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The week ahead
Public Meetings
Groups & Events
M onday , F eB . 10
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
t uesday , F eB . 11
• Clatsop County Fair
Board, 5:30 p.m., Exhibit
Hall at Fairgrounds, 92937
Walluski Loop, Astoria.
t uesday , F eB . 11
• Warrenton Community
Library storytime led by local
police officers, 10:30 a.m.
• Alzheimer’s Support
Group, 2 p.m., NW Senior
& Disability Services, 2002
Chokeberry Ave. S.E.
• Clatsop County Planning
Commission, 10 a.m., 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Clatsop Community
College Board, 6:30 p.m.,
Columbia Hall Room 219,
1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria.
W ednesday , F eB . 12
• TOPS, Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
• Warrenton Kiwanis Club,
1 p.m., Arnie’s Cafe, 1609 S.
Main Ave.
• LGBTIQ Group, 6 p.m.,
Astoria Armory, 1636 Exchange
St.
t hursday , F eB . 13
• Astoria-Warrenton Cham-
ber Business After Hours,
5:30 p.m., TLC Credit Union,
1771 Ensign Lane.
W ednesday , F eB . 12
• Clatsop County Commis-
sion work session at 5 p.m.
and general session at 6 p.m.,
857 Commercial St., Astoria
• Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, 7 p.m., War-
renton High School Library,
1700 S. Main Ave.
t hursday , F eB . 13
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
F riday , F eB . 14
• Valentine’s Day. Love ya!
• Great Backyard Bird
Count begins and runs
throughout the weekend.
s aturday , F eB . 15
• Warrenton Community
Library storytime led by local
police officers, 10:30 a.m.
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February 7, 2020
Public safety calls
W arrants
• Warrant service, 5:05 p.m. Feb.
1, Fred Meyer. Daniel Ames Ro-
ecker, 59, of Astoria was arrest-
ed on a Clatsop County Sheriff’s
Office warrant for failure to
appear and booked at Clatsop
County Jail.
d rugs
• Welfare check, 11:42 p.m.
Jan. 29, 1400 block Southeast
Discovery Lane. Lori Suzanne
Smith, 58, of Astoria was arrest-
ed on suspicion of methamphet-
amine possession.
t heFts and Burglaries
• Vehicle burglary, 9:16 a.m. Jan.
27, 400 block Alternate Highway
101. Items stolen include gloves,
jacket, medications, battery
charger, prescription glasses,
and flashlight, valued at $450.
• Battery stolen, 8:56 a.m. Jan.
30, 1000 block Southeast Marlin
Avenue. A business reported the
theft of a $120 battery from a
customer’s trailer.
• Shoplifting, 5:40 p.m. Jan.
31, Walmart. Michael Travis
Johnson, 31, and Sarah Mar-
garet Karns, 25, both of Lacey,
Wash., were arrested on suspi-
cion of first-degree theft after
they attempted to leave the store
without paying for $2,290 in
merchandise, including a big-
screen TV.
• Shoplifting, 4:13 p.m. Feb.
1, Walmart. Joey D. Norberg,
35, of Clatskanie was cited for
second-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $178
in merchandise, including a car
battery.
• Vehicle burglary, 7:55 p.m.
Feb. 2, 200 block North Main
Avenue. A man reported $1,595
in items were stolen from his
vehicle, including a jacket, iPad,
backpack and Bible.
• Employee theft from Warren-
ton Mini Mart in December;
arrest occurred at 11:20 a.m.
Feb. 3. Employee seen on sur-
veillance camera allegedly taking
$200 from register. Isaiah Allan
Carley, 21, of Warrenton was
arrested on suspicion of sec-
ond-degree theft and released.
s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Man throwing items at cars,
1:36 p.m. Jan. 27, Highway 101
and Marlin Avenue. See story on
Page 1.
• Menacing, 12:09 a.m. Jan. 30,
Walmart. See story on Page 1.
• Trespassing, 3:36 p.m. Jan. 30,
Fred Meyer. Christopher James
Beeman, 37, no known address,
was arrested on an outstanding
warrant and on suspicion of
criminal trespassing and crimi-
nal mischief.
driving while suspended and
failing to carry and present a
license.
• Vehicle into tree, no injuries,
9:24 a.m. Jan. 31, Highway 26
at Woodard Lane. A 38-year-old
Seaside man swerved to miss a
deer, traveled off the eastbound
shoulder, down an embankment
and struck a tree.
• Two-vehicle collision with inju-
ry, 4:10 p.m. Jan. 31, Discovery
and Ensign lanes. One driver
was cited for running a stop-
light. A passenger in the vehicle
that was struck received minor
injuries.
• Intoxicated female trespasser,
1:40 a.m. Jan. 31, 900 block
Fifth Avenue, Hammond. See
story Page 3.
• Traffic stop, 1:50 p.m. Feb. 1,
Marlin Avenue at Southeast 10th
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended.
V ehiCles
• Speeding, 3:50 p.m. Jan. 26,
Ridge Road at Southwest Ninth
Street. Driver cited for going 64
in a 45 mph zone.
• Traffic stop, 6:38 p.m. Feb. 1,
Highway 101 north of Ensign
Lane. Passenger Angela Marie
Cushman, 38, of Seaside was
arrested on a warrant out of
Seaside. The driver, a 48-year-
old Warrenton man, was cited
for driving while suspended,
having no insurance and failing
to renew his vehicle registration.
• Road rage with hit-and-run,
6:13 p.m. Jan. 28, Highway 101
at Premarq Center. A 28-year-old
Seaside woman said she flipped
off a motorist in a full-size green
Ford pickup who was tailgating
her as they drove across Youngs
Bay Bridge. The angry man fol-
lowed her into the center’s park-
ing lot and pushed her Nissan
forward 3 to 5 feet before driving
off toward Harbor Drive.
• Hit-and-run collision, 5:46 p.m.
Jan. 29, Alder Avenue at First
Street. William Z. Middleton, 26,
of Warrenton was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants, failing
to perform the duties of a driver
and interfering with police. His
passenger, Amanda Lynn White,
43, of Warrenton was cited for
interfering with police.
• Speeding, 7:05 p.m. Jan. 29,
Highway 30 at Svensen Market
Road. Anthony Tyler Salonius,
18, of Albany was cited by OSP
for speeding and for being a mi-
nor in possession of marijuana.
• Traffic stop, 1:17 p.m. Jan. 30,
Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Isaiah Allan Carley, 21, of War-
renton was cited for criminal
• Traffic stop, 9:26 p.m. Feb. 1,
1300 block South Main Ave-
nue. Driver cited for having no
insurance.
• Vehicle into road sign, no inju-
ries, 12:14 p.m. Feb. 2, Highway
26 at interchange with Highway
101.
• Drunken driving, 6:40 p.m.
Feb. 2, South Main Avenue at
Southwest Fourth Street. Lavon
Lee Sargent, 50, of Warrenton
was arrested on suspicion of
driving under the influence of
intoxicants and failing to carry
and present a driver’s license.
He also was cited for driving
while suspended and having
expired tags. He refused to take
a breathalyzer test and was
booked at Clatsop County Jail.
• Traffic stop, 10:15 p.m. Feb.
2, 200 block Northwest Cedar
Avenue. Driver cited for driving
while suspended.
• Vehicle into ditch, 8:09 a.m.
Feb. 3, Highway 26, 11 miles
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