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T he C olumbia P ress 2 March 20, 2020 Public safety calls W arrants • Warrant service, 10:33 p.m. March 14, Goodwill parking lot. Dennis Lee McQuire, 47, no known address, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant. d rugs • Switched license plates, 4:02 a.m. March 15, storage units on Northeast Fifth Street. Subject was stopped for hav- ing mismatched license plates. Devin Michael Fields, 27, no known address, was arrested on suspicion of possessing meth- amphetamine and theft of lost or mislaid property. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail. t hefts and Burglaries • Abandoned vehicle, 1:49 p.m. March 10, 200 block Southwest First Street. Vehicle came back as stolen. • Vehicle burglary, 2:05 p.m. March 13, Peter Iredale parking lot, Fort Stevens. A Vancouver, Wash., man reported someone damaged the driver’s side key hole to gain access to the vehicle The week ahead Note: These meetings are likely to be cancelled or held via phone or internet. Check with the agency. Public Meetings M onday , M arCh 23 • Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad- way. t uesday , M arCh 24 • Warrenton City Commis- sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. • Astoria Planning Com- mission, 6:30 p.m., 1095 Duane St., 2nd Floor. W ednesday , M arCh 25 • Clatsop County Commis- sion, 6 p.m., 857 Commercial St., Astoria. t hursday , M arCh 26 • Sunset Empire Trans- portation District board, 9 a.m., Transit Center, 900 Marine Drive, Astoria. • Clatsop County Recre- ational Lands Planning Committee, 1 p.m., 800 Ex- change St., 4th Floor, Astoria. C latsop C ounty ’ s only Independent Weekly neWspaper Published by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Send news or address changes to: 5 N Highway 101 #500, Warrenton OR 97146 Cindy Yingst, Publisher/Editor (news@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 D.B. Lewis, Circulation Director (circulation@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at the Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Bridge. • Speeding, 3:30 p.m. March 14, Ridge Road new Parkview Apart- ments. Driver cited for going 65 in a 45 mph zone. and items were strewn around. • Vehicle burglary, 3:05 p.m. March 14, 0-100 block South- west Main Court. A woman reported someone entered her son’s unlocked pickup and took a Warrenton High School black baseball gear bag containing $523 in baseball equipment. Fields Morrow • Shoplifting, 6:33 p.m. March 15, Walmart. Laura A. Ristick, 31, of Vancouver, Wash., was cited for third-degree theft after she allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for $68 in toilet paper and Lysol. allegedly threw a 2-pound can of protein powder at another person he knew. • Burglar alarm, 5:12 a.m. March 13, Warrenton High School. Alarm tripped by employees arriving to work. • Vehicle burglary, 10:40 a.m. March 16, 200 block South- west Cedar Avenue. A woman reported someone stole a rotary hammer and bits valued at $489 from the back of a work truck. • Malicious mischief, 1:21 p.m. March 15, 1400 block Honey- suckle Loop. A man reported someone had scratched and spray-painted his vehicle. • Shoplifting, 7:20 p.m. March 16, Walmart. Haley B. Higade- ra, 24, of Seaside was cited for second-degree theft after she allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for $149 in merchandise. s uspiCious CirCuMstanCes and disturBanCes • Fight, 8:43 a.m. March 11, 100 block Southwest Cedar Ave- nue. Parties admitted to verbal disagreement only; no signs of injury. • Man walking into traffic, 1:15 p.m. March 12, Highway 101 round-about. Robert D. Klink, 52, of Astoria was cited for dis- orderly conduct. • Felon denied gun purchase, 12:37 p.m. March 12, 200 block West Marine Drive, Astoria. (Or- egon State Police) • Malicious mischief, 4:21 p.m. March 12, Walmart. An employ- ee reported someone smashed the rear window of his vehicle while he was at work. • Fight in progress, 4:52 p.m. March 12, Walmart. Mickey Miller Morrow, 43, of Astoria was cited for two counts of as- sault, harassment, possessing a weapon with intent to use, reck- less endangerment and reckless driving after a fight in which he • Pedestrian dancing along white line, 7:08 p.m. March 16, High- way 26, 30 miles east of Seaside. Dwayne Michael Sullivan, 58, no city listed, was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct. (OSP) • Cow in road, 7:11 p.m. March 16, 1900 block Southeast Airport Lane. V ehiCles • Drunken driving, 11:17 p.m. March 7, 900 block Northwest Warrenton Drive. Bradley Jo- seph Moore, 34, of Astoria was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxi- cants. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail, where his blood-al- cohol level was recorded at 0.19 percent. • Traffic stop, 12:40 p.m. March 8, South Main Avenue at Second Street. Driver cited for having no insurance or valid operator’s license. • Vehicle into power pole, 3:20 p.m. March 8, Harbor Drive at Galena Avenue. • Two-vehicle collision, 3:16 p.m. March 9, parking lot in 1600 block Ensign Lane. • Running a stop sign, 5:30 a.m. March 11, Chokeberry at 19th Avenue. Driver cited. • Vehicle into guardrail, 4:20 p.m. March 11, Youngs Bay • Traffic stop, 5 p.m. March 14, South Main Avenue at South- west 13 th Street. Driver cited for driving while suspended, failing to renew registration and driving without insurance. • Traffic stop, 10:12 p.m. March 14, North Main Avenue at North- east First Street. Driver cited for having no insurance. • Traffic stop, 11:25 p.m. March 14, Ensign Lane at Highway 101. Driver cited for driving while suspended. • Traffic stop, 7:28 p.m. March 16, Ensign Lane at Southeast 19th Street. Driver cited for hav- ing no valid license and driving uninsured. • Failing to drive within lane, 10:41 a.m. March 17, Highway 101 at West Lake Lane. Driver cited for traffic violations, driv- ing while suspended and driving uninsured. (OSP) f ire and puBliC serViCe Calls • Injured cat stuck behind water heater, March 10, 500 block Ridge Road. • Grass fire, 7:39 p.m. March 15, 1600 block Peter Iredale Road. • Fire alarm, 12:30 p.m. March 11, Warrenton Grade School. False alarm. • Tree across road, 5:23 p.m. March 11, Southwest Ninth Street and Juniper Road. M ediCal Calls • Patient with low blood sugar, 7:41 a.m. March 11, 500 block Northwest Date Avenue. • Fall patient, 12:10 p.m. March 11, 1100 block Northwest War- renton Drive. • Fall patient, 3:10 p.m. March 11, 1700 block Eastwind Terrace. • Fall patient, 7:03 p.m. March 11, 100 block Alternate Highway 101. • Medical alarm activation, 11:12 a.m. March 12, 1200 block Southwest Pine Drive. • Low blood sugar, 1:24 p.m. Continued on Page 3