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October 18, 2019
Public safety calls
W arrants
• Warrant service, 11:12 a.m. Oct.
13, 1600 block Ensign Lane.
John M. LaFreniere, 29, no
known address, was arrested on
a contempt of court warrant.
t HeFts and Burglaries
• Shoplifting, 7 p.m. Oct. 3, Fred
Meyer. Sahara L. Elder, 29, of
Seaside was cited for second-de-
gree theft after she allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $336 in mer-
chandise.
• Shoplifting, 7:19 p.m. Oct. 5,
Walmart. Damien J. Ruiz, 24, of
Seaside was cited for third-de-
gree theft and criminal trespass-
ing after he allegedly attempted
to leave the store without paying
for $15 in shoelaces, laundry
The week ahead
Public Meetings
M onday , o Ct . 21
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., 1095 Duane St., Second
Floor, Astoria.
Groups & Events
W ednesday , o Ct . 23
• Warrenton Kiwanis Club,
1 p.m., Arnie’s Cafe, 1609 S.
Main Ave.
t uesday , o Ct . 22
F riday , o Ct . 25
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Veterans Stand Down, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., Camp Rilea.
W ednesday , o Ct . 23
• Warrenton Community
Library event, 10:30 a.m.,
160 S. Main Ave. Ecology ed-
ucator Betsy Lattig will bring
live creatures and participants
will make a worm habitat.
• Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6 p.m., 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
t Hursday , o Ct . 24
• Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District, 9 a.m.,
Transit Center, 900 Marine
Drive, Astoria.
s aturday , o Ct . 19
• Fall Drug Take-Back
event, Warrenton Police De-
partment, 225 S. Main Ave.
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duct and resisting arrest.
• Shoplifting, 7:59 p.m. Oct. 8,
Main Street Market. Joyce M.
Igalo, 58, of Warrenton was ar-
rested at her home a short time
later on suspicion of third-de-
gree theft, criminal mischief and
resisting arrest.
• Man spray-painting highway,
2:25 p.m. Oct. 11, Highway 101
just south of Warrenton Kia.
Brian Quaschnick, 48, no known
address, was cited for unlawful
application of graffiti.
• Shoplifting, 11:16 p.m. Oct. 8,
Walmart. Hillary J. Bastiaen, 35,
of Astoria was cited for third-de-
gree theft and criminal mischief
after she allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $36 in makeup, jewelry,
clothes and tape.
• Shoplifting, 8:20 p.m. Oct.
10, Walmart. Lee Alan Smith,
47, of Seaside was cited for
second-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $181 in
flashlights, jerky, charcoal and a
jump-starter.
• Shoplifting, 7:45 p.m. Oct.
12, Walmart. Christopher
Ward-Klarich, 29, of Ekalaka,
Mont., was cited for second-de-
gree theft after he allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $777 in heat-
ers, sleeping bags, a portable
generator and an extension cord.
• Shoplifting, 9:35 p.m. Oct. 12,
Fred Meyer. Chelsey J. Gutier-
rez, 28, of Seaside was cited for
third-degree theft and criminal
trespassing after she allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for merchandise.
s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Disorderly conduct, 12:41 a.m.
Oct. 10, 1400 block Discovery
Lane. Quinlan E. Hundley, 24,
no known address, was arrested
on suspicion of disorderly con-
• Trespassing, 4:47 p.m. Oct. 11,
Fred Meyer. Brian Quaschnick,
48, no known address, was cited
for criminal trespassing after he
returned to the store from which
he’d previously been trespassed.
F ire and serviCe Calls
• Chicken coop on fire, 4:55 a.m.
Oct. 10, 100 block Southeast
14th Street.
• Provide mutual aid for struc-
ture fire, 5:49 a.m. Oct. 10,
92410 Simonsen Road, Knappa.
• Smell of burning plastic, 8:55
p.m. Oct. 11, 800 block South-
east Galena Avenue.
• Standby for Great Columbia
Crossing, 8 a.m. Oct. 13, Asto-
ria-Megler Bridge.
v eHiCles
• Vehicle into power pole, non-
injury, 11:40 a.m. Oct. 8, Peter
Iredale Road near Ridge Road,
Fort Stevens State Park.
• Vehicle vs elk, 10:25 p.m. Oct.
8, 1100 block Northwest War-
renton Drive.
• Prohibited lighting, 7:11 p.m.
Oct. 12, Highway 101 at Ensign
Lane. Driver cited for the offense
and for having no insurance.
• No license plates, 11:40 p.m.
Oct. 12, Harbor Drive at Galena.
Driver cited for having no plates,
driving while suspended and
driving without insurance.
• Traffic stop, 12:21 p.m. Oct.
13, Marlin Avenue at Harbor
Drive. Driver cited for having no
insurance.
Dredge project gets manager
Mott MacDonald was hired
late last week to serve as proj-
ect manager for the Hammond
Marina dredging, scheduled
to begin next month.
The Portland-based compa-
ny will receive $39,200 in fees
for professional consulting
services related to engineer-
ing. The money had been set
aside in this year’s Hammond
Marina Capital Improvement
Fund.
During last week’s City
Commission meeting, Berg-
erson Construction of Astoria
was hired to do the dredge
work.
• Vehicle rollover, noninjury,
4:39 p.m. Oct. 13, Highway 101
at Turley Lane.
M ediCal Calls
• Male with severe stomach pain,
10:19 a.m. Oct. 7, Fort Stevens
State Park.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 9:54 p.m. Oct. 7, 0-100
block Southeast Third Street.
• Male having asthma attack,
11:49 p.m., 400 block Northwest
Ridge Road.
• Female with shoulder fracture,
1:12 a.m. Oct. 8, 91800 Highway
101.
• Female fall patient, 10 a.m. Oct.
8, 2000 block Southeast Azalea
Avenue.
• Female threatening suicide,
3:19 p.m. Oct. 8, 0-100 block
Southeast 15th Street.
• Male child having difficulty
breathing, 6 p.m. Oct. 8, 1700
block Northwest Southwind
Circle.
• Female with fast heartbeat, 9:19
p.m. Oct. 8, 300 block Northeast
Skipanon Drive.
• Male with shortness of breath,
1:01 p.m. Oct. 9, 600 block
South Highway 101.
• Male with sepsis, 6:50 p.m. Oct.
9, 90900 block Highway 101.
• Female with low blood sug-
ar, 7:55 p.m. Oct. 9, 500 block
Northwest Date Avenue.
• Male who’s been pep-
per-sprayed, 12:45 a.m. Oct. 10,
1400 block Discovery Lane.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 1:54 p.m. Oct. 10, 200 block
Southwest Second Street.
• Female assault victim, 5:15 p.m.
Oct. 10, 33200 block Sunset
Beach Lane.
• Male feeling dizzy, 11:49 a.m.
Oct. 12, 1000 block Peacock
Street.
• Male child choking on food,
1:11 p.m. Oct. 12, 100 block West
Harbor Street.
• Unconscious female, 2:32 p.m.
Oct. 13, 100 block Southwest
Cedar Avenue.
• Male with altered mental
status, 6:43 p.m. Oct. 13, 1500
block Discovery Lane.