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Public safety calls
The week ahead
Note: Most public meetings
are being held virtually. In-
formation on how to connect
is posted on each entity’s
website, usually attached to
the meeting agenda.
Sunday, Aug. 30
• Astoria Sunday Mar-
ket, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 12th
Street between Duane and
Exchange streets.
Tuesday, Sept. 1
• Clatsop County Com-
mission work session,
noon, virtual session.
• Clatsop County Fair
Board, 5:30 p.m., Exhibit
Hall, 92937 Walluski Loop,
Astoria.
• Port of Astoria Commis-
sion, 4 p.m., virtual session.
Wednesday, Sept. 2
• Seaside Farmer’s Market,
2 to 6 p.m., 1120 Broadway.
• Warrenton Urban Re-
newal Advisory Commit-
tee, 3:30 p.m., City Hall, 225
S. Main Ave.
• Gearhart City Council, 7
p.m., 698 Pacific Way.
Saturday, Sept. 5
• Port of Ilwaco Market, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., port waterfront.
August 28, 2020
Warrant
• Warrant service, 2:38 a.m. Aug.
23, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Damien James Ruiz, 25, of Sea-
side was arrested on a sheriff’s
office warrant for burglary and
identity theft.
Thefts and burglaries
• Theft, 8:37 a.m. Aug. 18, South
Jetty Inn. A Pendleton man
reported the loss of $6,320 in
fishing poles, reels and other
fishing gear.
• Vehicle burglary, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 19, Hammond boat launch.
A woman reported someone
broke into her vehicle and stole
her purse, a Taurus 380 hand-
gun, cash and an Apple Watch
with a total value of $1,679.
• Shoplifting, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20,
Walmart. Tiffani K. Wetteraver,
45, of Raymond, Wash., was
cited for second-degree theft
after she allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $327 in dog food and an air
mattress.
• Shoplifting, 9:36 p.m. Aug.
21, Walmart. Misty A. Arm-
strong, 38, of Warrenton was
cited for second-degree theft
and criminal mischief after she
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allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $137 in
merchandise, including pens,
toiletries and a memory card.
• Shoplifting, 9:17 p.m. Aug. 23,
Walmart. Donovan Whitney
West, 41, of Aberdeen, Wash.,
was cited for second-degree
theft, criminal mischief and
criminal trespassing after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $434 in
car stereos, hunting equipment
and a backpack.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Man cutting brush on county
property, 7:14 p.m. Aug. 18,
Ridge Road at Northwind Court.
Mitchell Dean Simonsen, 35, of
Hammond was cited for criminal
trespassing.
• Improper use of 911, 2:40 p.m.
Aug. 17, wooded area behind
Staples. Male caller stating he
wanted to go to the hospital, but
refused to give his location or
condition.
• Illegal campers harassing park
ranger, 3:40 p.m. Aug. 19, Indi-
an Beach Road, Cannon Beach.
• Illegal sales of firewood, 7:19
p.m. Aug. 19, Highway 101 south
of Seaside Golf Course. Sub-
ject contacted twice for selling
firewood illegally on Oregon
Department of Forestry prop-
erty. He displayed an anti-gov-
ernment document he claimed
gave his authority to use the
location and officers told him
they planned to tow his vehicle.
He left, but returned 10 minutes
later.
• Criminal mischief, 8:04 a.m.
Aug. 20, 0-100 block Skipanon
Drive. Exterior walls were covered
in racist graffiti, window screens
were thrown into the road, a
porta-potty was tipped over and
someone defecated in two apart-
ments under construction.
• Angling violation, 12:49 p.m.
Aug. 20, Warrenton. A fish
checker discovered an angler
with a 21.5-inch chinook salmon;
minimum length is 24 inches.
Angler was warned and fish con-
fiscated and donated to charity.
• Two men fighting, 8:31 p.m.
Aug. 21, 1400 block Southeast
12th Place. Fred Kelly, 53, of
Warrenton was arrested on sus-
picion of disorderly conduct.
• Misuse of 911, 9:35 a.m. Aug.
22, behind Staples.
• Disturbance, 11:57 a.m. Aug.
22, behind Staples. Bradley Joel
Crupper, 58, no known address,
was cited for alleged misuse
of 911, disorderly conduct and
resisting arrest. (See article on
Page 3.)
Traffic
• Hit-and-run, no injuries, 2:27
p.m. Aug. 17, Warrenton Mini
Mart parking lot.
• Vehicle vs. bicycle, one injury,
2:54 p.m. Aug. 19, North Main
Avenue at Northwest Fourth
Street.
• Vehicle off road, possible inju-
ry, 9:44 a.m. Aug. 21, Highway
101 and Sunset Beach Lane.
• Vehicle into tree, extrication of
passenger required, 6:03 p.m.
Aug. 21, Highway 202 at Ordway
Lane, Astoria.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 12:34 p.m. Aug. 21, Wal-
greens.
• Traffic stop, 10:36 p.m. Aug.
21, Ensign and Discovery lanes.
Stacy J. Knepper, 42, of Ocean
Park, Wash., was cited for
providing false information on
a citation and driving without a
license.
• Hit-and-run collision, 2:07 p.m.
Aug. 22, Highway 30 at Hill-
crest Loop, Svensen. A witness
chased down the offending
driver. Michael William Stunk-
ard, 41, of Astoria was arrested
on suspicion of driving under
the influence of intoxicants and
hit-and-run.
• Traffic stop, 7 p.m. Aug. 22,
Pacific Drive at Jetty Street.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Fifth-wheel recreational vehicle
into light pole, 2:21 p.m. Aug.
23, Fred Meyer parking lot.
• Traffic stop, 7:57 a.m. Aug. 25,
Marlin Avenue at Dairy Queen.
Driver cited for driving while sus-
pended and having no insurance.
• Disturbance, 12:48 p.m. Aug.
25, Sunset Beach access road. A
55-year-old woman in a white
pickup was parked across and
blocking access to the beach.
See ‘Public Safety’ on Page 3