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Public safety calls
W arrants
• Warrant service, 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 29, under Skipanon River
Bridge at Warrenton Marina.
Police made contact with Robert
Mitchell Swehla, 33, of Astoria,
who had an outstanding warrant
for contempt of court. He was
taken directly to court, which
was in session, and was ar-
raigned before the judge.
• Warrant service, 12:38 p.m.
Nov. 3, 100 block South Highway
101. James Daniel Dunlap, 41, no
known address, was arrested on
a detainer from Clatsop County
Parole and Probation.
t hefts and Burglaries
• Theft of items from log truck,
9:31 a.m. Oct. 29, Northwest
13th Avenue. A man reported
someone broke into his truck
and stole log binders, pipe,
cables, fuel filters, oil and chains
valued at $570.
• Shoplifting, 5:15 p.m. Oct.
29, Walmart. Erika N. Smith,
31, of Warrenton was cited for
third-degree theft and crimi-
nal mischief after she allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $55 in candy,
water and lighters.
• Employee theft, 4 p.m. Oct. 30,
O’Reilly’s Auto Parts. Erin A.
Saulpaugh, 28, of Seaside was ar-
rested on suspicion of second-de-
gree theft for making fraudulent
returns.
• Shoplifting, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 31,
Walmart. Stephanie V. Luja-
no, 27, of Oakdale, Calif., was
cited for third-degree theft
and criminal mischief after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $39 in
clothes.
• Vehicle burglary, 10:35 p.m.
Nov. 2, 500 block Pacific Drive. A
man reported someone broke the
window of his vehicle and stole a
$10 cell phone cord.
• Shoplifting, 11:31 a.m. Nov. 3,
Main Street Market. Angela M.
Cushman, 38, of Seaside was
cited for third-degree theft after
she allegedly attempted to leave
the store without paying for $12
worth of propane and snacks.
• Shoplifting, 12:47 p.m. Nov. 3,
Rite Aid. James D. Dunlap, 41,
no known address, was cited for
third-degree theft after he left
the store without paying for a
pair of slippers.
• Vehicle burglary, 9:39 a.m. Nov.
4, 0-100 block Northeast Heron
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The week ahead
Street. A business owner report-
ed someone stole batteries and
propane tanks valued at $720
from several camping trailers.
Public Meetings
M onday , n ov . 11
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Groups & Events
• Theft of gasoline, 3:27 p.m.
Nov. 4, 700 block East Harbor
Drive. A church member report-
ed theft of gasoline from two
church vans.
• Port of Astoria Airport
Advisory Committee, 4
p.m., Terminal Building, 1110
S.E. Flightline Drive.
• Shoplifting, 4:10 p.m. Nov. 4,
Walmart. Tania Patricia Rein-
oso, 29, and Evelyn Berrones
Aguilera, 24, both of Bronx,
N.Y., were cited for second- and
third-degree theft respectively
after Reinoso allegedly attempt-
ed to leave the store without
paying for $95 in gift bags, cards
and miscellaneous and Berrones
allegedly skip-scanned $107 in
women’s Rogaine, handbags and
beauty items.
t uesday , n ov . 12
t uesday , n ov . 12
• Clatsop County Planning
Commission, 10 a.m., 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
• Clatsop County Fair
Board, 5:30 p.m., Exhibit
Hall, Fairgrounds, 92937 Wal-
luski Loop, Astoria.
• Warrenton Community
Library art and storytime,
10:30 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
Topic: Thanksgiving.
v ehiCles
• Hit-and-run two-vehicle
collision, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 27,
Fred Meyer fuel station. After
exchanging some information,
the driver who caused the crash
drove away before police arrived.
Criminal citations were issued
for John Wayne Connell, 57, of
Ilwaco on suspicion of failing to
perform the duties of a driver,
driving while suspended and
driving without insurance.
• Careless driving, 2:50 p.m. Oct.
30, Warrenton Drive at Ninth
Street. Driver cited.
• Two-vehicle collision with
injury, 12:42 p.m. Oct. 31, En-
sign Lane at Wendy’s. A driver
pulling out of the Home Depot
parking lot failed to yield the
right of way and was struck by a
driver headed south on Ensign.
Gary Lynn Cassidy, 68, of War-
renton was cited for disobeying
a traffic control device and taken
by Medix to Columbia Memo-
rial Hospital for treatment of
injuries. The other driver was
treated at the scene.
• Three-vehicle collision with
injuries, 2:25 p.m. Nov. 1, High-
way 101 at Sunset Beach Lane.
• Illegal U-turn, 2:57 p.m. Nov.
2, Harbor Drive near Highway
101. Joseph M. Carpenter, 29, of
Long Beach, Wash., was cited for
illegal U-turn, driving without
insurance and criminal failure to
carry and present a license.
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Clatsop Community Col-
lege Board of Directors,
6:30 p.m., Columbia Hall
Room 219, 1651 Lexington
Ave., Astoria.
W ednesday , n ov . 13
• Warrenton Business As-
sociation, 11:30 a.m., Colum-
bia Bank meeting room, 630
Marlin Ave.
• Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6 p.m., 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
• Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, 7 p.m., high
school library, 1700 S. Main
Ave.
t hursday , n ov . 14
• Clatsop Plains Citizen Ad-
visory Committee, 2 p.m.,
Pacific Grange, 90475 Highway
101.
• Warrenton Planning
M onday , n ov . 11
• Veterans Day. Some public
offices will be closed.
• Alzheimer’s Support
Group, 2 p.m., NW Senior
& Disability Services, 2002
Chokeberry Ave. S.E.
W ednesday , n ov . 13
• TOPS, Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
• Kiwanis Club of Warren-
ton, 1 p.m., Arnie’s Cafe, 1609
S. Main Ave.
• LGBTIQ Group, 6 p.m., As-
toria Armory, 1636 Exchange
St.
t hursday , n ov . 14
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber of Commerce
Business After Hours, 5:30
p.m., Jody Rae Photography,
959 Commercial St., Astoria.
s aturday , n ov . 16
• Warrenton Community
Library art and storytime,
10:30 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
Topic: Thanksgiving.
• Clatsop County Genealog-
ical Society, noon, Heritage
Museum at 15th and Exchange
streets, Astoria.
Taxpayers to get a kicker from state
Oregon taxpayers can ex-
pect a kicker this year after
the state Office of Economic
Analysis confirmed a $1.5
billion tax surplus for the
2018 tax year, the Oregon
Department of Revenue an-
nounced.
Instead of kicker checks,
the surplus will be returned
to taxpayers through a cred-
it on their 2019 state per-
sonal income tax returns
filed in 2020.
To calculate the amount
of credit, filers can multiply
their 2018 tax liability be-
fore any credits (line 22 on
Form OR-40) by 16 percent.
Keep in mind that the
state will use all or part of
your kicker to pay any state
debt you owe, such as tax
due for other years, child
support, court fines, or
school loans.