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February 21, 2020
Public safety calls
a ssaults
• Assault, 12:13 a.m. Feb. 14,
South Main Avenue near De-
laura Beach Lane. See story on
Page 3.
t heFts and Burglaries
• Vehicle burglary, 8 a.m. Feb.
14, 1500 block Southeast 12th
Place. A woman reported $50
worth of items were stolen from
her vehicle, including sunglasses,
gloves, a lighter and a Bluetooth
device.
• Check the welfare of a man
The week ahead
Public Meetings
M onday , F eB . 24
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way, Seaside.
t uesday , F eB . 25
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Astoria Planning Com-
mission, 6:30 p.m., City Hall,
1095 Duane St., Second Floor.
W ednesday , F eB . 26
• Clatsop County Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., 857 Commercial
St., Astoria.
t hursday , F eB . 27
• Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District Board,
9 a.m., Transit Center, 900
Marine Drive, Astoria.
• Clatsop County Recre-
ational Lands Planning
Board, 1 p.m., 800 Exchange
St., fourth floor.
Groups & Events
t uesday , F eB . 25
• Warrenton Communi-
ty Library storytime with,
10:30 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber Networking
Breakfast, 7:45 a.m., Astoria
Brewing Co., 144 11th St.
W ednesday , F eB . 26
• TOPS, Take Off Pounds
Sensibly, 10 a.m., First Bap-
tist Church, 30 N.E. First St.
• Kiwanis Club of War-
renton, 1 p.m., Arnie’s Cafe,
1609 S. Main Ave.
s aturday , F eB . 29
• Warrenton Community
Library storytime with ,
10:30 a.m., 160 S. Main Ave.
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staggering in parking lot, 2:25
p.m. Feb. 14, Walmart. Jacob
Karl Falker, 43, of Seaside was
cited for third-degree theft after
he was found with an unspeci-
fied dollar amount of Valentine’s
candy and a stuffed animal he
failed to pay for.
booked at Clatsop County Jail,
where his blood-alcohol count
was measured at 0.24 percent.
(OSP)
• Vehicle into power pole, 6:43
a.m. Feb. 14, Alternate Highway
101 at Dolphin Avenue. See story
on Page 3.
• Stolen propane tank, 2:37 p.m.
Feb. 14, 0-100 block Heron Av-
enue. A propane tank valued at
$110 was taken from a custom-
er’s trailer.
• Two-vehicle collision, 11:15 a.m.
Feb. 14, Fred Meyer parking lot.
• Two-van collision, 11:05 a.m.
Feb. 15, Highway 101 at Harbor
Drive.
• Traffic stop, 4:40 p.m. Feb. 15,
Ridge Road near Parkview Apart-
ments. Driver cited for having no
operator’s license.
• Burglary, 3:26 p.m. Feb. 16, 100
block Alternate Highway 101.
See story on Page 3.
s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes /
disturBanCes
• Disturbance, 7:10 p.m. Feb.
11, 100 block Northwest Fourth
Street. Luther Gary Newberry,
28, of Warrenton was cited for
interfering with a police officer.
• Malicious mischief, 12:51 p.m.
Feb. 13, 100 block Southwest
Second Street. A man reported
someone vandalized his car.
• Man dumping elk carcass, 12:53
p.m. Feb. 15, Maggie Johnson
Road and Old Highway 30,
Knappa. A 54-year-old hunter
was cited for illegal dumping
when an alert citizen spotted
him dumping an elk carcass on
private property.(OSP)
• Malicious mischief, 2:15 p.m.
Feb. 16, 1000 block Southeast
Marlin Avenue. A business own-
er reported vandals removed all
trash from a large bin behind the
business, leaving it strewn about.
V ehiCles
• Hit-and-run vehicle vs. pe-
destrian, 8 p.m. Feb. 8, 400
block Ridge Road. Jose Enrique
Gutierrez-Sanchez was cited
for felony failing to perform the
duties of a driver and for driving
without insurance and having no
valid operator’s license.
• Vehicle into ditch, 11:14 p.m.
Feb. 13, Highway 101 south of
Ensign Lane. Carter David Wal-
lace, 22, of Astoria was arrested
on suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants, reckless
driving, and cited for failing to
drive within a lane and failing to
carry proof of insurance. He was
• Vehicle into ditch, 1:04 a.m.
Feb. 16, Highway 101.
• Drunken driving, 11:04 a.m.
Feb. 16, Ensign Lane at South-
east 19th Street. Barbara Rittel,
60, of Astoria was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants. She was
booked at Clatsop County Jail,
where her blood-alcohol content
was recorded at 0.22 percent.
• Four-vehicle collision, one in-
jury, 2:29 p.m. Feb. 16, Highway
101 at Highway 26. The driver
of a northbound Dodge Ram
failed to stop in time when two
vehicles ahead of him stopped
for a driver making a left turn.
The car he struck was knocked
out of the way and he then hit
another vehicle that was pushed
into the back of the car making a
left turn.
• Two-vehicle collision, two
minor injuries, 6:18 p.m. Feb. 17,
Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue.
One driver was cited for running
a stoplight.
Feb. 14, 35100 block Boman
Lane.
M ediCal Calls
• Unconscious male, 12:35 a.m.
Feb. 11, 200 block Southwest
Alder.
• Cardiac arrest, 7:05 p.m. Feb.
11, 100 block Northwest Fourth
Street.
• Female who fell from bed, 9:46
p.m. Feb. 11, 0-100 block Birch
Court.
• Female having a bad drug reac-
tion, 8:12 p.m. Feb. 12, 100 block
Tyee Street.
• Male with possible cardiac
arrest, 9:21 p.m. Feb. 12, 33000
block Sunset Beach Lane.
• Female with difficulty breath-
ing, 4:05 p.m. Feb. 14, 0-100
block Northwest 17th Street.
• Male with cut to leg, 10:32 p.m.
Feb. 14, 1100 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
• Female with cut on head, 9:24
p.m. Feb. 15, 500 block Ridge
Road.
• Male with chest pain, 9:24 p.m.
Feb. 16, 500 block Ridge Road.
• Male with chest pain, 7:27 p.m.
Feb. 17, 200 block Southwest
Alder Court.
• Male with chest pain, 3:20 p.m.
Feb. 17, 100 block Southwest
Third Street.
• Female with possible stroke,
1:15 p.m. Feb. 17, 100 block First
Street.
Master Gardeners
offer scholarships
High school seniors inter-
ested
in careers in horticul-
• Vehicle into tree, no injuries,
ture
or
related fields are eligi-
8:46 a.m. Feb. 18, Highway 202,
ble
for
two
scholarships from
six miles east of Youngs River
the
Clatsop
County Master
Road.
Gardeners.
• Running a stoplight, 9:05 p.m.
The $1,000 scholarships
Feb. 18, Ensign Lane at South-
will
be given to two class of
east 19th Street. Driver cited.
2020
graduates.
• Hit-and-run, 9:11 a.m. Feb. 19,
Applications
are available
Fred Meyer parking lot.
from
school
counselors
or
F ire and serViCe Calls
from
the
OSU
Extension
of-
• Powerline across road, 6:45
a.m. Feb. 14, 300 block Alternate fice, 2001 Marine Drive, As-
toria. Deadline is April 17.
Highway 101.
For more information, call
• Provide mutual aid to Lewis and
503-325-8573.
Clark for structure fire, 8:07 a.m.