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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.
Warrants
• Warrant service, 7:17 p.m. Jan.
14, Wendy’s. Paul Lee Roebuck,
48, no known address, was ar-
rested on several Clatsop County
Sheriff’s warrants.
Astoria was cited for third-de-
gree theft, criminal trespassing
and criminal mischief after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $19 in
boxers and face masks.
Monday, Jan. 25
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 4:40 p.m. Jan.
12, Walmart. Peter M. Danen,
56, of Astoria was cited for
third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $25 in
scissors, highlighters and phone
accessories.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Man urinating in parking lot,
11:55 a.m. Jan. 12, Big 5 Sporting
Goods.
• Man harassing people, 9:30
a.m. Jan. 14, Warrenton Mari-
na. The suspect, a 38-year-old
Tuesday, Jan. 26
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber networking
breakfast, 7:45 a.m., virtu-
al. Speaker: Henry Balen-
sifer of Lektro.
• Warrenton City Com-
mission, 6 p.m., City Hall,
225 S. Main Ave.
Wednesday, Jan. 27
• Clatsop County Com-
mission, 6 p.m., 857 Com-
mercial St., Astoria.
Thursday, Jan. 28
• Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District
Board, 9 a.m., Transit
Center, 900 Marine Drive,
Astoria.
January 22, 2021
• Vehicle burglary, 9:09 a.m.
Jan. 14, 200 block South Main
Avenue. Man found sleeping in
one of the company’s cabs. Allen
R. Hagdon, 31, of Corbett was
arrested on suspicion of unlaw-
ful entry into a motor vehicle.
• Shoplifting, 2:05 p.m. Jan 14,
Walmart. Timothy M. Goza, 51,
no known address, was cited
for second-degree theft after
he allegedly attempted to leave
the store without paying for
two beers. He’d previously been
trespassed from the store.
• Shoplifting, 10:45 p.m. Jan. 16,
Walmart. Aaron T. Posey, 26, of
transient, was trespassed from
the location.
• Squatters, 10:59 a.m. Jan. 14,
Southeast 14th Street. A man,
31, and a woman, 25, both from
Astoria, were found living in a
camper on the vacant lot. They
agreed to leave.
• Man harassing employee, 7:02
p.m. Jan. 14, Main Street Mar-
ket. A 51-year-old transient from
Warrenton was trespassed from
the property.
Traffic
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 12:40 p.m. Jan. 13, Ensign
Lane at Highway 101.
• Speeding, 4:08 p.m. Jan. 14,
Ridge and Moore roads. Driver
cited for going 65 in a 45 mph
zone and for having no insur-
ance.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 2:10 p.m. Jan. 16, Marlin
Avenue at Highway 101. One
driver was cited for running a
stoplight.
County records fifth coronavirus death
The Columbia Press
Clatsop County recorded a
fifth death from COVID-19 and
53 new cases in the week that
ended Wednesday.
There have been 713 cases in
the county since the pandemic
began with 16 hospitalizations.
The most recent death was an
80-year-old man who tested
positive Nov. 16 and died at
home on Jan. 3.
As of Tuesday, the county has
administered 1,847 first doses of
the Moderna vaccine.
Statewide, there had been
135,142 new cases as of Wednes-
day with 1,832 deaths.
Oregon had administered a to-
tal of 238,760 first and second
vaccine doses, Oregon Health
Authority reported.
Variant in state
A Multnomah County resident
became the first in the state this
week to test positive for the vari-
ant COVID-19 strain originally
detected in the United Kingdom.
The individual had not trav-
eled recently.
Vaccine supply
Oregon has shifted its vaccina-
tion plan in light of new infor-
mation about supplies.
U.S. Health and Human Ser-
vices Secretary Alex Azar told
states the federal government
would release its entire supply
of vaccines and yet there was no
federal reserve.
The current plan is: Starting
Jan. 25, the state expects to be-
gin vaccinating teachers and
childcare providers.
Starting Feb. 8, the first four
“waves” of seniors will begin re-
ceiving vaccinations.
Those are 80 and older, fol-
lowed by 75 and older, then 70
and older, and 65 and older.
Museum: College receives money, equipment
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said Thad Nolan, an auto-
motive instructor at Clatsop
Community College.
“One hears about the front-
line workers, the medical pro-
fessionals, law enforcement,
fire and rescue departments,
etc., but few realize that
without automotive repair
professionals, those people
wouldn’t be driving to work.
They wouldn’t be coming to
help or save you,” he said.
“Without someone maintain-
ing and or fixing their service
and personal vehicles, they
are just not going to be able
to do their jobs.”
The colleges also received
some physical donations
from World of Speed.
Courtesy CCC
Instructor Thad Nolan speaks to an automotive class.
Clackamas received four ve-
hicles, laptops, personal pro-
tection equipment, as well as
automotive equipment and
tools. Clatsop received auto-
motive equipment and tools.