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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
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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
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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.