist, 11:50 p.m. Sept.
5, 100 block SW Cedar Avenue.
• Female lift assist, 7:57 a.m.
Sept. 6, 2000 block Southeast
Azalea Drive.
• Female who fell off bicycle, 4:17
p.m. Sept. 6, 1100 block North-
west Ridge Road.
• Female who’s weak and can’t
walk, 6:38 p.m. Sept. 6, 90900
block Highway 101.
• Unresponsive male, 9:41 p.m.
Sept. 6, 0-100 block East Harbor
Drive.
• Male in extreme pain, 11:44
p.m. Sept. 6, 0-100 block South-
west 14th Street.
• Female who’s not breathing,
5:38 a.m. Sept. 8, Sunset Beach
Approach.
• Male who fell from zipline, 4:41
p.m. Sept. 8, 1500 block South-
west 14th Place.
• Female with rapid heart rate,
10:27 p.m. Sept. 8, 600 block
South Main Avenue.
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• Male passed out in pickup,
8:13 a.m. Sept. 2, Sunset Beach
approach.
• Male with difficulty breathing,
Road work
W arrenton
• A multi-use path along 19th
Street near the sheriff’s office will
be paved next week.
C latsop C ounty
• A culvert replacement project
has a portion of Youngs Riv-
er Loop Road closed through
mid-October.
• Mowing and weed chopping is
scheduled throughout Svensen
and along Fishhawk Road.
a storia
• Work continues on the wa-
terfront bridge project, which
affects the foots of Sixth through
11th streets downtown.
Public Meetings
M onday , s ept . 16
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., 1095 Duane St., 2nd
floor.
t uesday , s ept . 17
• Port of Astoria Board of
Directors, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1,
Suite 209, Astoria.
Groups & Events
s unday , s ept . 15
• Astoria Sunday Market,
10 a.m. -3 p.m., along 11th
Street.
t uesday , s ept . 17
• Preschool story and art,
10:30 a.m., Warrenton Com-
munity Library, 160 S. Main
Ave. Theme: Things that Move.
Repeats on Saturday.
• Caregivers Support
Group, 1:30 p.m., NW Senior
and Disability Services, 2002
Chokeberry Ave. S.E.
W ednesday , s ept . 18
• TOPS, Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
• Daughters of the Amer-
ican Revolution, 11 a.m.,
Astoria Country Club, 33445
Sunset Beach Road, Astoria.
Reservations: 503-861-0574.
t hursday , s ept . 19
• Spruce Up Warrenton,
11:30 a.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Fish and Farmer’s Mar-
ket, 2-6 p.m. (new hours),
Warrenton Marina.
• Fort Stevens VFW Post
and Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 66
S.W. Fourth St.