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January 3, 2020
Public safety calls
t hefts and burglaries
• Theft of propane tanks, 1:06
p.m. Dec. 24, 800 block Seventh
Avenue, Hammond. A man re-
ported the theft of two 15-gallon
propane tanks from his travel
trailer valued at $150.
• Shoplifting, 5:35 p.m. Dec.
The week ahead
Public Meetings
M onday , J an . 6
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, second floor,
1095 Duane St.
t uesday , J an . 7
• Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners work ses-
sion, noon, 800 Exchange St.,
Suite 430, Astoria.
• Port of Astoria Board
of Directors, 5:30 p.m.,
422 Gateway Ave, Suite 100,
Astoria.
w ednesday , J an . 8
• Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, work session,
6 p.m., Warrenton High School
Library, 1700 S. Main Ave.
• Gearhart City Council,
7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific
Way.
• Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 5 p.m., 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
t hursday , J an . 9
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Groups & Events
M onday , J an . 6
• School resumes.
• Warrenton CERT, 6 p.m.,
commission chambers at City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
w ednesday , J an . 8
• Kiwanis Club of Warren-
ton, 1 p.m., Arnie’s Cafe, 1609
S. Main Ave.
t hursday , J an . 9
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber Business After
Hours, 5:30 p.m., Weird Sis-
ters Freak Boutique, 1004 Ma-
rine Drive, Suite D, Astoria.
s aturday , J an . 4
• Story and art, 10:30 a.m.
to noon, Warrenton Commu-
nity Library, 160 S. Main Ave.
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24, Fred Meyer. Hannah L.
Havranek, 28, no known ad-
dress, was cited for second-de-
gree theft and criminal trespass-
ing after she allegedly attempted
to leave the store without paying
for $874 in groceries, clothes,
backpacks and tools.
• Shoplifting, 5:35 p.m. Dec.
26, Walmart. Jaime Lynne
Batts, 42, of Seaside was cited
for third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $70 in
DVDs.
• Stolen cell phone, 11:25 a.m.
Dec. 29, 300 block Russell
Drive, Hammond. A woman re-
ported her $500 cell phone was
stolen from her vehicle during
the night.
s usPicious circuMstances /
disturbances
• Trespassing, 10:22 p.m. Dec.
27, Fred Meyer. A man who’d
previously been trespassed from
the store returned. James N.
Zsarko, 40, no known address,
was cited for criminal trespass-
ing.
• Malicious mischief, 9:41 a.m.
Dec. 30, Parkview Apartments.
The laundry room door was
Pileup: 9 injured
in Dec. 26 crash
on Highway 101
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to a Portland-area hospital.
Other drivers involved were
Donald Nolan, 81, of Gear-
hart in a Kia Sedona; Court-
ney Teddy, 37, of Fir Crest,
Wash., in a black Subaru Out-
back; and Andrew T. Folden,
37, of Vancouver, Wash., in a
Subaru Impreza.
In addition to Oregon State
Police, agencies assisting in-
cluded Clatsop County Sher-
iff’s Office, Warrenton Fire
Department, Gearhart Fire
Department, Medix and Ore-
gon Department of Transpor-
tation.
Hampton was cited for
careless driving.
damaged with an estimated loss
of $1,000.
• Unlawful dumping, 2:58 p.m.
Dec. 23, Rite Aid. A customer
became angry when the store
refused to give her cash for her
empty cans and then refused to
take the cans with her when she
left.
V ehicles
• Three-vehicle collision, minor
injuries, 12:42 p.m. Dec. 23,
Highway 101 at Harbor Drive.
A Jeep Cherokee struck the rear
end of a Toyota Corolla that had
stopped in traffic, which pushed
it into the rear of a Chrysler van.
The Jeep’s driver was cited for
following too closely.
• Running a stoplight, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 23, Highway 101 at Ensign
Lane. Driver cited.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 11:54 a.m. Dec. 24, Highway
101 at Premarq Center. One
driver cited for failing to yield
entering a roadway.
• Traffic stop, 4:30 p.m. Dec.
25, Harbor Drive at Pacific
Street. Anthony E. Liberty, 28,
of Gibraltar, Mich., was cited
for criminal failure to carry and
present a license.
• Three-vehicle collision, pos-
sible injury, 1:06 p.m. Dec. 26,
Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue.
A Toyota Scion struck a Chevy
Equinox that was stopped at
the intersection, which caused
the Equinox to strike a Hyundai
Sonata. Injuries were undeter-
mined. The Scion driver was
cited for following too closely.
• Five-vehicle collision, nine inju-
ries, 2:03 p.m. Dec. 26, Highway
101 at Glenwood Village.
• Running a stop sign, 1:50 p.m.
Dec. 26, South Main Avenue at
Southwest Ninth Street. Driver
cited.
• Hit-and-run collision, 11:35
a.m. Dec. 29, 900 block Peacock
Street. A man reported his vehi-
cle was struck the previous day
at one of two locations.
Road work
w arrenton
• A project repairing the Youngs
Bay Bridge continues through
2021, with little impact to traffic
except some single-lane closures
at night for the contractor to
move equipment. Most of the
work is being done from below
the bridge.
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• Crews will be repairing a slide
on Lewis and Clark Road, just
past Reith-Larson Lane. Expect
minor delays.
• Crews will be repairing a small
slide on Aldrich Point Road and
Owl Lane.
• County crews should be just
about finished making repairs to
the Beerman Creek and Rippet
bridges south of Seaside. Work
was expected to be complete by
Dec. 31.
a storia
• Work continues on the wa-
terfront bridge project, which
affects the north end of Sixth,
Eighth and Tenth streets down-
town. Work on the odd-num-
bered streets has been com-
pleted. The project will cause
disruptions in the area through
June 2020.
• A project improving the in-
tersection of Highway 30 at
30th Street in Astoria near the
Desdemona Club could cause
lane restrictions at various times
through the end of the year.
All work on Highway 30 would
take place between 8 p.m. and
7 a.m. Sunday through Friday.
Work on 30th Street would take
place during daylight hours
Monday through Thursday.
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• The Farmer Creek Bridge on
Highway 101 between Beaver
and Hebo is being resurfaced
and reconstructed, with flaggers
in place, through June.