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The Columbia Press 2 Public safety calls Warrants • Warrant service, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16, Walmart. Roy M. Wilmoth, 43, of Astoria was arrested on a contempt of court warrant. • Warrant service, 12:27 a.m. 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. Monday, Oct. 26 • Seaside City Coun Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Tuesday, Oct. 27 • Warrenton City Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Wednesday, Oct. 28 • Clatsop County Com- mission, 5 p.m. workshop and 6 p.m. regular meeting, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Saturday, Oct. 31 • Halloween. Oct. 20, 700 block Northwest Date Avenue. Noley W. Bartruff, 24, of Warrenton was arrested on warrants from the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office and Tilla- mook County. Thefts and burglaries • Shoplifting, 5:20 p.m. Oct. 11, Fred Meyer. Angela M. Cush- man, 39, with no known ad- dress, was cited for third-degree theft after she allegedly left the store without paying for $21 in propane and food. • Employee theft, 12:15 p.m. Oct. 14, Walmart. Gary L. Bettine, 46, of Ocean Park, Wash., was cited for second-degree theft after he allegedly admitted to regular- ly eating items from the store without paying for them while on duty. He also was accused of leaving an obscene note on a customer’s vehicle. • Shoplifting, 3:44 p.m. Oct. 14, Walmart. Thomas Lee Free- man, 59, of Astoria was cited for third-degree theft after he allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for a watch. • Burglary, 11:42 a.m. Oct. 16, Fort Stevens State Park. A man reported someone stole his Clatsop County’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 backpack and fishing rod valued at $50. • Shoplifting, 6 p.m. Oct. 16, Walmart. Roy M. Wilmoth, 43, of Astoria was cited for third-de- gree theft after he allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for $33 in batter- ies and baby products. Traffic • Speeding, 7:14 a.m. Oct. 15, Southwest Ninth Street and Ridge Road. Driver cited for going 65 in a 45 mph zone. • Hit-and-run collision, 10:28 a.m. Oct. 17, Fred Meyer parking lot. • Traffic stop, 1:10 p.m. Oct. 17, Southwest Third Street and Southwest Main Court. Driver cited for driving while suspend- ed and having no insurance. • Traffic stop, 9:05 p.m. Oct. 17, South Main Avenue at Alternate Highway 101. Driver cited for having no driver’s license. • Traffic stop, 6 p.m. Oct. 18, Ridge Road. Driver cited for hav- ing no insurance. • Traffic stop, 12:45 a.m. Oct. 19, Harbor Drive at Northeast Her- on Street. Driver cited for having no insurance. October 23, 2020 Local officer in 400th academy class Seaside Police Officer Tim- othy White was among the graduates of the 400th class at the police academy in Sa- lem on Oct. 22. The 16-week class covers dozens of training areas in- cluding survival skills, fire- arms, emergency vehicle operations, ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, community policing, elder abuse, drug recognition, and dozens of other subjects. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Train- ing operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy and implements minimum stan- dards for the training and certification of city, tribal, county and state law enforce- ment officers and dispatch- ers. Utilities: Payment grace period to end Continued from Page 1 ing water bill. And the owner be the responsible party in paying for water, sewer and of a building with mul- trash. Landlords can tiple commercial ten- pass those costs on to ants also has chosen the renter. not to pay. “We get pulled into “The longer we keep landlord-tenant issues doing what we’re do- a lot,” Engbretson said. ing, it’s going to get Sometimes, if a land- worse,” Engbretson Engbretson lord wants to evict a said. tenant, “they want us In a future meeting, to turn off the water. city commissioners are We’re basically doing likely to set a cut-off the books for the land- date when the grace lords.” period ends. With Rick Newton ab- They’ll also consid- sent, the remaining four er requiring landlords commissioners agreed Clark who rent property to to set up a transition pe- riod during which all rental property utility bills become the responsibility of the own- er. “If we continue to let our- selves bleed,” the problem will continue, Mayor Henry Balensifer said. “Everyone else has to pay increased util- ity bills, which hurts those living right on the edge.” Despite the impending crackdown, city officials still have a heart for those people who are struggling. People who call the city in good faith and willing to work at paying the bills are more likely to get extended help, commissioners agreed. “We’re going to be very flex- ible working with people as long as they’re communicat- ing with us,” Finance Direc- tor April Clark said.