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Public safety calls
W arrants
• Warrant service, 2:42 p.m. Nov.
21, Walmart. Nicholus Allen Ly-
ons, 37, of Astoria was arrested on
a failure to appear warrant from
Clatsop County Circuit Court.
• Domestic disturbance inside
vehicle, 4:22 p.m. Nov. 22, 1600
block Northwest Peter Iredale
Road, Hammond. Danielle G.
Kettner, 38, and Nick Robert
Adams, 36, both of Seaside, were
arrested on warrants from Colum-
bia County Circuit Court.
t hefts and Burglaries
• Attempted vehicle theft, 10:16
p.m. Nov. 15, 200 block South-
west Second Street. A man re-
ported someone tried to steal two
all-terrain vehicles worth $7,200.
• Vehicle burglary, 5:18 p.m. Nov.
18, 100 block Northwest Fourth
Street. A man reported someone
The week ahead
Public Meetings
Groups & Events
M onday , d eC . 2
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane
St., 2nd floor.
t uesday , d eC 3
• Port of Astoria Board of
Directors, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1,
Ste. 209, Astoria.
W ednesday , d eC . 4
• Gearhart City Council,
7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific
Way.
t hursday , d eC . 5
• Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District Board,
9 a.m., Transit Center, 900
Marine Drive, Astoria.
broke into his vehicle and took
change, lug nuts and half an
ounce of marijuana for a total
value of $42.
• Shoplifting, 2:25 p.m. Nov. 19,
Walmart. Carrie S. Ho, 62, of
Astoria was cited for third-degree
theft after she allegedly attempted
to leave the store without paying
for $58 in DVDs.
• Shoplifting, 9:28 p.m. Nov. 24,
Walmart. Christopher D. Buz-
zard, 37, of Turner was cited for
third-degree theft and criminal
mischief after he allegedly at-
tempted to leave the store without
paying for a $56 BB gun.
s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes /
M onday , d eC . 2
• Warrenton-Hammond
CERT, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225
S. Main Ave.
t uesday , d eC . 3
• Story and art, 10:30 a.m.
to noon, Warrenton Commu-
nity Library, 160 S. Main Ave.
W ednesday , n ov . 27
• TOPS, Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
s aturday , d eC . 7
• Story and art, 10:30 a.m.
to noon, Warrenton Commu-
nity Library, 160 S. Main Ave.
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disturBanCes
• Fight, 11:08 a.m. Nov. 22,
Home Depot parking lot. A caller
reported two people fighting in
the parking lot and, while on the
line, the subjects drove away and
couldn’t be found.
v ehiCles
• Vehicle vs. deer, 6:32 p.m. Nov.
19, Highway 101 at Alternate
Highway 101.
• Traffic stop, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19,
Harbor Drive at Marlin Avenue.
Driver cited for having no insurance.
• Three-vehicle collision, one injury,
5:13 p.m. Nov. 20, South Main
Avenue at Southwest Third Street.
A driver who had slowed behind a
car waiting for a pedestrian in the
crosswalk was struck from behind
and then pushed into the car in
front of him. The driver who caused
the accident complained of pain.
She was cited for following too
closely and having no insurance.
• Vehicle vs. pedestrian, 6:28 p.m.
Nov. 20, Alternate Highway 101
on Skipanon Bridge. A pedestrian
on the north side of the bridge
held out his lit up cell phone, hop-
ing traffic would see him. Instead,
a Toyota Tundra pickup struck the
man’s outstretched hand, which
sent the cell phone flying.
• Traffic stop, 12:33 p.m. Nov. 22,
South Main Avenue at Southwest
Second Street. Driver cited for
driving while suspended.
• Two-vehicle rear-end collision,
no injuries, 3:38 p.m. Nov. 25,
Ensign Lane near Highway 101.
November 29, 2019
Convicted child molester
sentenced to 42 years
sex abuse, and two
counts of sexual
The Columbia Press
misconduct with a
A convicted sex of-
child.
fender was sentenced
An
investigation
Tuesday to 42 years
into the case, which
in prison with no pos-
included three fe-
sibility of parole.
male victims, was led
Larry Dean Leach,
by Warrenton Police
48, of Astoria was ar-
Detective Tyler John-
Leach
rested on a warrant in
ston.
New Mexico on May
Leach’s trial began
7, 2018.
Nov. 19 at the Clatsop County
He was brought to Clatsop Courthouse. The jury unani-
County and charged with mously found Leach guilty on
three counts of first-de- all charges on Friday, Nov.
gree rape, three counts of 22.
B y B ruCe d ustin
Census participation vital, county says
The 2020 U.S. Census offi-
cially begins April 1. Clatsop
County officials want to make
sure residents understand
ahead of time its importance
and effect on the funding lo-
cal agencies receive.
County staff members are
assembling a group of com-
munity leaders they hope will
spread the message to all res-
idents.
Here’s how the census will
impact Clatsop County in the
decade ahead:
• Federal funds, grants
and support to states, coun-
ties and communities are
based on population totals
and breakdowns by sex, age,
race and other factors.
By responding to the cen-
sus, residents ensure their
community gets its fair share
of the $675 billion per year
in federal funds spent on
schools, hospitals, roads,
public works and other vital
programs.
• Businesses use census
data to decide where to build
factories, offices and stores,
and this creates jobs. Devel-
opers use the census to build
new homes and revitalize old
neighborhoods. Local gov-
ernments use census figures
for public safety and emer-
gency preparedness.
• The nation’s founders
made apportionment of po-
litical representatives the
original purpose of the cen-
sus. Article I, Section 2, of
the U.S. Constitution man-
dates that an apportionment
of representatives among the
states be carried out every 10
years.
Those who don’t participate
in the census could cause the
state to receive less represen-
tation in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
The apportionment results
will be the first data pub-
lished from the 2020 Census,
and those results will deter-
mine the number of seats
each state will have in the
U.S. House of Representa-
tives for the next 10 years.
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